ALBANY, April 19.--Memories of the days of Boss Tweed and Slippery Dick Connolly were revived by a decision of the Court of Appeals today in the case of the Mayor of New-York against Nathaniel Sands.

XNY/Star Max//Getty Images Lively wore a black tweed suit composed of a plunging vest and tailored trousers. If her recent fitted grey suit felt like a nod to her character, this one was spot-on.

For a lean look pick tailored tweed suits, below right, and long-line skirts. • For metropolitan tweed, choose modern colours - grey, purple, red - and look for more unusual shapes and ...