The Sun.
London, England, 1865-05-01 00:00:00

Female Fashions for May,

(From Le Follet)
The sudden change in the temperature has caused so
great a demand upon the time of our leading modistes that
it is a difficulty for them to satisfy our inquiries; however,
we have managed to obtain some useful information. We
find that all the spring dresses, even those for deshabille,
are made with a decided train : they are also, without ex-
ception, gored--the only means of obtaining an elegant and
graceful fulness. These negligee dresses have no trim-
mings, with the exception of a silk cord round the bottom ;
or, perhaps, the skirt just cut in festoons, lightly edged
with passementerie, ribbon, or velvet. Morning dresses, as
we have already said, are still worn with paletots of the
same material ; lines, mohair, poll de chevre have reap-
peared, but still foulard reigns supreme. It is now
adopted by all women of taste, for they find nothing pret-
tier or fresher looking. The plain foulard is the most
fashionable, but there are also splendid foulards, with a
pattern imitating bands of eachmire, in the form of the
robe princesse. This is a great novelty, and very ele-
gant. Those with a white ground and small patterns
in colours may also be mentioned as being particularly
suitable for this bright weather. The robe princesse is
worn more than any other this season, but with some happy
modifications. It is no longer the simple casaque without
plaits ; now the fronts alone aro completely plain.' Under
the arms there are largo plaits ; the side-pieces aro plain
down to the waist, but there they are cut across, and the
waist is set on in large plaits, so as to give a graceful ful-
ness. This is a charming model, and one much in vogue ;
but it is very necessary that the crinoline worn with this
style of dress should be particularly well made, for so much
of its elegance depends upon this. Vestes without sleeves
are very much worn ; and some very elegant chemisettes
are made to wear with the Bolero vestes, as well as with
skirts without bodies. Green appears to be the favourite
colour just now, and, it is said, will remain so during the
summer. There is no talk of increasing the size of the
bonnets ; indeed, now that the eye is becoming accus-
tomed to the small bonnets, one can scarcely help acknow-
ledging that they are more universally becoming than
the larger shapes. Amongst the newest models is the
chapeau Medicis, of Belgian straw, trimmed with blue
ribbon worked with steel, falling in loops and long
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.A. capot of white tulle, covered with drops of crystal and
long leaves of water-plants, with crystal drops at the
points. In the' inside some tulle, with a rose on Which is
placed a green and gold butterfly. Chapeau Jolie Femme,
made in all colours. Front very low over the forehead and
backward at the sides. The first model was in white
crape—gold grapes and loaves forming the crown, under
which falls a violette of tulle, worked with gold, with a
fringe of floss silk. In the inside, a gold crescent and tulle
bouillonnd. Strings of white ribbon. The second was of
pink crape. At the side and crown, bouquets of moss
roses and leaves. Violette worked with gold. Roses and
tulle inside. Strings of pink ribbon, and scarf strings of
tulle, edged with ruches.

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN will return to Windsor
Castle from Osborne on the Gth of May. On the
18th the Queen will take her departure for Scotland, and
in about three weeks or a month will return to Windsor.
Afterwards her Majesty intends visiting London for a short
period. At the latter end of the summer her Majesty will
go to Germany.-- Court Journal.
There has been a great mortality among the
herds of deer this spring in Windsor Great Park ;
between 150 and 200 have died, old and young, but chiefly
the young fawns of last year. During the severe frost and
lack of herbageAthe deer were fed on dry food, meal, and
oats; the sudden change from winter to summer produced
a rapid supply of herbage, upon which the deer fed too
greedily, which is the cause of their untimely end.—Court
Journal.
THE LORD CHANCELLOR has placed his resigna-
tion in the hands of Lord Palmerston. He could.
do no less ; it was for others, and not for himself, to de-
termine whether the report of tke crammittee inculpates or
exonerates him. It is said that Lord Palmerston has re-
fused to accept it, and therefore we may assume that Lord
Westbury's colleagues are of opinion that he has come out
of the ordeal with untarnished honour. So says the Luta
I Times of Saturday.