The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-11-09
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THE WINTER FASHIONS.
Correspondence ofhe North american.

THE WINTER FASHIONS.
[COrreapondence oftte North A'aerican'l
PARIS October l4.-Evcry autumn we are favored
with the curious spectacle of the remarKaoIe IN
stinct, rather sagacity and intelligence Oh tne
feathered tribes With the fight of the swallows
we notice the advent of winter modes. Our galiy
decked shop windows display thick rich silks, moIo
antiques brocades, plain heavy tahetas, prlght COZ
ored paids, and infinite variety OF woolen good5
Many of these latter tissues are sufficiently hana
some to replace, even among the most eXtIaVagan..
y disposed ladies, silks walking and home t9l,
let's The reIour epinqle de iaine is beautliuI
fabric; some are plain, Others have very smal man
figure, of a brighter color than the ground. Inc
bodies of walking dresses are made high, and out-
toned in front. With these basques are scarcely
ever SEEM rounded bodies, with band and buckle,
or rbbon-sash fastened in front, being the style
in favor Many robes are made with rolnts
before and behind In full dress this form is lndls
pensable Sleeves are generally worn open anu
large, but for the winter costume closed Sleeve
with wrisband will be adopted. Moir antique,
in black colors still retain the favor 1t has SO
long enjoyed This material is also much used ior
trimmings on burnous. These made frequently
in cashmire, in broad Algerian stripes, or IN lght
colored cashmre wadded and trimmed with pala,
and also in black silk trimmed with plaid or PLAIN
velvet, plated ribbon or silk, or with handsome
passementere. When trimmed with mOir the I'm
ing should be of the same color. There are new
fashioned taletas of rich quality; the ground
is white, with checks rather more than hall an
inch in size, formed by fine cOlored threads Around
the bottom of the skirt three plain stripes, the
color of the checks four inches wide in gros detors
W. dresses of plain color, such as light broWn1
lilac, blue or green with breadth in front, ar
ranged en- tabIier of plaid silk of many cOors, IN
which blue and green predominate; or the front
breadth ornamented in patterns formed IN fancy
vevets, initiating plated ribbons, bradenburgs fas-
tened by buttons of the color as the dress, OF
in Grecque. Others have the front breadth oil
white silk, with horizontal wreaths OF howers sur
mounting fringes of the color as the dress.
Again, some made with one breadth OF PLAIN
colored silk, and half breadth the justdescrlDed
silk, placed alternately. Flounces have replaced
double skirts; these are generally only two eltner
plain or festooned, else very deep founce,
surmounted by five small ones oftwo or three inch
es deep. The skirt is extremely full, and very
long behind, almost forming train. UndersleeVes
are profusely trimmed with pufhrgs, ribbons, vel
vet and lace and are generally closed with en-
broidered revers ornamented with lace, on whlch
narrow velyes are run, and lace barbes OF putnngs
up the sleeve all round For negllge, collars
and sleeves made with fiat small plaits and val
enciennes trimming. The winter bonnets will be
made rather larger that those worn during the past
year; the front comes farther forward, and the
crown slants off behind. The curtain is wide,
round, and not raised at all. The very wide and
long strings often bound with piece OF
velvet or ribbon of different color. The inside
trimming continues to be empress knot of foliage
or ribbon, or else half wreath of flowers.
CoLIHRY ACCIDENTS II ENGLAND.-A Parliamen-
tary blue-book has just been published, containing
the reports of the Government inspectors OF mines,
upon the various fatal colliery accidents which
have occurred in Great Britain during the year
ending the 3lst of December, 1857. From tabular
statement with which the inspectors preface their re-
ports, it appears that the whole number of separate
fatal colliery accidents in the island during the year
1857 had been 760, and the number of lives lost
l,ll9 being decrease of Al in the number OF acci-
dents, and increase Of 80 in the number of lives
lost, compared with the previous year. The
whole number of accidents included IA explosions
of damp causing loss of 377 lives; $50 acci-
dents arising from the fall of coal the roof and
sides of workings causing loss of 372 lives; l44
shaft accidents, causing loss of l63; and l82 mis-
celaneous accidents, causing loss OF 2OS lives.
During the year 1856 there were about 23O,OOO per-
employed in and about the collieries of Great
Britain, and about sc, ,5OO,O 900 tons of coal were
raised. The loss of life was, therefore, at the rate
of about one persons killed in each 224 employed,
and one killed for each 64751 tons of coal raised
In 1857 the production of coal considerably in
creased in districts, while in others there
slight decrease, the total production being pro-
badly about 6S 900 600 tons. The loss of ife there
fore, in 1857 about person killed for each
6O,769 tons produced.
REMOVAL OF RED RIVER RAFr.-The Shreveport
Gazette of the 23d ult., says:
Delegates from Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana
met in this place Wednesday last, the Goth inst,
for the purpose of organizing the Louisiana, Ar
kansas and Texas Navigation Company" under a
charter granted by the State of Louisiana, empow-
ering certain persons to remove the raft from REQ
River, and keep it open to navigation for periot
of thirty years, for which service the company i
authorized to collect tonnage duties from boat,
passing through the river after the obstructions
have been removed
The delegates in attendance were n. D. Ellis
from Texas; Col c. NJ. Hervey from Arkansas
/ John Hamiter, DR.. T. B. Hotchkiss, and John
/ Landrum of Louisiana. The capital stock of tn
company is fixed at $3.50, 600, but may be increase
at the option of the directory. No difficulty will
experienced in dsposng of the stock, every dolla
of which will be taken by planters directly int,
rested in the opening of this great barrier to IT,
development and prosperity of the magnifcer
country drained by Red river.
The government of Holland has just proposed
| the Chambers plan for the purchase by cover
! ment of the Isle of Stoclland, in the Zuvder Zc
belonging to the provinces of 0verrySsel. The Ii
| tie island, scarcely more than league in exten
| has population Of 800 souls, who live in the mo
wretched destitution, the soil, being often owe
flowed by the tides, produces article of food, az
they can rely only the precarious results of the
/ fishery. The government has been so freuuent
| obliged to grantla sums of money for the rel
of these poor people, that it has now decided
/ buy them OIL and remove them to the main land
! the more economical way of disposinp of the,
The isle will in future be uninhabited.
! ANOTHER RAILROAD CoNvENrIoY.-Itis is stated Il
/ Convention of southern railroad managers will
/ held at Chattanooga, Tennessee, on the 23d instai
| The principal business of the meeting will be I
/ establishment of through schedule of passene
/ and freight rates. This has been contemplated so
! time in consequence of the new competition
augurated by the opening of the East Tennes
and Virginia Railroad last spring, and bv the ra,
! progress towards completion of embryo lines
! Among the roads which will be represented at
! conference are the Baltimore and Ohio New I
leans, Jackson and Great Northern, Mississin
/ Central, East Tennessee and Virginia, Memphis a
| Charleston, Central andiGeorgia.
A correspondent of the Raleigh Standard, W
! has succeeded in the culture of tea in North Ca,
lima, writes that the Paraguay tea, which it is mr.
osed to introduce into the United States is identc
| with the "Yopou" which grows wild on the No
| Carolina coast, and is very generally drank amo,
the poorer classes in that section MANY of ,
captains of vessels prefer a supply of it to cof
as they say their men are with it, able to endu
more fatigue, and accomplish more labor. 1t gro
! wild upon the eastern coast, but when cultiyat
and trimmed makes beautiful tree.
FROM PoRr AU PLArr-We are informed hv Co
tain West, of the schooner California that businc
at Port au Platt, when he left, (0ct. o. was We,
dull. PROVISIONS plenty, and prices rating We
| having fixed the exchange 200 for one althouc
the merchants are paying from $50 to 800 for Il
hard dollar. The country was quiet-NeO 70,
Sun.
At Hopkinsville Tenn. Fair ten brothe,
named Brown, all mounted on fine prav borsa
rode into the ampitheatre, and displayed the
horsemanship, all being good riders. The eldes
was aged forty, the youngest twenty. They haC
not all been together for fifteen years. Their m,
ther was present, and they rened up in front of til
glorious matron, and saluted her, while she she
tears OF joy and pride.
DORCHESTER CouNTY.-Capt. Thos. yickers bs
sold his farm on Fishing Creek, containing 20 acre
to Mr.. H. Monroe, of Va, for 81 OOO one-balf cas
John L. Thomas, Esq, has sold his farm nos
Cambridge, to DR.. VIM. II. Rogers. of BaItimorr
for 81 400, one thousand dollars cash. It contain
l2O acres of land, with but few improvements on il
Cambridge Herald.
The Cincinnati Inquirer says: There is a lager
beer saloon keeper here who was formerly one oi
: the Board OF Examiners in the Austrian army
Many man ofmilitary rank has passed thronGh
his hands. But he was imbued with tbe ssheres9''
OF kepublicanism, and he now ekes out a subsis
tence by the moderate sale of lager
SUIT has been commenced by Washington Nc
Lean Esq, against Hamilton CO. wherein he claims
damages to the extent of one hundred and twenty
thousand dollars for breach of contract on the mart
OF the commissioners, by not grading a certain
piece OF land according to the terms Of lease from
-, Inc e correspondent of the New York Times saws
tnat tne Government has rendered to General PaeE
either one of three national ships to convey him
nome: AS the Generals suite is very large includ-
ing ms family and the gentlemen who came to in
lte Elte hm back, he will select the one offering the
been made. mas NV ~
n NoMMlssIoNERsHP INDIAN AFFARs-General
l Denver yesterday resumed his position as Commits
, sioner i OF indian Affairs Mr. c. f. Mix will take
eIe position formerly held bv him, that of chief
} cierk. This arrangement was determined on when
S." Denver was appointed Governor of Kansas.