The Sun.
London, England, 1866-01-01 00:00:00

White tarlatanes, with double zig-zags or intarlacings of
coloured ruching, are in favour, above all, those spotted
with gold or pearl, or with stars of gold or glass.
Another pattelm meeting with much favour is that of
flies or birds in black and gold, blue and gold, red and sil-
ver, &c.

Many rich foulards are made in stripes of colour on a
white ground, or dotted over with small designs. Ball-
dresses, of thin material, are frequently made with tunics
caught up by ribbons, cords, or trails of flowers. At the
bottoms of skirts bouillones or flounces are placed, and cor-
selets with points, or with small separated basques, are
worn. There are some chains of gold made as trimmings
for white satin dresses, covered with tulle illusion. These
chains—holding as it were the bouillones—are extremely
distinguos. There are also very rich galons sultanes, made
in colours and fringed with gold ; gold guipure embroidered
with pearls ; and ribbons of gold or silver, upon which are
large daisies of white or coloured velvet, with gold for sil-
ver hearts. Crystal is used on velvet; the skirts cut on
the bias and every seam trimmed with a crystal fringe.
A toilette do bal. Under-skirt of striped blue and gold;
the upper of blue satin ; upon each seam a gold lace, placed
two rows together, forming an insertion, and finished off
with gold tassels falling over the under-skirt. Low body,
with gold laceiforming a rabat ; and wide gold band, fas-
tened by two cameos. Head dress in the Empire style,
with gold bandelettes. Necklace of cameos, fastened on
blue velvet.

A robe of white tulle ; the bottom, of the first skirt trimmed
with five rows of red velvet, heading a narrow row of gold
pendants. The upper skirt in tho Princesse style, with
corselet of white, caught up at every seam with ends of red
and gold. Under the corselet is a low chemisetto, and short
sleeves of plaited tulle. Collier of red velvet, with a gold
cross.

An evening dress of pink poult de soie, trimmed with
galon of guipure and pearls. The body draped with pink
silk, covered with guipure, forming small Spanish sleeves
from the shoulders, and fastened at the waist with two
cameos, from which it hangs in two scarf ends, fringed
with pearls.
Toilette of tulle bouillone, with under skirt of white
taffetas, which is trimmed with a gauffered ruche. The
upper-skirt is festooned by chains of pearls, fastened by
bows of pink satin. Similar chains and bows form the
drapery on the body and sleeves.
A robe, with a very long under skirt of tulle bouillonne
dotted over with gold sequins. The upper skirt with scol-
loped barques, composed of maize-coloured satin; each
basque trimmed round with black velvet and sequins.
Body and black velvet sash also trimmed to match.
An emerald-green velvet dress, with tablier of green
satin, fastened to it with silver buttons. The skirt is
opened on each side, over a breadth of green satin ; the
openings being edged round with a green passementerio
and hanging silver buttons. The body is low, with a
long basque, forming a tunic behind, and very short in
front, trimmed also with passementerie and buttons.
An Empire robe of cerise satin, with tablier of white
satin. The dress is cut on the bias, without plaits at the
sides ; very wide at the bottom, and trimmed round with a
bias of cerise satin, and a gold cord. The body is low, cut
square, with a plastron of white satin joining the tablier,
both of which are trimmed with tulle and gold beads.
A green satin tunic, trimmed with guipure, embroidered
with pearls and silver stars, describing the grecque pattern
at each point of the tunic, which is finished off by tassels of
green and silver. The guipure is fringed with silver lilies
of the valley. The sleeves are very short, being formed
merely of the guipure. The tunic is equally charming,
made of white satin embroidered with gold, blue.satin with
silver, cerise with gold, or black with silver.
A Princesse robe of violet poult de sole. Round the bot-
tom a grecquo of beaded passomenterie. This is also
placed en revers up the front of the skirt, and on the body
to each shoulder, forming- epaulettes. A rsev of black
cameos fastens the body and aro put down the skirt be-
tween the revers.
A dress of Russian drab satin, with arabasques at the
bottom of the skirt, made of poncean velvet, embroidered
in gold, and opened over a guimpe of muslin, trimmed
with guipure.
A robe of silver-grey gros grain, trimmed at the bottom
with a band of ruby-coloured plush, straight on the upper
edge, and put on the dress with a cord of the same shade.
The lower edge is cut in dents, and finished with a silk
cord worked with jet. A fitting maw, trimmed round
the arm-holes, bottom of sleeves, and seams, to match the
skirt. A ruby-coloured band, trimmed with passementerie
in jet, and jet buckle.
A green moire antique dress, fonno Princesse, with a
double band of velvet a rather deeper shade, commencing
at the neck, and widening towards the bottom of the skirt
Land trimming 'the hem—these bands are put on with a
passementerie of beads. Tight-fitting sleeves, with jockeys
and cuffs of velvet.
Gold is worn as trimming on bonnets, as well as on other
articles of dress ; for example, a black velvet bonnet is
trimmed with bands of plush ribbon, striped with gold.
'['ho inside is a torsado of black velvet, with three gold stars.
A mere simplostylo of bonnet is of drawn black velvet ;
bouillonne tulle crown, spotted with jet. A bow of velvet
ribbon on the side, with a cameo in the middle. Two tor-
sades of passementerie worked with jet cross the crown,
falling in festoons over the chignon. The inside is drapery
of tulle and velvet, fastened with a cameo.
Blue velvet bonnet, with a flax plait from the front to
small curtain, edged with white blonde. High on the side
is a puff of blonde, froni the centre of which a white
feather falls over the crown, The feather is fastened to
the 'blonde by a small bird. White strings.
A very pretty bonnet for a young lady is of white tulle,
spotted with blue chenille. Small bouillonnee curtain to
match, with a band of blue velvet, fastened with a pearl
buckle. Barrette to match inside, and blue velvet strings.
A capote of Mechlin lace, with edge and curtain of black
velvet, trimmed with a scarf of tulle, fringed with feathers
and gold beads, and fastened in the bonnet with bunches of
gold daisies. Inside trimmed to match. White satin strings.
A white velvet empire bonnet, trimmed on thd front with
a coquille of black lace, fastened with a bunch of coreopsis
in black velvet and green leaves.
Rich blue velvet bonnet, with joeky front ; barbs of black
lace, ruched over the middle of the head, the ends falling
on each side and forming strings. A small bird placed be-
hind. The inside is trimmed with a plait of blue velvet.
A ruby-coloured velvet bonnet, edged with sequins in
jet. A bird of the same colour fastened on the curtain
with a black cameo. Bandeau of ruby velvet, with white
stripes inside.
Bonnet of mauve-coloured royal velvet, spotted with
silver. Chains of silver on the edge. Bows of velvet
fastened with a silver buckle on the side. The inside
trimmed with the same velvet, and silver leaves.
• Capote of bouillonnee white velvet. Soft crown of
Mechlin lace. A pouff of velvet on the side, with a palm
of gold feathers. The inside trimmed with a plait of velvet
with gold chain and feathers. White satin strings, edged
with gold.
A bonnet, formed of a drapery of imperial velvet, with
Greek bandelettes of silver. The inside is a drawn velvet
bandeau, with bandeaux of silver. Blue velvet strings.
A grey felt bonnet, with biases of velvet to match, edged
with a curled feather to imitate Astrakan. A flat plume of
small grey feathers, fastened on the side with flat cameo.
Bands of grey and ruby velvet, and black camoes
A fanchon bonnet of black lace, covered with bands of
black satin. Bandelet of the same, trimmed with a grec of
et, with hanging balls. Black curled feathers on the side,
fastened with a fiat cameo. A diadem of violet velvet,
j with a grec and aiguillettes of jet inside.

WRECKS.—During the past week 39 wrecks have
boon reported—making the total for the year just expired
3,302.

GREAT is OoLorlt.—A short time since, the Louisiana
Senate receivod a communication couuuencinl as follows :
—" The undersigned, as a committee of ladies, acting in
the name of a largo number of loyal ladies of New Orleans,
wish to present your Honorable Body with a United
States flag," &c. The Senate received the communication,
voted to accept the flag, and assigned an hour in the after-
noon for its formal reception. Before the hour arrived,
however, the fact became known that the donors of
the flag were colored ladies, when the Senate hastened
to expunge from the journal all record made of the corn-
manication and of the acceptance of the flag.

LEGAL DISCRIMINATIONS IN ALABAMA.—A bill intro-
duced into the Alabama Legislature provides that inter-
marriage beeweeen whites and blacks be made felonious
and punishable by imprisonment for the whites, and brand-
ing and whipping for the negroes. Other disreputable con-
nections between the races subject the whites to a fine of
$l,OOO :and imprisonment in the county gaol for twelve
months. The other parties to the crime are to receive
" one hundred laehee on hie or her bare back."