The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-12-07 00:00:00

FASHIONS FOR DECEMBER..

(From the "London and Paris Ladies' Magazine of Fashion."

The colours most in favour this winter in woollen ma-
terials for dresses are monstre vert, dark gray, garnet and
muraille ; stripes and checks continue fashionable; the
richer materials of dress are generally in running satin
patterns, on reps ground, whether of different shades of
the same colour or contrasting ones. The new materials
are so rich in pattern, as not to admit of trimming with
the same. Woollen materials are principally used for
redingotes, made quite high, ornamented with branden-
bourgs ; in galona, silk nceuds of satin and velvet rib-
bon, and large ncends in gimp; embroidered in satin
stitch, mixed with thick cord, which has quite replaced
braid ; narrow velvet is also very fashionable for trim-
mings. Carriage dresses are generally quite high and
tight, with long sleeves closing at the waist; those open
at the bottom are still fashionable, but principally for
dinner dresses. For evening wear, rich satins with velvet
patterns will be the great novelty of the season. Bouil-
loas of tulle and pretty trimmings of coloured blond have
a good effect. On taffetas ball dress, pink and citron ve-
lours epingl6 are frequently Seen, with blond flounces of
the same colour, Berthes of lace. velvet. and old point,
are still worn, but rather less deep. Taffetas dresses of
pink, blue, and white, are often nearly covered by pinked
ruches, Narrow velvet ribbons, both plain and epingle,
are very much used. Bonnets arid caps are covered with
them ; the narrower the more approved. Fancy buttons
are also much used. Bishops' purple and vanille colour
are favourites for redingotes ; they are often trimmed
with stamped velvets. Fur is now a favourite ornamen..
Satin skirts for morning wear have several rows ; the cor-
sages being high, with small fixed pelerine of fur, dimi-
nishing to a point at the waist; sometimes two bands of
fur are, placed en tablier ; fur cuffs are much deeper than
they were last year. The newest style of pardessus is the
manteau Armenien, partaking of the paler& and mante-
let; it is open at the sides the whole length, and falls
straight behind, without marking the waist, trimmed
with a broad band of gimp or lace laid on. The same
style, of reduced size, is also made in cloth and merino,
trimmed with gimp or stamped velvet. One of the no-
velties of the season is a plaid velvet cloak, with deep
fringe. Many pardessus form large rounded shawl be-
hind, and inantelet in front : it is not unusual for the par- ,
dessus to match in colour with the dress, as one of dark
blue velvet with dress of dark blue Bros de Naples. The
form of bonnets, though rather similar to those worn last
year, is, however, rounder and more open, and there' is a
roundness in the crowns. Carriage bonnets are of royal
or plain velvet, with feathers, and many with ornaments
of satin ribbon ; the inside finished with four rows of pi-
pings of two colours alternating. Satin capotes are or-
namented by demi-guirlands of the same colour, inter-
mixed with black lace; some black velvet bonnets are
lined with pink or mais, a very favouiite colour.