The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-04-04 00:00:00

EASII-lONS FOR APRIL.

THE new articles of costume adapted to the spring sea-
son comprise a variety of mantelets and pardessus.
embroidery, guipure, or velvet application are the prin-
cipal ornaments employed in trimming them. Many man-
telets are composed of coloured silk of tints suitable for
the coming season but by far the greater number are
black. A mantelet of black silk is always in good taste,
and is well-fitted as an intermediary between the two ex-
treme seasons of winter and summer. Mantelets of black
moire, ornamented with a trimming of deep guipure sur-
mounted with ruches of ribbon, are now much in favour.
Among the novelties which have just appeared may be
mentioned shawls of green, blue, ruby, or violet-coloured,
velvet; they are trimmed with a magnificent fringe, com-
posed of chenille, silk, and tassels intermingled : this
fringe is not sewed to the edge of the shawl, but is placed-
at some distance above it, so as to fall entirely upon the
velvet, by which means a peculiar rich effect is produced.
The fringe is headed by a row of braid broche in different
tifits harmonising with the colour of the velvet, and ano-
ther row of the same braid is placed at the edge of the
shawl.

Bonnets continue to be made of a combination of vari-
ous materials satin, crape, velvet, and blonde, are all
tastefully mingled together. None of the new bonnets
are prettier than those composed of straw and velvet, an
admixture adopted some time ago, and still retaining
fashionable favour. Others, presenting much novelty,
consist of fancy straw, ornamented with a pattern in che-
nille, and filled with feathers harmonising in colour with
the straw and chenille. French chip, the material for-
merly much employed for bonnets of an elegant kind, has
this spring again resumed favour. Bonnets are still worn
exceedingly small, and the front is thrown as much off the
face as heretofore ; the crowns are generally plain, the out-
side trimming being almost exclusively reserved for the
front, the edge of which is almost always ornamented with_
ruches of ribbon, blonde, or rouleaux of feather trimming.
Collars are still worn rather large, and those edged with_
deep vandyke points are most in favour. The needlework,
with which they are thickly covered, is intermingled with
small eyelet holes, producing a light and lace-like effect.
Valenciennes insertion is not nnfreqnently introducect
along with needlework. These large vandyked collars
have a very pretty effect when worn with high dresses.
The chemisettes worn with high dresses frequently have
collars attached to them. The collar is then of small size,.
and is usually edged with one or more rows of Valenci-
ennes, set on full. Vast numbers of under-sleeves, in
various styles, are now in course of preparation. The
most favourite form for under-sleeves is that consisting or
one large puff, confined at the wrist by a band, over which
is worn a broad turned-up cuff of needle-work ; frequently
eyelet-hole work, with pointed vandykes. Sleeves of ',IT;
souk, of the form just mentioned, and richly orpainueP!'r_
tho t tuu
with eyelet-hole work, are intended to be worn
turned-up cuffs. •th
Caps suited for demi-toilette are trimmed "'is and flow-
sion of ribbon, usually intermingled with 10:P
re employe..
ing ends of narrow black velvet. power
dress.
only for caps intended for full evening
a profu-

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CURIOUS COINCIDENCE.—In the royal message trans—
mitted to parliament on Monday the following word,
occur :—" It is a consolation to Her Majesty to reflect that
no endeavours have been wanting on her part to preserve
to her subjects the blessings of peace." In the royal_
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an
act
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message by which the commencement of hostilities with
France was communicated to parliament on the 16th of
May, 1803, the following words occur :—" It is a cansok_
tion to His Majesty to reflect that no endeavours have
blessings of peace.' subjects the
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out of the Consolidated Fund to the se • 0 eight million&
year. The interest on Facheq b. services of the present
this act is not to exceed Bid.
4 uer- ills in pursuance oC
per centum per diem..

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