The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-12-03 00:00:00

FASHIONS FOR DECEMBER.

(From the " London and Paris Ladies' Magazine of

Fashion.")
Much simplicity is observable in the make of dresses;
the ornaments, however. are various in gimp, passemen-
terie. byrinths; but the most elegant is the d-ntelle de
velours, which possesses the advantage of matching the
colour of the dress. Embroidery is also used on silk,
cloth, caahemire, and the finer merinos, and often inter-
mixed with velvet. Black lace. though no longer a no-
velty, is as much in fashion as ever for every variety of
toilette. There is some diminution in the width of
dresses, and for walking they are also made shorter ; but
for dress, on the contrary, they are still longer, approach-
ing almost to a train. Berthes continue to be worn
either the same as the dress or of lace, and the sho'rt
sleeves are with trimmings extending below them. Spen-
cers of black velvet are very fashionable, with jackets, to
be worn with skirts of satin. trimmed with bands of vel-
vet. Cloth is much used for walking-dresses of the
demi-Amozone form they are embroidered or richly or-
namented with gimp. The manteaus under the various
names of pelisse, purdessus, paktots, camails, erespin,
are now seen in all variety : the materials are equally va-
rious, from velvet, satin, silk, to the plaids in flannel ;
they are all with sleeves, very few are full at the top, but
very wide at the bottom ; the pelisses of black satin are
frequently embroidered in soulache, braid, or silk ; and
more simple ones are with numerous rows of narrow vel-
vet. The pelerines Busses are the great novelty of this
season ; they are very deep behind, and form scarfs in
front, and are either of ermine lined with blue, or marten
with violet or crimson.

Feathers are very generally used for velvet capoles:
snules marabouts, in blending shades, from pink to cerise,
deep blue sky, orange to citron, &c.; the flat feathers are
either spiral or placed flat In the capoles of velvet,
matching either the velvet or ribbon that forms the trim-
ming. The horizontal coiffure, forming the intermediate
between the high and low, is the style now preferred ; the
little clps,fanchons of lace and muslin caps, should all
be adapted to the coiffure. A style of coiffure, suitable
to young ladies, is composed of several rows of very nar-
row velvet, which unite round the plat, and terminate
wish a naud of broader velvet, with ends. The Druid
wreaths of oak.leaves, and leaves of .gold, encircling the
bead twice, will be worn this winter.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

LATEST BETTING AT MANCHESTER.

FRIDAY EVENING.—The business transacted during
the week has been of a lukewarm character. A few bets
were made on the. Derby upon Thursday last, correspond-
ing it, a great degree with the London figures of the pre-
vious afternoon.

'f HE CHESTER CUP prices on the field, Foig-a-Bulhigh
having the cal.

THE DERBY.-10 to 1 offered agst Alarm, 20 to 1 agst
Kedger, (t.) 25 to 1 agst Idas.

TATTE RSA LL'S.—TnURSDAY.

DERBY.
12 to 1 agst Mr. Greville's Alarm (t. to £100.)
18 1 Colonel Peel's Cobweb colt (20 to 1 t.)
20 1— Lord Chesterfield's Pam (take 21 to 1.)
22 1 Lord Stmdbroke's Idas (take 25 to 1.)
25 1 —Mr. Coleman's Young Ec'ipse (1000 to 35
taken twice.)
30— 1— Mr. Jaques's Anti-Repealer (t.)
35 1— Mr. Gully's Old England.
2000-30 Lord Eglintoun' Lycurgus (t.)
2500-50-- Mr. Lintoti's Cabin Boy (taken and after-

words offered.) _
1000-10—" Mr. Wortley's John Davis (t.)
The above list contains all the bets that were laid, and
renders .comment superfluous.
CHESTER CUP.—(Enter or not.)
400 to 10 each agst the following horses in one bet :
Ratan, Alice Hawthorn, Morpeth, Croton Oil, Foig-a-
Ballagh, and colt by Gladiator dam by Capsicum.

Liverpool Grand National Steeple Chase is fixed for
Wednesday, the sth of March ; there will also be a race
on the fiat the same day, as a key to the Chester Cup and
other forthcoming events.

THE ASCOT Curs.—The Emperor of Russia having
expressed a desire that a piece of plate given by him to be
run for at Ascot should be a weight for age race, for the
best horses, it has been determined that this prize shall
take the place of the old Ascot Cup, which will be discon-
tinued, and the money hitherto added to it from the fund
will be appropriated to other races. Her Majesty's Vase
will be run for on the first day, and the Emperor of Rus-
sia's Cup on the third.
PERKIN WARBECK (LATE BLOODSTONE.) -- The
stewards of the Jockey Club have decided that this horse
can run in 1845 as a maiden four-year old.
DONCASTER RACES, 1845.—Since the last Doncaster
meeting the corporation -of that town have requested the
members of the racing club to adopt the alteration first
proposed, viz.: that the races should commence on Tues-
day, and finish on Friday. It is presumed that the plan
now proposed will be generally acceptable, and the stakes
are thereto: e advertised, with the sanction of the stewards,
for a meeting of four days. The cup and usual public
money, amounting in all to £l,OOO or upwards, will be
given.

COURSING AT SOUTH PORT, Nov. 27 AND 28.

SOUTH LANCASHIRE CLUB.

THE SCA RISBRICK Cur.—(All aged dogs.)
Mr. Petnjean's Chairman (late Birdcateber) beat Bird-
lime, belonging to the same gentleman, and won.

THE CH URCHTOWN STAKES.
Mr. Bake's Director beat Mr. Robinson's Empress,
and won.

THE FLEETWOOD Cur.—(For puppies.)
Mr. Reade's bogue-me-no-more beat Mr. Rubinson's
Stella, and son.

THE BLOWICK STAKES.
Mr. Bake's Butterfly beat Mr. Peacock's Alarm, and
won.

THE PORT STASES
Were won by Mr. Slater's Scrutator ; Mr. Coupe's
Young Mat run up,

THE CHASE.
The CHESOlitt HOUNDS Meet on
Wednesday, Dec. 4, at Withington
Thursday, 5, at • • • .(at eleven)
Saturday, 7, at ..
Monday, 9, at Norton Priory
Wednesday, 11, at.. .. Tat °Hey
Thursday, 12, at Stamford Bridge
Saturday, 14, at Warminghatn Mill
Each day at half past ten o'clock.
Sir W. W. WYNN'S HOUNDS will meet on
Wednesday, Dec. 4, at .....
Friday, 5, at
Saturday, 7, at Wynnstay
Each day at half-past ten.

OXFORD UNIVERSITY BOAT RACES.—The annual
four-oared races on the Isis, for a Siver Cup and Medals,
given by the University Boat Club, was decided on Wed-
nesday. The trial beets came off on the two days pre-
vious, when St. John's beat Exeter, Baliol beat Trinity,
St. John's beat Baliol, and University beat St. John's.
The final heat between the University crew and the Oriel
crew, the holders of the cup and medals, cau-ed consider-
able interest. The University crew were the favourites,
although the Oriel had procured a fine new boat to row
in, differently constructed from the Oxford boats, being
made after the fashion of the Newcastle boats. The dis-
tance was from Offley to Oxford, rather more than a mile.
The University crew went off at a sla,hing pace, and
although much pressed by the Oriel crew, who were close
upon their stern, maintained the lead throughout, and
won gallantly by two boats' lenghtbs. This is the third
time within four years that the cup has been won by the
University crew. The crew on the present occasion -con-
sisted of Messrs. A. K. Dawson (bow); Folk!, 2; A.
Gray, 3; F. C. Walsh (stroke) ; C. H. Sbebbeare (cox-
swain.