tulle, hemmed or festonné all round. They are put on the hat with a slight degree of fulness, and are never more than half an ell in depth. Nearly all the hats have small flowers underneath the fronts, and some, instead of the blonde ears or brides, have small wreaths coming down at each side of the face: these are excessively becoming. The little wreaths consist of small roses (no larger than the common field daisy). There are in general about ten roses in each wreath; then there are bits of heath of different colours, sprigs of lily of the valley, and of the forget-me-not, small pinks, bits of hawthorn, &c. &c. The crowns of all the hats are high-some higher at back than at front others higher at front than at back. The fronts are very round, standing quite round from the face, a good deal evasée, and nearly meeting under the chin. The bavolets (a curtain at the back) are worn fuller and deeper than they have been.

FLOWERS.-Roses, lilac, white, green, and lilac, acacia, hyacinths, wall flower, double stock, gillyflower, violets, narcissus, auriculas, scabions, carnations, pinks, the blossoms of fruit trees, guirlandes à la Ceres, consisting of wheat, oats, straw, and poppies, daisies, harebells, bluebells, with filberts, currants, cherries, holly, grapes, and oak with acorns.

RETICULES.-The reticules are the little square bags that were worn last year without tassels. They are made of silk broché, or embroidered in silk or gold, or silk stamped in gold. Some are of the very rich and splendid materials that were worn in dresses à l'antique last winter, namely, satin broché in coloured flowers and rebroché fashion of the "aumonières,' worn by the ladies some centuries ago. As there is no fixed style of coiffure, I refer you to my letter of last month.

COLOURS.-White, emerald, apple, parrot, moss and myrtle greens, lilac, pale lilac or mauve, paille, rose, blue, yellow, grey, pearl grey, lilac grey, écrue, nut brown, and chamois, or fawn colour.

Now, my dear friend, I shall no longer trespass on your patience. Mon mari est revenu de la campagne, en bonne santé et très aimable, il t'embrasse ainsi que moi, bien tendrement. Adieu ma bonne Aime toujours ton amie,

L DE F.

DESCRIPTION OF PLATES.

(No. 9.) WALKING DRESS.-First figure seen in profile. Hat of poux de soie, the crown high, and rounded at top; the front rounded at one side, square at the other (see plate), and a deep bavolet or

See the Lady's Magazine and Museum for April, 1834, in the portrait of Heloïse.-ED.

curtain at the back. The trimming consists of a wide gauze ribbon going twice round the crown (see plate), and finishing at the right side with a large bow of the same, with two very long ends, and which retains a plume of ostrich feathers; underneath the front of the hat is a small bow of ribbon.

Low dress of gaze de soie des deux nuits, corsage plain, full sleeves, finished at the wrist by a cambric cuff. Canezou of thin cambric trimmed with Valenciennes edging, an entre deux of fine embroidery is let in all round and on the shoulders: the trimming of which, as may be seen in the plate, is deep and full on the shoulders, diminishing gradually to nearly a point, and finishes beneath the ceinture, both at back and front. Cambric embroidered handkerchief. Hair en bandeaur lisses, white kid gloves, silk stockings, and shoes of satin Turc.

Second figure.-Hat of poux de soie, the crown flat at top, the front évasée, and meeting under the chin. The crown of the hat is encircled by a gauze ribbon which crosses in front, and descends at the sides to form the brides. A full bow of ribbon and a large bouquet of the Narcissus are placed exactly in front of the crown. Redingotte of gros de Naples; the corsage fits tight to the bust, and has three folds or plaits reaching from the shoulder to the waist (see plate). The redingotte is fastened down the front from top to bottom with boutons de passmenteire (silk buttons), increasing in size as they go down. A row of these buttons is also placed down each side of the corsage between the sleeve and the folds already mentioned. Sleeves remarkably full at top, nearly tight to the lower arm, and finished at the wrist by a pointed cuff; the point turns up, and has a button in the centre, similar to those on the dress; another small pointed piece forms a Jockie on the top of the sleeve. Ceinture à pointe, blonde cap and frill, white gloves, silk stockings, and black shoes.

(No. 10.) WALKING DRESS.-Hat of crape lined with satin, the crown oval at top, and rather higher at front than at back; the front is very open, and sits quite round to the face, it meets under the chin (see plate); the crape on the crown of the hat is in large folds going lengthways, and entirely across the top. A wide gauze ribbon goes round the top of the crown and confines the folds; it is tied in a single bow at the back: a second ribbon encircles the

lower part of the crown, crosses in front,

and descends at the sides to form the brides. The back of the hat is finished by a full bavolet. A bouquet of Dandelion, partly in blossom and partly running to seed, is placed very high at the front of the crown. Redingotte of Mousseline de laine nui,