The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-01-30 00:00:00

FASHIONS FOR FEBRUARY.

4From the " London and Paris Ladies' Magazine of

Fashion."

The winter season has again brought into favour the
soft and warm douillettes, which are made of Levantine or
satin, with small square collar, wadded throughout and
trimmed with gimp. Dresses of pekin damasse are made
with tight high bodies, very open in front, forming cceur,
lengthened to a sharp point nearly to the waist, and often
laced across a la Bearnaise : the edges may remain• un-
ornamented or have a revers of velvet or very narrow
band of fur; the ceinture is round, and chemisettes with
or without collars, formed of inlets of lace or work, are
worn inside these corsages, which are the most novel of
the season. .Revers and facings of satin quilted are very
much in use on peignoirs. Dresses of plain cachet-mire
are ornamented with bands of velvet on the bodies, high'
sleeves a la religieuse, and large pelerines. In ball dresses,
the double and triple skirts continue in undiminished
favour in all transparent materials for young people;
sometimes a white satin skirt is entirely concealed by the
two deep lace flounces, the corsage being also covered by
ttrereeep mantel', of lace-, roootriog eerly to the waist.
Dresses of tarlatane with double skirts are pretty.
trimmed with narrow geld fringe, the berthe to match.
The most elegant dresses for court, worn at the Tuilleries,
were of whtie satin, ornamented with silver scarfs. Some
velvet dresses are made open in front, with an under
breadth of white satin ribbon crossing over it from side
to side. A pretty novelty is the deep mantille of lace
falling below the waist, and rounded in front so as to
show the corsage. Black lace scarfs are also made so
wide as to permit converting them into tunics ; the den-
tette de velours is much approved for full dress toilettes,
manteaux, and satin pelisses; they may match the ma-
terial in colour. The hair is worn rather raised and in
ringlets, though bandeaux are always seen. Coiffures
are rather rather wide in front, some are raised in the
centre a la Norma, others have a simple wreath in foliage,
and Mulles at the side a l'Aspasie : detached flowers are
also much worn, they are generally large ones, dahlias,
roses, chrysanthemums. Bonnets are a little more open,
particularly for dress ones, which are of satin or velvet,
in the different shades of dark blue and black but for
ne'glig6 the shape is closer; some bonnets of plain velvet
are lined witir light colours, and ornamented with three
feathers. Capotes of satin, with wide runners, are
trimmed with lace for morning wear. Manteaux and
pardeusses are often finished with revers of satin of
velvet quilted the Polonaises of black satin are not very
full, and do not reach lower than the knee. Paletots of
ecru cachemire are bordered with velvet.

CHILD FOUND IN A FEW.—On Tuesday the dead
body of a full grown child was found in a box, snugly de-
posited in a pew of St. Martin's Church, Birmingham.
EXTRAORDINARY CAS:!. OF INCLNDIARISM.—At the
Eton Petty Sessions on Monday, two men, named. Ed-
ward Langley and Alfred Amsden, the former keeping a
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tering the house of the prisoner Langley, it was found to
be entirely stript of its furniture, with the exception of a
part of a bedstead, which was tied up behind a door.
Upon going upstairs a large fire was found burning in the
grate, with a bed post, one end resting on the grate and
the other resting on the floor, in flames, and also piled uP
by tile side of the fire-place, and likewise burning, an old
picture-frame and a boot-tree, partly consumed, and se-
veral pieces of dry wood. The mantel-piece, composed
of wood, had also caught fire. A large fire was also found
in the grate in the back room on the ground floor, the
chimney in flames, and upwards of two bushels of ignited
soot on the floor. In the front room on the same floor
there was likewise a fire in the grate, but not a single per-
son was found in the house. By the aid of the neighbours
and the police, the fire was fortunately 'got under before
much damage had been done to the premises. The pri-
soners, having merely stated in their defence that, as they
had no candles, they set fire to the wood to give there
light, were fully committed to Aylesbury gaol to take their
trial for arson at the ensuing assizes.
HORRIBLE CRIME.—A great sensation has been-er-
cited at Newcastle, by the attempted perpetration of a
horrible and unnatural crime. No doubt is entertained
that a gentleman of highly respectable family connections
in the country, and holding an important office connected
with the government, in execution of which he has tem-
porarily resided there, is inculpated. The offence was at-
tempted to be committed on Tuesday evening week, on a
soldier belonging to an artillery regiment stationed there ;
who suspected the object of the gentleman, and named it
to a policeman, who watched the parties and took the
custody, but he subsequently managed,
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ter, to escape. Carter was brought before the magistrates,
and Stephens, the superintendent of police, deposed that
sufficient information had been collected to lead to the
belief that Carter had wilfully assisted in the escape of
the prisoner, but that the chain of circumstances was not
yet in that conclusive which he had no doubt it would
eventually assume. Carter was remanded the magistrates
,
refusing the prisoner's offer to put in bail. The indi-
agevid and ual charged with the offence is a man about 45 years of
, he is supposed to reside in a large town in one
of the midland counties, where be has a wife and family.
The Gateshead Observer says, that on Tuesday night an
individual, described to us as " George Louis, a barrister
and assistant tithe-commissioner," was apprehended by
the Newcastle police., on the charge of tempting a private
soldier to the commission of a revolting offence. He was
locked up in a cell at the Manors police-office, for safe
custody until the meeting of the borough magistrates :
but in the morning, at twenty-minutes past five o'clock,
James Carter, a turnkey, reported to the sub-inspector
on duty, that his charge was missing ! It was subse-
quently discovered that he had left Newcastle by the five
o'clock coach for Darlington just twenty minutes before
the turnkey reported his absence ! Inspectors Little and
Crake were dispatched in pursuit of the fugitive in dif-
ferent directions. Hitherto, however, no intelligence
has been received of him, nor is his recapture very pro-
bable.

STATE OF TRADE.

NIANCIIESTER.—During the early part of the week there has
been rather less business done, but we note no alteration in
prices since our last. Stocks of most kinds are too low to ad-
mit of any hope of their growing lower at present. On Thursday
the cotton market was again animated, and yesterday a large
amount of business was done. We learn that 10,030 bags of cot-
ton were sold in Liverpool on one day chiefly for speculation.
This spirit of gambling, ought to excite the serious consideration
of the manufacturer, for, according to the brokers' returns,
Made up to Monday last, for the week preceding, the amount of
sales was 92,580 bales, of which 61,000 were purchased on
speculation, at an advance of from AEI to 4cl per lb. on the prices
of the week preceding. Had the prices which prevailed during
the past year been too low to pay the ordinary average rate of
profit on the cost of production, the advance which has since
taken place would be less an object of regret : but the highest
authorities state, that the prices last year gave a fair return to
the planters, and any advance above that rate is a positive evil,
.as respects the interests of this country. The belief, however,
gains ground that the chief part of the purchases made on
speculation, last week, were the result of orders from the Ame-
rican side, brought by the last steamer, to aid the scheme laid
there to withhold supplies from the points of shipment. It is,
therefore, an imperative duty, on the part of the manufacturing
interest, to unite in sentiment and action for the purpose of de-
feating the Yankee combination. There is no alteration in
prices of goods since our last quotation.—Manchester Advertiser,
of Saturday,

LEE ns.—There has been considerable activity in onr Cloth-
Halls during the past week, both for home consumption and
export; cnd there have been numerous buyers in town laying in
stocks suitable to the spring trade,
BRADFORD MARRET.—There was a large attendance of mer-
chants here on Thursday, and although some of them bought
largely at improved rates, the prices generally realised were not
considered equal to the augmented cost of the raw material.
Yarns Were sold readily, both for exportation and for domestic
consumption ; and many of the spinners declined orders for
distant delivery at present prices. The Wool market was active,
prices of nearly all descriptions still looking up,
HUDDERSFIELD MALSKET.—There was a good attendance of
buyers at market, here, on Tuesday, and there was a brisk de-
mand for all kiwis of fancy goods suitable to the spring trade,
especially in new styles or fabrics. In plain cloths and pilots,
also, there was a fair business done, at previous rates. The
Wool market was active, and prices firm, especially for midule
and inferior qualities.

HALIFAX MARKET.—The uniform briskness of this market for
some time past, affords little room for remark with regard to the
transactions on Saturday. On that day there was a good busi.
ness done at improving rates. The Wool market was animated
and prices very firm.

WAKEFIELD WOOL MARKET.—Stock in most kinds both of
long and short wools have been moderately replenished this
Week, and sales have been about equally extensive, at prices
somewhat further improved upon last week's prices.
HECKMONDWIKE BLANKET MARKET.—There was a very good
attendance of buyers on Monday. and there was not only ad-
ditional orders put out for the Foreign trade, but there were
large purchases made irom " sample," for home consumption.
On Thursday. the attendance of buyers was not so good to-day
as on Monday, but there was a fair trade done. We may just
remark that the attendance of buyers has been more iegularand
snore numerous this mouth than was ever known at this period
of the year.
ROCHDALE FLANNEL MARKET.—There has been a good at
tendance of buyers in the market to day, and about an average
quantity of business has been transacted. More pieces would
have been sold : but the manufacturers could not afford to sell
at former prices without a sacrifice, on account of the regular
advance in the price of the raw material. The wool market is
much the same as it was the previous Monday, the demand
good, and prices on the advance.
HOSIERY AND LACE TRADES.—Tile silk glove trade is brisk in
the vicinity of Nottingham, though not particularly active in the
town itself. There has been for some weeks past a little activity
in the silk knotted branch, but it is again on the decline. In
the cotton hose branch the hands are generally tolerably well
employed. There is little or no improvement in the fancy hosiery
trade; and the drawer branch has, we think, improved a shade.
Larcesx- R.—WOOl remains very firm at the advanced prices
spoked of last week ; and many growers are now not content
unless they have a further advance of three or four shillings;
but the state of the market does not warrant this. Yarns re-
main firm, and indeed, have slightly advanced ; but little busi-
ness is doing at the last advance. The general trade continues
Much the same as last week.