The Express.
London, England, 1859-03-31 00:00:00

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418E10N3 7012 APRIL.
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(From Is !o111.)

The Turkish "este Is the fashion of the present
moment. When marls in black or coloured velvet it Is em-
broidered in a shawl pattern, either with gold, silk, or jet;
when of cloth, it is generally braided in a different colour,
but not too bright. This mete, without being long, reaches
some distance below the waist, and is cut up under each arm
and hoed together. It is left open in front, showing the
white or ooloured satin lining. The sleeves or. wide and
open ; also lined with satin, and trimmed round the inside
wip with a ruche of ribbon of the same shade; they are out
open, and laced to match the mate. According to the
de-
gees of its richness and elegance, this vests may be worn
either as a coin du fen, or In full drum.
The dress worn by the Empress not long einoe st • Court
bell worn of white satin, trimmed round the bottom by
boeillonses of white tulle. Over this were two tulle skirts
ale trimmed with boutlionnes, and raised on both sided by
bows of plume velvet, sad bouquets of diamonds. A
double threads of the sure cokrared velvet, fringed with
diamonds, and ornamented with diamond stare scram the
front, formed the head-dram
This ornanalet of stars acme the top of the bead is very
much in femur. Besides being formed of diamonds, they
are to be sees in all precious atones, gold, silver, and
alndniumm-. metal resseshilag silver, but very light. They

•re almost always arn•pit on • phit d tars•& el velvet.
lacy piiltet•tab almost* were. lit /*h. No
•fths pewee *term is • phi with two large Imaging
Asp, ose is the other sae beteg dead gold, •ad the other

Per evening parties, light-coloared dresses are worn—
anah Aver grey, blue, mauve, citron, groarille des Alper,
616 Sense are brochette with silk; others have patterns in
mire woven in silk. Somstimes the designs are enlivened
kg or silver threads woven in. Taffetas lajerdiniere
palls —that is, delicate wreaths of flowers, or mash
bommele on a white or light-colored ground, and Algerians
stripe of bright colours, edged with • gold or silver thread
—are ell very much worn.
Silk gauzes, either plain or in cheer, formed by very
narrow satin stripes in all colour, are generally worn r
ball dresses by young ladies, They are made with doable
Outs, therm being liatd with a Sat ribbon the colour of
the check,, or, when the dress le plain, whits, trimmed with
• narrow black or white blonde on the edge, the upper skirt
being raised on one side by a bow of ribbon or full rosette of
velvet.
White relaters is also worn. Dresses of this material me
freqsently made with the skirt bouillonnee from the tap to
the bottom. This is effected by making a plain eldst
length required, and then placing over It another twit* Its
length. This is gathered at equal distance with • Sae
thread, and is fastened on to the under-skirt by meat
stitches. Sometimes the bouillcones are 'rented by notr•
row rulers of white satin or coloured velvet. Sometimes
five to seven white satin ribbons are sewed inside the bottom
of the dress, and brought up outside to the waist. Tree ap-
pear to gather the skirt, and should not be fastened any
other way. This style is very pretty with Mlle dreams.
A tunic of coloured velvet, moire or taffetas, is one of the
favourite novelties of the present season.i It is worn over a
dress of white eatin or moire, ornamented from the bottom,
to meet the tunic, with bouillonnea of tulle or tarlatan.
These tunics are often open at the sides, mid laced with
ribbons. They are trimmed, according to the taste of the
wearer, with narrow chioorace, flat plaitings, black or while
lam, with guipure laid flat on, or with gold or silver lam; in
the latter case they are laced together at the sides by coeds to
match the trimming.
Satin is very mach worn for drams. Dark colours fn
morning dress, and light shades and white for evening
tAlette. It is not yet generally adopted for bonnets or
mantles. Brocades, in large medallion patterns, with lair
or moire grounds, are also In greet favour. Ribbed sad
plain taffetas and roe rens are much worn for visiting
Orem. Also striped and chines inks, as well es drougasta,
with black, rem, or brown grounds, figured in rah
bouquet' in pink, white, or gold colour.
Our principal modistes are mixing asps and velvet, or
crepe and lace, for visiting bonnets. Thus, • while craps
bonnet, trimmed round the edge and curtain with a bead el
Mee velvet; • scarf of bine velvet, trimmed with lees,
twisted across the front, and Whale gmeefelay et the aides ;
white ribbon strings, with narrow ones of blue velvet. Or,
a bonnet of white crape, with a wide black Leekng over
the crown ; rears of white silk, raked muff fret ad
curtain; rasher of tulle illusion Inside, with a bow or dower
one side—the wreath or plait across the freehold berg

no longer re:bombe.
The Brooms wore lately a bonnet of pink satin, trimmed
with black velvet :and lean—a moat becoming and shiest
mixture. The cap wee simply caches or tulle, with • "mall
black lam bow as the aide.
Blonde is the favourite material for dress caps. The
eapuchon form la certainly the most becoming, end when
trimmed with round wreaths, has a very draw appearance.
One of our moat fashionable modistes has always three
shades of mime in her wreaths. Pallllllll or chrysanthe-
mum", with block contras, ore her favourite dowersust now.
Cap trimmed with bows of ribbon. shaded, and imitating
flowers, ere also mach worn, and area pleasing novelty.
Them is always a mixture of black lace or tulle, either with
the dowers or ribbon, which has a good effect with the
=sad has also the advantage of bring wry gmerally
Wreaths Sr. ISM very generally adopted for everting
ociffers. Ws have sees soma very elegant Goss formed of
stork* 'mealtime, peach and almood blesorms, rens at
team. shades, rosebuds, honeyruckle, dekko, sod marl-
golds; also of velvet leaves and flowers as long Malts of
gold or silver wire.
Gold beads. and fancy ornaments of the same material,
are wry usually mixed in the evening head dresses, but less
frequently in Cap. than in wreathe. A cap made entirely of
double tulle, with a wreath of flowers said scarf of talla,
imply ha tamed, felling over the shoulders, hem a very light
and graceful effect.

lIIOIO".PHOYOGRAPHT.—Dr. Milner 'peeks of
micro-photograph which hod been shown to him width was
scarcely peroeptible to the naked eye but as a faint spot on
the glees; bat which, on being lodged at through a micro-
scope wee men to be a full length portrait of the Emperor
Napoleon 111., in a military costume. We have seen mo-
tive which represented the well-known picture of the Qu, en
sad twelve naval officers in council, every feature of each
iadividual being meetly distinct on the application of a
ralcroxope of tatter high magnifying power, although a
thrimpeany-piece would ham covered the satire photograph
and something more. Mr. Alfred Neves has recently for-
warded to us a specimen of ems of them minute picture',
to of the
which corselets of a plate containing the portrai
kluge and queens of Inland Awe the time of the Conquest.
Here, on a gem not larger than the onealztaereh of an
inch equate, may be perceived a miniature "National Por-
trait Oallery," with a portrait of every king sad Queen sur-
rounding her Majesty, who is peopuly made the centre tiguro
of the interesting group. We have 'lively retailed on •
previous occasion to some of the uses to which micro-photo-
graphy might be put, but there are some others which we
may tally notice. Suppose, lee ezample, that two portkme
of the same army are encamped at a distance of one or two
miles epee, the communiestloo being cut off by the easiay,
or rendered altecet imp- risible by the use of "arms of pre-
cision;" a very eimply arrangement, wouldenable tho full-
est written despatches t, pus from one patios of this army
to the other, without risk, and minuet with the rapidity of
electricity. The despatch Is written, end a micso-photograph
taken which reduces it within the limits of—if a long one—
s square inch. This is placed inside ooe of the hollow conical
ballets and the tied closed with lent. The hoisting of a
given signal would =ammo that • maemeger was about to
be despatch. d ; and with the accuracy which distinguishes
our improved rifle', a conunander might have his de.patchos
delivered with a speed and puncteelity to
gutod which no Poet-
office bee yet attained. In the caged a be lert town, tool,
much a method of communication between its Inhabitants mast,
an arapiag to relieve it might be laminable. It
has not the drawback either of requiring tom to haveaspectal
teething for the purpose of carrying on them conanuaica-
time ; all the manipulations necessary might be Most M
less than a week. Neither wont I there be say necessity for
using a cipher, sa there would be no rUk of the des
leg Into the binds of the enemy, and hence them woald be
less chance of misapprehension of isstructicas then extent at
present.—The Illetegraphie .yeses.
NEW CHURCH AT NEWlNOTON.—Yesterday after-
thiumumtaheeeturotwEa:eydiTitinriairsieritsast'ats:ly.:llPriatWe :nfeya.tliLnewl3hdiii::::oeiPej-t.lohjohnfind,dl.‘iNiedc'preonwimdoinciui.nhigiTkirtopeliletidoentol,lsittothlt
contains a population of 30,000, for whom there is but the
&unhand throe clergymen T hens, dietriet contains *poplar
lion of 10,000, theta:ger portion of which connetsof keepersof
amallgromer =4 welsher', 'chews, day uad job labourers,
orwteemoogere, rest and base pickers, sad bird bailee.
There ere also fear or five Wrests, containthd not hes than a
total of 80 houses, compied by parole of both ma who
Iwo so mq. way of getting a livelihood. A alto has
beet°Wood, and the dam awl ampere/ CeoliebniT, the
'wows of the property having gives an asa the
Bow G. T. Whale, M".A, aerate of St. May's, !teeing-
tea (late ovate of Item* Terkel:dm), bee leen , inted to
the knonelemey. The new dwelt wht Instals 1, sittings,
and will be in the early Theglish elyle of architecture,. The
cost of emedo• le weimmed 6,00111., tweeds which them
halo been "aid es eremised 2,2008. in erthersiptless, 1,0001.
from the Leaden DlOOlBllll Church Building Society, and
6101 from theataareed Church Building Seelsty, loving
MOO& to be

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF COMIONI3.—WaimeDAT, Kum 30.
(Cantina from yeaterday's Express.)
BANKRUPTCY AND INSOLVENCY BILL.
bWOa the order of the day for going into committee on this
,
Lord J. EUSWILL mid that since the bill had ban read a
second time so maay suggeetioss hid been made u to altera-
tions in point at detail that he felt there would be very great
dlikrolty is going on with the bill la s committee of the
whole hoses. (Hear, bur.) Hs therefore wee ready to as-
apt the proposal of his right hon. friend the member for
Kilmarnock (Er. Bouveria), that the bill should bs refereed
to a select committee. Hs did not know what auras the
Attorney-General proposed to take with reference to the
=lt bill which had sane down from the House of
e would suggest that it be referred to the same
ailed Zommittee. (Hem, hear.) He bogged to move that the
hill be retorted to a select oommittm.

The ATTWRNEY•GENERAL entirely agreed with the
expediescy of the thane which the noble lord proposed to
take with regard to this bill. With regard to the maims of
the government, it stood for the mond reading on Friday;
he intended to move that it be read a second time pro
Monk end he would then state the intention of the govern-
ment, bat might my there would be no difficulty in
to refer the bill to the same committee as this.
The• OLICITOR-GENERAL thought Wet if the cow
MON was to be appointed, with a general direction to call
fisr mama and papers, they, might consider it to be an hi-
ller Eon that they ought to do so ; any particular point
ogles de which it might to desirable to take evidence, the
= Se for leave Mde so. 11.aRarSELL Bredco in the euggentME of the
Rome Staretary, that the matter should he left to the &sere-
Mtn of tie ooransittes.
The motion was then agreed to, and the bill ordered to be
sedined toe select committee.
ADMIRALTY COURT BILL.
Mr. HADFIELD moved the second leafage this bUT,
trocetricif which was to throw openthe practice of the
of Admiralty to all barristers and solicitors;
gimes to SEAM had bean hunted in • former bill in that
led we afterward% at whose instigation be knew not,
sitoat in another place.
bill was road a second time, and that day fort.
MGM wee fixed for going tats committee.
CHARITABLE 'USES BILL.
Mr. HADFIELD moved the second reading of this bill.
Hs mid the hon. end learned member for Wallingford (Mr.
Melina) had espreamd his assent to tie second reading, the
object of which wits simply to remove attain technioalities
which stood is the way of charitable bequests. In Scotland
reel masts of the value of 400,0001. had recently been kit by
a diseased gentleman chiefly for charitable purpose, and us
the law of Scotland did not interfere with the will, the be.
quota took effect. In England it wee hopes/ibis to devise
any part of a real estate for such objects, and some chino
is the law was in his opinion absolutely necessary. lie did
sot to give power to devise real estate, but simply
to sided imehtles for leaving property to hospitals, places of
worship, schools, and other institutions of a similar champ.
Mr. The hill wan introduced In exactly the same state that
ft wee when it pined that house with the went of all pe-
nis in 1867.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL sold if the bill went as
for as the hon. gentleman's speech, be should sot Resat to
the second reading, but the object of the bill was simply to
obviate a construction of the Modmala Act which Java.
dated bequests of an unobjectionable character. Titers wars
nails:esa involved in the bill which required rest ears, but
might easily be dealt with in committee.
hill wee then mad a second Hine.
MARKETS (IRELAND) BILL.
The house went into committee on this bill. Various
clauses were screed to, and the Chairman reported propose.
LUNACY REGULATION ACT AMENDMENT BILL.
This bill wee read a wooed time.
PARLIAMENTARY VOTERS (IRELAND) BILL.
This bill was reads wand lime.
The house adjourned at tea minutes to 6 o'olork.