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98 and rather loose, reaching to a little above the wrist, where they were turned back with a deep cull, a tow of gold buttous running up the center; small muslin dnuillonnde sleeves are worn “underneath, reaching to the wrist. round neck, and partly down the center of the fropt is a narrow raw of itself lace. A narrow hand passes around the waist,'fastened in front, with a small silver hackle. Gloves: pale primrose; the tops ornamented with black velvet. Cravat of taffetas striped pink and blue; cap a la reine of while cloth; vril of pale green gauze

There is also an atyte of dress of rich satin shot, pale lavender and green; the jupe d demi traine; the front of the skirt ornsmented with a pretty net-work trimming descending from the point of the waist and fradually enlarging tewurd the edge of the skirt; a half-high body, a friple ceinure, edged round the neck with a narrow lace; the sleeves perfectly plain and filting tight to the arm. An immense deep cardinal cape is worn over, composed of four rows of decp white lace, placed at a little distance from each ether, and headed with a pretty fancy trimming of pale pink ribbon or geuze; this trimming is also placed down each side of the fronts, edged on each side with a narrow Jace, long strcamezs of pink ribbon.

Caps.=— The following are those most worn at pre-sentence: Le jardinicre, ao named, we presume, from its being covered with the rarest flowers, de Fergere de Cour and Acure de lever, or morning cap. We have also noticed a very pretty cap of snousseline d la buig-neuse, trimmed with pretty notched ribbons, and perfectly simple for a morning costume. The caps are still being made plain on the forchead and very full at the cara. A very pretty slyle of cap are those formed of a double row of broad lace passing straight over the tep of the head and turning around the ears, descending a little below the cheek, over the center of which is placed a kind of Vandyke, formed of pink piping, very small, and finished at the ears with pink rosettes, having a small button in the center of each.

Head-dresses.— Very little is now worn on the head, particularly for a fail dress, with the hair mostly ornamented with crowns or little wreaths of ol’ flowers, melangées, and sometimes composed of natural aowers. Combs are something in vogue for decorating the hair; "they are mostly of gold and act with jewels or rare cameos. A little half dress cap or toque may, however, now and then be scen, made of the lightest materials, and cither ornamented with pearls, or very small alawers, interspersed amongst the tulle or blonde. We must not forget to mention that strings of corel are favorite ornaments for intermixing with the hair for full drees.

Walking Dresses.~— The following are those that we have selected for being of the newest fashion and most relevant description: A dress of foulard glace, cerise, and atraw color; the corsage in folds and erossed. The bottom of the skirt is ornamented with a broad flounce, and a black lace ecarf is generally worn with this style of dress. Another is of oriental barége, covered with a large cashemire paltern; the cersage round and sitting close to the figure; ceinture to match; the siceves easy and desoeriding; to a little below the elbow, where it is finished with a’ cuff; half-long gloves of the color most predominating in the dress. For carriage dress, nothing

- is more elegant than dresses of white organdie, embroidered in straw color: the corsege round and cut a tierge sash attached with an o buckle; sleeves shart and plain; the skirt decorated with two broad flouncea; half-long white gloves; when the dress is composed of a light silk, they are mostly ornamented with trimmings of soutacke and silk cord, covering the front of the jupe and corsage, as well as the jockeys and cuffa at the end of the sleeves. Others have the front of the skirt trimmed with a double quilling of the same, forming 2 bouillonnde a@ double téte, edged with an open eympe work, continuing round the low body, and forming a heart in the center of the front; the sleeves, which merely reach to the elbow, are trimmed with the same, the under sleeves being composed of lace bouillonnée, forming those coquettish-looking manchelies d fa Riche few.

Carorrs. There was a capote in white potelé de sote.

edged with folds in white tulle, put on perfectly straight, trimmed with a light ribbon, and a small piony formed in white satin ribbon. ‘ This is a style of trimming coming much into vogue—that of imitating and surprising mommy dahlias, cameliags, and daisies in satin ribbon. A choice veil adds much to the style of this capote; in fact, veils are now being worn very much; they are of various dimensions.

Camails.— These immense capes are being much worn, particularly for morning costumes. Some are composed of India muslin, having three rows of broad lace and a pretty plaited ribbon being passed through the hema; others are made of black and white lace; they are mostly lined with a well-assorted oolor. A few ora made in moire and trimmed with lace or a handsome fringe, with a heading of fancy zympe; others in cachemire, white or mais with a light embroidery all round; ora flowering of soutarke; a rich silk twisted fringe and cords and tassele encircle the arm-holes; or, what is still prettier, when they are composed of ao bright shaded silk, having a trimming of ribbon, forming two riches; sometimes a lace one is worn over the silk, having four very rich eflect,

We suppose it is scarcely necessary to state that the colors given on our plates may vary to the taste of the owner. In fact, much of the beauty of a dress consists in the harmony of colors.