estimation. Shoes and stockings are always black. Gloves are either black or white.

Gowns made in the pelisse style are much worn in walking dress: the trimming consists of ruches disposed in waves, bias tucks arranged in festoons, or wreaths of satin foliage; the last is at present the most in favour. Whatever the trimming consists of, a row of it always goes up the front on each side; the space between the rows is very wide at the bottom, but they nearly meet at the waist, from whence the trimming expands on each side of the bust. The long sleeve is en gigot, but not so unbecomingly wide as they have been worn, and the upper part of it is formed into an epaulette by an intermixture of the trimming. This is the newest style of out-door costume. Blouses, rédingotes, and robes à la vierge are also worn, but have nothing novel in their form.

which draws up round the bust in a manner at once delicate and becoming. Waists still continue long. The trimming for barèges dresses is of the same material; but for silk it is a mixture of silk and crape, and is either a bouillonnée of the latter, arranged à la colonne by rouleaus of the former, or bouffants attached to each other by coquilles. Sleeves of silk dresses are made very short and full. Barèges dresses have mostly long full sleeves, confined in five or six places below the elbow by bands. The black silk slips worn with barèges and other transparent gowns are always made with short sleeves and low bodies: a rich embroidery, which ornaments the bosom of the chemise, rises about an inch above the body of the slip; and the sleeves of the chemise, also embroidered, descend as much below those of the slip.

The bodies of full-dress gowns Bonnets are of satin or watered are very much ornamented with beads gros de Naples covered with crape, of acier bronzé, or jet. The bodies and plain gros de Naples or velvet of crape gowns are adorned in front ornamented with crape and feathers. with drapery-folds disposed across Marabouts and ostrich feathers are the bust, rather high on each breast, both in favour. Satin flowers are and sloping in the middle.. Black also much used. The crowns of satin dresses have the front of the bonnets are of a moderate size, but bust ornamented with four or five the brim has increased very much in rows of reversed plaits. The trimbreadth; it is very wide at the sides, ming of crape dresses is bouillonnée, and rather long at the ears. Some intermixed with jet or acier bronzé bonnets have the brim cut almost in beads. Satin dresses are trimmed the form of a heart. The crowns with wreaths of foliage in crape or of bonnets have the material dif- with crape shells. If the sleeves are ferently disposed: on some it is plait- short, they correspond with the trimed all round; on others fluted or dis-ming; if long, they are ornamented posed in puffs; but generally speak-with bead bracelets. The ceinture ing, it is laid plain on the brim.

Half-dress gowns are very becomingly made; they are cut low, but are finished round the bust by a tucker either in black or white crape,

is either a net-work of acier bronzé, with an elegantly wrought buckle of the same material, or a net-work of hard silk, to resemble hair, with a jet buckle.

Toques are in great favour in full dress; some are mounted upon a band ornamented with beads, and in general they are exceedingly wide round the upper part: they are of

black or white crape, Black silk net gloves are as much in favour as white leather in full dress. Shoes are always of black silk. Adieu! Ever your EUDOCIA.

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