FASHIONS FOR SEPTEMBER.

New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume IX, Issue 782, 29 January 1853, Page 4

FASHIONS FOR SEPTEMBER.

Nothing decidedly new in shape has yet appeared for autmun mantles, * bat much is in preparation, and may be anticipated for next month. Among the greatest novelties in bonnets is the Italian straw, trimmed round the front with a donble row of blue or green velvet, separated by plain or open-worked straw bands. Open worked bonnets of yellow and black ere» noline, trimmed with bows of china ribbon in bright shades, such as lilac, yellow, ruby, &c, with mixed black lace, are as much worn. The inside is ornamented with mixed flowers, to match the colours in the ribbon. Thin mantelets are still much worn. Embroidered muslin mantelets are lined with pink taffetas. The designs^ of the embroidery are exceedingly light — a magnificent flounce of application trims the edge of the mantelet^, and a ruch a la vieille of pink gauze ribbon is placed on the top of the flounce. A still more elegant one is composed of lace ; it is a kind of pelerine de camail, the same depth in front 83 behind. The pelerine is formed of five deep frills of lace, placed upon maize coloured taffetas. These frills are separated by a quilting of maize ribbon, about two inches in width ; a small drawn lace hood, with a maize coloured rosette, with Jong ends at the back, and another to fasten it on the chest. Slack taffeta mantles are covered with four frills of iace, separated by broad black velvet bands. A black velvet bow, with ends, fas'ens it on the chest, and ornaments the hood behind. The pagoda?, formerly so exceed ng'y wida, lave been reduced to more modest pioportio s— they have become the half pagodas ; and, under that aspect, have received different mo ificitions in their trimmings, as have also the dve 1 en s and marquesses sleeves, all of which are made either of embroidered insertion mixed with Valenciennes, English embroidery with Malines lace, point d'Alencon, or Brdssels lace. These have been sometimes united with ballons of lace or clear muslin during the summer ; but autumn already" knocks at the .door, and very sbortor long sleeves are not suitable for October or November. Foreseeing thi?, some new styles have been prepared, which we have been permitted to inspect. These sleeves are rather longer, and decidedly smaller round. Some are of muslin, gathered up in the seam (which is at the top of the arm) under an embroidered insertion, edged with Valenciennes ; others are open to the elbow with a puffing of muslin or tulle ; othert are formed of insertion* and bouillions running perpendicularly ; but al are terminated with au embroidered wristbafcd, so as as to prevent the air circulating to the shoulder. We should have also mentioned ths sleeves a la Grecque, which we have seen with most of the undress Pompadour robes worn by our fashionables in the morning visits to our noted shops.