The Express.
London, England, 1857-04-25 00:00:00

FASHIONS FOR MAY.

(From the Illustrator Lonires Nero!)
The now spring fashions hare determined beyond
• doubt that green sad lilac are to be the prevailing colours
of the ammo for out-door costume. Tbese two bum WO in-
troduced either sepandely, or in combination, In &sure,
bonnets, ribbons: in abort, in almost every article of

costume. Several bonnets hare been made of tulle bouillun,
with narrow bias folds of green or lilac silk. Between each
bouilloni there is a double fold of silk, of graduated shades of
colour. Green and lilac ars the hum nitet effective for
trimming bonnets of the style just mentioned. They should
be ommloanted at each side by a bouquet of Rowers, or a
halm at hues corresponding with those employed for the
trimeadat. Houton d'or and mallow colour are also very
tasikesbie lam for trimming bonnets.

Am extremely ingest brawl has been made of terry
velvet, of a very light sheds of lilac, or, more prprrly, of
psach-blossom. The front, which is rather open, is edged
with a fall of white blonde turned back ; and in the inside of
the front there is a narrow row of black blonde, falling down-
ward. On each side of the crown there is a email bouquet of
white marabnute, tipped with lilac. The inside trimming
eqnsiats of a niche of white blonde, with bouquets of shaded
violet.' end stripe of marabout.
Another much-sdroired bonnet is of white eak, edged
round the front with shaded folds of green crape. At tho '
lower part of the crown there is a broader fold of ohmicl
green crepe, edged at sack aide by a ruche of white tulle.
At one side of the bonnet there is a caviar bead, terminated
by • plume of white feathers Upped with variegated hues.
The under trimming consists of bouquets of hawthorn, arid
• very fell ruche of white tulle. Thu strings are of broad
nireenet ribbon, edged with green.
Velvet cloaks of small aim ere at present very generally
wan, and they form en appropriate intermediary wrap
between the WNW winter clock and the summer mantekt.
Large esehmere shawl, are, as tumal, much in favour at the
present semen. Many novel and elegant designs in cardinicee
shawls have lately appeared. The smell velvet cloaks are
mostly of the circular form. Some are edged with one or two
rows of black lace, and others with very broad sflk fringe.
The prinsipal change in the make of dresses is perceptible
in the sleeves. The pagedes, which have been for some time
peat superseded by other farms, are now beginning to recover
heabiessable favour. Pagodaa, puffs, and the Ureek style,
may now be said to be all equally fa►hlonabk.
It hes been mentioned that beeques are not likely to be so
generally worn as they have heretofore been. but this is •
mistake. Scarcely any dresses, except those intended ea-
elusively for bell or evening costume, are made without
basques. They are of variova shapes, and they present meat
diversity in the materials employed fur trimming. Some sue
long, others short; some are are cut out in scallops, and are
castellated at the edge. Fringe is • very favourite trimming,
so also is passementerin of which • new kind has been In-
troduced for the purpose, consisting of round tufts of
silk, The Aid of this new trimming is at once
novel and petty. When lace is eMployed fur trimming s
berme it may either be set on nearly plain or very full.
Narrow pills or rushes of silk form an appropriate trimming
for the banes, when it correspond* with the style of trim-
ming an the skirt at the dress.
The meet palit•ee°" risliarlabas are of black cc dark
blue els& Tees urns' style of &nage for riding-habits is
'diktat • beadily sad the shares are made very wide at the
sods. The cellar aid tuned-up ea& should be cg km lawn
or casabas, Sabha with broad liar tag • arable row of
it e. The bet should be ot bb•ek hit, slightly tensed
ay at Lek Oa, with a Meek yhara waving towards the back
el the lead, A mall erased,* with sa ember Lade cora-
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