The Express.
London, England, 1861-08-30 00:00:00

PASMIONS FOE SEPTEMBER.

(From Le Fetid.)
Tsk itig a tour through the Fhow-rooms of the lead-
ing drel""k". Of P Uia, /to perceive but little indication
as yet of say pkrtienier novelty in style we were, however,
informed that many are in the course of preparation for the
miming season, sat that they will be in every reaped, at
worthy of the pat midge of the !mutes clientelles to the former
productions.

We may notice, en peasant, the short palet.d.4, made after
the fashion of those worm by the Empres.. They are of
light cloth, or a material called curled phalli. The
pale t 4 is double.hreasted, aud, in shape, exactly resembles
these worn by men. Sometimes a quilting waistcoat is
added, so that the paletid may be thrown open in front.
kluslin scarfs are trimmed with plimes a la vieille,
or ruches of guipure. The lined muslin shawls are simply
hemmed or ticked, and sometimes trimmed round with wide
guipure. dome also, have a ruche of black lace above the
guipure, and the froo t also trimmed with a ruche. For the sea-
side, we would recommend the .trab burnous of white ca:he-
mire. striped with black, and edged with velvet. Black silk
mantles are made full, and plaited in at the back ; these
are woes priacipally by elder ladies ; young ladies still
prefer the long masque. &mile dresses are always much
trimmed, so that the burnous is worn in prefeieuce with
them, as it does pot crumple the dram so much.

The Empresi fichu is tithe of the novelties of the day ; it
made of eacheuiire, edged with velvet sad lace, reachlog to
the Insist bobtail. The upper half forme a (machos), unitise
under the chin. This dehu seem likely to be eves a greater
favourite than the capulet of the Pyrenees.
Home vory pretty barer° dresses are trimmed with black
braid, mixed with red or white. The braid is placed at the
edam of the flounces or pugs ; but care must he takes
that the colour of the braid laarnioaisee well with that of
the barer,.

Light materials are the most worn : barilge, mousseline de
wee, greealias, and muslies on all wivally in favour.
Some are made with ono wide bounce, and a thick ruche
of pink silk forming the beading; others, with narrow
&moons or tucks, bcoded, or ruches of taffetas on the skirt
Alpaca, ham, batiste, and spun silk, are the favourite
drones for travelling. They are geiserally made either in
the pel..tZt form or the rotonde. The former are more me-
lee, the latter more elegant. The trumaing in generally
rich braiding in black braid, but some prefer a narrow
gouncc, with a heading at the bottom of the dress, carried
up to the waist, gradually diminishing in width. Salmon.
coloured alpacas ace also exceedingly elegant, trimmed with
esertions of guipure.

Quilting &sees worked in white or colours, a pattern
above the hem, and carried up the middle of each breadth to
the waist, gradually diminished a width. Rudy newly fitting
to the waist, open and rounded in hoot, in such a manner as to
show the plaited cbemisette, over which is sworn the Swiss
ceinture, wide enough to form a conelet.This eeintu re is made
of quilting, embroidered to match the dress. The body, be-
side,' the embroidery all round, has wreaths up the back,
reaching to the shoulders. and medallions in front. Large
open sleeves, with turned•back cull*. This charming toi-
lette is completed with • lane burnous, with a small collar,
instead of a had.

Polio de chine dresses, embroidered in small coloured
flowers, are trimmed either with ruches of silk the same
colour as the dower, or bands of silk edged with a plies.• of
the MUM material as Iles dress. Some, however, are
trimmed with rows Cl velvet round the skirt, graduated in
width, but this style is sot I. so much favour as the two
former.

For promenade dresses, the Indian foulard is much liked,
trimmed with buttons and cords of straw.

The Sicilimmes, of grey silk poplin, trimmed with violate
coloured taffetas with resaque arid low body, laced in front
over an embroidered them isette.

The Belgium straw bonnets, either in white or grey, are
much worn. They are trimmed with flowers, mixed with
black lace, or more simply with ribbon sod lace ; but a
hamlet with a simple bow of ribbon is no longer the " modo."
Ornaments of straw for bonnets art very pretty, either in
*its with teasels, buckle., buttons, or hunches of
fiswers, fastened with black velvet or narrow ribbons.
Them straw ornaments are also used on tulle and gauss
dresses, producing a charming effect. We must also men-
tion the ribbons for helmets, cape, and sashes, with the
aids embroidered with field• flowers, lilac, or periwinkle,
he., with ion fringe. The ribbon is very wide ; SOM.'
Yams black, nemiMens coloured.

Means sine an Mill the fashion, and worn in travelling
sr in the sou try. They are very convenient, IS the hair is
ready dressed se sees es the hat is dine/dad.
The drawings an very pretty this senort. Black, which
is bseessinig as the fan whoa nixed with other colours,
is the brie tar all lesiddrenes. A plume of pheasant's
fsethers, and a plume et Week feathers placed oc a &ha
of whin Mende, is very Dowel, and is grad taste. The
phsannee teethes are pissed ague one of the bandeaux
sod the Work feallien turn ever the plait of hair behind.
Oue QC the prettiest hats is a/ Italian straw, very for-
went en the forehead, and mind at the aides. One of the
ides sad the middle are entirely covered by peacock's
leatisire. The throat of the peacock of an sours his.,
IS well as the head, cover the whole of on
Ms. The feathers are placed so as to form a pont
behind. A Chantilly veil of extreme fineness is sewed cm
the edge, and fails all round the hat.
Hate are so univenally worn at this season that there
is little to describe, either in material or style of bonnets.