FASHIONS FOR JANUARY. (From the London and Paris Ladies' Magazine of Fashion.)

New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 298, 7 June 1848, Page 4

FASHIONS FOR JANUARY. (From the London and Paris Ladies' Magazine of Fashion.)

The warm and comfortable douillette has re-appeared this winter, in Paris, in an ira- \ proved form, ornamented by quilting. In patterns for evening social parties they are made in pink and niais satin, trimmed with ermine, and small manelet to match. The style of trimming redingotes is no longer confined to the tablier form; many have trimmings encircling the skirt, particularly in quilting. Cloth dresses are worn, dark blue and claret being the favourite colours ; they are embroidered in soutache, intermixed with embroidery en reliefe, the tight back of the corsage being equally ornamented with the front ; they are also accompanieJ by mantelets embroidered and festonne; some have merely a single wide galon velonle ; or four very narrow ones divided by buttons. The gimp trimmings continue an indispensable accessoire of most toilettes, and not only for robes and manteaux, but also bonnets and caps are frequently ornamented by them ; fringes, oudes and ciepe are much used on all ball dresses. Walking and carriage dresses are made tight and high, with long sleeves, closing at the wrists ; for evening wear the corsages are low, tight and pointed; many having draperie on the top; pretty little mantelets are made for evening use, of lace or plain tulle, trimmed with several rows of lace ; ihe rich lace scarf is, however, more elegant. Flowers are very much used on all ball dresses, either in bunches or wreaths forming montants, or cordons so small as to form the headlings of flounces ; those of foliage are particularly pretty. The velvet bonnets are mostly of dark colours, black, royal blue, vanilla, but they are lined with a contrasting colour, and ornamented with much taste inside ; plumes of small feathers are fashionable, the last falling low, but the most elegant ones have a single ostrich feather noue, with marabouts, or a bird of Paradise; gimp is also used on velvet bonnets, in a kind of resille covering the crown. Velours epingle is very fashionable this season, in all shades of grey, fauvette, and deep blue. The pardessus were never prettier than they are this winter ; the forms are various, whether in velvet, satin de chine, casimir, or drap cachemir ; those for young ladies, of satin ala reine, are with sleeves, and made close to the waist. Manteaux de visite reach very low, and have several rows of trimming. Very pretty little caps are made of narrow blonds, and narrow velvet, with lappets of blond ; velours epingle, and stamped velvet, form numerous coiffures, mixed with black lace, and the half squares of lace are much in favour, confined by a bouquet of flowers or velvet nteuds.