The Sun.
London, England, 1844-04-27 00:00:00

FASHIONS FOR MAY.

(From the World of Fashion Monthly Magazine.)
CAPS.—The most decided favourite style of cap are
those made of tulle cheffonne, interspersed with clus-
ters of heath, or any very small flowers. Those caps
made entirely plain upon the forehead, are now in
much vogue ; a broad curtain is placed at the back,
headed with a wreath of flowers or leaves, and which
only reaches to just the ears on each side, where it is
attached with a bunch or cluster of the same ; or in-
stead of the wreath and bavolet, may be placed a
point, encircled with a fluted tulle, or what is still
prettier, covered with raised lappets a la paysanne, at-
tached upon the top of the head with a triple bonke
(or loops) of gauze ribbon of two colours.
Ficiaus.—Those intended for morning wear have a
small high collar attached, trimmed with a ruche of
three and four rows, the width of two fingers, or
what is still prettier, a fulling, through which is
passed a ribbon encircled with a very narrow Valen-
ciennes. Those fichus destined to be worn with low
dresses of the redingote form, are covered in the
rich plumetis embroidery, and point d'artne, or inlet
put on the cross, put on narrow at the waist, and
widening at the shoulders.
BONNETS.—The form of those for the new season is
as distinguished looking as they are pretty. We have
seen several of the straw-coloured satin, covered with
crepe of the same hue, and trimmed simply with rib-
bons pareil to. the satin, and figured with a cerise co-
loured stripe; the under part of the brim decorated
with sprigs of geranium and the Spanish, jasmine;
others in white satin trimmed with lace, and fulliags
of tulle in the interior; or those in pink gros de
Naples covered with a rich applique lace, and
having for an ornament a branch of roses, inter-
mixed with bunches of currants. Nothing can
be fresher or prettier than those in gros de
Naples, trimmed with French lace, and decorated
with a feuillage de plume. The flowers most in re-
quest for the ornamenting of those elegant hats
worn by most of our elegantes are the jasmine, the
hyacinth, the white lilac, and roses of every descrip-
tion. For white straw bonnets, the saules marabouts
put on in clusters, are all the fashion, with the addi-
tion of a light kind of aerial looking veil. The
colours most prevailing for bonnets will be sky blue,
jonquil, lilac, pink, straw colour, and verdant green.
Several mixed colours will be also brought into vogue,
and ribbons will be mostly of oriental hues.
The form of these bonnets are still rather small, with
deep bavolets, and the feathers are again commencing
to be worn flat over the crowns.

Ball dresses are still in great perfection, the tunic
being certainly the most favourite style. They are
made mostly of crepe, encircled with a wreath of
light flowers, or in satin royal, trimmed with a gothic
lace, attached at equal distances with bunches of rib-
bons and precious stones. Those aux double jupes
are caught up with bouquets or wreaths, till they
reach the corsage.
Evening dresses are to be worn in silk or poplin
glace, made open on each side upon a face of white
satin, and attached with agraffes of ribbon or orna-
ments in passementerie guipure. The corsage formed
en co2ur, and a revers opening nearly to the waist.
Those in black velvet have the bodies made half high,
veiling the shoulders, and low on the chest; a fall of
English lace decorates the bust, and serves to form a
trimming to the short sleeve. Lastly, we must not
omit to mention an elegant toilette, composed entirely
of English lace, raised upon a skirt of white satin with
two bouquets of small roses; corsage A
point, and
mantille drapee.
DRESSES.—The new cut and novel appearance of
those dresses which have the corsage opening in the
front, cause them to be adopted for almost every style
of dress, at once combining elegance, ease, and com-
fort. The high corsages amazones and demi-moutants
are in great vogue, and the embroideries destined for
those dresses of the present season are well worthy
attention. Les chicori.,..e ruches, the trimmings fon-
tanges, and the biais gothiques, are all and each of them
made up with such extreme taste, that nothing can
equal the invention and perfection to which they have
been brought. The eeintures of robes de ville are
mostly formed round, and very low upon the hips,
and the skirts immensely wide, and very long. The
abundance of pretty novelties in fancy trimmings for
the decorating of summer dresses are almost endless;
amongst them we must not forget mentioning the
franges guipures, much of the am
dress, and decorating the skirt insthereceorloouwrs
;asitthies
also used for the ornamenting of mantilles and silk
shawls.