The Express.
London, England, 1866-04-30 00:00:00

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MAJNITY'Ii MATRA .
Oa Saturday evening li Trovators was reproduced
under circumstances of unusual tatted : the Isterodection
of a new prices donna in the well-worn part of Lee re. '
ad the re-appearance, after a lapsed" sword yam, et.
Signor lioagini oa the Loudon boards. Millie. Louie. Lib*
may, the debutante in question, bad a severe ordeal to go
through, appearing, as she did, is the immediate " waked
Mdlie. Titiena—who las hitherto identified hen& with
the heroine a the most generally popular, although by no
names the best, of Verdi's operas. The lady, however,
paved herself to be equal to the ocoadon. the is pos.
awed et • pure soprano voioe of fine quality, and both in
aviation and in intonlika displays very high qualities, ,
perhaps some exception might be taken to
her, which, otherwise handsome is somewhat
IRq4i the part. Signoritoasidigr. igaigmees
hM ensured a veritable trump card, and one that, in the
,geefset dearth of first-rate tenors, is likely to be :if ineal•
es is talus to the theatre. 1

- ROYAL ITALUN OFFAL
The performanoe of La Paeorita, on Saturday

yeldagolomva eplemild &millrace. The tlmates w-
arm/4 to omeallawina * every park Their L
Swami the Peomee mad IPriamea of Wake, the Smarm et . •
oeinbridge, mad the Primer& Nary ci Cam:biddy ?MOO pet: ,
eseo, lablibe boxes and =143410•1174041
company. No wonder ,
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attractive, for it coedited di ewe chit daiweepieme stelae - •
day, performed ia a mamma that UM WIWI Car'
been excelled.

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Panzmutoxic SoceitV the rlinherliedille
Consort this evening as awns will be MrMit:3
sails. Holder, the oluma Lees
seising debit at Herd The
includes Mozart's Bympisscrin Rims, Bestitosea's
Sinfonin Patterok, plisabielb ecoasrlo
in D tabor, to be PleTntV Ma*, tram maw' • •
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FLUTIONICZOB MAY.

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Meet Le Mr)
Each spring the Peiditian aridoctedy battening* •
souse fashion which is reserved for themselves sloes. Thai
for the present assign is one for wish* every woman of
taste hes an innate tendency ; it is the prefereme glean
to white, either for hens er handier. The great ere
and numberless expenses connected with such a tontine '
rake it a luxury for the rich oily, when adopted for hems
or morning dress • at the sew time it is generally a peed
'of elegance and good tare. These morning drones see se
longer card peignoirs, eltheagh they are a erremse
tusks. That which oonstitutes their recherche degauss
is their apparent eimplieity. No parvenue would he saline
Eel with • simple white drew trimmed oely with • rode •
of the same, or narow teaks on the skirt. She Web
have a splendid peignoir embroidered in gold and elabo-
rate* trimmed ; but a dress so simple would not be her
taste. One must have it from the cradle ;it can never be
merely learned.
These white dresses, which will he so fashionable, are
composed of a long skirt of percale, sad a short cassque of
this rm. ; the cassams no& fitting, but showing the horn,
Same are trimmed with the narrow ruche already spoken
of, forming a small grceque, and fastened on with a
coloured bottom. Others have an insertion, with a guipure
at each edge; endows* others are made in large sesliops,
trimmed either with a fancy braid all white, or white awl.
coloured. The tesie for white is not new ;it has always
been adopted by the grand monde. We might, in proof of ,
this, go back to the time of the Romans, when the arms of
white wool was that of the patrician lady.
*wither marked preference in the same circle is that for
whine and black, white end lilac, or grey and white. These
farm the walking drones of those who weer white ethane. •
Indeed, now that the dress end jacket mar match, emirs
not much choice of colour, as anything very striking ar
bright is by no means suitable for such a style of toilette.
We still find striped or plain materials are more pnerally
in favour than any other, they are so decidedly the most
suitable for skirts on the bias. Indeed, stripes cut thus
produce a pretty effect, forming into points where they
join. Many dresses are made quite plain. When trim-
ming is used, bands of taffetas on the bias are frequently
employed. Cluny guipure also, and small round mother-
of-pearl buttons are very fashionable, especially on the
" Princesse " make of dress, which will, without doubt,
predominate through the summer.
As the warmer weather approaches, it appears that the
cesaque, formed simply by bisques fastened on to a waist-
band, will be adopted. It is more convenient for the pre
sent make of dress than the former fashion of having no
body to the dress under the ont-of-doors jacket, which was
so frequently the rewiree of ladies when the heat was too
great to admit of the double vestment. Of mune, these
bisques must be well cut, and fitted to the waist in such
a manner that they do not appear separate.
We must now turn our attention to that most impor-
tant part of the toilette, the bonnet. But is there such a
thing to be seen? It seems doubtful. One may, indeed,
see floating tulle--something round and indescribable—on
the summit of the head, which is called a bonnet ; but it
is difficult, we confer, to believe it is one—and yet such
is the bonnet of the day.
The " Lambeth," seems to be quite the favourite. It
does not reach to the cheek, and has a round crown, which
leaves the ear* and back hair quite free. Thus, a chapeau
" Lamballe," of tulle bouillon, with trimming of rice straw
and white hyacinth. These bonnets are placed on the very
summit of the head, and have no cap--simply a border or
edging. That of hyacinths, just spoken of, is merely
strung like those made by children, of lilac or wild flowers.
Another " Lamballe " wasge across the fro of rice straw, with a blonde at
the back and a crystal frin
Hanging strings are quite in the fashion. Two sets of
strings are usual) y put—one to fasten the little square er
round of tulle, the other crossing under the ohm and
fastend with a bouquet of flowers, or floating carelessly
over the shoulders.
Another very elegant little bonnet at the same house was
made of tulle and trimmed with marabocts, lilac, and
crystal fringe.
Flowers will be the favourite ornament for bonnets this
semen ; and we do not wonder at this when we see with
what exquisite skill they are copied and arranged.

A new writ for Sandwich in the room of Lord
Clarence Paget will probably be moved to-night.
THE CATTLE PL.torrs. —A note appended to the
weekly return of the Secretary to the Veterinary Depart-
ment of the Privy Council shows that of the counties
in England exclusive of " the metropolis " two remain
free from the disease ; in 13 no cases are reported as
having occurred within the week ; in 16 there was an
increase of 475, and in 14 a decrease of 352 cases. In Eng-
land there was a total increase of IZ3 cases. In " the
metropolis" there was en increase of three cases. The
returns from Wales show that 10 counties are free from
' the disease, and that only in one county has an increase,
taken place. During the week there was en increase
of 71 mem in the Welsh counties. There is only an int:nears
of 44 cases in Scotland. The whole returns for the United
Kingdom show that in the week toting April 21 there
was an increase of 241 cases, On Saturday night a sup-
the
plement to the London Gazelle was issued, authorising
conveyance of foreign cattle from the port where they
may be landed to the Metropolitan Cattle Market, there
to be sold for immediate slaughter. Another order in the
same supplement empowers the local authorities of the
county of Weettnereland to make such regulations aa
shall seem to them most likely to prevent the spread of
the cattle disease.
MDLLE. MARIE TAGLIONL —A Berlin letter
says :—" Mdlle. Marie Taglioni has definitively left the
stage and is about to marry Prince Aloys-ioseph de Wind-
isch7ats, an officier of high rank in the Austrian army.
Her farewell performance has just taken place at the
Theatre Royal of Berlin, where she had been engaged for
some years paid. The entertainment consisted of frag-
ments of ballets in which she had created the principal
parts, and of an interlude conmmed for the occasion. 'The
whole court was present, and during one of the intervals
of the performance the King sent for Mdlle. Taglioni and
her father and grandfather, the latter of whom, although
88 years of ewe, had come expressly from Italy for
the omission. The greatest entlross— " - -
oat the evening. For a long time
so much excitement in Berlin se •
father, M. Paul Taglioni, is 1
theatre, and has long enjoyed ,
seers of engagements had been ,
Petersburg to his daughter, but J 1
Prussian capital bad given en man;
her
has family that she constantly ref'
terminated there her brilliant

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Imriasm prevailed through-
le past no event has created
e this marriage. The bride's
first ballet master at the
t general esteem. Frequent
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the court an pub
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refused to quit Berlin, and
ant artistic career."