The Sun.
London, England, 1865-11-30 00:00:00

Fashions for December.

(From Le Follet.)

Each week brings some novelty in the shape of
material, or something, at any rate, making its re-
appearance with a fresh name. Some of the new
designs are truly splendid ; one or two of them we
must just allude to in passing. First, are those of
black, blue, green, or gold-coloured satin. These
shades are the most distinguies, and form the ground,
upon which are narrow stripes imitating ermine,
with a wide space between them, upon which are
medallions of rich colours. Others—which equally
deserve description—are embroidered poult de sole of
light shades. A wide row down each side of the
front breadth, from the waist to within about 12
inches of the bottom, a very rich design, and end-
ing in aiguilettes, is entirely formed by embroidery.
A of ribbon, matching in design, runs beside
these the same distance down the skirt, but is car-
ried all round about 12 inches from the bottom,
theSe inches and the whole of the front breadth
being dotted over with small flowers, embroidered.
This embroidery is white, and, on mauve, pale
blue, light green, rose de Bengale, &c., produces a
very charming effect.
There are also elegant moire antiques, with satin
stripes, and poult de soies, with gold and silver
bees, or birds embroidered on tulle.
For evening-dresses, we have seen tulle worked
with gold and red, or silver and black birds, and a
similar pattern is being prepared in satins.
For more unpretending costumes there is the
endless variety of foulards. Nor must we neglect
to mention that a toilette altogether of cloth .is
likely to be fashionable this winter ; and although
a cloth dress is certainly rather heavy, it has this
advantage—it will never be commonly worn.
The Princesse and fourreau makes for dresses are
still in vogue, as well as robes with fancy vestes.
Vestes are sometimes made of velvet, entirely
covered with guipure, excepting the slaves. For
instance :—A ruby velvet, covered with black
guipure, or Mexico blue, with Cluny lace.
We must admit, however reluctantly, that the
rage for bright, tawdry trimmings has not yet dis-
appeared. Glass is used most extensively as jewel-
lery (if it may be so called), glass beads of various
colours, and it is much mixed with many of the
trimmings now worn. Velvet galons with crystal,
pearl or gold, or even fringe, with crystal or sequins
and fringes with pendants of crystal or gold in the
passementerie heading, have had great success ; but
whichever be used in the trimming, crystal or gold,
the whole parure should be of the same. Cameo
buttons are also much worn. Cluny lace is
quite as fashionable as ever; indeed, it is used so
very much just now that we can scarcely expect its
reign will be long.
Before commencing our usual list of toilettes, we
will just call our readers' attention to some very
stylish dresses we have remarked, and which, to
ladies economically inclined, may give a hint how to
make use of some dress obliged to be thrown aside
from its want of sufficient length for the present
fashion. The bottom of the skirt is composed of a
wide band of black satin, and from this bands also
of black satin are carried half way up the skirt, wide
at the bottom but gradually decreasing until they
finish scarcely wider than the thread. This on a
ground of mauve, blue, violet, or Vesuve moire
antique is very effective ; it has a good effect also
when the band is made of the same colour as the
dress, only of a deeper shade.
As the time is approaching when ball-dresses will
be in extra requisition, we commence this month
with—

A toilette of blue tulle bouillonnee over blue satin.
Between each bouillon a fringe of thick silk and
white beads. The fringe is put round the top of
the body and trims the sleeves.

A skirt of white tulle, worked with small gold
beads, very small and wide apart, with a fourreau
of black satin, scalloped at the bottom, very short,
falling over the tulle skirt. This is embroidered
with dead gold on the shoulders, from which long
chains are draped across the body.
A robe of gold-coloured tulle, with trimming of
silver foliage. Very low body, with berthe of plaited
tulle, edged with silver leaves. Bouillonnees sleeves,
Chemisette of point de Venise. Head-dress of gold
and silver grapes, with purple leaves.
A white Imperial velvet dress : all the seams are
piped with blue satin. The bottom of the skirt is
trimmed with two chicorees of blue crape, headed
with a bias fold of white satin, which is carried up
each side. A series of white satin and blue crape
rosettes or bows are placed up the front. The body,
which is low, is formed of alternate stripes or folds
of white Imperial velvet and blue satin, and is
finished off with a ruche at the top. The sash is
of bias satin, and tied at the side.
A dress of pink terry velvet. The bottom of the
skirt is worked with silver beads and silver braid.
Tunic of pink tulle, embroidered with silver, looped
up at the side by a bouquet of daisies with silver
hearts and foliage, and two ends of white moire.
Low body, with plastron worked with silver beads
and braid. A similar embroidery is carried round
the back and the sleeves, and a small bouquet is
placed on the left side of the body.
A white tulle dress, with a white satin flounce
round the bottom, and a second edging a rich tablier,
composed of narrow flounces of tulle separated by
three rows of black velvet and threads of gold. Low
body, open in front in V shape ; the opening filled
in with narrow frills and velvet matching the front
of the skirt. Headdress of gold fruit and black
velvet.

A dress of violet taffets, with an insertion round
the bottom. Fourreau—or low body and upper
skirt—of black satin, without plait or nearly so, and
only about four yards and a half round the bottom,
trimmed with insertion. With this is worn a pele-
rine pointed in front, of guipure ; and the same lace
forms the jockeys and revers. Upon the jockeys a
bow of violet taffetas, with jet aiguilettes. The re-
vers of the sleeves are very wide, the point reaching
to the elbow.

A grey moire antique dress, double skirt. The
under-skirt is trimmed with bias plaiting of blue
velvet; the upper is caught up in festoons by cords
of blue velvet, and jet ornaments forming medallions
at the bottom, and carried up to the waist. The
body is plain and high, and is trimmed with brande-
bourgs of blue velvet and jet buttons, and has a
square basque with jet pendants at the corners.
A robe princesse of silver grey poult de soie. It is
trimmed up the front en tablier with folds of blue
terry velvet, edged with Cluny guipure, which also
forms a trimming placed up the front of the body,
round the shoulders, and round the bottom of the
sleeves.

An upper dress of blue velvet, draped over a skirt
of Russian drab satin. At the bottom of this a nar-
row plaiting, edged and headed with a cord of Mexico
blue passementerie. The velvet skirt is trimmed
round with guipure, headed with a cord, of which
a bow with two tassels loops up every breadth. The
velvet body opens over a drab satin waistcoat.
A drab Pekin dress of two shades. Plain skirt,
with long train. High body, with basques turned
up with the lighter shade of drab; passementerie
ornaments. Sleeves to match.

Evening dress of whitefoulard,with orange coloured
spots. Long skirt, with only two plaits—one at the
back, the other at the front--trimmed with two
scalloped bands of orange taffetas, edged with white
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bonnets are made of this material. Thus, a bonnet
of silver-drab felt with a straight curtain of the
same, trimmed with a torsade of velvet the same
colour, and a small bird at the side. Bandeau of
turquoise, blue velvet and silver leaves. Blue strings.
A blue velvet bonnet, the curtain edged with
blonde. Full drawn crown. At the side, bouclettes
of blue velvet and long silver leaves. Bandeau, a
grecque of silver enamelled in black and a largo
daisy of white velvet. Blue strings. A bonnet of
chinchilla plush, trimmed with a grecque of ponceau
velvet and a cord of jet interlaced above the curtain.
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Pamela bonnet, which, although from its shortness
at the ears,' . give some models of the
, is becoming only to a young face, is in
tavour with some. Thus, a bonnet of black and
ruby velvet trimmed with feathers of each colour,
the inside trimmed with a band of velvet and agrafe
of gold. Another was of mauve velvet, with orna-
ments of blonde and silver.

Mr. John Mitchel, who was transported to
Australia after the disturbances in Ireland in 1848, and
afterwards escaped to America, where he had two sons
killed in the service of the South, has recently arrived in
Paris.