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2 a blonde fall; the crown is decorated with embroidery and crape torsade. Cashmere shawl, with a very rich border.

We have, in addition, to give the following varieties of styles and dresses, selected from the latest Parisian fashions. Our report will be found full and accurate, Every variety of style worthy of note has been, and will be given in the Lady’s World of Fashion; and in each number, we shall give plates of the choicest styles.

Caps.—These are now of every form and variety, from the Puritan’s simple mode to the bonnet a Dubarry. There is one very pretty coiffure composed of black tulle and lace, plaited on the head in the form of a half-handkerchief, and falling on each side of the face in long aile lappets, interspersed with the sweet-pea in variegated colors, of velvet; then there is le bonnet griselle, with its pretty cocardes in satin, placed in a demi-circle over the crown, and that prettiest of all pretty coiffures— la Pompadour, consisting of gauffered lace or blonde, intermixed with pale pink or blue gauzes round the borders; and others too numerous to mention.

Bonnets.—Capotes are still much in fashion; they are in drawn satin, but quite in a new style—the satin being made to draw without the aid of runnings or whalebone, which, of course, adds much to the lightness of this capole; the head or crown very small and round, gives a new grace to this most charming bonnet. A capote in black velvet, lined with rose-colored velvet; the outside ornamented by a plume of black feathers, tipped with rose. The same style is very pretty in vert pre, and in flame color; these forms of capotes being much admired, both for being neglige, and at the same time perfectly elegant.

Walking Dresses.—A dress of Ottoman velvet; color vert chou, trimmed round the skirt with three fringed folds a bias; an echarpe-mantelet of the same stuff as the dress; trimmed with a flounce a pareil; hat of black lace, lined with pink satin, and decorated with a branch of small roses, placed very low on one side, Another dress is grey velvet, trimmed en tablier, with nœuds of silk cord; the ends terminated with small tassels of the same. A tight fitting corsage a point, decorated with nœuds, placed on each side of the body, descending from the shoulder, and forming a continuation of those on the skirt; the sleeves plaited. Another, also in green gros de Indes, trimmed round the skirt with three volantes of rich black lace; a corsage amazone, open in the front, and shewing the guimpe or nun’s stomacher worn underneath, and composed of India muslin, piped and trimmed with a double frilling of Valenciennes lace. ‘The sleeves long and plaited, and decorated with three rows of black lace.

Evening Dresses.—Dresses in embroidered muslin are most generally worn. They are trimmed alternately with inlet, embroidery, and lace, alternately arranged so as to perfect tablier; the body is made to correspond with a guimpe trimming; the sleeves plaited flat: another had three large tucks round the bottom of the jupe, headed with beautiful embroidery; the tucks having broad satin lilac ribbon run through them, and at the bottom of each tuck an inlet of lace; this is a costume well fitted for a young and pretty debutante: others, of heavier description are of black satin, with black velvet a bias, placed en chevrons down the front of the jupe, and having at the end of each cheveron a nœud of silk cord; the ends finished with small tassels; the body low, and trimmed in the same manner, with velvet; the lowest fold forming the stomacher; the sleeves plaited flat, and covered with chevrons, in velvet; these dresses have, generally, a very pretty girdle to fasten round the waist, made in lace or guimpe.

Canezous and Scarfs are much worn for demi-toilette; they are of plain muslin, simply embroidered on each side; trimmed tout autour, with points de malignes or applique.

Scarfs are much worn, not only without sleeves, but with them, and made in velvet, edged with a trimming en bias of a different color; there is none, however, to equal the satin en blue marine, which is trimmed all round with a kind of corded lace of the same shade of color, and lined with white satin,

Manteaux.—Velvet cloaks are worn much longer in the skirt than last winter, and mostly embroidered. For promenade, satin is preferred, being of a lighter material; these are generally trimmed round the border, with either velvet en bias, or in designs en relief piquee. Some are in gros des Indes, ornamented with guimpe trimmings, or embroidery, some with lace, and lined with satin, which is generally of the same color, as the exterior, except for an evening, and then they are generally doublee with white.

Spanish and Arabian Mantles or Pelisses are becoming a more favorite style of wraps for the Parisian elegantes than the simple cloak. One of these have appeared in Paris, made in le gourgouran; the trimmings down each side of the front consist of a puckering of the same, headed by a running pattern of cut velvet, en relief; a narrow light style of guimpe running round the edge of the cloak. Another in satin, the color aile de mouche; trimmed with three folds a bias, the same width; a row of black lace running alternately between each fold; the capuchon sleeves and manchettes, trimmed also with lace to match. They then have les Bournoss in all their perfection; some of them in cachemeir, lined with velvet or peluche; others, more simple, being merely embroidered in beautiful colors; these mantles are scarcely ever trimmed much, it being important that they should be as light as possible, to prevent the full dress underneath being crushed.

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