The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-08-02 00:00:00

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THE
reigning D
measles, and has hi
convalescent.

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HE marriage of the Duke of Brabant with the Austrian
ArChduchess Marie Henriette is now appointed to take
°ace on Sunday, the 21st instant.

IRE PROROGATION.—It is now confidently expected
that parliament will be prorogued by the Quee •
onthe 18th, or at farthest on the 20th instant.
0,4 MATRIMONIAL ALLIANCE is arranged, and will
''°rtlY take place, between the Lady Louisa Lascelles,
,gh,ter of the Earl of Harewood, and Mr. harles Henry
-Nis son of Mr Charles Mills, of CamelfoCrd-•

in person

A AIATRIMONIAL ALLIANCE will shortly take place
between
. Massey Lopes, Esq.. eldest son of Sir Ralph
I'lPes. Bart., of Maristow, M.P. for South Devon, and
Visa Yarde Buller, only daughter of Sir John Yarde
tiuller, Bart., of Lupton, M.P. for the same county.
THE MINISTERS assembled on Saturday in the Foreign-
°face. During the sitting of the Council a naval officer
arrived at the Foreign-office from the British squadron in
the East. Communications were a
Russian and French Ministers.
THE COURT.—The accounts of the health of the diffe-
rent members of the Royal Family are quite satisfactory.
The convalescence both of Her Majesty and the Prince
Consort, and of the junior branches, is complete, and the
air of Osborne will, there is every reason to hope, dis-
perse every lingering trace, and avert any unpropitious
effect, of the malady with which the domestic circle of our
most gracious Sovereign has been visited.
BICKNALL ESTCOURT, who represented the Uni-
versity of Oxford and the borough of Devizes in Parlia-
ment ears died on the 26th ult., at Estcourt,
t for many Y
ills, in the 78th' year' of his age. He was the father of
the present member for Devizes, and tile possessor of
large Property in the counties of Gloucester and Wilts.
e e
t r• Estcourt was at one period chairman of tile commit-
vll of selection in the House of Commons, and it was he
° raoved the committal of Mr. Smith O'Brien to the
rolls

PARIS FASHIONS F(

)R AU(

R'a(FROM THE COURT JOURNAL.)
'the f are informed, both by reason and experience, that
iaahionable season of Paris has drawn to its close.
pebiteel that it must be so ; but yet the promenades and
thetla Places of amusement are still eo so elegant,
alk„,lre Cannot believe it possible that fashion has quite
in isuatled us. At no one period of the history of fashion
le „ens has the art of dress been so artistically studied,
the'eecessfully demonstrated as at the present moment ;
tlePrevious epoch has female toilet been brought to
gree of perfection by which it is now distinguished.
hied the
is this fact that everywhere Just nosy is
of hieu the expression of Count Pahlen, on the occasion;
tidie annual visit to our capital, " Why do all the Pans
be as look so lovely ' Those of my acquaintance must
kar Year older since I saw them last, and yet they look
re): Youthful than ever. Those who were never before
eeiarkable for good looks might now pass for beauties,
the swat increased attractions of those who presented
Prohelllest pretensions before, increased en the same
enarrtion,
We have solved the mystery ; it is the new
the eeco
ta•ng shape of the bonnets, the graceful cut ofd
7Forties, the full flowing skirts, and the light an
eisieuetnf trimmings now worn, to which is owing the
noi,sgee so Puzzling and inexplicable to the greatest, con-
dress wlle.of female tenue in Europe. The. new style o
• theeillail, is no universallyadopted during the. sultry.
robe is 'aecomirvigt all ages, to all figures—it is the
• ora Gitana generallyocoaposed of ?mousseline de
and des lt es made tunic fashion, open in
etoe richempereeeehi eutotheanankle, where the hem meets
uisPlat
i--tteurrnidenr-
e
ricr' ins it to under skirt of white cambric,
lie °tent of about six inches, not more.
the 6.1 e ex
ll runs likewise en tabber down
i° all °,llfe. °f the ye
wnhe.tae ender robe, which is complete
the Part fitting tight to the figure, low over
e, Shoulders:4' d ofeur in front. The whole
in' covered with emanbroidery. The sleeves are long, reach-
seigealmost to the wrist, where they are terminated a la
tCrniate, being open up the arm and embroidered to
eine shoulder. No corsage is worn with the tunic, but a
is „all,and most elegant caraco, of an entirely new shape,
bei"..„'"ue almost close fitting behind, descending but little
,U V, the waist, where it is terminated on the hips by a
light and most elegant description of trimming, entirely
new. It is quite transparent, made of unwroneht silk to
Match the various colours in the tunic, and hangs with
so much ease and grace over the skirt ' • it is so far superior
in its effect to the various trimmings hitherto employed,that it is even said to give an entirely new tournure to
the demarche of our fair promenaders. The sleeves of
the caraco are quite short, falling merely in two open
lappings from the shoulder. The patterns most in vogue
for those tunics are those of a light and tender kind ;
running wreaths of rose buds on a lilac ground, paque-
'reties, or May flowers on a blue ground, or seines of
small strawberries or currants on a buff chine ground.
Some of the more costly fabrics are painted in a running
Pattern of flowers all round the border of the tunic, in
imitation of the rich stuffs worn in the winter; but these
7ra voted not so bien porte's as the others, and conse-
tee°4 have been beheld more frequently in the voitures
he remise than in private carriages. But little new has
auta
r, Presented for morning dress. The plaid de Paris
irlY adopted and likely to continue in favour till the
italit". Sothe resses of this charming fabric have
kn seen at camp at Satery, assuming by their
e
via Pretension to which in the origin they had laid
mrireane„ Some of these were made ala bateliere,
up ct quite plain, white muslin body, mounting high
crossle the threat, and two braces of the same material
where'll behinl, and descending in front to the waist,
These they terminate in a bouffant with two short ends.
they
becoming
they races are worn considerably wider than last month :
__e a are
invariably edged with a narrow black lace, and
finish to the hitherto somewhat crude
Cara °I the plain white body with the coloured skirt.
taadee" nsf Pique-still maintain their vogue. They are still
to thepeeerretils tight to the figure, and rigorously closed
glaie , They are edged with a stiff ?)rode?.-7e An-
to the fi'lu.ollt fulness, but open at the hips to give ease
the w gout
The only novelty in these caracos lies in
orea anderful variety of the buttons with which they are
tO thrcened. This industrie has opened quite a iTv,field
g/siBe, hlgenuity of our coutur:crcs, boutons a l An-
" l' Allemande, a la houssarde, a
.1a lralaque or de
Wise determine the style or pretension
.of this other-
howerr`aln and simple article of dress. it is file. to say,
Riese tr, that the preference in bottoms riches is decidedly.
our
,9 those of Kreusnacht manufacture. Sometimes
with 8"te8 maitresses indulge in the greatest extravagance,
teeee:egard to these ornaments, and a set composed of al-
reesr, rubies and emeralds graduating in size towards the
has excited great admiration.
In o,:'°Yelty in Paris caprice has become quite a feature
byPromenades this year, consisting of white muslin
botl:_with flounees, with mantles of the same ; white
eriteees with garniture, whether of flowers or marabouts
toeepr white. Sometimes the entire whiteness of this
Aoseals relieved by the garniture of the dress being coel-
k,te 13,0 f bournonnis reaching to the knee, through which
teshes`ased ribbons of bright pink or blue, exactly in the
cltes,"4 worn more than twenty ago. These
ead'eaa, worn with the mantle and bonnet to match, seem
SO rn expressly for wear in the Americaine—the carriage
iale-aele in vogue for the Bois de Boulogne ; it would be
ar,?ssible to keep them from getting crumpled and faded.
tilaii's7, Other description of vehicle.. The effect of this
eccentric style of dress is, however, very charming.
ofWhenthus viewed—the freshness, lightness, and simplicity
lipe's,aPPearance are both novel and striking. The long
ladieesthe troops
wee°' dmericaines which station at the Camp at Satory
withoutn
Place, tahuds are under review, each containing two
attired, has become one of the sights of the
41? straneer would think of leaving the Camp
gallantrePoe ng a 'visit to the Parterre, as the military
these ca the visit
a are
er has designated the corner where
novelty bin stationed. sonnets present the only
however, de ,sg.irather more closed round the face ; this,
wearer th pe"us touch more upon the taste of the
e, an that of the milliner. Chapeaux zephires of
oiagrane de bl
,1 3ensati "de intermixed with velvet, have produced
5Ce, sh
the a tog the lower
These new shapes are quite close to the
eyes and fore Part of the countenance, while
The head are completely exposed to view.
be. ornament on the outside whether composed of a
r,",aquet of flowers or a mixed Co ue of blonde and velvet
ree latter the more stylish of theq two) is placed close to
ft edge of the passe, the ends of velvet or the tendrils of
17re flowers falling over. The work-rooms of the modistes
stiklti full activity for the retour de when, and m!inya
latie;lrl.g novelties have been produced. The chaper a
6. eller°, composed entirely of loops of narrow ribbon,
e had much succes for the evening promenade at the
he 4:,* One lionne of our acquaintance has carried with
Neris no less than seven of these jardinieres in
apc,ejent colours. The Marie Antoinette mantles in
air4-"„iLed muslin have obtained much favour ; they are
of becoming, made without cape or collar, a ruche
the 11.1„1"o a la vieille alone sufficing to mark the shape of
todThey descend no
lower than the elbow,
• merely trimmed with a ruche a la rieille all
nets Keellki;, ÜBSERVATIONS..- No escarpins whatever
eeee 'All this summer,
the brodequins of satin des iles
chaussure of ladies of ton. Sun
formed of
rhea ea eeea,t shape have succeeded the hoods, flounced
Tormee
a of a ','eh were in vogue last season. These are
•Pattern aid 'arge piece of muslin, generally of chintz
of hair behind. From
°l°ll veejeei. UPon the top of the head, which falls by its
the int °. frelin over the plait
th. erlor
vane goeld pig and long depend small bouquets of daisies or lilies of
dell
brides,. through which are passed the
eosein used for maintaining this most fanciful and
g coiffure on the head. The Chinese parasol,
se that
-at when s read out, has completely super-
the ordinaryp make. No expense is spared
arw°: Lae ornament' pet articles de luxe,
ticnis 8° cherish d in, of
petite Inclitresse. Incrusta-
ice°, of tettin, e by every all along the handle,
iveya of cornele and seed pearl
these
o rephich
so
shortla timeeago was considered the height
atid allufactured eexg a
rnecss. y The broad ribbons which
p 1 to wear across the boeom
fallereePeoding from the waist have met with decided
• They were pronounce
vet
e 'd
mauvais ton from the
frAs4io%ratL, and have never been seen in the salons of the
icoonletireaelpeaarist.ocracy... Notes must be written upon tea-
eel
ern- Buell for boating & Per; the Nankin colour, which has been so
213wrie evagur, is going out. Studs made of the small
g costume have been most success-
4iost :ngst our dandies for display at the sea side. The
theeccentric experiments are being tried by our lions in
the Vatter of trousers. Some of them would astonish
•Lirtedondoners • for instance, a pattern of large checked
ip4,:lasto the 'knee, and small checked upwards to the
a
adopted by the most responsible members of the
jtieeke
tots club, but failed to set the fashion. Summer pale-
bright, la Robespierre, and lined with plaid silk of
tee co.ours, have obtained favour amongst very young
bradTheY are made with loose sleeves and the cuffs
of and turned back to display the lining to the space
hyoid e;-

is inches

" . IMMENSE CARAVAN, which left Bagdad for Aleppo
A. tile 25th April, was attacked and pillaged by a band of
Wi
1.79 camels were taken ; of these 165 were laden
Ilot "
,1Q
corer
tton goods sian tobacco, and 12 with Arab cloaks and silk
.