The Express.
London, England, 1866-10-30 00:00:00

FASHIONS FOR NOVEMBER.

(From Le Pollet.)

Day by day the diminution both in the width
And length of dresses may be perceived ; although, up to
the present time, only in walking dress. For the evening
wear the skirt retains its graceful length. The " empire"
make is more and more cut on the bias, and with • short
waist, the upper part of the breadths being very narrow
and setting close to the figure, whilst at the bottom they
are left their full width, and, indeed, have additional
gores put in, reaching a short distance up the skirt.
Peplums of the same material as the dress are still in
favour, particularly for full and evening dress.
Materials of a thick and rich texture now make their ap-
pearance as the colder weather approaches. For visiting
dress plain silks will be preferred to those with a pattern,
though stripes Sr. still worn ; and this is easily accounted
for, the style of wearing a coloured jupon with the short
skirt over, frequently of a different colour, necessitating
that it should be plain. This same fashion also causes
black taffetas to be much in favour.
Plaids likely to be much need for trimming, both for
dresses, petticoats, and out-of-doors garments, and even
bonnets. It is especially suitable as a trimming for black
taffetas ; for instance, the dress trimmed with a bias of the
same material down the front, with a row of plaid buttons
upon it, and a petticoat and small circular of the Name
plaid.
Speaking of trimmings, we must not omit to mention
that jet seems likely to be one of the most fashionable.
Cameo buttons also, of Rhenish stone or lava, as well as
an endless variety of pamementerie, are much admired.
Dresses are also trimmed with biases of satin edged with a
piping of another colour ; thus, a nut-brown taffetas, with
a bias of satin of the same colour, bordered on each side
with a piping of pink velvet. Rouleaux of satin form •
pretty trimming. Small bodies of coloured taffetas, with
a guimpe of muslin or embroidered jaconet, make a very
distingue finish to the toilette and can be wore with diffe-
rent dresses. These little corselets have very fine imper-
ceptible steels in them ; they are frequently trimmed with

black or white guipure.
There are some charming bodies, made of cachemire,
quite plain, without plait, and embroidered entirely over
with small white or black beads. The Mlle idea has been
very tastefully carried out on a morning dress made of sky
blue cachemire, the two breadths in the front, opened,
being covered with white beads ; the large revers on the
sleeves, the epaulettes, and front of the body embroidered
to match.
' There is an effort being made in some of our leading
houses to make the bonnets more bonnet-like, but at pre-
Bent the " Catalaue" and the " Lamballe" are very per-
ceptibly the favourites. Some are being worn without
strings, or very narrow ones tied behind under the chig-
non, whilst others, on the contrary, have only a very small
ornament placed on the summit of the head, with a wide
barbs of lace carried across, so as completely to cover it,
and tied in a large bow under the chin ; but, doubtless, as
the winter sets in a more comfortable coiffure will make
its appearance, and, should the real bonnet of former days
once more become Is mode, it will be warmly welcomed by
some, whilst others, to whom these small headdresses
are, we must own, decidedly becoming, will find that
our clever modistes will make the new coiffures equally
charming.

Yesterday the foundation stone of a new build-
ing about to be erected for the Leeds Church Insti
Lute and Sunday School Association was laid with
great ceremony. A procession, including the Arch-
bishop of Canterbury, the Bishop of Ripon,
and the clergy of the archdeaconry, the Dean of
Chichester (Dr. Hook), the borough members (Mr. Bee-
croft and Mr. Baines), the mayor and corporation, magis-
trates of the borough and of the Riding, &0., was
formed at the Town Hall, and, headed by a band
of music and the scholars belonging to the Asao-
ciation, walked to the site of the new building in
Albion-place, where the ceremony was performed ty
the archbishop. The cost of the proposed building will
be about 6,0001., and two-thirds of the amount have
already been subscribed. After the foundation stone was
laid there was luncheon in the Stock Exchange, the vicar
(Dr. Allay), presiding ; and in the evening the annual
soiMe of the institution was held in the Victoria-hall,
under the presidency of the Dean of Chichester.
At many of the collieries about Manchester,
Bury, and Bolton, notice has been given that the colliers'
wages will be advanced from the Ist instant. It is said
that this increase, added to that which took place a few
weeks ago, will raise the pay of miners 20 per cent. higher
than it has ever been before.
Letters from Chamouniz state that the search
for the bodies of the two remaining victims of the late
accident at 31^nt Blanc bad remained unsuccessful up to
the 18th. On that day the searching party were nearly
buried by another avalanche. On the 23rd, however, they
discovered the corpse of the porter Tournier, and now
hope to recover that of Captain Ark aright.
A letter from Rome of the 22nd says :—" The
Pope has been following his usual custom of making
festival promenades on the Sundays and Thursdays of the
month of October. On Thursday last his Holiness visited
the Church of Santa Maria Maggiore, where he adored
the Holy Sacrament and the holy cradle of our Saviour,
and the portrait of the Virgin Mary, painted by St. Luke,
in the Borghcse Chapel. Then, on foot, he visited the
convent of the Agostinian nuns, and afterwards that of
the severer order denominated " Vive Sepolte," or Buried
Alive. Before returning to his apartments in the Vatican,
his Holiness visited the mosaic manufactory in the palace,
where he was received by the director and professors of
the establishment, and greatly admired the large copy of
Raphsers Madonna di Monte Luce,which is to take the place
of the Assumption of the Virgin over one of the principal
altars of the restored Basilica of St. PauL Delighted with
the progress of the work, the Pope resented large gold
medals to the three principal mosaic artists engaged on it,
Poggessi, Maluaardi, and Bornia."
Sot Hone CAIRICE4.—The Solicitors' Journal, re-
ferring to some speculations that have been published re-
specting the reasons for which Sir Hugh Cairns accepted
a Lord Jueticeship, remarks:—" In the gut place, we
happen to know that on Lord Derby's accession to power
last June, the woolsack was actually offered to and de-
clined by Sir Hugh Cairns, and we am further informed,
on what we believe to be the best authority, that so long
ago as 1859 he stated to one or more of his intimate friends
that there was no position connected with his profession
which be so much desired to occupy as that which has been
placed at his command. The learned Lord Justice is in
excellent health, and probably never was at any UAW in
his life better fitted (had he so pleased it) to undergo a
fresh season of professional labour."
PATENT OFFICE MCREUM, SOUTH KENSINGTON.—
Number of visitors for the week ending Oot. 27, 1,796 ;
total number since the opening of the Museum free daily
(12th May, 1838), 1,057,208.