The Sun.
London, England, 1847-05-06 00:00:00

FASHIONS FOR MAY•

(From the London and Paris Ladies' Magazine of Fashion.)
Taffetas noires, pekins foutanges, popelines, India muslins,
tglaces silks checked or striped, intermixed with bouquets
b6rolecsheds,e Nlotailnakrdins deof lame,s, taffetas chines with wide stripes,
pekins de roil, are all fashionable
materials at this moment ; many plain and glace silks are em-
broidered au passe, commencing at the bottom of the skirt,
and diminishing gradually to the corsage. Slighter mate-
rials are trimmed with several rows of flounces, the corsages
full and demi-large sleeves. For redingotes, fancy buttons,
or nceuds of ribbon, or of the same material, are the only
trimmings used. They are sometimes embroidered with
narrow gimp. Foulards are much used for peignoirs
ornament with dentille de sole, the colour of the dress. Velvet
will continue in favour to ornament dresses, as well as fringes
and gimps of every variety; Bounces are indispensable
for full dress: lively bright colours are fashionable.
Tight bodies have the backs forming rounded point
at the waist, but not in front for redingotes, -which finish
with ceinture and buckle; the ceinture cannot take the
form of the point behind, and therefore only commences at
the sides, not being seen at all behind. Muslin dresses of the
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ming. For demi-toilette the frills are the same material,
that is of taffetas plain or glace of dark colour, with or with-
out gimp. When required handsomer, they are embroidered
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all over, as well as on the frills. Still handsomer are those
trimmed with two frills of lace, the lower one
very deep headed by one about a third the width
of the first. The mantelets for demi-toilette are of
plain dark taffetas, trimmed with the same material ;
the form will vary but little from those of preceding years,
but they are shorter in front. Black is less worn for all par-
deasus this season ; Pale colour glaces are preferred. The
spring bonnets and capotes are little more open in form ; the
crowns round, and the fronts not very deep ; lilac, pink, and
light green are the favourite colours. Flowers are the usual
ornaments, or foliage. The materials as usual at this season,
paille de riz, crape, tulle lace, fancy straws, &c.

DOCK.—The directors of the Sun-
have agreed with the owners for the
purchase of all the property that will be required for the
dock and its approaches, and without the necessity of having
the value of any portion thereof assessed by a jury. The
contract for excavating the clay and other soil from part of
the town moor and the battery adjoining, required for the
derSlaUnNdDitcltkLAcoteDmpany
and in order to guard against any
site of the new dock, will be let by terlikr in the course of
I,,,a:rnkrnlYen are now employed in strengthening
few days. The breach made in two of the groynes by the
sea, during the tremendous gale a month ago, has been tilled
the three groynes by reconstructing parts thereof with solid
masonry. The old fort,:which commands the entrance to the
river Wear, is to be immediately pulled down, the site being
required for the dock. It has long ceased to be fortified, but
usipmwilaitr
has been occupied by the Coast Guard.
haccsoidliedntm,
Mr, Rice had an interview with the Chancellor of the
Exchequer yesterday at his officialresidence in Down-
ing-street. A
deputation consisting of Messrs. Horseley, Davies,
and Fearon, had atl interview yesterday, with the Right
Hon. E. Struts,