FASHIONS FOR FEBRUARY.

Wellington Independent, Volume I, Issue 32, 19 July 1845, Page 3

FASHIONS FOR FEBRUARY.

(From the London and Paris Ladies' Magazine cf Fasltion.) Whilst pompadour veloute, pekin satins, and all rich materials in beautiful and lively colours are among the splendid novelties of the season, j all lighter materials are preferred for ball I dresses; crapes, ombres and embroidered, and j other silk materials, as well as organdy, are worn. Yellow is a very fashionable colour for crapes. Double and triple skirts are very general; and themontants, which are the trimmings placed on each side the skirt, are very fashionable: beautiful wreaths have been made for the style of feuillage, sparkling with emaux, having the appearance of precious stones falling on the leaves. For carriage and visiting dresses, velvet and satin damas divided favour, in all the varied forms of pelise3, pardes3us, robes, redigotes, &c, they are trimmed with black lace gimp, in torsades, in chenille, mixed with bugles, &c, some are are with high bodies and revers, others quite close, others half open; the two fronts uniting, with several rows of lace and gimp purposely made; the sleeves tight, with under one of muslin, and three or four bracelets de fantasie, which are now much worn. Many dresses of Amazon form button from the throat to the bottom of the skirt, with a small gold or silver chased button. One of the prestiest novelties of the season are the robes a rubans: these ribbons, of pretty tints and fringed, are placed in eight or ten rows on crape or tulle dresses, forming the prettiest trimming possible. Paletots of velvet, or manteaux Russe, have been worn, lined and edged with valuable fur; but the newest in this siyle is the mantelet etoile, of watered silk, lined and wadded, trimmed with a rich dentelle de vilours, laid on flat; this mantelet has wide ends, and the pelerine is so full, that the folds which are necessarily formed at the elbow, make a kind of invisible sleeve; it is quite high, encircling the throat, and crosses, clossing merely with a single bride and button. There is but lute variation in the shape of bonnets; those now worn vary but in material or colour from the autumn" ones; those of emerald green, with branch fenillage, iv velvet are pretty; and also coloured satins, entirely covered with black lace Satin capotes are trimmed with velvet for ihe morning wear ; but if of light colour, velvet is not used. Coifures are in endles variety, they mostly form fanchon. Wreaths of gold or silver ribbon placed at the back of the head have a pretty effect ; flowers are much used on the little caps termed \eune femme. All coiffures of turbans, toques, resilles, &c, are generally worn very forward on the head.