The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-09-19
London and Paris Fashions for September.


PRoMEsADE.Robe of white peult de- sole, the skirt
trimmed with five flounces of graduated width
These hounces are figured with chequered pat
tern in bright rose color. The corsage is open
and has basque, edged round with quilting of
color satn ribbon, the tint corresponding with
that the hounces The sleeves are wide at the
ends, ornamented at the edge with rose color
chequers like those on the hounces; above is a row
of quilted ribbon. Open under-sceves of richly
worked muslin or lace. Bonnet of French chip,
trimmed on each side with rose and foliage;
under trimming small roses without foliage Pale
yellow kid gloves. Over this dress may be worn
black lace shawl
BALL CosrUME.-The dress is composed of tare-
tame muslin, and ID profusely embroidered with
straw, horizontal rows of the embroidery orna
menting the lower part of the skirt while the
ground of the dress is covered with sprigs of the
same Head dress, straw flowers ntermingled
with the corn rose Pearl necklace. White kid
gloves, and white satin shoes.
EVENING DREss.-Robe of pink gros- de Naples,
trimmed with two founces, scaoped and edged
with five rows of black velvet ribbon, the top
hounce headed by bouillonnee of gros- de- Naples
The corsage has basques and berthe Hcalloped at
the edge and trimmed with of velvet to CORE
spond with the lounces Chemisettes trimmed with
frills of Honiton lace. In the hair, one side,
cluster of pendant loops of narrow pink and back
velvet ribbon. Petit collier of black velvet round
the throat, fastened by jewelled clasp. White
kid gloves, and white satin shoes.
GENERAL REMARKS ON FASHION AND DREss-
The season being now far advanced, no change of
fashion be looked for until autumn shall have
fairly set in but great variety in costume is OBJ
tanned by the different combinations of the articles
already introduced. This may have been seen
from the descriptions of complete costumes which
we have from time to time given, and we may
now mention few of the walking and carriage
dresses worn in the parks and other places of fash
ionable resort within the last few days. One
a dress of green silk, the skirt trimmed with three
hounces, edged with rowe of black velvet ribbon,
the corsage with basqucs the basques and ends of
the sleeves trimmed i'll the same manner as the
iounces. Bonnet, pink Grape bouillonnee with
white tulle ornamented with two bouquets ofroscs
intermingled with tulle under trimming,
buds. A black lace shawl completed this costume.
Another consisted of dress of chequered silk rose
color on brown ground white straw bonnet
and richly embroidered China Grape shawl, the
ground white. third costume follows
Dress OF gray silk, ornameuted with front trim
ming consisting OF ontange OF ribbon inter-
mingled with black lace. This trimming at
intervals fastened to the dress by bows of ribbon.
Bonnet, primrose color Grape covered with blonde.
Cashmere scarf.
Several dresses worn at the most recent evening
parties OF style which would not be inappro-
pirate for winter soirees; for instance of the
new silk dresses intended for evening wear are
trimmed with black lace Aounces, the corsage or
namented and edged with narrow black velvet.
Many dresses of printed organdy have been pre-
pared for evening costume; has the design
printed in pink, the pattern being small bouquets;
another, with the pattern In blue, is made with
seven fiounces and each fiounce ia edged with
row gauze ribbon, the corsage also ornamented
with gauze ribbon. This style of trimming rem
ders the dress very elegant.
The head dresses worn at evening parties present
no novelty. Natural flowers may be worn in the
hair with greater advantage at this season than at
any other, as they fade less rapidly than the sum-
mer flowers.
The newest styles of full dress for little girls COM
prise very pretty white muslin dresses, orna-
mented with tabliers of needlework. Bows of rib
bon ornament the sleeves, and one is fixed at the
waist behind. white muslin dress, worn
pink or blue clip, is fashionable style for little
girls With these dresses should be worn a sash
with flowing ends. Some of these dresses are made
with basques Notwithstanding that the corsage is
low and the sleeves short. The skirt is always
short, and trowsers indispensable.
For little boys who have not yet attained the age
for wearing the Jacket the tunc blouse is adopt
ed The Russinn blouse is made all in one piece
but opening the left side; or the blouse may be
made in the style called the Scottish blouse, name
ly, with plain corsage, having basques tails,
the skirt very full, and cut bias-way Either of the
above forms are fashionable, and they made of
almost every kind of material, but those of che
quered silk, especially for very little boys, the
most distingue. Short trowsers and socks COM
plete the costume
set of pocket handkerchief have Just heen
completed in Paris which remarkable al speci-
mems of needlework. The set consists of dozen
handkerches, and in the four corners OF each are
represented in embroidery the portrait, the initial,
and the arms of a king and queen of France. Each
handkerchief has an embroidered border, the pat
tern consisting of arabesque and architectural orna
Inents in the taste OF the epoch indicated by the
portraits.
A superb fan, received from Paris, is ornament
cd with line painting representing Mary Queen
of Scotts surrounded by her courtiers in Hollywood
house. The fan is mounted in gold wrought in
| hight lace pattern, wreath of flowers being also
formed ON each of the sticks by precious stones OF