The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-09-01 00:00:00

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The bodies

given to robes of taffetas or Bros
Kra either round, a basques, or cut low and square, in
Francis the First's style. With this body is worn either a
fichu Antoinette, crossed in front and tied behind, or a
fichu Louis XIII., or, what is still more recherche, a
mantille of white or black lace.

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The colour nankeen is not new, bat it has always
offered serious diMoulti's to our dyers, deprived as they are
of the colours used by the Chinese. As the result of trials
without number, they have at length succeed in producing
taffetas of that colour ; and fashion, in this instance, has
given it its right place. With this taffetas are made
elegant robes, enriched with broderies Pompadours, in
malachite green silk; the body open, showing a chemisette
a plastron, trimmed with Valenciennea. Basques square,
and very deep. Sleeves wide, opening on the top to the
wrist, and closing at pleasure by means of a row of
mcilachite buttons. The side of the sleeve, on which are
the button-holes, is scalloped in such a manner that each
buttonhole is in the round of a scallop. With such a.
dress, a naantille of real Chantilly should he worn.
Among the toilettes de ville that have been greatly admired
a one of American green taffetas, having three flounces,
The body reaching a
trimmed with a bertha

with amosaicrie pattern trimming.

shoulders, w

revers to match the flounces, crossed i❑ the front andiast--
cued at the side under the basques, which were also trimmed
with the same. The sleeves were cur really 3.1 a Grecque,
that is to say, flat to the elbow, and falling square over the
hips. These, of course, were trimmed in the same style as
the rest of the dress.

Canezous and fichus of every variety are much worn, as
low bodies are becoming daily more in favour.

The " Pamela" appears to be the favourite shape for
bonnets. Among the newest is a very pretty one composed
of chip, with bands of pink or blue ribbon placed at inter-
vals across the front and crown, which is sloping. On one
side is a bunch of aoacia roses, and on the other a double
bow of blue or pink ribbon. The inside is trimmed with a
wreath of acacia roses and light blonde.
Another, of the same shape, is of straw-coloured tulle,
with ruches of guipure hlonde placed transversely on small
rouleaux of e,raw-coloured taffetas. Five of these ronlesuz
are placed on the front of the bonnet and three on the
curtain. A wreath of " heart's-ease" surrounds the
crown, joining behind, and hanging over the curtain.
The inside of the front is ttimmed with small tufts of
" heart's-ease."

We have seen some bonnets, the production of our
celebrated modistes, which we think particularly
tasteful. The first was of the Pamela shape,
in rice straw, with a double front, bound with
a narrow black velvet. Above the second front
were bouquets of flowers, falling in small wreaths, the
ends of which were joined under light foliage. These
bouquets were composed of very small branches of Spanish
lilac, delioate bunches of black and white grapes, and
green and ripe corn, mixed with long grass, which spread
over the curtain. The inside was trimmed with small
bouclettes of rice straw, mixed with bunches of flowers
to match those on the outside, only it much smaller
proportions,. Wide string of white taffetas, edged with
black velvet.

THE LATE INUNDATIONS IN FRANCE

The Lord Mayor has addrfssed the Earl of Clarendon
upon the subject of the contributions raised in this country
for the relief of the sufferers by the late inundations in
France, relating the particulars relative to the proceedings
of the committee. TV,,, t-L

;otal s

London exceed £32,000

iptions received in

Lord Clarendon 1

[sea are about £l,OOO

Lord Mayc

llowing answer to the

roreign Office, August 22, 1856.
have the honour to acknowledge the receipt
ter which your lordship addressed to me on the
,•, and in which you have been good enough to

ae with some interesting details relative to the pro.
ceedings of the committee of the fund for the relief of the
sufferers by the late inundations in France. I have not failed
to lay your lordship's letter before the Queen, who has com-
manded me to express to you her entire approval of the
manner in which the committee so worthily presided over
by your lordship has discharged the duties which it under_
took. Her Majesty also desires me to convey to your lord-
ship the assurance of the great satisfaction with which she
has
thege appealnerotissympathy
them by the committee,
displayed by the public
in observed
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and in thus endeavouring to alleviate the calamity which
had befallen the peDple in certain departments of France.—
responding t
I have the honour to be, my lord, your lordship's most
obedient, humble servant. (Signed) CLAREN DON,
The Right lion the Lord Mayor, &c.c.

—During the past week (says the Perth Co,,
7, with the exception of Monday morning, tA.
fishing in the Tay and Earn was very indifferent. We
understand that Lll the stations on both rivers are to be
fished up to the 14th of September, the statutory periud for
closing the fishing season ; the arrangement to close on
the 26th August, as for several seasons past, having been
departed from by a number of the proprietors of fishing'.

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