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quets and enriched in effect at both ends by variously colored flowers.

Coques of ribbons are a very general ornament for caps, taking the place in some measure of tresses à la Clotilde.

Caps when following the appearance of hats, have the ruche sitting closely to the cheek and forming a circle retreating considerably from the forehead.

They are trimmed indiscriminately with nœuds in satin ribbon, worked gauze, or frosted taffetas.

VARIETIES--Embroidery is now more than ever worn and oftentimes in great profusion. The heaviest sort of embroidery is now very frequently seen, but the most tasteful description is generally characterized by lightness and clearness of execution.

For dress coiffures, velvet-flowers are pretty generally adopted; little silvered flowers are also worn, this style is less calculated for dress than jewellery, and as négligé as ordinary flowers.

Natural flowers are now usually carried by ladies at réunions of fashionable life, ivory or varnished fans are in use on these occasions, Fans in the style of the reign of Louis XVI. are much in vogue, they are of ivory beautifully painted to match the colour of the dress.

The robe de chambre, by no means an unimportant part of the female costume, is now commonly distinguished by much taste in the make and choice of the material, with its ample envelopments and its negligent ease and width of sleeve, yet suffering the trimming at the wrist of the chemise de nuit to appear, is as may be expected, very universally adopted. Cachemire, Thibet, and printed merino are constantly used, the ground of blue green, brown with red or orange patterns; they are wadded and ordinarily lined with red or orange marceline. The band is not tightly bound but floats easily round the robe, leaving the wearer perfectly unconstrained.

MATERIALS & COLORS.-Among the many rich and striking examples of modern taste in the manufacture of our new fabrics, in which the present period is perhaps as rich as at any former time, we may cite the following as most applicable to the present style of

costume.

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FIGURE 11.-EVENING DRESS.-Pompadour-satin redingote, draped corsage with three ribbon bows in front, similar ones on the shoulders with long pendant ends, the front of the skirt figuring tablier with two flounces at the lower extremity.

Head-dress, a satin toquet, round open shape ornamented with feathers.

FIGURE 111.-WALKING DRESS.-Redingote of India velvet, corsage high mounting and close-fitting, figuring pelerine, trimmed with ribbon crevés aad bows continuing down the length of the skirt. Small open shaped satin hat ornamented with a sprig of China roses.

FIRST HAT.-Velvet hat rounded at the corners, ornamented with marabou feathers and ribbon bows. SECOND HAT.-Satin capote alternated with stripes of velvet placed longitudinally and across, adorned with a single ostrich feather.

CAP & BACK VIEW. -Blond cap with high pointed crown, ornamented with ribbon bows and bars.

A couple of patterns for porte-bouquets are here designed, they are filled with natural flowers. PLATE II.

FIGURE 1.-BALL DRESS.-Gauze dress, deep cut corsage, figuring pelerine, trimmed with blond and ornamented all round with satin puffs and, a nœud in the middle. Skirt, very full, similarly ornamented with satin puffs. Head-dress with flowers, and ribbon bows on each side of the face.

FIGURE 11.-EVENING DRESS.-Royal satin dress, corsage à la Sevigné, ornamented in the middle of the bust with a ribbon bow and a brooch. Short sleeves, forming bouffans. Skirt full, and figuring tablier in muslin blond scarf. Head-dress, coiffure, ornamented with ribbons; and, from the top, arises a bird of paradise feather, forming a graceful curve over the head.

FIGURE 111.—EVENING DRESS.-Robe Modieir dress, deep cut corsage, draped, ornamented with ribbon nœuds in front, short sleeves, and figuring epaulettes. Skirt, richly worked in columns, gauze toque, elevated open shape, properly ornamented with marabous.

FIRST HAT, AND BACK VIEW.-Hat of Beauvois velvet, round shape, rounded at the corners, and dented at the back, simply ornamented with a couple of feathers.

SECOND HAT.-Velvet hat, ornamented with a bunch of ribbons at the top of the crown, at the side and inside, lined full.

THIRD HAT.-Satin hat, ornamented with satin biais and a feather curved gracefully over the crown, a double row of satin piping round the shape.

COIFFURE & BACK VIEW.-The hair separated over the forehead, braided and turned up à la Clotilde; a close plaited chou on the summit of the head; a gauze ornament figuring a bonnet coquet is tastefully disposed over a garland of roses.

PLATE III.

FIGURE 1.-BALL DRESS.-Embroidered crape robe, half high mounting, draped corsage, figuring pelerine, edged round the bust with scolloped lace, bordered with satin ribbon and blond, ceinture similar, as well as the front and hem of the dress, which is rounded at the corners. Head-dress simply decorated with a bouquet.

FIGURE 11.-EVENING DRESS.-Gauze dress, close fitting corsage with blond mantilla and satin ornament, edged with scolloped lace; from the top of the bust, and hanging from a nœud, is a twisted ribbon to the ceinture, and open half way down the skirt, which is

richly embroidered; sleeves to the elbow, tied by a nœud, with blond sabot. Coiffure, ornamented with feathers and gauze.

FIGURE III-BALL DRESS.-Full dress, close fitting corsage, edged with scolloped lace round the bust, ornamented with satin ribbon point, forming mantilla ornament, maintained in front by a band of the same, and at the extremities of the shoulders by ribbon. A Persian scarf, after passing behind, falls in front, and hangs with an easy tie, and long ends, terminating in tassels. A scarf, still lower, similarly ornamented. Turban head-dress.

FIRST HAT AND BACK VIEW.-A velvet hat, round shape, elevated crown, ornamented with a bird of paradise feather, and the circumference of the crown with ribbon nœuds.

CAP.-Blond and embroidered satin cap, with three points, equidistant, forming a somewhat square shape. PLATE IV.

FIGURE 1.-BALL DRESS.-Tulle dress, corsage en pointe, deep cut at the shoulders, draped half way down with a band dividing it equally in front.

The shoulder ornamented with a nœud and bouquet figuring epaulette with double bouffans and blond sabot, The skirt gathered in frequent folds at the side, smooth in front and ornamented with the sprigs of flowers supported by nœuds. Coiffure decorated with flowers.

FIGURE 11.-OPERA DRESS.-Satin embroidered cloak, with broad velvet collar, gracefully terminating in a point in front, nearly as low as the ceinture, and united by silk ties ending in tassels; the sleeves very full and long, bordered with velvet, entirely open nearly up to the top, to admit the extension of the arms, with a small aperture still higher, for the same purpose, both bordered with velvet, and terminating in silk tassels down the front and along the hem, which is rounded at the corners, a similar border of velvet. Head-dress, a satin Byzantium turban.

FIGURE III-WALKING DRESS.-Scotch levantine dress, high mounting corsage with trimming of velvet in front which extends down the front, enlarging gradually towards the bottom of the skirt; large full sleeves, terminating with bouffans at the lower part of

arm.

FIRST HAT & BACK VIEW.-Satin hat, small open shape trimmed with satin ribbons and ornamented with a single feather.

SECOND & THIRD HATS.-These hats are composed of satin and velvet of the petite shape mentioned in our observations elsewhere, and simply ornamented with bouquets.

MODES DE PARIS ET DE LONDRES. PUISEES AUX SOURCES LES PLUS AUTHENTIQUES. COMPRENANT UN CHOIX D'EXTRAITS DES JOURNAUX DONT LES TITRES SUIVENT:

"Le Follet, Courrier des Salons""..." Le Petit Courrier des Dames"-" La Mode"--" Journal des Dames" &c. &c.

MODES. Nos modes semblent être aujourd'hui comme notre littérature: bigarrées, saccadées, prenants mille types différens, traversant tous les sciècles, depuis celui où la reine Clotilde formait de ses long cheveux

des tresses relevés en arc de chaque côté de ses joues, jusqu'au jour où l'on inventa ces étoffes gracieuses et élégantes qui semblent réunir tout ce que le luxe et le goût peuvent créer de plus séduisant. Car il faut l'avouer, il y a séductions de tout genre dans cette assemblage de tissus qui forment ce que l'on appelle en compagnie "la grande nouveauté" mot magique qui comprend bien des désirs et des caprices de femmes; mot qui résonnerait doux aux oreilles du vieux Plutus dans ses heures de gaité, et qui ferait froncer plus d'un front de philosophe. Mais pour nous, qui ne devons de considérations qu'envers la coquetterie et l'élégance, nous prenons, comme devoir à remplir, l'éloge de cette réunion de "grandes nouveautés que M. Pradel vient d'ajouter aux soieries de tout geure qui, depuis tant d'annnées, ont donné à sa maison une réputation si étendu: pour suivre les usages du tems et satisfaire tous les besoins de la mode. Parmi les plus nouvelles productions, nous citerons :

POUR MANTAUX.-Serge de soie écossaise; Damas de laine; Satin-laine broché; Mérinos imprimé.

POUR ROBES.-Satin royal; Velours ture; Piquetés brochés à la Ninon de Lenclos; Satins brochés à la Pompadour; Satins faconnés couleur sur couleur; Velours mousseline, satins unis; Satin Luxor imprimé ; Cirsaka damassé; Mousseline-laine écossaise; Mousseline de soie brodée à la jardinière pour bals, et écharpes.

Les chapeau en velours ou satin couleur ramoneur se multiplient de plus en plus. Toutes les nuances vont bien avec celle-ci; aussi voit-on, sous l'intérior de la passe de ces chapeaux, des nœuds ou coques roses. bleues ou vertes, descendant le long des joues.

Une seule plume, placée sur le côté et attachée sous le ruban du bas de la forme, semble être l'ornement préféré.

Les capotes en satin blanc, ornées d'une branche de fleurs lilas ou rosée, sont de très-bon goût. Sous la passe, des coques de blonde ou des branches de petites fleurs extrêmement délicates qui s'entremêlent dans les boucles de cheveux.

Le choix des fleurs et leur pose sont la seule distinction qui permette encore aux femmes élégantes de porter des fleurs sous leurs chapeaux; car on a fait abus de cette mode si jolie, au point de la rendre ridicule sur certains visages. Il est facheux que quelques femmes ne comprennent point que les roses et les rides ne peuvent s'entremêler, et que rien ne vieillit autant que de vouloir trop se rajeunir.

La garniture des bonnets en lingerie consiste presque toujours en coques de ruban, remplaçant les tresses à la Clotilde sur les joues.

Les bonnets suivent la forme des chapeaux; et dispose leur ruches ou garniture de manière à serrer contre les joues, et à former le cercle très en arrière sur le front.

On les garnit indistinctement en noeuds de rubans de satin, de gaze brochée ou de taffetas glacé.

On fait beaucoup de bonnets négligés en gaze anglaise ou organdi uni très clair, doublés en gaze Donna Maria rose; des pailles éntourées de rubans passent dans deux ou trois coulisses qui soutiennent le fond du bonnet dans la forme conique, qui est la plus général dans ce moment; une ruche de tulle bordée d'une fine dentelle et à triple rang fait sa garniture.

Les bals vont bientôt étre assez multipliés pour que

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