The Express.
London, England, 1859-10-29 00:00:00

EMMONS FOB 110VILVBAR.

(From le Pellet)
After having been for some time elternating be-
tween num& and winter garb, we think we may now es.
pert that the cold weather has fairly met in, and, therefore, we
recommend to the notice of oar readers some new materials
which will be in vogue.

A new woollen fabric, with patterns of flowers woven in, or
brochem, will be very fashionable this winter. Reps antique.
with black or brown ground, sprigged all over with email
flowers in blue, pink, green, lilac, &c., ere also in great Grow.
This material Is very thick, end is also made in stripes. One of
the prettiest of these dengue is narrowdrab striper, with small
bouquets of lilac-coloured flowers between. Another is dark
green stripe, with Pompadour bouquets. There is slap a
new poplin, cillei the Bombix, resembling the woollen
poplin, but finer, and much better made. Tae patterns are
copies of the silks of the present season. We must also men-
tion a woollen material used for dressing-gowns, which is
both warmer and softer than anything that ►ae yet appeared
for this purpose. Rich plain or striped silks, velvets, reps,
moires antique, gine grants, and rich silk; in all colones,
with narrow stripes of black velvet woven in, are all much
worn.

For evening dream or for visits of ceremony, silver grey,
maize, salmon, and mauve are the favounte colours. Black
velvet is also worn for walking and visiting dresses. These
are generally made in the redingote form, and trimmed down
the front with three rows of buttons, eurrounded by lace or
black blonde. This trimming is the most fashionable.

Many silk dreams are made with plain skirts. They re-
quire a very good material, and that the skirt be long.
Mount*e are decidedly much less worn in walking dregs.
Qaillse are no longer worn, but the front breadth is fre-
quently ornamented with handsome passementerie, buttons,
ribbon, or velvet trimmings. Plaits of gitup, with a tamel
at each side, decreasing io sire from the bottom to the waist,
are vary pretty. Trimmings to match are made for the body
and sleeves. We have seen an ornament of this material
resembling embroidery, mixed with hanging buttons, placed
on one aide only of the front of the skirts.
Bands are again in favour, and sashes, very wide, and tied
at the side in large bows. Wide fancy *carte, with fringed
ends, are used ea sashes. Possementerie is a trimming in
very great favour just now, and almost eclipaes braiding
bows, and tassels.

Thus are several elegant novelties In buinets, suitable for
the change of weather, which we will now proceed to de-
scribe.

One very recherche is made of black velvet, trimmed with
a plume of four white feather,. The curtain of white tulle,
with a rosette of black velvet covered with blmde. In the
interior is a mixture of daisies i• white and black velvet.
The strings of white ribbon.
Another of white royal velvet, with a sc trf of ponesan
velvet, the end. falling on ea:h side awl trimmed with fringe.
The curtain of blonde. A poncesu velvet plait ornaments
the inside. The strings are white.
A third—very simple, yet styliah—is of black velvet, and
the front has a broad binding of groeeilk dee Alpes. A
small Chantilly voilette is worn with this. In the interior •
bandeau to match the binding, with a bouquet of daisies,
is placed. The colour of the strings is also groseille des
Alpe'.

A fourth, more dressy than the last, is of white ribbed
velvet. It ham a trimming bordered with blonde hanging
in drapssy on one aide, whilst on the other it is finished off
by two white feathers, which partly fall over the front end
join, with a large rose of a rich oolour ornamenting the in-
aide. White strings.
An elegant bonnet of Lily green velvet, with a plaited
blonde fiche hanging over a tulle curtain, is very suitable for
a dress occasion. Green and white feathers mined trim the
outside, and a spray of white laurel the inside. Strings of
white ribbon.

White crape bonnets are only allowable now when bordered
with a broad edging of bright-coloured velvet, trimmed with
block lace. For instance a white crape bonnet, bordered with
mauve velvet. A Chantilly fenchon. The curtain is to match,
and ahoy, also of crap, edged with velvet is placed at the side.
White roam, without foliage, are arranged in the middle of this
bow, and also ou theedge of the helmet, so as to form one bou-
quet inside and outside. Ora white crape bonnet may beedged
with grossille velvet; Outride flower (always without leaves) is
generally white snot black. With blue the flower would be
white. Green of all shades is also used as a binding, sad
also black ; with this, rose, or poppies are wore.

With Leghorn bonnets, feathers or wide velvet are used ea
trimmings. One we have seen had • very broad piece of
black and pink velvet put across and plaited in three great
plaits, covering the crown, and falling in two very wide and
pointed ends upon the curtain. The velvet is plain, without
any lace. The same ornaments may be t•ade of violet velvet.
on • dark green taffetas. The strings should always be of
the same colour as the bonnet, and not to match the trim-
I ming'. . . .

An extremely novel trimming, and one which we MOM-
mend, jet small bouquet of little feathers somewhat re-
sembling a large thistle. It Is tinned with the tips of ostrich
feathers, cut ordinarily of two shades—the centre of one and
the edge of another. Three el thew atv suit mint for a
bonnet—two on the outside of the front and one in the in-
terior, but all three joining so ea to form one tuft.

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Foe Unloads of brunets, a trimming formed of a niche of
coloured or black taffetas finely pinked is very becoming;
especially suitable for a morning bonnet. Thls ruche is fuller
at the top than the side,. They also make these ruches
white at the side*, and across the top of coloured crape,
matching the Bowers or ribbons.
The burnous with name continue to be the shape of the
comfortable out-door ...tun. worn this lese',ll, although the
size round, far from diminishing, is greatly increasing, in
order to °over the enormous amplitude of the skirts. The
collar pelerine, pointed behind, replmsa the hood in heavy
material, but are still worn with the burnous cf fancy woollen
tingle in chelk, striper., or plaid, which are very fashionable
in light colours—whits forming the ground. The newest
style i. made with a deep flounce, with a heading of the same
triennial as the burnous, and edged with velvet; a small
rouleeu of velvet hiding the same.
A kind of burnotui, or nardesaue with sleeves, is made of
black poult de vas formed of eight breadths in points. The
pointed collar is edged with a band of flat velvet. The large
open pagoda. sleeves are trimmed to ruiveh. Each seam is
piped with velvet, and the whole Is bound with velvet.
Another, also of silk, is made of four parts, open at
bottom, and fastened together with velvet ribbon, cut in deep
pans, and live or !MVOS .terse is passeasenteri. The large
sleeves and pointed collar are trimmed with velvet.
But shawls of all deacriptioss, produced by the tuts and
Iskill of our different meitufacteurre, are meetly in demand
at presser. The rich Indian shawl is rivalled by the mar-
yellow. cheap productions. They are reit-Weir thicker, but
the Oriental sityle gives them much seeming value.
Attar the Cachemin, the woollen tissue. in rho Parisian
style are much In demand. The reversible shawls, with
double Froints, of drab flannel with black end red stripes, •
broad border, striped the same, and covered with red
I. sense* encircled with black: the mime style in violet and
black, ruby and black, Sr violet and white upon Use drab
ground, me extremely pretty. The ground is eon...times red,
end the stripes have a gold thread running t 111.011611 them.

DRURY-LANE TIIZATRE.—A meeting of the pre-
prietora of the general sod sub committees of this theatre
was held in the building on Thuooday atternoss, when the
oompauy's seal wee affixed to • new lease which hat bast
granted to Mr. E. T. Snots for • period of sores yeas, sad
eight mouths from the I repeat time, at • rent of 4,100 i. per
annum. Among tho proprietors present wore Lord Willits
Lesson, Sir Wtiliato de 11.olte, Messrs. Rawlinson, Arabia,
Captain Spencer, Sr The meeting congratulated theism*
on hie past succoomes arid on having been enabled dada&
the lost sevenyr+nto tee upwards of 30,0001. rent. beddeam-
pending maay thouaoud pounds in decorationand property
in the theatre.

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