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

FASHIONS FOR JANUARY.

(From the and Par isl;dies"Magazine of Fashion.)
Dresses of dames, with wreaths satines, moires
antiques, broches ; merveilles, and various other rich
materials, are equally fashionable for soirees, 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
simplicity feuillages of ribbon are intermixed with bouil-
lonnes 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 trimmince.
In evening dresses the skirts offerb 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 area l'Amadis, others tight, with pretty j.ockeys,
or white straight sleeves fulled into a deep wristband,
Under the name
or almost tight, ending at the elbow, or wide and open
festonnes, or piped at the bottom, 80.
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 V a crepe dentelle.
Black velvet is always used en neg.ligi, 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 soiries ; sable is fashionable for pe-
lisses and muffs ; they are worn a little larger than last

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are lined with a different colour, and feathers to corre-
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o rßibbon 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 arc 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 gauze 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.

RAILWAY.—The Duke of Rutland
AMBEItGATE
will cut the first sod on this line early in the ensuing
week, at Bothesfield, near Nottingham.
EXPLOSION OF FIRE DAMP.--THREE MEN KILLED.
-It is our painful duty to record another of those
fearful accidents which so frequently spread misery and
death amongst our mining population. It appears that
on the morning of Saturday, the 12th instant, the miners
employed at the Shankrey Muir limestone pit (belong-
ing to Messrs. A. and J. Baird, of Bedley Lime Works),
went down to the pit at the usual time. In consequence,
however, of their entertaining a suspicion that fire damp
delayed proceed-
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taoccthuemirul:.toerdk
until the t workings,he arva
tohf"the overseer, who
came down the shank about eight o'clock. On finding
the workmen congregated at the pit bottom, and learn-
ing the cause, he taunted them with cowardice, and told
them to follow him; upon which he and several of the
workmen, with naked lamps, proceeded into the sus-
pected workings, the consequence of which was a terrific
explosion, which destroyed the lives of the overseer
and two of his companions, severely scorched other
three, and by its force tore a part of the pit-head frame
from its fastenings, and threw it to a considerable dis-
tance. It is said that the pit had not previously been
much disturbed by fire damp, but, on the day before the
accident, part of the workings had blasted, by which a
man was burned, which gave rise to the fears of the
workmen.—Airdrie Advertiser.