A garland of foliage alone is placed on the side of the crown obliquely and terminating at the tip of the ear. A shape between the hat and the capote, in rice straw predominates greatly, a flower and half veil ornament it: silk lace, point lace, or blond, in general form this

veil.

White ribbons fringed de paille; garlands de Nenuphar, garlands of the rose geranium, mixed with a few flowers of different shades, of ivy with little brown berries, and at theend bunch of china roses; violets form a sweetly pretty garland, and among the elegantes of the fête des Carmelites, these latter, as well as the flowers above mentioned, were conspicuous. The brims were very much elevated and away from the face.

The drawn capotes in Indian muslin have very much superseded the common straw. Tuscan and Rice straw as well as white or colored crape hats are most fashionable, the latter embroidered in the same color.

Blond or Tulle caps, are ornamented to a great extent with spring flowers.

MATERIALS & COLORS.-In dress materials, colors are very little used for the promenade or ball room, white, since the weather has become so settled, is universally worn, and is seldom unbecoming.

Organdi is still mush worn, and it is worked very commonly for open dresses, which have similar pelerines.

Since the introduction of the Longchamps novelties, the various materials and colors, the latter especially, have been much the same. The muslins plain and printed, chequered with satin, sprigged, &c. Persian silk with extremely variegated patterns, and some with large nosegays. Batiste cachmerian muslin, silk musmuslin, &c., are in requisition, and the varieties from. these are such as it is impossible to enumerate.

VARIETIES. A ceinture tied and ribbon bracelets matching the dress, assort very well with light organdi

dresses.

Sleeves continue large and gathered at the wrist, but they are not worn of such extravagant dimensions as last year's.

The Persian shawls which are so light and of such soft and pliant materials are in as great request as ever. Undressed silk stockings are much worn and fre quently embroidered with flowers, violets in black have the preference.

Cachmere tabliers are worn in considerable numbers, these are worn plain, but a great variety are elaborately embroidered, an example of this was seen in one which had for a border a branch of the red gooseberry, fruit and leaves included

Tabliers, in silk or jaconot bordered with embroidered muslin, or valenciennes, are frequently used for children.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PLATES.

PLATE I.

FIGURE 1.—WALKING DRESS.-Embroidered organdi dress, corsage low cut at the shoulders, figuring mantilla, which extends low down the shoulder, and being sloped away, forms a point in front under the ceinture; a vandyke edging surrounds this, and proceeds down the front of the dress, forming tablier: a ruche is set pretty full round the top, except in front, where it is dented; an embroidered chemisette extends up to the

throat. Sleeves fall the whole way down to the wrist. Gros de Naples hat, having a scolloped ornament underneath the brim.

FIGURE 2.-CARRIAGE DRESS.-Scotch plaid batiste redingote, with double pelerine, edged with a ruche, square cut at the back, and terminating in a point at the ceinture, ascending to the throat; round the top of the pelerine falls an embroidered nett collar, with lace edging the ruche, doubled, extends down the front of the dress, in two lines to the hem.

Close shaped tuscan hat, ornamented with flowers on the crown; the brim lined.

FIGURE 3.-WALKING DRESS.-White muslin dress over a coloured slip; the pelerine, three capes of which are entirely bordered with a broad satin band, is cut pointed at the shoulders, and is united to this point of the ceinture by a ribbon nœud, the ends are angular, and hang down the dress to where the embroidery of the skirt commences, which is of a considerable height all round: it is surmounted with a couple of ruched frills, beneath which a band is tied by a nœud similarly coloured to the other bands and the under dress. A rice straw hat is ornamented beneath the front by a ribbon forming a half garland, a single stem with flowers and a little foliage is placed on the crown.

FIRST & THIRD HATS.-Italian straw hats, the crown slightly elevated and embellished with ribbons placed round it, nœuds at the under part, with a bouquet at the tip of the crown.

SECOND HAT & BACK VIEW.-Tuscan hat, open shape, and conical crown which is also ornamented with ribbons, but which run the contrary way to those in the above described hats, ornamented with marabouts.

FiesT Cap & Back View.–ls a variety of the Mary Queen of Scots' style, the net which is dented at the edge is curled spirally at the sides, which are of unequal height; a band confines the crown near the top, and a nœud is tied at the back.

SECOND CAP.-Worked muslin cap, with full front and the top ornamented with pieces cut in a lozenge shape.

THIRD CAP.-A wide satin band edged with narrow lace, is crossed in front of the crown, and hangs down to form the ties.

PLATE II.

FIGURE 1-PROMENADE DRESS. -Tulle peliesse ; pelerine with square cut collar having a satin band edged round with narrow lace, inside of which is a serpentine embroidery extending in like manner round the whole dress. The ends of the pelerine are cut square and extend half-way down the skirt. Hat narrow shaped, ornamented with ribbons placed as a garland round the the crown, and ornamenting the inside of the first similarly.

FIGURE 2.-BALL COSTUME.-Zephire, on an underdress of Gross de Naples: corsage low cut at the shoulders, draped on the upper half, both before and at the back, terminating in a point: a double ruche is fixed to the lower part of the skirt in zig-zag lines, a noeud being placed at each angle: the sleeve is short, and caught up by a nœud. A slight wreath is entwined in the hair.

FIGURE 3 AND BACK VIEW.-WALKING DRESS.Blond redingote, corsage slightly gathered at the waist, the upper half ornamented with narrow lace, similar to the edging at top, and forming similar lines; three