Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-10-24
LONDON FASHIONS FOR SEPTEMBER.
From he Court MAGAZINE.


1t is to the fashionable watering places that
we must this month look for the prevailing
modes. This year they are characterised by
even more than their usual simplicity. White
jaconet muslin peignOirs are good deal in re-
quest for the morning promenade Some are
fastened up the front with bows OF coloured RI
band, and are worn only with large double
pelerine trimmed with two rows Of lace; that is
to say, one to each fall, or else row of riband
run into each of the broad hens; the ceinture
corresponds Those with floating ends are not
adopted in the early part of the morning. Pc
lisses OF French cambria, fastened down the
front with mother ofpear buttons and having
the front of the skirt and the pelerine bordered
with lace, are also in favour. Valenciennes and
Mechlin aces are the only ones fashionable
Some Of the most novel cambria pelisses are
open before, and are bordered both round the
bottoms and up the fronts with three or four
small tucks, each Of which is edged with row
of extremely fine but very narrow Vaencien-
mes lace. These pelisses have no pelerine, but
are made with large square collar trimmed to
correspond. This is a tasteful and simple style
of neglige.
Silk pelisses, though less in vogue at this mo-
ment than those above cited, are fashionable;
and we believe will by the end Of the month be
more so.
Small cottage bonnets continue in favor for
the early part Of the morning. They are prin-
cipally of pouX de soc, but We think drawn ones
are upon the whole more in favor. 1t is only IN
the forms of half dress hats that we find some
novelty, and in these it is rather an Improvement
than an alteration in the shape. Some have the
brm oval, Of moderate depth, standing out
from the face, but not so much as they have been
lately worn. Others have the brm more OF the
aureole kind. We observe that in the first d. s
crption of hat. the sides of the brim are neither
so long nor so close as in the beginning OF the
season, and in the second the brlms are not so
short. Rice straw and Grape are the materials
most in request for halfdresS hats those of OK
de sole. though fashionable, being comparative
ly few in number Flow er ID gauze rbands Of new
and very pretty patterns are generally employ
ed for trimming Grape hats, with the addition OF
a light sprig of flowers Of fruit blossoms.
Those oftne eglantine. spirea, jassamlne, APP
ple, and peach are fashionable, but moss-roses
are still more numerous Glazed tafteta rib
ands continue to be employed, with flowers or
feathers, for rice straw hats; feathers are arran-
ged en- bouquet; they are always short, and not
more than three employed new washing
silk has just appeared, for home neglige; it is
called Madras Escossais; it is placed in sober
colors, and moderate sized squares.
Indian muslin, either clear or thin jaconet, is
now so generally employed for robes, for din
ner or social evening parties, that nine dresses
out Of ten are composed OF one or the other
These dresses are SeneTdny ulduc Will i'hS
sleeves; some with corSages a la Iierge. Others
have the corsages cut low, and trimmed with
large pelerines, also cut low; they are sloped
so as To be very narrow in 'front.' but fall very
deep over the back and shoulders. These
pelerines are always edged with lace; and II
the corsage is not made with pelerne, 1t is
usually trimmed with lace disposed en- mantille.
The sleeves, if long, are a la toHe; if short
those of the double boufant form are most III
favor; they descend as low as the elbow
Flounces are coming very much into favor:
We have seen within the last fortnight several
dresses trimmed with them, some with single
flounce only, others with two; but in either case
there is heading to the trimming They are
generally embroidered.
Head dresses of hair, without ornament, are
frequently adopted by young ladies for social
parties If these coiffIres are ornamented, IL
must be with flowers; wreaths are most IN re
quest Grape hats, with round brlms, are also
in favor. The interior of the brlm IS trimmed
in a very light style with small flowers arranged
en- aureole A sprig of flowers generally OF
different kind, ornaments the crown. Fashion.
able colours are gray lilac, straw color, dust
color and some new shades of rose, green, and
gray.