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Rh numerous; rich brown, purple, and green are most in vogue. The trimmings are almost invariably shaded ribbons, sometimes, accompanied with winter berries or flowers ; feathers are rarely adopted in walking dress, but if they are worn, they are of moderate length, and of one colour only : we should be glad to see them excluded altogether, as they are in our opinion at least, much too dressy. In carriage dress pelisses are becoming very much in fashion, that is to say pelisses worn over robes, and not as they have hitherto been worn as robes. They are composed either of satin or velvet, and ornamented with fur, or fancy silk trimming, where the latter is employed it is always disposed en tablier, and the corsage and sleeves are ornamented en suite. Shawls of shaded silk plush are also in great favour in carriage dress, they are shaded in stripes with small places between, and are trimmed with rich bullion or chenille fringe. We observe also that cloaks of figured silks and satins, the grounds light, and the patterns such as some of our very matronly readers may remember to have seen their grandmammas wear in dresses, have been adopted by a few élégantes ; these cloaks are usually made with long loose sleeves, and a square collar composed of velvet, which must be either black, or else of one of the colours in the pattern of the silk ; sometimes instead of a collar there is a pelerine which wraps across ; the lining is always either rose or blue gros de Naples. Satin spotted with velvet is coming a good deal into favour for hats, we have also seen a few of plain silk plush ; this last material is, we must observe, now made uncommonly well, in fact the improvement in its texture is greater than we could have supposed possible. We observe that several of the new bonnets are made with a small rosette of ribbon under the curtain, the ends of which fall upon the neck ; a twisted ribbon is also frequently employed to decorate the bottom of the crown. We think that upon the whole there is less ribbon employed to trim bonnets than there was last season, but it is disposed in a lighter and more elegant style. We may cite among the most elegant carriage hats, those of pearl grey Terry velvet lined with rose colour. There are also several of shot velvet, black and orange ; those of black velvet trimmed with the same material, and a bird of Paradise dyed black, are very fashionable, and have if we may so express it, a rich plainness that renders them exceedingly distinguished. We may cite as a contrast, the most simply elegant hats of the season, those of white Terry velvet, trimmed with white ribbons, and a bouquetof short marabouts shaded with rose, blue, or lilac.