The Sun.
London, England, 1863-08-29 00:00:00

WILLS AND BEQUESTS.

The will of the Hon. Miss Sophia Wheatley, of
Charles-street, Berkeley •square, and St. Leonards-
on-Sea, was proved in London, by her sisters, the
Misses Georgin3 Louisa Wheatley and Mary
Wheatley, the joint executresses, and the principal
legatees under the will. There are several pecu-
niary and specific bequests; amongst the latter are
sundry articles of jewellery given to the testatrix
at various times by the late Queen Dowager ; also
a gold inkstand sent to the testatrix after her late
Majesty's death. There relics she has separately
bequeathed to her relatives and friends. All lega-
gacies are to be paid free of legacy duty. The
residue of her property, real and personal, is to be
equally divided between her said two sisters, who
resided with the testatrix.

The will of George Rainy, Esq., formerly of
Rails Inverness, NM., and late of Poi chester-
square, Middlesex, was proved in London under
£160,000 personalty—the executors nominated
being the testator's brother, Henry Rainy, Esq.,
M.D., of Glasgow ; Charles Stuart Parker, Esq.
(the nephew), of Liverpool, merchant ; Charles S.
Parker, jun., Esq. (the great-nephew), of University
College, Oxford ; and George Haygarth Rainy,
Esq , the testator's son. The will bears date April
15, 1863, and the dispositions are confined
.to the
members of his family. He bequeathes to his wife,
beyond her settlement on marriage and all other
provisions in her favour, a further sum of £11,500;
and, after making liberal bequests to a brother,
sister, nephews, and a niece, leaves the whole of the
real and the residue of the personal estate to his son,
George Haygarth Rainy, Esq.
The will of Edward Field, Esq., formerly of
Oxford, afterwards of Ipswich, and late of Oaks,
Framlingham, Doctor of Physic, was proved in
London by his two sons, the Rev. Edward Burch
Field, and ./E,culapius Field, Esq., the joint execu-
tors and trustees. The personal property was
sworn under £30,000. The will was executed in
1850. The testator has devised his Bedfordshire
estates to his son Edward, and has left all other his
real estates to his son "Esculapius, dividing his per-
sonal estates between his two sons and a daughter.
—lllustrated London News.

FASHIONS FOR SEPTEMBER

(From Le Fo

It is by no means an easy task to write a bulletin of the
modes at this season. All that there was to say on the sub-
ject of materials and styles for summer has been said, and it
is almost too early to speak definitely about the autumn
fashions; still we will, however, do our best to give our
fair readers an idea of the intermediate toilettes to be worn
in the interval between the end of one season and the be-
ginning of another.

There is also some difficulty in selecting materials suitable
to the weather; for, warm as it is during the day, it is quite
cool in the mornings and evenings. It is for this reason that
foulards are so much worn; they are cooler than taffetas,
and yet warmer than muslin or grenadine.
Mohair, foulard, and alpaca, we may then safely say, will
be the materials most in request for September. Gaze do
Chambery, Mousseline de sole, and grenadines, will be kept
for warm days and toilettes habillees.
As to colour, the new " turtle dove" is the last intro-
duced, but we do not think it will be very long in favour;
as our Parisian models seem to have a decided penchant
for decided hues, no very pale or undecided tints having been
worn lately. Red is already much worn, and will be quite
in favour by the autumn. White is very fashionable and
elegant, either over a colour or not; according to the taste
of the wearer and the material employed. A white alpaca
dress and cloak, trimmed with cherry-coloured braid, have
a very elegant effect.

White dresses, made in muslin or transparent materials,
have the skirts trimmed with Hated flounces or bouillon
nees, in which are run coloured ribbons. When coloured
skirts are worn under these dresses, they should be made of
equal length with the over-skirt, and should in most cases
be accompanied by a low body of the same, over which is
worn the white corsage or pelerine. If the petticoats worn
with these thin dresses should be of muslin, or washing gre-
nadine, they should be about an inch from the ground, and
trimmed with flounces.

We almost invariably see in Paris the petticoats of the
same material as the dress, and trimmed in the same man-
ner. We fear our readers will think this rather an extrava-
gant fashion to recommend them, but if they will consider
the expense incurred in the making and washing of flounced
petticoats, we think they will soon be reconciled to the inno-
vation.

Dresses are almost invariably accompanied by cloaks of
the same. This fashion will, we believe, last during the
autumn ; but we are not so assured of its continuance after
the commencement of the winter season.

Plaid dresses are fashonably worn ; they are as yet un-
common, but will become more general in the autumn.
Plaid sashes of ribbon or silk are much in favour for
white or self-coloured dresses.

White bodies are so very useful to wear with skirts the
bodies of which are old-fashioned or no longer fit, that they
are likely to remain as much in favour for a long time as
now are. They are made in various materials—muslin,
plaited, or boullonnee, grenadine, foulard, or llama ; they
are often trimmed with black lace insertion. Those bodies
are no longer made to hang loosely over the skirt, like the
Garibaldi, which is quite out of fashion except for early
morning wear.

The ceintures generally worn with these corsages are those
called postillon. They are pointed at the top and bottom
of the front, but have a plaited basque behind. Tho two
front pieces forming the plastron are of white silk or moire,
with a row of buttons down each seam. The rest of the
ceintures postillion is made in coloured silk or moire, and to
lace under the arms. The ceinturo Suisse is generally
made with two points at the top, both in front and back,
and is worn with bretelles.

Sashes are rarely seen now with bows at the back ; they
have generally a plaited bas cue, under which the ends are
fastened. Same ceintures have four ends—one each side
of the front, and two at the back; those in front are shorter
than the others. In these materials this sash has a very
elegant effect.
It is thought very probable that tight-fitting jacket-bodies
will be worn again towards the winter, the different vestes
that have appeared this year and last have prepared us for
the resuscitation of this becoming style.
Should jackets indeed return, they will not be made in
any habille materialir-such as silks, sad") moires or vel-
vets—but wi:l be confined to more homely wear. If they

are reintroduced, it will be principally to wear with co-
loured skirts, in place of the white bodies now used for
that purpose.
Toilettes de ville will be generally made with plain bodies,
having two points in front, and a small plaited;basque at the
back. These dresses are generally made with loose bodies
and pelerines, either square or open in front, and crossed at
the waist. With this make, round bands and buckles or
sashes aro worn, according to the fancy of the wearer.

uY
we see many flounces, but they are seldom except for
washing materials, being generally put on in plaits with a
heading. When one wide flounce is worn, the skirt itself
is scolloped in long, not deep, waves, and the flounce is
mounted on these indentations. A ruche do toupee is placed
at top and bottom of the flounce. When several narrow
flounces are worn, they are generally placed straight round
the bottom of the skirt, and up one side of the front to the
waist, The last style of trimming dresses with flounces
is to put thorn on in deep scollops, with a trimming under
each wave.
We have seen one dress with a flounce put on in an en-
tirely novel style. It was a violet gaze do soie over silk of
the same colour. The flounce, which was about 3 inches
wide, was put on with four small box-Plaits and one large
one alternately; in the centre of the wide plait was a black
lace vine-leaf.
Square corsages. and those open en col cceur, will con-
the former. Being so difficult
con-
tinue fashionable, especially
to cut and fit well, they should only be entrusted to a clever
dressmaker, as, if cut too high or too low off the shoulders
they entirely lose their cachet, and have an unbecoming
effect.
There is little or to alteration in the shape of the sleeve
now worn ; they aro all small, and mostly have seams at
back and front. They are rarely accompanied by jockeys
of the same; but have generally epaullettes of lace or pas-
sementerie. It is not improbable that quite tight sleeves
will be worn in the winter.
Linen cuffs aro worn very deep, and fastened with linen,
buttons, for the morning. For toilette plus habillee, these
cuffs are trimmed round with goffered frills of lace or cam-
bric, and arc attached by fancy studs.
There is no sensible alteration in the form of mantle for
next month; paletots, collets, or casaques being still worn,
without any great difference of shape or style, excepting
that they are a little shorter. Shawls are now worn by the
Parisian ladies, fastened at the throat by a brooch, and not
hanging loosely on the shoulders, as formerly.
There seems no danger of bonnets resuming their high
and pointed form ; they are still narrow at the sides, but
flatter on the top than formerly, and do not come so far on
the lima. _ _

Caps are mostly made of black and white lace, with a
loose crown, and generally have a Marie Stuart point in
front. Fancy aprons are likely to become very fashionable
for home wear; they will be quite small, and gathered or
plaited into a very narrow compass at the waist.
Among the toilettes we have seen, we select the follow-
ing for description:—
The first was a bridal dress. An under skirt of rich
white silk, with chicoree ruche of the same round the bot-
tom. Over this was a sort of white gaze do soie, with
flounce of English lace reaching to the top of the ruche on
the under-skirt ; above this flounce, which was about 12
inches deep, were three rows of festooned and and inter-
laced ruches of gaze do soie.

THE FIRE AT CAMPDEN-HOUSE.

HOME CIRCUIT.—CROYDON, Saturday.

WOOLLEY V. POLE.

(Before Mr. Baron Bramwell.)

Mr. Lush, Q.C., this morning, addressed the jury upon,
the whole of the evidence, on the part of the defendants, and
contended that the plaintiffs had altogether failed to sub-
stantiate their claim, The learned gentleman occupied the
court the greater part of the day, and on his concluding,
Mr. Bovill or Sergeant Bailantine will reply. It is not
expected that his lordship will sum up the evidence to the
jury to-day,