The daily union., 1852-12-02


LONDON AND Paris rAsHroSs.-A great variety Of
cloaks have already made their appearance in ancpa-
ton OF that approaching change OF weather which
will render envelopes desirable The large round form
much last winter rs lar from being discarded
especially morning neglge, for which ITS comfortable
amplitude s peculiarly well adapted Cloaks OF this
form, intended for the morning promenade, are usually
made OF cloth that is to say soft light kind ol cloth,
employed almost exclusively for that purpose
Cloth cloaks will be generally this winter. Those
Of black cloth most fashionable, and next 10 black
very dark brown, gray, and drab iavorite hues.
There plain cloaks usually trimmed with braid or
narrow black velvet The braid may be either broad
narrow; II broad, one or two rows are set on straight
if narrow, II may be set in pattern The narrow vel
vet is usually set on 10 Greek design. Velvet cosks OF
the round form made OF smaller size than those OF
cloth they are, however usually made with sleeves, and
trimmed with fringe OF that massive kind which the
French call Sevlllian fringe.
The Tama cloak, which still maintains favor in Paris,
has never been very general IN London Possibly 1t Is
found hat TOO theatrical for English taste Cloaks
OF this form sometimes made sufficiently ample to adj
nit OF end being thrown over the lett shoulder in the
manner Of the Roman toga. These Talma coaks, when
intended for evening wraps nj the theatres evening
ties usually made OF colored CLOTH lined and trimmed
with braid ef different color.
An elegant dress OF white work ed muslin has just been
completed for wedding dsjsuBer. The shirt has lve
hounces edged with deep scolops each scollop being
formed by tulip, beautifully worked in satin stitch and
point de dehfee The tulips thus suspended along the
edge OF the founces attached 10 foliage and buds
forming, altogether, a massive wreath The corsage
slightly drawn and worked in two wreaths OF
tulips which branched upwards from the waist 10 the
shoulders. The back oi the corsage was worked IN
similar style The sleeves iormei Of three narrow
frllls worked in the pattern as the founces To
complete the elegance OF this dress each hounce was
headed by beuiIoGee OF muslin, within which was
pink riband These rihands formed each side OF
the skirt bows with flowing enls, the bows divergIng
from another from The upper 10 the lower hounce
thereby giving TO the whole the effect oil tablier trim
Several ball dresses made during the last week have
been forwarded to their respective destinations IN the
country. One greatly admired ~ OF straw coored ai-
feia, with FIVE houncss edged with pladed rbaod and
fringe The head dress a coiure OF paided fband,
OF pattern similar 10 that which edged tie founces
dress OF white silk had two broad ounces each headed
and edged by wreath of roses embroidered in natural
colors. dress OF pink taeta had five 6oances edged
with rows OF pink velvet, woven in The silk, white
ground producing a charming effect. The high corsage
open front, trimmed with white gupure and bows
Of pink velvet in front and at each side OF the waist
The bottom OF the corsage was edged with row Of
guipure. which nearly joined the head Of the upper
Hounce Head dress Of coored velvet and gupufe
AMERICAS AurHoRs IS ENGLAND John o. Whittier
has Just published in London new poem, entitled
{" The Chapel Of the Heunits" DR.. Grswold's /" Poets
and Poetry OF America" illustrated with
gravngs is advertised 10 the last AthenBIm in press.
Emerson is bringing out in England Impressions OF
Europe !" Professor Hitchcock, The Geology of the
Globe illustrated i J. r. Wallis, OF Baltimore, Institu.
TONS Politics, and Public Men Of Span;" Miss Mcln-
tosh. Good in All, and None all Bid;" Alice Carey,
Covernook or Recolleciions OF Neighborhood in
the West" in two vou nee, illustrated; Sarah Jane
Clarke, her Grace Greenwood" books and Mrs Stowe
new work, of which ,npsoa & Low have bought the
manuscript Mrs Stoves old magazine papers have
been reprinted against her wishes, under the title Of
Four ways of Observing the Sabbah--Sketches from
the Note Book OF an Elderly Gentleman" !" The new
volume Of Bincrofcs History OF the United States' il
published in London, and literally reviewed 1t has not
ye, appeared in this country.