Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-08-03 00:00:00

LONDON MINING MARKET.-AUGUST 1.

The transactions in home mining stocks to-day have
been rather more numerous. In the Stock Exchange
East Basset shares have been dealt in at 40; North
Bisset at I 2 to 12k; North Wheal Crofty at 3k ; and
Wheal Kitty (Lelant), at 21 Z. Price are steady. In
Foreign descriptions there is no business.

FASHIONS FOR AUGUST.

(From Le Toilet.)

Fashion, which never overlooks anything coming within
its peculiar province, and delights in regulating details
apparently of trivial importance, has designed a travelling
dress at once elegant and convenient. It consists of a
plain full skirt, half covered by a fitting casaque, having
pockets at the side ; edged with a wide galon, and button-
ing at front from top to bottom. Very full sleeves over
under-sleeves of the same material (mousquetaire). This
toilette is generally made of new material—a mixture of
silk and c)tton—either in narrow strips or small checks,
black and white. Eaglish barege is also much used ; bu t
in tat case the casaque is replaced by a paletot-sac, trim-
med at the hips with a wise flounce of the same material ;
with or without heading. A plain straw bonnet, trimmed
with a quilled ribbon, complete) this dress, elegant because
of its simplicity.
It has often been said that simplicity is the best ornament
for youth; thus, in the country or at the sea side, we
recommend as morning toilette, small-patterned quiltings
or jaconets, plain full skirt, with casaque to match, flat
embroidered collar, and mousquetccire sleeves. For evening
dress, English barege, mousseline de soi foulard de Chine;
n a word, any light and simple material. However, there
are occasions when elegy nce must be studied, even at the
expense of simplicity. The two following will be found
charming toilettes for concerts or fetes champetres.
The first, is of pink organdi, with double skirt ; the
uppEr one trimmed with a ruche, a la vieille, of pink
taffetas. High body, without basques. Pink ribbon sash •
Narrow ruches placed at front of the irdy en brandebourgs.
Very wide open sleeves, trimmed with a double ruche.
Mantelet schall of pink organdi, with one wide flounce al
round, e lgecl with a ruche. Ruches also at the top of the
mantelet, and above the flounce. Rice straw bonnet, cur-
t iin of pink bilk, enl wreath of resew round the crown.

The second, is of maize with a double skirt, the
upper one trimmed with quilles of white guipure, placed
z'gza,-, and fastened with papillons bows, and a flounce of
the same lace faTng over the lower skirt, headed with a
great number of papillons bows. High body, without
basques, of white guipure, finished with a small Parisian
collar, also or guipure, and closed at front under a row of
papillons bows of maize ribbon. Triple gapode sleeves,
raised by bows. iltaWelet schall of white guipure, trim-
med with two wile flounces. Small capucleon, lined with
maize ta.,g'etas, and trimmed with a ribbon bow. The
heading of the top flounce matches that os the skirt.
Rice-straw bonnet, trimmed with a long maize feather,
which is turned in a half wreath across the curtain. The
front edge is trimmed with white guipure, which falls over
the hair, and is continued round the curtain.
Ve hite muslin dresses are still made with flounces: 80131C-
times two, with very full headings ; or three, surmounted
by bouillonnes, with coloured r ib bons passed under them
Tlive dresses are sometimes worn over coloured slip
Others are made with double skirts ; the longer one with
merely a broad hem ; the slior:er one cut in large scallops,
edged with a scalloped or embroidered frill, above which
is pieced one or two bouillonnes, The form of the body is
high, gathered en gerbe with a ruche round the throat•
The sleeves a la Venilienne, trimmed round with ernbroi.
dered frills and bouillonnes, and cut open so far as the
elbow. The upper part is arranged in large plaits, and a
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bow is placed at the opening.
Under-s'eeves and habit-shirts for morning wear ar e
sometimes made of cambric muslin, printed in very small
pattern,—in pink, blue, lilac, or coral; great care, however+
is needeJ, that the colour chosen should suit that of the
dress. 00-,ers, wh;ch we decidedly prefer, are made of
white cambric muslin embroidered in colours.

PONCE NAPOLEON AT OSBORNE —His Imperial Highness
Prince Napoleon arrived in Cowes Roads early on Thurs-
day morning, in the Refine Hortense, and proceeded on to
()Acme, where he remains on a visit to Her Afajeaty.