FASHIONS FOR OCTOBER.

New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 584, 8 March 1851, Page 3

FASHIONS FOR OCTOBER.

(From the New Monthly Belle Assemblee.)

Morning Dress. —Lavender bloom gros d’Automne robe. The corsage, very long waisted and tight to the shape, is open from the point of the shoulder to the bottom of the waist, displaying a cambric chemisette of a new form, half high in front, and bordered with a festooned trimming of the same material standing up; a short basquine, cleft on the hips, terminates the corsage in a manner very advantageous to the shape ; the basquine and the sides of the corsage are trimed with puffed ribbon, and the onening in front is ornamented with lozenges ofthe same. The sleeves, a threequarter length, are a la Louis Qaatorze, square and moderately wide at the bottom, easy but not tight at the upper part ;-they are finished with a row of puffed ribbon, and a single deep fall of Valeuciehnes lace. A tablior of puffed ribbon disposed in the form of a broken cone completes the garniture of the dress. Capote of deep blue taffeta, a round open shape ; the interior is trimmed with blue flowers and blue brides; the exterior with loops partly of taffeta and partly of velvet.

Public Promenade Dress.—Claret coloured gros d’hiver robes; the corsage high at the back, opens in a long Von the bosom, and descends in a rounded point; it is trimmed down the fronts with a row of black lace, disdisposed en reverse. Sleeves a half-length, moderately wide, and loose. Cambric under sleeve, decorated with three lace volants. Cambric chemisette, made with a square collar bordered with lace, and the front trimmed with lace volants placed bias. Lemon-col-oured satin chapeau, an oval shape ; the exterior trimmed with ribbon broche in lemon colour and black, and a bouquet of plumes. Black lace shawl, square, and of large size. Demi Toilette. —Light green taffeta robe : a high corsage, and very short sleeves, over long ones of Ho.niton lace. The front of the corsage is decorated with passementerie, representing ribbons disposed in knots of different kinds. The bottoms of the sleeves correspond, and the front of the skirt is richly embroidered en suite in the tablier form. The casaqae, quite high at the back, and open low on the bosom, is trimmed with a revers. The sleeves are rather more than a half length, and moderately wide at the bottom. The skirt decends considerably below the hips ; it is square and of an easy fulness ; it is aecorated, as are also the revers and bottoms of the sleeves, with fringe. Pink poult de soie chapeau, a small round shape ; the interior trimmed with coquesand brides of pink figured ribbon ; the exterior with a wreath of knots of the same, terminated by floating ends.

Evening Dress. —Fawn-coloured mousseline de soie robe ; the corsage tight to the shape is low, square, and moderately pointed ; it is decorated with white dentelle de Cambray, disposed in a novel style, and intermixed with puffed ribbon between the rows of lace, and knots on the shoulders. A single fall covers the short sleeve; the front of the skirt is decorated en suite. Head dress of hair ala Maris Stuart; tha centre ornamented with a star of fancy jewellery.