The Sun.
London, England, 1866-03-02 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 2, 1860.

Hon. Vessy Dawson, M.P., were examined by Mr.
Butt, Q.C., as to the allegation that the letter
pointed to the plaintiff. Mr. Whiteside, Q.C.,stated
the case for the defendant, Mr. Shirley, who was
examined as to the facts of the case, was still in the
box when the despatch left.

There was a considerable fall of snow here last
night, and at Kingstown the " drum" was put up,
signalising the approach of a storm.
Yesterday a man named Keenan was killed in-
stantly at the Broadstone terminus by the fall of an
engine on his breast.

the chairman, referred to the valuable services ren-
dered to the society by Mr. Layard, who had been
an active member of the council for many years.

The vote of thanks was carried by acclamation,
and the meeting separated.

Female Fashions foi March.

(From Le Follet.)

Up to the present time, almost the whole chronicle
of fashion has been devoted to ball and evening dress.
Thin, transparent materials have been preferred for
dancing ; and one gauze of a very lovely texture—
called appropriately aerial gauze—has gained great
success.

We must still mention the patent velvet as greatly
in favour. Of course, if the dress is trimmed with
cluny or beads, one must have silk velvet ; but if
perfectly plain, or trimmed with fur, patent answers
as well. The colours in which it is made are truly
beautiful—sapphire blue, green, violet, brown, and
very light pink and mauve. It is very much used
for paletots, instead of cloth ; and for children's
dress it is universally adopted.

About the make of robes there is but little to say.
They are more than ever cut on the bias. There
are several ladies who wear no plait at the top of the
skirt, but generally there are two or three at the
back. We must refer our readers, however, to the
descriptive list of toilettes for any further notice of
novelty in style.

A ball dress of white tulle, spotted with gold, over
a white satin skirt. The tulle is bouillonne length-
ways, with bows of satin between the bouillons. A
Greek tunic of white satin, fringed with gold, and
cut in points. Greek body, with gold ornaments
upon the body and shoulders.
A dress of white tulle illusion. At the bottom of
the skirt five rows of ponceau satin ribbon, covered
with insertions of silver lace. Long trained skirt.
A tunic of the same, caught up in four places at the
front, but left full length at the sides and back, very
nearly as long as the under-skirt. It is caught up
by pattes of cerise satin, covered with lace. A light
cord of fuschias trims the tunic. The body low,
with a satin and lace ceinture. A cordon of
fuschias.

A pale blue satin dress with trained skirt. Round
the bottom, a flounce of English lace put on in fes-
toons, and in the plaits of each of these bows of
blue ribbon fringed with gold, and with chains and
cameos. The flounce is headed with a blue and
gold cord. Low body, with rich plastron of lace ;
and the ceinture is ornamented with gold.
Evening or dinner dress of white cerise and white
stripes made a la Princesse, opened up the front,
over a breadth of cerise satin. A flounce of Alen9on
lace 13 placed down each side, so as to fall over the
cerise satin, and a coquille of lace all down the
front of the dress. Long tight sleeves, with revers
of cerise satin and lace. Long sash, with very wide
square ends, tied under the arm on the left side.
A ball-dress of light green tulle buillonne, under
a tunic of satin cut in wide square pentes edged
with point d'Alengon put on as revers. Body a
plastron, bouillonne, trimmed with Alenon and
ceinture with a bow.

A white gauze dress spotted with bright pink
spots, a thick ruche round the bottom, edged with
pink satin. An upper skirt of gauze, cut in points,
and also edged with a ruche. A low body, made so
as to appear like a small open " Figaro," over a
plastron of pink satin forming a waistcoat, with
pearl buttons.
A dress of white satin ; round the bottom a bouil-
lon of tulle, about ten inches wide, upon which are
placed every here and there, crossways, a light spray
of small blue-bells, with dew-drops. A tunic of
tulle, very short in front, long behind, trimmed
round with a band of blue covered with insertion.
Branches of flowers fall over the tunic, being fas-
tened at the waist. The body, a ceinture, is bou-
illonne, and trimmed round the shoulders with
flowers. ;
Robe in the " Empire" style, of white gros de
Lyon. Upon each seam is a small revers, worked
with coral beads. Low body, with small revers
round the shoulders, buttoned in the front with two
rows of coral buttons. Ceiuture worked with pearl,
and fastened with a coral buckle.
A ball dress : the bottom skirt of tulle worked
with gold bouillonne lengthways. Tunic of gold-
coloured satin, " Princess" make, with low body,
cut square in front, and with a long train trimmed
round with a light trimming of white feathers.
Feathers also at the shoulders.

White poult de soie dress, trimmed round the
bottom with a flounce of English lace, headed with
three bouillons of tulle with pearl beads. Over this
a robe princesse with a long train of white poult de
soie with white stripes of pink satin, caught up in
the "Marie Antoinette" style, with tufts of roses
and pearl tassels.
A visiting dress of green satin with insertions of
fine black lace, wide, put on in zigzags.

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Dress of Russian drab poult de soie: skirt trimmed
round with three rows of Chantilly lace put on flat,
headed with an insertion. A row of mosaics in
guipure up the front. Round body with ceiuture,
trimmed to match the skirt, with guipure orna-
ments.

A robe of black and white chinee moire antique.
The skirt is trimmed en tablier, with two rows of
rich guipure insertion over green, up each side of
which is a fringe. The insertions are also placed
round the skirt. Body with basquines, trimmed
with guipure over green, and fastened with malachite
buttons. Tight sleeves, with buttons like those on
the body.

Dinner-dress of light green satin : the skirt cut
a l'Empire, with an artistic application of white lilac
and green foliage of two shades. This is made in
a kind of coloured lace. The body is low, cut square,
trimmed also with the lace to match the skirt, which
is also placed upon the ceinture.
Ball-dress for a young lady, of white tarlatane,
dotted with field daisies with pink centres. " Em-
pire" body, with small low body, with fichu of plaited
tulle, and blonde chemisette. Ceinture of white
gros-grain, fastened at the side with a tuft of daisies.
Ball-dress, also for a young lady : a skirt of white
tulle over sky-blue ; round the bottom a thick ruche
of tulle. Two more skirts of tulle illusion, and a
third forming a kind of basquine, caught up by
branches of white jasmine with crystal stamens.
Body of blue taffetas, with wreath of jasmine.
White tulle robe, spotted with dead gold, over a
skirt of white satin. Long trained skirt, quite plain,
with a gold cord round the bottom. Corset of gold-
coloured moire. Chemisette of tulle, worked with
gold.

A dress of ruby velvet, cut very much on the bias,
with two large hollow plaits at the waist--the front
breadth is of satin of the same shade, covered with
silver point de Venise passementerie, wider at the
bottom than at the waist, and edged with small
silver tassels. Low body, with berthe of the silver
passementerie.
A white moire dress, trimmed with rouleaux of
cerise satin worked with gold stars. A corselet of
velvet with gold stars, a larger one being placed in
front.

A toilette, " Pompadour" style, of taffetas of wide
pink and white stripes. The skirt is trimmed with
flounces of English lice,which form coquilles up the
front of the skirt to the waist. These coquilles are
placed in two rows at the back of the skirt, which is
made with a train ; cameo buttons of black and gold
are put on each coquille. Body draped with lace,
cameos upon the sleeves and front of the body.
Robe of black poult de soie, festooned round the
bottom with a trimming of bead buttons. A Achu
kind of pelerine of old guipure, over a high body,
crossed on the chest and ending in two small ends
passed under the ceinture, which is of pink silk, with
lace at the bottom of the wide ends.

At-home dress of black velvet, open skirt and body
over emerald green satin, with bands of fancy
Oriental embroidery ; ceinture of green satin with
similar embroidery, and at the bottom a very wide
fringe.

The " Pamela" bonnet is gaining favour, although
at present it is seen principally at the opera or for
full-dress visiting dress. Some of our modistes have
modified the form very much, so as to make it less
trying ; still it is certainly the young lady's bonnet
par excellence. _

For morning bonnets the " Empire " style still
prevails, but the fanchog is still much in favour;

they are very small and not much trimmed. Thus,
a bonnet of light green velvet, the " Empire" style,
was trimmed with a torsade of the same crossed with
pearls and trimmed with a small feather.

Another, of " Regina " velvet, with " Empire "
curtain, cut in three points, and trimmed with gold
sequins, forming pandeloques. A very beautiful
feather of the same shade of colour is placed at the
left side, and is carried across the bonnet. The edge
of the bonnet is trimmed with sequins. The inside
has a bandeau of velvet and gold. Strings of satin
spotted with gold.
A plush bonnet, trimmed with white marabouts
and clochettes of blue velvet with silver stamens.
Wreaths of these flowers ornament the inside as
well as the outside. A magnificent ribbon of blue
velvet worked with silver, and a fall of blonde form-
ing the curtain and falling over the strings, com-
pletes the trimming.
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Another violet velvet bonnet, form " Empire,"
the front covered with a drapery cut in points, with
a fall of black lace and tassels at each point. White
velvet daisies with gold centres form the trimming
inside. Strings of violet velvet.

A bonnet of light blue velvet. Flat crown ; front
bouillonne, separated by a strap of velvet orna-
mented with black cameos and chains of jet. Strings
of blue velvet. Diadem of velvet, trimmed with
cameos and chains.

Bonnet of velours royal—the front and curtain
covered with white blonde put on flat. At the side
a tuft of white feathers having a small humming-
bird in the centre. Bandeau of velvet, on -which
are placed three gold stars. Strings of white terry
velvet.

For evening toilette, flowers, gold, pearls, and
bandalettes are worn, but very little besides the hair
is worn. The Empress style is gaining favour daily.