The Sun.
London, England, 1835-01-01 00:00:00

FASHIONS FOR JANUARY.

(From the World of Fashion.)
MORNING DRESSES.—The real elegance of life is not to be seen
by the blaze of wax-light in reflecting mirrors, but at the social
fire-side; that happy kingdom, where comfort and refinement share
the sway. The most fashionable negligee for this season unite
these attributes in an admirable manner. Cachemeres, merinos,
and even flannel, are used for robes de chambre ; they are all made
excessively full, with a deep collar, covering the neck and shoulders,
with very wide long sleeves, confined by a wristband, and showing
the cambric chemisette sleeve underneath ; a girdle passes round
the waist, but is not tied; the favourite colours in fine merinos are
maroon, blue, dark green, chocolate, and various tints of red or
orange ; they are lined with coloured sarsenet appropriate to the
pattern of the stuff—a Cachmere design on a llaytien-blue ground,
has a good effect lined with an orange silk. The style of morning
walking dresses very nearly resembles the robe de ehambre. These
douillettes are universally worn, and will be so through the winter ;
they are worn over a coloured cambric or silk dress, and completely
envelope the figure. Stamped satin, merino, and Cacheinere of
various patterns and degrees of fineness, are the favourite mate-
rials. Some very recherche specimens we have seen in velvet lined
with satin : in all instances, the outer material should be a rich and
rather heavy colour, the lining bright and tranchant.
OPERA DRESS.—A white satin skirt covered with a pattern in
imitation of blond lace, and trimmed at the bottom with a deep
volant ; robe of black velvet, tight corsage cut very low and orna-
mented with pearl studs, a chain work of pearls crossing the sto-
macher ; blond mantilla confined at the shoulders by agraffes of
gold and pearl. Very short satin sleeves, gold armlets, and hang-
ing sleeves of black velvet, looped up to the shoulder, and lined wit!l
ermine. Ermine boa and small muff; black velvet hat and plume
of white feathers.

( From the Lady's Magazine and Museum.)
DINNER or. EvENING Ditrss.—Dress of pink satin, the cor-
sage plain, and fitting tight to the bust, with draperies a la Sevign6
put on. The dress has short sleeves, over which are long full ones
of rich blond: the epaulettes and cuffs, which are pointed, are of
the material of the dress; the front of the skirt is en tablier, orna-
mented with wreaths of oak-leaves, from the centre of which, as
if fastening the two branches together, depend short cords, finished
by tassels representing acorns. Six of these ornaments, increasing
gradually in size as they go down, are placed at distances down the
front of the dress : two ornament the front of the cotsage. Hat of
green velvet. it la Agnes Sorel. The crown is in shape like =the
calottes of the hats at present in fashion : the leaf is narrow at
back and very broad in front where it is turned up ; two long
drooping feathers are placed at the left side. The hat is worn over
a net-work a l'antique, of green and gold. The hair is in plain
bands. Round the neck is a new-fashioned cravatte, called a
caprice; it is of green satin, lined with swan's-down. White kid
gloves and white satin shoes. The dress is a redingotte of gros de
Naples.
BALL Daass.—Dress of white crepe lisse, the corsage plain,
the sleeves short, and excessively full, and finished above the elbow
with ruffles ala Louis XV. The garniture of the dress consists
of roses without foliage, and the tips of ostrich feathers put on in
vandyke just above the hem of the dress. A wreath of smaller
roses goes round the neck of the dress : pink ceinture. The back
hair is in several light braids on the crown of the head, which are
encircled by an ornament of jewels and gold. Two immensely
high feathers spring from the back of the braids. The front hair,
which is excessively parted on the brow, is in full tufts of curls at
the sides of the head. White kid 'gloves, finished at top with a
puffing of satin riband, erabroidered stockings, and white satin shoes