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Vol. II.

FASHIONS FOR SEPTEMBER. THE fashions this month begin to subside into the autumn costumes, though as yet we have few decidedly new styles. We give, however, representations of three very elegant dresses. Fig. 1. A MORNING DRESS.—A peignior robe of white organdie, open in the front, and ornamented on each side with double volants of rich English lace ; the body high to the throat and full, slightly guaged half way up the centre of the corsage, which is also ornamented with a double fall of lace, continued round the neck ; the sleeves perfectly tight and decorated round the top of the arm with three folds of the same ; manchettes of lace to match, the whole worn over a slip of rich amber gros des Naples ; scarf of barêge in stripes of blue and amber ; chapeau of paille de riz, decorated with pale blue ribbon, and a splendid marabout feather nuée blue. Fig. 2. BALL DRESS .-This dress is composed of an under slip of mauve satin, over which is worn a dress of white crepe à la Bergere, looped half way up on the right side, the jupe being shorter than the under dress, and surrounded by a wreath of petit rose de Motts, reach- | ing on the right side up to the waist ; the corsage low and tight, sleeves the same ; the whole trimmed with wreaths en suite ; the waist à point, trimmed round the edge with a very small wreath ; coiffure composed of a wreath of variegated flowers, falling low on each side ; the front hair plaited. Fig. 3. EVENING DRESS. Of plain barege of a beautiful fawn color ; the skirt trimmed with a narrow ribbon, forming vandykes, each point being finished with roseattes of areophane ; corsage low and pointed ; the sleeves and body sitting close to the figure ; a splendid Cardinal pelerine, formed of rich inlet and lace, attached in front with a pale pink gauze roseatte, from which depends two rather long ends, and a rich blue scarf edged at the ends with a broad fringe, finishes this elegant costume. Cap à la Duchesse, composed of blond and VOL. II.-9

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flowers, the blond falling very low on each side of the ears, the flowers forming a perfect garland over the front of the head. CAPS are now lighter and prettier than ever, the more simple, the more elegant ; they are still made plain on the top of the head, and deep at the ears, where they are ornamented with beautiful light branches of flowers of every description ; sometimes, indeed, they are trimmed with a light style of wreath passing over the head, and attached on one side with four beautiful roses of different shades or colors ; others are merely formed with lappels, caught here and there with very small light flowers ; those which are made with an open caul are generally of lace or tulle, a Josephine comb being worn at the back of the head. Morning caps are mostly made in India muslin, the form round, and without brides, trimmed with Mechlin lace and Fontagnes ribbons, of mixed colors. WALKING DRESSES .-Pointed bodies are still much in fashion ; they are, however, mostly reserved for full dress costume. We have also remarked that the rounded bodies are worn for promenade dresses ; and, for the morning toillette, nothing is so becoming as the ceinture, with long floating ends. Walking dresses are mostly composed of satins princesses, pekins, and of poults de soie; the lighter materials being India muslin and the Persian barèges, raies ; sleeves named à la jardinière; the corsagefroncé, and skirt ornamented with three folds. We must also cite one in tarlatan, lined with pale pink gros de Naples, the body gathered in the shoulder and waist ; sleeves demi-larges, with manchettes of lace falling upon the hand. This toilette is rendered complete by a cardinal pelerine in tarlatane, lined to match the dress, and attached in the front by a bow of ribbon of pink taffetas with long ends. The most effective dresses are certainly those of embroidered muslin over colored gros de Naples, blue or green. We have seen at a late fashionable meeting, some of our fair élégantes in pelisses of white moire, trimmed with lace and biais, white and pink ; also those ofgros de Naples glacè ècru, trimmed with lace and rûches.