sleeves are scalloped from the shoulder to the | terials. Those that are flowered, if the skirts bottom, the scallops fastening on the puffs, that are flounced, have the flounces bordered with protrude through them, by buttons, or knots wreaths to correspond. White and pink taffeta corresponding with the garniture of the skirt. robes are frequently made with single skirts, Those Spanish sleeves, so often in vogue among trimmed with bouillonnés of gauze or tulle to us, have for some time been laid aside; they are correspond: there are three or five rows placed now coming again into favour, and make a little on the skirt: when five are employed the upper change in the uniformity of the pagodas, though one reaches nearly to the hips. The rows are these last are still the more numerous. placed at a little distance from each other; each space is ornamented with two ruches of cut ribbon. The bouillonnés are tastefully intermingled with knots of gauze ribbon. The low tight corsage is ornamented with bouillonnés in the style of a berthe; it is of moderate size round the back and shoulders, diminishing as it descends en cœur to the waist, displaying the centre of the corsage, decorated with very narrow ruches of cut ribbon, placed en échelle. Short sleeves nearly covered by the berthe: they are terminated by ruches of cut ribbon.

When these corsages à basquines are open in front, a petit gilet is frequently added. It is embroidered, and decorated with pearl, amethyste, turquoise, or emerald buttons. When these gilets first appeared, it was supposed they would be almost immediately laid aside as being quite unsuited to the season; but they have kept. their ground, and acquired their distinction by the good taste displayed in their hues and materials: their colours are always such as blend admirably with those of the robe. The most elegant are open en cœur; they are embroidered, and trimmed with a double row of buttons on each side. This Turkish style has a pretty effect, with the loose open front disengaged from the basquine. A transparent or lace chemisette, descending half-open towards the breast, is usually

worn.

I may cite, as the most novel coiffures in evening-dress, those composed of red volubilis, intermingled with blonde lace. It is something in the style of a cap; but not quite, as it displays the hind hair decorated with a jewelled comb. Another, of a more simple but very becoming kind, is composed of black lace, with knots of green ribbon tastefully placed on one side, and roses without foliage on the other. This headdress also shows the hair, confined by a gold comb. Ornamental combs are coming again into favour; they have been very little seen for some time.

Head-dresses of hair, decorated with flowers, are the only ones adopted in ball-dress; they are also very much seen in evening costume. Wreaths are most fashionable. Some of the prettiest are composed of field-flowers, beautifully blended, and admirably mounted; others are composed of roses with buds and foliage, encircled with small sprigs of forget-me-nots. An intermixture of ribbons and flowers seems coming into favour. The prettiest of these wreaths that I have seen, are those composed of half-blown rosebuds and knots of rose-coloured taffeta ribbon, falling in floating ends on the shoulders. Fashionable colours have not altered since I wrote last month.

The heat of the weather does not prevent our fair chatelaines, nor the élégantes at BadenBaden and the spa, from dancing; but before I speak of ball-dress, I must observe that transparent and half-transparent materials are now in a majority for evening-robes; for since the weather has become warmer, silks, though fashionable, are less seen. Gaze-barège is one of the most fashionable of the new materials: the ground is always white, thickly strewn with flowers of various kinds: sometimes a single flower with buds and foliage; then a small sprig of flowers in the various stages of bud, halfblown and blown. Small tufts of wild and garden-flowers intermingled are also seen. Gaze de soie incrustation is equally novel: it is a very slight tissue with two sides; one is plain, the other striped in those small stripes called à mille raies, strewn with small spots in brilliant colours. Gaze pompadour represents bouquets of flowers in the most vivid hues, attached by bluc or wood-coloured ribbons. Painted organdie is very fashionable; and so are white, pink, and blue tarlatane and organdie. Some of the most DESCRIPTION OF THE PLATES. elegant ball-robes are composed of white tarlatane or rose-coloured organdie. The corsages are cut very low, and tight to the shape; the berthes, of the petit chale form, are embroidered with straw. Short sleeves, also embroidered. The skirt is trimmed with three volants, worked in épis of wheat issuing from embroidered knots. Each flounce is festooned with straw. The right side of the skirt is decorated with sprigs of field-flowers, mingled with épis de paille and ornamental grasses.

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FIRST PLATE.

PUBLIC PROMENADE DRESs.-Taffeta robe, shaded in groseille and black; the corsage is high at the back, and opening in a short V on the bosom. Tight sleeves, a three-quarter length; muslin under-sleeve, terminated by two falls of lace. The skirt is finished with a deep fringe, with a lozenge heading. Chapeau of paille de riz, a small round open shape: the interior The majority of the robes in the light ma- of the brim is trimmed at each side with full terials I have just cited have three skirts; I tufts of intermingled white and red roses, and have seen some with as many as five, but these white brides; the exterior with a bouquet of are few in number. Ruches, of gauze ribbon or short white marabouts, drooping on each side. tulle, are much in vogue for trimming plain ma-Short pelisse of lilac taffeta glacé de blanc; a

close-fitting corsage, high at the back, very open, descending very low at the sides. The garnion the bosom, with a rich border in rerers of embroidery in green, red, and yellow. It entirely encircles the dress, and serves as a heading to a deep parti-coloured fringe, white, yellow, and lilac, which goes round the bottom, and up the fronts to the waist. The sleeves are trimmed en suite.

SEA-SIDE AFTERNOON PROMENADE DRESS. -Barège robe, a blue ground, with white satin stripes broche in red and green; corsage Raphael. Sleeves a three-quarter length, of the horse-shoe form. Light grey fancy-straw chapeau; it is a moderately open shape; the interior trimmed with sprigs of small yellow flowers, composed of straw; the exterior with the same, and with rouleaux, and a triple barolet of bands of grey straw, forming a perfect imitation of ribbons; brides of rich white ribbon broché. Muslin mantelet à chale, of a large size, made high and close, with a large hood; it is bordered with an embroidered flounce, headed by three folds.

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No. 3. HOME DINNER DRESS. - Blue silk robe; corsage Louis quinze, trimmed with ruban à la vielle. Tight sleeves, just covering the elbow, and similarly trimmed. They are terminated, in the small pagoda-style, with four falls of quilled tulle; the chemisette is of the same material, and so is the cap; it is decorated with floating lappets and blue gauze ribbon.

No. 4. DEMI-TOILETTE.-White organdie robe; the corsage, quite high and full in the front, has the fulness confined round the throat by embroidered entre deux; three richly embroidered flounces, headed by an entre deux, forming the front in the stomacher style, descending nearly in a point to the waist. It is continued en tablier down the front of the skirt. Short full sleeves, confined to the arm by entre deux, and finished with embroidered pagodas, of a small size. The hair, disposed in bands in front, is turned up in a soft knot behind. No. 5. HOME DRESS. -Rose-coloured or gandie robe; the corsage, half high at the back and very open in front, is embroidered in a light pattern in silk to correspond; as are also the bottoms of the pagoda-sleeves. The skirt is trimmed with three flounces similarly embroidered; a single fall of Valenciennes lace finishes the sleeves, and encircles the top of the muslin chemisette. The head-dress is a black lace fichu, arranged en bonnet; the rounded point at the back falling over the hair, and the ends descending in floating lappets on the bosom. They are looped by a gold pin on each side.

SECOND PLATE.

PUBLIC PROMENADE DRESS.-Taffeta robe, plaided in red lilac and black; the corsage quite high at the back, opens little en V on the bosom, and is ornamented from the opening to the waist with fancy silk buttons. Sleeves a threequarter length, tight at the upper part, moderately wide at the bottom, and finished by a fall of lace. Fancy straw chapeau; an oval shape,

ture is composed of a bouquet of exotics, their foliage, and white brides. Black filet de soie shawl, sprigged with green silk, and bordered with two rows of fringe; one is lilac and black, the other green; the fringe is surmounted by five rows of green fancy trimming; the same kind of trimming, without the fringe, encircles the upper part of the shawl.

SEA-SIDE PROMENADE DRESS. — Robe of blue soie chiné; a high close corsage; long sleeves, wide at the bottom, and finished with lace. White fancy chapeau; the interior of the brim trimmed with wild flowers, and white brides. China crape shawl of a large size; it is a new shade of aventurine; it is trimmed with a very broad fringe in black and aventurine, with an open-work heading; an embroidery in black surmounts the fringe.

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Rose-coloured silk robe; the corsage is high at the back, descends at the sides in a scalloped revers, is very open on the bosom, but crossed at the lower part by bands of puffed ribbon. The rerers and the basquine are also trimmed with puffed ribbon, as are likewise the short sleeves; the under-sleeves are finished with five rows of lace. Lace chemisette. Italian straw chapeau; the interior trimmed with wild flowers, and white brides; the exterior with strawcoloured marabouts.

No. 3. PUBLIC PROMENADE DRESS.

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No. 4. MORNING DRESS.-Taffeta robe, shot in black and orange; a high close corsage, scending in a basquine cut in deep festoons; the front of the corsage and also the centre of the skirt are trimmed with fancy silk buttons of a new pattern; the festoons and front of the corsage are decorated with flat fancy trimming. Sleeves a three-quarter length, festooned at bottom, and finished to correspond; a double fall of lace decorates the under-sleeve. A double row of tulle bouillonné encircles the throat. Tulle cap trimmed with blue gauze ribbon, and floating lappets edged with blonde guipure.

No. 5. MORNING DRESS.-Flowered muslin robe; corsage Raphael, made high, and trimmed with a puffing of intermingled white and black gauze ribbon. Demi-long sleeves; ruffles of two falls of Valenciennes lace, headed by two rows of ribbon. Lilac taffeta capote; a drawn shape, rather close, the interior trimmed with white blonde lace, and lilac brides; the exterior with tufts of white flowers and their foliage.