The Sun.
London, England, 1837-10-03 00:00:00

FASHIONS FOR OCTOBER.

(From the Ladies' Magazine and Museum.)
MORNING DRESS.—Dress of striped jaconot muslin, the
corsage plain, and made to cross in front. Sleeves without
gathers at the shoulder, and perfectly tight all the way down
(being cut in the cross way from the material), with the ex-
ception of a single puff or sabot exactly above the elbow ;
two frills, not very wide, form a heading to the sabot ; the
sleeve is finished at the wrist by a lace ruffle. The skirt of
the dress is ornamented with a deep flounce. Underneath
the corsage is a chemisette of cambric quite high, and trim-
med with a lace frill at. top. - Cap border, or half cap, of
blonde. The border is double, and only commences at each
temple ; at top it is united by a small wreath finished at
each end by a full blown rose and a bunch of cherries ; the
rose is placed between the two borders on the left side, and
at the back of the border is a bow of rich sarsnet riband
with long ends. A similar ribald tics the half cap under
the chin ; hair in smooth bands quite off the face ; white
kid gloves, Scotch thread stockings, black shoes.
Dress of gros de Naples, corsage tight and a pointe ; a
deep fall of rich blonde goes quite plain round the bosom of
the dress, sleeves tight and plain with ruffles at the elbow ;
blonde cap, consisting of a round cawl, and rather deep head-
piece with two borders in front, the upper one wide and stand-
ing upright off the face, the lower one very narrow and falling
over the brow ; a bunch of grapes is placed at each side, just
below the temples, white ribands, hair in smooth bands.
Pelerine or fichu of embroidered muslin with falling collar ;
the pelerine as well as the collar is trimmed all round with
a narrow outre-deux (insertion), outside which is an em-
broidered or a lace frill ; the pelerine is pointed back and
front.
Hat of gros de Naples, the front large and trimmed with
a ruche, the crown not very high ; the bows are on the right
side, and retain the bouquet that droops to the left over the
front of the bonnet.

The Marquis of Hertford was still in Savoy when
the last accounts left, in good health, to which the baths at
Aix-les-Bains, had greatly contributed. His Lordship
has abandoned the intention of proceeding to Milan, owing
to the cholera still prevailing in that neighbourhood. In
the course of this week or the next he will probably return
to Paris fora few NI eeks.
The Countess Dowager Poulett returns to town for
the season to-morrow.
It has been stated in several of the papers that a
certain popular comic actor, a recruit at the Adelpbi, re-
ceives 1201. a week. The actual sum is one-third of that
amount, which is quite as much as any minor theatre can
afford to pay.
On Thursday M. Alexander Dumas read a new
tragedy entitled Caligula to the actors of the Theatre
Francais. The piece is to be brought out as soon as possible.
On Saturday night last a young man, named Thomas
Howell, barman at Mr. Hutchinson's, wine and spirit mer-
chant, Tottenham-court-road, committed suicide under the
following circumstances :—His master had received infor-
mation which led him to suspect that he had been robbed
by the deceased, in consequence of which he procured the
aid of a constable, and demanded from his barman the
keys of his boxes. He appeared much confused, but com-
plied. Upon Mr. H. going up stairs with the officer, the
deceased hastily left the bar, carrying with him an old knife,
with which he so effectually cut his throat, that he expired
in three minutes. The body now lies at Mr. Hutchinson's
house, awaiting the CorQuer's Inquest, which will be held
W-P.lorrow.