The Sun.
London, England, 1847-01-02 00:00:00

FASHIONs FOR JANUARY.

(From the London and Paris Ladies' Magazine of Fashion.)
Dresses of dames, with wreaths satines, moires
antiques, broches ; merveilles, and various other rich
materials, are equally fashionable for soireqs, as visiting
dresses, according as the colours are light or dark ;
small bouquets of feathers are used to ornament the
moires broches in gold or silver, each confined by an
ornament of precious stones ; for dresses of greater
simplicit' feuillages of ribbon are intermixed with bouil-
lounes of tulle ; black and white lace is universally worn
in deep flounces ; for young ladies taffetas dresses are
trimmed with crape flounces pinked ; as many as nine
are put on in tiers of three and three, and form a pretty
light as well as bouffante trimming.
In evening dresses the skirts offer more variety than
the corsages ; berthes and revers are still so much in
favour as to preponderate over the corsages drapes; the
sleeves remain short and small, and indeed are mostly
covered by the trimming of the corsage. For morning
dresses there is much variety in the make of sleeves ;
some are a l'Amadis, others tight, with pretty jockeys,
or white straight sleeves fulled into a deep wristband,
or almost tight, ending at the elbow, or wide and open
festounes, or piped at the bottom, &c. Under the name
of passementerie, a variety of new trimmings are con-
stantly introduced; those forming foliage in -velvet have
a very rich effect on satins, moires antiques, and other
rich materials, as also fringes headed by a crepe dentelle.
Black velvet is always used en neglig4, whilst colours
are reserved for dress; these are trimmed with lace :
the point a l'aiguille is much worn, with the colour
oreille d'ours as well as deep blue. Furs are also fashion-
able for trimming dresses at this moment, of pink and
white satin, whilst mantelets and sorties are lined
throughout with ermine, which always preserves its
pre-eminence for soirees ; sable is fashionable for pe-
lisses and muffs ; they are worn a little larger than last
year.
Satin capotes are much used for morning wear; many
are covered with tulle bouillonni3 ; coloured blonds
matching the bonnets are also fashionable ; plain velvets
are lined with a different colour, and feathers to corre-
spond. Ribbon and figured velours epingle are used to
ornament the interior of bonnets.
Flowers will be universally worn this season; various
new coiffures are introduced; some of the prettiest are
the wreaths Luisa, formed of marine flowers and coral;
the Norma of feuillage and gold; the Vierge, a wreath
of white rose-buds, or a very narrow cordon, on the
forehead, and pendant flexible flowers at the sides, spark-
ling with precious stones.
Caps aro worn very small, showing the hair as much as
possible, with profusion of flowers; with lappets, on the
contrary, the ornaments should be light and simple.
Caps are without brides, with double and triple rows of
lace trimmed with gatazt ribbon, the ends falling low.
Blonde is again used, and whether of lappets or deep lace
of gold or silver, charming coiffures are made of it, some-
times intermixed with velvet.

REPRESIINTATION Or EAST WORCESTERSHIRE.—
The Sheriff' has appointed Monday, the 11th of January,
for the nomination of a candidate to represent the eastern
division of the county of Worcester in Parliament, in the
room of the late Mr. Barneby. The nomination is to take
place at Proitwich.