The Express.
London, England, 1861-09-28 00:00:00

FASHIONS FOR ocroesa.

(From Le Met.)
Winter materials may not yet be brought pro-
mieently forward, but our various manufacturers are
busily engaged in preparing many attractive novelties. At
present we are fully occupied with costumes for the mid-
seseen, which are necessarily usually simple. The Mown_
bliss, a woollen material, etrouger than the poll de c.hilvre,
is making heel( of no little importance for ntglige costume.
The taffetas are being trimmed with velvet. Seaside morn-
ing dresses are often of alpaca, or dark clear-coloured fou-
lard. Violet alpaca is very recherché this Mason ; dresses
of this material are generally made plain, or trimmed simply
with white and violet-checked ribbons, or white, and any
other colour the dress may be of. Muslims, gazes de soils,
grenadine*, kr., are beginning to be worn only in the even-
ing. Poplins are now reeking their appearance for walking
dress. Amoog the owning walking drones may be seen the
silk sad woollen poplins, with patterns in velvet ; the robe
mandarins, of woollen terry velvet, with Chinese patterns,
in bright colours, on a ground of grey or black.
There is also the taffetas rpingle d'autonine iu large check
or squares, on a pound covered with small coloured flowers.
The droguet Byzantin, with small spot. of white on coloured
or black ground, is also in vogue. Then comes the charming
collection of checked taffetas, for dinner dress, In the new
and striking sheik of coral and white, white sad blue,
white and amethyst, and white lied maize. The plain
taffetas antiques, of laurel green, Russian leather, and other
dark colours, are employed for the robes Intperatrice, or
redingotes with pistols to match.

The vogue for Zoomsas is far from becoming extinct;
there is an eeemeniical reason which proves greatly in their
favour. For instance, skirts that would otherwise be
rejected have a very good effect when accompanied br
the coquette vest Zouave, and an elegant chemisette ; but.
setting aside the question of economy, 'hie loose jacket, in
which one is as entirely at ease as when dressed in a robe.
dschambre, is so convenient, that it will be difficult alto-
gether to discard it. Velvet, moire, cloth, taffetas and
cachemire, ars all employed for the Zouave. Some persons
prefer the waistcoat to the loose bouffant. chemisette. The
waistcoat is generally made of the same material as the
Zouave; but the white quilting, trimmed with narrow em-
broidered frills, appears preferable.
The form of bonnets remains almost stationary, and will
continue, with but slight modifications, until the winter
season seta ia.

Hata are universally worn at the seaside, sad is the
country. We have seen some beautiful models.
The Brunswick is a sort of bell, bent ou the 'ides, and
has obtained a great emcees this ymir, although to us it
appears lees bewaring than sissy others. It i. made of
Leghorn, edged with black velvet, with a bead of the WEN
round the head, and a bouquet of field-flowers in front,
with lope fuliaaro, falling on either side like the ends of a
flat bow. A small bouquet is placed inside, rather high
ea the forehead.

The Tudor of black atm+, with a small tail behind.
edged with black tatfeta4 ribbon, and trimmed behind with
a Imp bow of broad ribbon, the male falling over the back.
A small beach of feathers oruerneeta the trout, from which
floats a long sky-blue feather.

The chapeau Amazone, of white straw ; the edge is
deep, very much turned back, and covered with black•
velvet. A long feather is planed negligently on the
Ida; the top part of the feather is curled, the tip is
knotted, and heap low over the shoulder. A small bouquet
of black feathers, fastened with a white aigrette, is placed
half concealed under the long feathers in front ; a gauze or
hoe veil, edged with broad velvet, is often fastened on the
edge of We hat.

Hate of rice stew are trimmed with ornaments of Italian
straw, and white andblackfestbers ; =imam' black Wisp,
and bouquets of eglantine inside.

Bonnets preserve much of the summer trimming sad
shapes; we must, however, allow that the materiel is
slightly changing; taffetas is used io lieu of light straws sued
amps, he. The shades fur this meson commeuce with grave,
fakery, sad Sellealso.
hall-dreme at the watering-places, or in the country, ans
sselegset as winter costume, with the exception of diamoeds
sad other precious stooar—although those are to Le seen oe
the occasion of a ball given in oelebratiou of a maniage.

The fashion has made white almost the uniform for even.
mg dresses. Robes of tulle, embroidered muslin, terlatane.
game de Cbambery,or gaze de Lyons, which, although only
se imitation of the former, is fresher and cleurer.
&ens of oar leading house.' make the hies on these
dresses of the same material, which sometimes sustain the
sipper Bounce ; at others, are thrown carelessly at intervals
over the whole. Ribbon bows and flowers are also used.
The psis de t'bambery, with coloured stripes, white puns.
covered with coloured stars or spots, and embroidered mos-
lie, are much in vogue for young ladies.