bouffant of barège, which, of course, becomes flatter as it ap-, over the shoulders, and forms a point at the back. Lace collar proaches the front. Barége corsage; this is half open, the and undersleeves. Cap of muslin and lace, with bows of green basques are square, and the straight sleeves have mousquetaire ribbon. cuffs. Silk buttons and bands; the latter trimming is carried

Fig. 10.-Dress of pale-blue pongee foulard. At the bottom

of the skirt is a double ruching, the edges of which are van- | corsage consists of two parts. The low, square fronts are edged dyked and bound with darker silk. The second ruching is with two rouleaux and an upright ruffle of lace. At the top of similar, and is surmounted by two bias bands of silk and a the square, as well as at the waist, are groups of bows which narrow upright quilling of the same. The whole of this orna- form a continuation of those already named. The sides and mentation reaches nearly half way up the skirt, the back of back of the corsage form a sort of loose-fitting jacket; the lace which is trimmed with a large round bouffant, edged by a quill- trimming is put on quite plain. and fastened down near the top

ing of silk, and finished by two bias pands. Silk buttons and by a rouleau. At the back of the waist is a very large group of bands trim the close corsage and coat-sleeves. Black silk bows. Lace and rouleaux trim the wide sleeves; ribbon bows casaque. The round skirt is much deeper in front than at the confine the plaits at the elbows. Thread lace collar and underback, and is draped at the sides. It has a flounce of Chantilly sleeves. Round hat of Neapolitan straw, with a soft crown of lace, headed by two rouleaux of silk. The open fronts are con- white silk. Trimming of black lace, blue ribbons, and white fined by three double bows of black gros-grains ribbon. The marguerites. with yellow centres.

1. VISITING TOILET.

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2. RECEPTION TOILET. Fig. 11.-Toilet of plain and striped almond-colored grenadine; | buttons, and bows. The tassel-fringe matches the dress. Emthe stripes are of satin of a paler shade. Round, striped skirt; broidered muslin collar and undersleeves. White lace bonnet; the deep flounce is bias and surmounted by five bias puffings. pale lilac ribbons, and a small white marabout feather. Close-fitting casaque and draped overskirt of the plain material. The bias bordering of the overskirt is striped, and the two narrow bands are of darker silk. The casaque has pointed basques and wide sleeves, with large cuffs. Trimming of silk bands,

Fig. 12.-Dress of purple silk. Round lower skirt. The deep flounce is placed at a little distance above the edge; it is gathered and headed by a narrow bias band of black silk. Two inches higher is a similar band, supporting an upright purple

vest-fronts of white silk. Chemisette and undersleeves of muslin and thread-lace. White chip bonnet, trimmed with black lace, purple ribbons and large white moss-roses and leaves.

fluting. The rounded tablier is gathered up at the sides beneath, on with a narrow leaf-shaped passementerie trimming. Pointed
the overlapping tunic, which is much deeper and also rounded at
the lower edge. Both are finished with flounces of Chantilly lace
and leaf-shaped trimmings of black silk passementerie. The
corsage fits closely at the back; the open fronts are caught
together upon the chest by a large passementerie ornament. The
revers are continued upon the rounded bouffant, which is
trimmed with lace ruffles to simulate separate basques. Lace
trims the corsage and straight sleeves. All these ruffles are set

Fig. 13.-Dress à deux jupes of pale-violet silk serge. The skirt is trimmed near the bottom by a deep flounce, the lower edge of which is scalloped and bound with silk of a darker shade. The bias band heading is framed in scalloped ruffles;