The Express.
London, England, 1867-11-01 00:00:00

FASHIONS FOR ROVEMBER.

(From Lc Pollee.)
The cold weather we have had lately has been the
gl6*-1.,1 for the appearance of thoroughly winter toilettes,
it their form, material, and style may be considered
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• rfectly decided on. As far as in-door dress is con-
Brnol the materials are much the same as those worn
mouth ; but the walking costumes have a much more
wr,try .upect than they presented even a few days ago.
woollen and silken reps, serges, cloths, poplins, thick
• Naine, moires, and velvets are much worn.
ne velours Anglais—or, as we say, velveteen—will be
• b worn, but only in first-class qualities. No material
vre suitable for a abort dress, and perhaps no costume
d.c. be prettier than a short black velveteen skirt over a
:ref silk petticoat with plaited flounce. L'lack velvet
1,,,,t4, with long hanging sleeves Feed with silk like the
pc:.coat.
one will, of course, attempt to wear an out-of-door
dr 0, either short or long, without a small crinoline. For
wear some few ladies have a multiplicity of white
eigleti muslin petticoats, though, in most cases these are
,r'v wont to disguise the very small crinoline which is
rim to support them. With short dresses a perfectly
ro.ad crinoline is worn, while train skirts require long
and trained crinolines; but, in all cases, they are my
!,u, diminished in circumference, being now worn merely
tr ,Ipport and not distend the skirt.
Te large open sleeves will be very fashionable in rich
es:crisis, but are considered only suitable for handsome
ir,wses. For others, the small coat-sleeve, or even the
quite tight one closed at the wrist, will be preferred.

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Ile high bodies are made quite plain, and fitting to the
; some few have basques, but sashes, of which there
is a endless variety, are more in favour at the present
moment. These sashes have generally a small button or
hoc underneath, which serves to fasten up the skirt for
to! of-door wear.
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The long skirts are still made with a very decided train,
sal gort4l as to be nearly, if not quite, plain at the top.
ne trout is always quite plain, the back sweetie., put in
kwe gathers, though this style is hardly so suitable for
moire, satins, or poplins, as it is for thinner
el,toi;a/s. Some of the short skirts touch the ground,
oe..,•rs are a little way from it ; but no one with the least
rt.:salon to good style wears them so as to show the top
oldie boot.
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%ales are worn in an endless variety of forms and sizes,
Ere; or loose, with tight or loose sleeves.
!:.innets are much the same size as those lately worn,
b-.• several new shapes have appeared. It is as yet too
• to speak decidedly as to the form likely to be pre-
Vied. The " Fanchon" shape is the most becoming ; it
1,. not increased in size, but generally has a fall of lace or
rt 'cal over the back, which is brought round and fast-
...Nl under the chin. This is considered more suitable for
r. winter season than to have the back hair quite ex-
iled.
There is very little variety in the form of winter hats ;
tey, of course, do not require the wide brims necessary
• r summer. The bronze hats are becoming common, and
tr elegantes are wearing grey straw with feathers to match
:umpleted by a bunch of scarlet berries or holly leaves.
The crossway bands or rouleaux are still in great favour
trimming dresses, and are made either In the same
• ,aterial or in silk or satin. Many silk dresses are trimmed
with rouleaux of satin the same colour, the difference in
material being quite sufficient to produce a very good effect,
handsome fringes are also very much worn, and the re-
appearance of flounces will bring broad laces into fashion
again.
We have seen some black dresses, both in velvet and
silk, trimmed with gold braid and fringe. If sparingly
and judiciously used, this has a most elegant effect. We
select one black silk dress for description. A narrow flounce,
about two inches wide, was pinked at one edge and fluted
on the skirt, straight along the front ; at each side it was
carried up, and formed two deep points, and then straight
agai. at the back, to simulate a tunic ; above this were
two rows of gold braid about half an inch wide, worked
sith little tufts of apple green floss silk ; these rows were
about three inches apart. The body of black silk had a
corselet of black silk with two points at top and bottom,
both in the front and at the back, tr:mmed with a flounce
of black silk and one row of the gold and green braid. The
sleeves were open quite to the arm-bole, cut in three
points, and tnmrael to correspond with the skirt. Under
these were tight ale MOS of green silk.