The Sun.
London, England, 1840-01-01 00:00:00

FASHIONS FOR JANUARY.

(From the London and Paris Ladies' Magazine of
Fashion.)
Violet or Pensee is the favourite colour at this
moment for every style of toilette, in velvet or cacti-.
mere for bournOus, shawl, or paletot, and fur accords ex-
tremely well with it. Paletots of violet satin, lined with
white, and trimmed with Canada fur, are very elegant
for walking toilettes. The Moldavie, with its numerous
shades, a material equally suited to winter as summer
costume, and Anteb eatirievas imitating embroidery are
materials in favour, and for ball dresses crape and silk
pink, blue, and white the prevailing colours.
Cloth redingotes have again appeared in Paris ; they
0. have kept; made with the dynli-larp sleep in I.jlye, gri*
eendre, bionic with ornarhents of brandenhougs,
or other gimp trimmings ; ciremisettes with frills of
plaited cambric, edged with lace, standing- up, are
. .

umrn with these redingotes, the cuffs either turning up
on the sli2eVtl, or rsu eplryr Opth is
the material used for them. 13ot-wt coruposi!drntirely
of black velvet, end black velvet boots, are worn with
them. For young ladies the fichu grand mere lg
dercd to be partieniurly suited, made of muslin, which
crosses in irregular plaits a littlo full on the shoulders and
open at the throat. Their bonnets are of velvet or plush,
with ornaments of the same ; the most fashirwitirle ore
black and green, black and violet, *fee and green,
mArron and blue. The double burnous is compopd hf
a 1NT4e41.1 and PPlleilPfb svh jt may hp warn together
or separately. The shawl tigre Carter is of plush,
spotted with gold eulour, White puelireere %howl% are
lined with pale blue, and trimmed with a deep friop,
Cachmeres of green or grenat are trimmed all round
with black beg or fringe, Dross routiteaux a eapuec
lOrm collar 40(i shawl, and many hoods are of satin or
velvet edged with a wide passepoil, fur, or bee. Fur
continues to be very much used tor trimmings of dresses,
shawls, &c., and muffs of tooduriito
Lace also is still universally used of every style and
description, and scarfs of it are particularly in request.
Velvet continues to be the material preferred for bon-
acts; the shape is still. round and small, and the erne,-
incnts feathers, flowers, velvet ribbon ; the most. ap-
proved style is the torsade of velvet tying at the side,
with rimud or drooping feather.
Coiffures will be quite as low as they were last season.
Velvet of a golden brown colour, called Jocko, is
fashionable for turbans ; also Indian eaclimere, velours
mousse, is used for petits bonds, ornamented with ma-
rabouts.

C'ips climposcd of velvet cauls, with lace lappets,
formed by a scarf of point lace falling on each side, are
very pretty.

The Earl of Enniskillen has a select party at
Florence Court, his seat in Ireland. The Hon. Henry
Corry has been among the guests.

Lord Abingdon and Lady Charlotte Bertic are
passing the holidays at Wythan► Abbey, whenc...o .Lord
Norreys has returned trosu Yiitt to Lord and Lady
Jersey,

Viscount and Viscountess Bridport and the Hon,
Misses flood are passing the winter at Cricket Lodge,
their seat, near Chard.

Lord Sandys has arrived in town from Umbers-
ley Court, Worcestershire. His Lordship was on a
visit to Lord and Lady Combermere, at Combertnerc
Abbey, in the early part of last week.
Lady Dover, with Lord Clifden and the Hon.
Mr. Ellis, will leave Castle Howard, the seat of the Earl
and Countess of Carlisle,%t the close of this or in the
early part of next week, for town.

A cab;net Council will be held this week, when
the Earl of Clarendon will take his seat as one of the
Cabinet.

The arrivals of the nobility and gentry from their
country seats, arc expected to he more numerous next
week, and the week alter, than usual. A gay winter is
anticipated and much improvement in the retail trade
of the metropolis, which is very dull at present.
The Earl of Orford has gone to Mee, where ove
of his Lordship's daughters is lying in a very had state
of health, Lord Harley has left town for the Continent.
Lord Alvanley is ►►►aking a tour in the east, and
is not expected home until the advance of spring. At
the date of the lust letters from his Lordship ho had ar-
rived at Alexandria from Symrna,
His Excellency Baum Brunow, his Excellency
Mr. Arthur Aston, his Excellency Baron Gersdorlf, aLd
his Excellency M. de Fortique, occupy apartments at
Mivart's Hotel.

The Marquis and Marchioness of Londondetry
have artived in Paris on their way home, .
Viscount Duneannon 'staying at Middleton
Park, Oxford, the seat of the Earl of Jersey.
Lord Wharncliffe is expected in town from
Wortley Hall about the 12th inst.
The Hon. C. Compton Cavendish left town on
Saturday for Latimers, to meet Mr. and Mrs. Brand,
Lord and Lady Charles Fitzroy, &e,
Count Demidoff is not expected from Paris
until late in the Spring.
Lord Francis Egerton, M.P., has determined to
erect a splendid mansion on his estate in Lancashire,
Wortley Hall, his present residence, being neither com-
modious for the family nor agreeable to his Lordship's
taste. The new building is to be in the Gothic style of
architecture, and will be commenced immediately, at
gentleman having left town to superintend its erection.
Lord Brougham and Lord Lyndhurst arc expels
tech in town next week from Paris.
Lord Brougham was present on Saturday at the
sitting of the Academy of Moral aod Political Sciences,
of which his Lordship is a corresponding member. M.
Dumont has been named Afeinbre Libre of the A.
ilymie des Beaux Arts, is the room of the late Nike de
Blacas.—Paris Paper.
The Earl and cOttnteig of tillisborough have
left Glem3ro Castle, the seat of Mr. E. McDonnell, to, make further visits during their stay in Ireland, Next
week the Noble Earl and Countess go An a visit to
Viscount and Viscountess Comherriloc,
,otnoerinere
Abbey, Cheshire, white, alier staying a few (lays, they
leave for town, his Lordship
being desirous to be present
at the assembling of Parliament, on the 16th jest.
The Earl ofAlierdeen will leave liaddo House
early in the ensuing week, for Argyll House. The
Noble Earl intends to visit several Noble Friends on
his way to tort), but they will not exceed many days,
for his Lordship has announced that he will be in town ;
against the Duke of Wellington's dinner, on the 15th inst.