The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-12-25

trim ming acrnaely The outer open the
elbow, and edged the basques, with fr Of lace
ihe season Is scarcely advanced enough for many full
dresses 10 he seen. The description of few walking,
dinner and evening dresses may, nevertheless, be nte
resting To readers
We wiil commence with Of plain brown silk, Of
splendid quality rich, indeed, a To require other
than two OF broad brown ribbon, plated
In vele, each side OF the skirt and the sleeves
and body, which was without basques, with rounded
point and buOned. The buttons, which we're continued
the front oi the skirt, VI PLAIN silk, the color
OF the dress With this was an emerald green rib
bid satin bonnet without either flowers feathers The
curtain and the edge Of tho bonnet lined with azo
green velvet The strings mixture OF these two
coors This was accompanied by the Chantilly fall
perseyerngy worn In the morning by all ladies' with
any pretensions 10 good taste. The pardessus was
casque OF black velvet
Gounces edged with . broad band OF black velvet ON
broidered IN jet and steel beads High body with band
trimmed with stomachcr Of velvet, embroidered like tue
aounccs Puff sleeves, fastened into band Of cmbroier
cd velvet and finished by fri tn match tho nonnces
Arab burnous Of black satin, embroidered au passe with
mixture or jet and steel beads The embroidered hood
finished by silk sscl mixed with strings OF beads
The bonnet maize terry velvet, trimmed with fan
chion OF black lace, aud long maize and black feather
A still more elegant toilette was composed Of corn
flower blue MORE antique dress with double skirt; the
upper open en- unique at the sides and held together
by open plat Of black passmenteric finished at the
bottom by tassels The body high, without basques
trimmed with ourragere berthe OF black passemenerie
fastened shoulder by button and tissel, and on
the other by with assels gas
berthe has the double merit Of novelty and originality
The open bell sleeves nearly 10 the elbow
and held together like the upper skirt The basqune
black velvet trimmed with two deep frlls of lace,
mounted with rich gimp Venitlonnes sleeves, lined
with satin and trimmed with lace. The bonnet white
velvet with blue terry velvet fanchon surround
ed with lace with tufts of blue and white silk ssels
each side
Another dress was black velvet, with single skirt,
very full and long, with ques Of plaid taetas, in which
red was the predominating color These aiies were r
ther than quarter Of yard wide ut tho bottom
and were trimmed round with jet gimp. The body was
high, with small ancicre basque; the chest and back
full
with jockey and fastened at the wrist The Jockey was
edged with crossway plaid above which was wider band
An extremely handsome dress was made of emerald
green satin with double skirt the upper trimmed
with wide black velvet quillcs embroidered au passe
mixed with steel beads The body was round, opsn in
front cosur, edged with band Of velvet embroidered
like the on the upper skirt were open
and worry long trimmed match This style Of sleeve
better suited than any other for evening dress, they
show well the lace under sleeves which, at the present
day, richer than ever
For dinners or evening drcss was one made of a
magnificent material OF very pale blue brochnc,
with small velvet flowers Of deeper shade.
with ru,hes Of white tule, and the sleeves
covered with others OF tule Illusion This second sleeve
The dress had skirts, the lower trimmed with
bouon OF tulle about three eghths wide the top one
open al the sides, trimmed with a bouon like that
the lower skirt
Tho winter bonncs surpass in elegance anything OF
the kind we have ever seen they are trimmed with vel
vet flowers artistically made Amongst thu most
beautiful OF these are wild peoples and daisies tulips SO
cnarmingy shaded that they hook like the works Of
nature than Of art chrysanthcmums particularly yeow
which elegant black velvet bonnet and the cate
cga beautiful Indian plant, with long leaves hanging as
gracefully as feathers.
spcc the fronts still small and not much trimmed
but the almost always soft and plated. This
is very elegant when the plas are Well arranged Some
velvet b nnets however, made with round crowns
and of principal arses prefer them IN that ma
eral, but adopt the plated crown for tafets or satin
bonDets.
Many capoes are made partly drawn and partly plan
that TO say tho and part Of the front These
potas satin and plush, or satin and velvet The
most fashionable coors are groseic des Aipes or
emerald green. These two colors contrast nicely with
black velvet and lace
with plaid velvet in good taste and adopted by
OF eeganes The curtain that important part Of the
bonnet length diminished TO It's proper dimensions,
and longer upon the shoulders stands out be
hind in ungraceul ian.
Amongst the most simple and becoming oonnets we
have Of groscie des Apcs velvet, trimmed
with torsade Of velvet fastened a. the side with bunch
very small feathers Of tho shade Velvet flowers
to match, mixed with blonde In thu cap.
Another no less becoming was made OF cerisc velvet
and plush, with small bunch OF cerse feathers at the
side the curtain AMI front lined with black velvet and
small bow OF cerse velvet in the cap Velvet strings very
A bac. velvet bonnet, called tho chapeau echerpe, Is
quite novel, and will, thing, be afayorite takes its
from the trimming, which is formed with wide
plaid ribbon placed across the bonnet with long ends fall
second black velvet bonnet trimmed with plaid
fanchon trimmed with black lace. bunch Of velvet
the plaid Plaid velvet strings, and bows OF narrower
velvet ~ match In the cap.
For visiting or dress bonnets we were particularly
charmed nth one of gro-cele velvet, with no other
trimming than resie 81 white msrabouts falling ele-
gsnty from the front In the caps bsndele Of velvet
with small bows OF groscic and white velvet Very wide
velvet strings, groseille and white.
white velvet bonnet was trimmed with broad band,
carried and widening the forming double
front his well the curtain lined with ponceau
velvet the edge OF the bonnet also ~ the color
Poncesu velvet flowers IN the cap and wide strings of
rap al "a a.
In coifures de sorte long ,asses much used either
gold colorcd silk, both mixed. one made with
anchon Of white blonde fastened with gold pins a, the
side, and long tasels under them falling wards the
back Of the head was exceedingly elegant
Another OF ulie and pcnceau velvet The talle
ulied across the back hair IN iaa, crossed here and
there with velvet band Across the front, fat ban
dcau Of velvet ON each side large TUFTS Of talc boaonc
mixed with punches OF ponc.su velvet nowcrs, falling
m wrcaths.
The new plaid velvet ribbors mixed with blonde are
also much used IN headresses and with very pleasing
effect II Is said that some Of clegantcs intend 10
roduce the fashion OF wearing natural flowers IN tbs hair
this winter We hope will not prove to be mere ruinor
work OF art compare with that Of nature. Such
couture must, Of course be very recherche but II will
necessarily be very expensive.
The Chancery Question In The Braish Par
lament.
IRON the london Times fGty Article) Dec. III
Throughout The entire currency debate Friday night
there only exception ~ the abstinence frvm any
attempt deny the exposures that have been made Of the
real nature Of the recent infringement Of the act Of iss
But that exception Important The measure either
amounted 70 depreciation Of the existing circulation, %
II nothing The Chancellor Of the Exchequer wholly
contradcts that Il had any such effect. at has been
said be observed "tbat the government have authorized
the bank 10 commit act equivalent TO debasemcnt Of
the currency, that what have done almost equal to
permitting reputation % contracts, and that the sanct
~ 81 property invaded by this additional issue Of
bank notes lentrey dispute the correctness Of that
view" To most persons familiar with economical
science this remaak will prove staggering n In
discussion mechanics your opponent ~
commence by calling IN question tho lag o gravaton.
IL bexilderng 10 have " such pon, than
would be 10 argue out The most sbstruse suggestion
just would be the "a person IN the thick u dis
cusson 81 events In the reign of Henry Viii
suddenly called 10 prove that such individual
Henry VIII ever lived not 10 be taken Tor granted
that increased Of article the value 81 which
solely depends upon Va scarcity, must deprecize the
value OF whatever quantity Of may have previously
sted will be impossible to conjecture what single point
of human knowledge be taken established. Why,
the avowed object VI the issue 10 lower the value o.
all that had been issued bcfore' Tho debtors who ca
mored for IL pretended 10 have other aim. aud the
government In granting distinctly stated that