DESCRIPTION OF FASHIONS.-PAGE 13.

No. 1.-Toilet of pale-blue Summer silk. Round skirt, trimmed at intervals with three rows of gathered ruffles, forming points. A ruffle, headed by a bias band of darker silk, outlines a shaped tunic. Long, square-cut ends fall upon and drape the overskirt at the back. Rounded tablier. Ruffled trimming. Dark buttons fasten the close-fitting, coat-shaped casaque. staight sleeves have deep cuffs. Trimming of bias bands. White lace ruffles at the neck and wrists. Hat of French chip, with band, bow and pointed ends of blue gros-grains ribbon. A ruching of white lace partly covers the high crown.

The

No. 2.-Dress of pink foulard. This is gored; the corsage is square, and the sleeves are long. The white muslin tunic is rounded, ruffled, and turned back in broad folds. Bands, ceinture, bow and shoulder-knots of rose-colored ribbon. Chemisette of muslin and lace. Lace ruffles at the wrists. White Neapolitan hat, bound with rose-colored silk. The puffed crown of rose-colored gauze is almost covered by a large cluster of white blossoms and foliage.

No. 3.-Costume of silver-gray Summer poplin. Round skirt. The very deep flounce is cut in small scallops, and set on without fullness. The narrow fold of blue silk that borders each scallop is carried quite up to the broad bias bands of poplin that form the heading. The overskirt opens at the sides and forms a square tablier and puffed tunic. Close corsage. Loose, square jacket, partly open at the back. Long sleeves. All are scalloped and trimmed to correspond with the flounce. The large collar of the jacket, however, has but a single blue band. Ruffles of embroidered muslin at the neck and wrists. Straw bonnet, trimmed with blue ribbons and white lace. At one side is a large white rose and foliage.

Page 17, No. 9.-Bridal toilet of white corded silk. The very long train-skirt is trimmed en tunique, with a deep flounce of point d'Angleterre, headed by a ruching of white satin ribbon. Ribbon loops appear beneath the flounce, with longer ones at the si les. Close-fitting casaque. The rounded basque is turned back at each side to form a large fold. These folds meet upon the bouffant, where they are caught together. Straight sleeves, partly open at the outer seams. Trimming of lace, ribbon ruchings and loops. Large silk buttons. A double ruffle of lace encircles the neck. A small bouquet of orange-blossoms is placed at one side upon the ruching of the bretelle. Large vail of silk illusion, confined by a half-wreath of orange-flowers, with a long trailing spray.

in alternate groups of folds and gathers, and is neaded by a narrow ruffle. Open tunic, draped at the sides. The plaited ruffle is set on with a very narrow heading. Close-fitting casaque. The basque is cut to simulate sharply-pointed vest-fronts, with deeper and rounded side-pieces. The silk ruffle that crosses the shoulders becomes quite narrow as it descends the front of the casaque and graduates in width upon the side-pieces. Two deep plaitings of silk fill the opening at the back. Double ruffles and lace trim the close sleeve. Lace collar. Hat cf fine English straw, trimmed with pale-green ribbons, and a white marabout feather.

No. 5.-Dress of maize-colored armure. The gored skirt barely escapes the ground, and has a deep, gathered flounce. Close-fitting casaque. At the back the basque is very deep, rounded, and slightly bouffanté. The fronts are also rounded, but quite short. The graduating flounce has a narrow heading. Small ruffles of black lace finish the straight sleeves. The small, pointed cape crosses in front, where the bias bordering of violet silk is continued in long, broad ends, which are carried quite around the waist, and fall at the back. They are finished with loops of violet-colored satin ribbon and ruffles of Chantilly lace. Narrow ruffles edge the sides. Lace trims the cape and forms the capuchon. Ribbon bows. Straw bonnet, with a high crown and rolled border. Maize-colored ribbons. At the top is a cluster of violets and green leaves.

Page 21, No. 1.-Promenade costume. Plain skirt of lightgray silk, striped with green. Watteau casaque of black silk, with open and pointed fronts, and a pointed vesté. Straight sleeves. This garment is richly trimmed with a deep flounce, insertions, a collar, and ruffles of guipure. White lace ruff and undersleeves. Neapolitan straw bonnet, with pale-green ribbons, a white feather, and a white rose with foliage. Parasol of green silk and black lace.

No. 2.-Dress of pearl-gray barége. Gored skirt. The deep flounce has but little fullness. Close-fitting casaque, with a small basque sharply hollowed-out in front. Double sleeves. The lower are gathered and deep. The upper are plain and pointed. The broad bands are of rose-colored silk. Cambric collar and undersleeves. Silk cravat. Hat of English straw, trimmed with rose-colored ribbons and white feathers.

No. 3.-Toilet of fawn-colored faille. The long skirt is gored and slightly bouffanté. Three gathered flounces, headed by double bands, outline large scallops in front, and are carried quite around. There is a fourth flounce at the back, starting from the three folds at each side. A broader group of folds, starting from the waist like the others, falls directly in the middle of the simulated tunic. Heart-shaped corsage, with

No. 2.-Reception toilet. Train-skirt of salmon-colored silk. The front is crossed by a very deep, gathered flounce, with a heading composed of a falling ruffle, a puffing of the same width, and three narrow, upright ruffles. Overdress of pale salmon-colored grenadine, with satin stripes. The small tablier and train-tunic are rounded. The former is bordered with two puffings and a ruffle. The latter has but one wide puffing framed in narrow ruffles. Silk rouleaux. The entire skirt is finished by a flounce of rich white lace. Pointed Pompadour corsage, with a scalloped basque at the back. Trimming of puffin, lace ruffles and rouleaux. The half-long sleeve has a silk revers, edged with narrow lace, and fastened down by a large button. The grenadine ruffle is bias, and falls upon

another of silk and lace.

Page 20, No. 3.-Dress of buff-colored foulard. The round skirt, shaped casaque, and straight sleeves are trimmed with narrow bias bands of darker silk. Draped and ruffled overskirt. Cambric collar and undersleeves. White chip hat; buff-colored ribbons, and a small white feather.

No. 4.-Toilet of pale-green pongee. The round, gored skirt has a very deep flounce of silk to match. This is arranged

wide sleeve is made to correspond; it has ruffles, bands, and three folds upon the outer seam. The ceinture fastens beneath large loops with fringed ends. A ruffle of white lace finishes the corsage. Lace undersleeves. Bonnet of gray crape and white lace, trimmed with blue ribbons, flowers, and small white feathers, tipped with blue.

Page 22, No. 1.—Walking dress. Half-train skirt of black silk. The two flounces are of écru-colored grenadine. They are of different widths, and the edges are cut in points, and bound with silk to match. Each is gathered and fastened down near the top by a bias band of black silk. The grenadine overdress is princess-shaped. The skirt is rather short, and rounded; it is also cut in points, and gracefully draped. At the back of the waist is a very large rosette, formed of several pointed ruffles. Upon this rest broad loops of gros-grains ribbon, the pointed ends of which pass beneath the rosette and appear between the folds of the skirt. Straight sleeves, with pointed cuffs. Borderings and buttons of écru-colored silk. Embroidered muslin collar and undersleeves. White Leghorn hat, trimmed with écru-colored gros-grains ribbon and a small white feather.

No. 2.-Costume of salmon-colored silk barége. Round skirt, edged with a narrow, gathered flounce. This is bound with white silk, and set on to form a ruffled heading. Higher up is a very broad band of barége, trimmed with white silk rouleaux. It is arranged in box-plaits, and fastened down to form small poufs, which are caught by loops of rouleaux. The loose-fitting

casaque is draped at each side toward the back by a bow of the material, with pointed ends. The wide sleeve has a simulated cuff, and opens at the outer seam to admit the deep box-plaiting. White silk buttons and rouleaux. Valenciennes lace collar and undersleeves. Bonnet of salmon-colored crape and white lace, salmon-colored ribbons, and a small white marabout feather.

Page 23, No. 1.-Toilet of pale-yellow pongee. The very deep flounce of the gored skirt is gathered and worked in black silk, with diamond-shaped designs. These are overlapping, and decrease in size as they ascend. Two worked bands form the heading. The second skirt has a single band and gathered | flounce, and is draped at each side by large loops of black grosgrains ribbon. The close-fitting casaque has pointed vest-fronts, and a deeper basque, which is slightly hollowed-out at the sides. The ruffled and embroidered trimming crosses the shoulders, and is carried down the front and around the basque. The wide sleeves are finished to correspond. Black silk buttons.

No. 2.-Costume of blue and steel-colored poult de soic. The blue skirt is gored. The two flounces of the contrasting color are of varying widths, pointed at the edges, and gathered beneath broad blue bands. Close-fitting paletôt of steel-color. This is edged with small scallops, and the open fronts are trimmed with narrow blue silk gimp. The basque is rather short at the back, and is arranged to form two broad folds. The Louis XIV. vest-fronts, and the pointed cuffs of the wide sleeves, are blue. Large buttons of the same color.

appears below it.

Page 24, No. 1.-Toilet of buff-colored crêpeline, trimmed with ruffles of pale-blue silk. The round skirt has a very deep and gathered flounce, cut in points at both edges. A silk ruffle Above it rise three others, to form the upright heading. Two of these are silk. The pointed ruffle is of crepêline. The second skirt has a rounded tablier and tunic. The latter is very deep, and is gracefully draped. Closefitting casaque, with rounded basques and very wide sleeves. All the pointed borders fall upon silk ruffles. Ruffles head the sleeves. A narrow trimming encircles the neck. White lace collar and undersleeves. White crape hat, trimmed with paleblue gros-grains ribbons and a white marabout feather, tipped with buff color. Gauze scarf-ends knot at the back beneath the fringed ribbons.

No. 2.-Foulard costume. The light-brown skirt is trimmed with a broad puffing of the same, framed in narrow side-plaitings. The black casaque is close-fitting, and has sharplypointed basques. Those at the back are very deep, and are partly covered by a broad fold. Loose sleeves. Trimming of narrow black silk gimp and fringe. Large ornamental buttons. Cambric collar and undersleeves. White chip bonnet. A ruching of white lace finishes the inner edge of the raised front. Light-brown gros-grains ribbon-strings. Trailing sprays of flowering vines wind around the high crown, and droop at one side. Scarf-ends of black lace are knotted at the back.

No. 3.—Child's dress of white cambric. Plaited skirt. Low, square corsage, and small, square_basques. Straight sleeves. Short bands of blue cambric, pointed at the ends, are employed for the trimming. Muslin underbody. Straw hat, with ruchings of blue ribbon and a white feather.

scarf is confined at the back beneath a large cluster of delicate white blossoms; these droop over the high crown, and fall in long sprays at the sides. Tour de tête of flowers, framed in lace ruchings. The fringed ribbon strings fasten at the side.

No. 4.—Muslin fichu. This is scalloped, and bordered with broad puffings of the material, framed in ruffles of narrow lace. The deep ruffle is also of lace.

Narrow ruffles of pale

No. 5.-Bonnet of Neapolitan straw. yellow crêpe cover the broad brim. Long sprays of fieldflowers and leaves start from a knot of yellow ribbons at the side, and pass quite around the high crown to fall upon the crêpe scarf-ends at the back. Ribbon strings.

No. 6.-White chip hat, trimmed with bands, bows, and a long floating end of violet-colored gros-grains ribbon. A ruffle of white silk gauze rises above the band that passes around the high crown, and a gauze vail is draped at the back. White feathers; these are attached at one side, and the longer plume passes partly around the crown.

No. 7.-Model for a black silk casaque. It is close-fitting, with half-open fronts and a round basque. Ruffles and rouleaux trim the large collar and revers. Small plain vest-fronts. The wide sleeves are trimmed to correspond, and confined by pointed and ruffled tabs. Black ribbon bows.

No. 3.--Foulard costume. Round skirt of silver-gray, striped with pale-green. There are two flounces. The lower is gray, scalloped, and bound with the same. The smaller is green; this is plain, and headed by a bias band of the same. Double ruffles trim the high corsage and wide sleeves. Sleeveless overdress of green foulard. Square corsage, with a rounded tablier, deeper side-pieces, and a short, full basque; below this falls a scalloped and draped tunic of the contrasting color. Ruffled trimming. Embroidered muslin collar and undersleeves. White

straw hat; green ribbons.

No. 4.-Gored dress of dotted cambric, trimmed with colored bands. Square, sleeveless corsage. Muslin underbody, and long sleeves. Leghorn flat; the wreath of field-flowers is fastened by a bow and floating ends of bright-colored ribbon.

No. 5.-Costume of rose-colored Summer silk. The gored skirt has a closely plaited flounce, sewn on with a heading. Low, sleeveless corsage, with a rounded basque. Full tunic. Trimming of plaited bands; a band from the top of the corsage drapes the upper skirts. Muslin underbody, with long sleeves. White chip hat; rose-colored ribbons; small white feather.

DESCRIPTION OF BONNETS, HATS, ETC.-PAGE 15.

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No. 1.-A bonnet of fine white straw. The crown is high; the deep border is turned up in front, and lined with rosccolored silk. Strings of rose-colored gros-grains ribbon. one side is a large blush-rose with half-blown buds, and sprays of foliage falling upon a ruched and gracefully draped sca fend of rich white lace. In front is a single rose. Tour de tête of ruched lace.

No. 2.-A Leghorn flat, lined with white silk, and edged at the inner side by a white ruched ribbon. Pointed bands of narrow blue ribbon trim the crown; a very large loop and pointed end of broader ribbon fall at the back. Half-wreath and trailing spray of morning-glory vine.

No. 3.-Bonnet of pale-blue silk, trimmed with gros-grains ribbons of the same shade, and a ruffle of black lace. The lace

DESCRIPTION OF STRAW HATS.-PAGE 17.

No. 1. This is of fine white straw, with a high crown and drooping brim, and may be trimmed with ribbon or simply a rolled scarf of clear-colored silk gauze.

No. 2.-A Leghorn hat. The trimming should consist of a half-wreath of wild flowers, and bows and floating ends of palegreen ribbon.

No. 3.-A hat of black straw with a high crown, and deep, slightly waved brim. Trimming of black ribbon; a small black or white feather may be added.

No. 4. This is a Dunstable, with a large crown and rolled brim. This shape needs but little trimming.

No. 5.-A Neapolitan straw with a waved brim. This shape is exceedingly effective when trimmed with delicate sprays of flowers and fringed-out ruchings of light-colored silk.

No. 6. A turban of split straw. This shape requires less trimming than any other.

No. 8.-A hat of fine black split straw, to be trimmed with black gros-grains ribbon.

DESCRIPTION OF CAPS, CAMISOLE, ETC.-PAGE 19. No. 1.- Muslin chemisette. The collar is deeply rounded at the front and back, and finished with a small jabot. Lace ruffles.

No. 2. Cambric camisole, with a rounded collar, square pockets, and large cuffs. Embroidered trimming and cambric

buttons.

No. 3.-Cambric chemisette. The revers are embroidered with colored thread, and caught by loops of ribbon. The plaited portion forms the collar.

No. 4.-Dress cap of white illusion, with a full crown, square cape, and wide strings. The scalloped borders are edged with white lace, and the front is crossed by lace ruffles, interspersed with loops of rose-colored ribbon, and caught back at each side by a large blush-rose and leaves. Ribbon bow and floating

ends.

No. 5.-Dress cap of white lace and colored gros-grains ribbons. At one side is a spray of marguerites; a narrow ribbon is knotted to the spray that passes among the folds of lace. No. 6.-Model for a close-fitting jacket of cashmere or silk. Rosettes finish the scalloped cuffs and fasten the ceinture; another confines the pointed ends of the large collar. Bands and buttons of silk or velvet.

Nos. 7 and 8.-Cambric chemisette and undersleeve, trimmed with ruffles of narrow lace.

No. 9.-A loop-knot of ribbon and lace.

Nos. 10 and 11.-Muslin chemisette and undersleeve. These are trimmed with square tabs and ruffles of narrow lace.

DESCRIPTION OF FICHU-JACKET.-PAGE 20.

Nos. 1 and 2.-This is of silk, with ruffles of the material, and insertions and small ruffles of lace. The fronts cross, and fasten at the back beneath a loop with pointed ends.

DESCRIPTION OF FASHIONS ON THE BACK OF FOUR-PAGE ENGRAVING.

FIG. 1.-Dress of blue serge. Long gored skirt. The second skirt is cut in points, and lifted at the back to form a full bouffant; this is supported by a large bow of the material, with long square ends, the lower halves of which are edged with points. Close-fitting casaque; the deep basque is rounded at the sides, and hollowed-out to the waist at the back. Coatsleeves. Pointed trimming. All the borderings, bias band, headings and buttons, are of blue silk. Embroidered collar and undersleeves.

Fig. 2.-Toilet of fawn-colored foulard. The round skirt and rounded tablier are arranged in small plaits. Close corsage, with very deep fronts and a full bouffant, reaching almost to the edge of the lower skirt. A small group of folds trim the front of the corsage. Wide sleeve; the under part is very deep, and is rounded nearly midway up the sides, to meet the plaited portion, which falls to the wrist. Bands of blue silk, slightly pointed at the upper edges, and silk buttons, compose the trimming. Muslin collar and undersleeves. Straw bonnet; blue ribbons; white marabout feather.

Fig. 3.-Dress of light-green pongee. The gored skirt is trimmed with groups of plaitings, finished with black silk fringe. The spaces between these plaitings are filled in with three rows of white silk flutings, covered with black lace. Higher up are two flat bands of narrow insertion and lace, over silk. Bands and fringe trim the overskirt, which is draped at the sides beneath bows of silk and lace. Close-fitting casaque, with shaped basques hollowed-out upon the hips. Wide sleeves and a pointed pelerine. The ceinture fastens bencath a large bow with pointed ends. Buttons, ruffles, and bands of silk and lace.

Fig. 4. Costume of blue barége and dove-gray silk. The silk skirt is gored, and trimmed with a narrow upright fluting, two bias bands, and a broader fluting. All these are of blue silk, and the lower row falls upon a similar fluting of gray silk; they also form the heading of a deep and gathered barége flounce, trimmed with two bias bands of gray silk. The overskirt is draped at the back by broad plaited sash-ends of gray silk, fringed with blue. Close-fitting casaque; the pointed basques open at the back, where they are arranged in small | folds, and fastened down by a large blue silk button. Buttons attach the fronts. Loose sleeves, partly open at the outer seams. Trimming of gray silk bands, and blue fringe. Rounded ends of silk fall below the simulated collar. Loops and square ends of blue silk, caught by narrow gray folds, are placed upon the Lace collar and underbands at each side of the overskirt. sleeves. Bonnet of white lace and blue ribbons, with small white roses.

Grena

Fig. 5.-Toilet of sil.er-gray grenadine. The long skirt is trimmed at the lower part by four alternating flounces of grenadine and green silk; these are scalloped, slightly gathered, and surmounted by a silk band, and two upright flutings of both materials. Loose-fitting jacket, with simulated pockets. The wide sleeves have deep cuffs. Silk collar and bands. dine ruffles. Gray buttons, with green centres. Fancy cords to match start from beneath the point of the collar, pass under the arms, and are carried quite around the back of the corsage, and up to the opposite side. Embroidered collar and undersleeves. Straw hat, trimmed with green ribbon and white feathers.

Fig. 6.-Costume of straw-colored barége. The long skirt has two very deep and gathered flounces, sewn on with narrow headings. The lower part of each flounce is trimmed, with two others, which are quite small. The small flounces of the draped upper skirt simulate a double tunic. Close-fitting casaque, with pointed and gathered basques. Loose sleeves. Ruffled trimming. All the flounces and ruffles are cut in small scallops at Silk rouleaux and buttons. Loops and floating ends of strawboth edges, bound with silk to match, and set on with headings. colored ribbon finish the simulated pelerine. Embroidered muslin collar and undersleeves. White chip hat. colored ribbons; flowers and foliage.

Straw

Fig. 7.-Dress of clear-colored, dotted foulard. The long skirt is plain. The draped tunic has a narrow, box-plaited ruffle, headed by a rouleau. Ruffles trim the buttoned basquine and straight sleeves. Small mantelet of black grenadine; this is pointed, and falls partly open at the back and front. Double sleeves; the lower are straight, and have small puffs from the wrists to the elbows; the upper are very large, open, and pointed. Trimming of black silk bands, fringe, and passementerie ornaments. Lace collar and undersleeves. Black straw hat; a scarf of black dotted lace knots at the back.

Fig 8.-Round skirt and draped tunic of striped foulard. The deep flounce, the bias bordering of the tunic, and the bow with loops and ends, are all of the darker shade. Loose-fitting casaque of black silk. The rounded basques are box-plaited at the back. Trimming of bias bands and fringe, with small passementerie ornaments. Cambric collar and undersleeves. Straw hat, dark ribbons, white feather, and crimson roses.

Fig. 9.-Long skirt of fawn-colored grenadine, trimmed with four graduating bands of black silk. Black grenadine casaque. The basque is rounded away from the front, and pointed at the back; it is also slightly bouffanté. Large sleeves. The black silk lining of the corsage is cut quite low. Trimming of narrow flutings, silk rouleaux, and fringe. At the back of the waist are large loops of the material. White lace collar and undersleeves. Bonnet of French chip, trimmed with fawncolored ribbons and a white marabout feather.

Fig. 10.-Plain skirt of apple-green barége. Close-fitting casaque of black silk. The basque is pointed in front and at the back. The side-pieces, however, are deeper, and each has two large revers, caught together by ribbon bows. The wide sleeves are similarly trimmed with smaller revers. Ruched borderings of lace; this trimming is carried up and around the

corsage. A rich tassel-fringe edges the pointed portions, and two tassels finish each revers of the basque. Two rows of silk buttons, with loops of heavy cord, fasten the fronts. At the waist are large bows with ends. Cambric collar and undersleeves. Straw hat, with a slightly rolled brim and high crown. Black ribbon band. A bow with floating ends is placed at one side; it fastens down a long white feather, which droops over the top.

Fig. 11.-Round skirt and draped tunic of gray-and-blue striped foulard. The bias flounce is gathered and divided near the top by a narrow blue band. The bows and floating ends are blue. Casaque of plain gray foulard, with four basques; these are short and rounded upon the hips and in front, but deeper and pointed at the back, where each has a box-plait of blue foulard, embroidered with gray silk, and fastened down by a large gray button. Buttons trim the blue embroidered cuffs and collar. Lace ruffles at the neck and wrists. White straw turban, blue ribbon, and white feather.

Fig. 12. Gored dress of violet faille, with a small flounce, arranged in box-plaits and set on with a heading. Loose casaque of black faille, with very large sleeves. Trimming of tassel-fringe, rouleaux, and buttons. Embroidered muslin collar and undersleeves. Bonnet of violet silk, and lighter ribbons, with white marabout feathers.

Fig. 13.-Walking-dress of cream-colored pongee. The round skirt is trimmed with three bias bands of blue silk. The second skirt forms a slightly rounded tablier and two deeply rounded and draped basques; it is partly open at the sides and back, and is edged with blue fringe and a silk band. Close-fitting casaque, with straight sleeves and square basques. Blue revers, cuffs, and buttons. Collar and undersleeves of muslin and lace. Neapolitan straw bonnet, trimmed with white lace, blue ribbon, and a white marabout feather.

Figs. 14 and 15.-Back and front of a visiting toilet. Long gored skirt of black silk. Overdress of buff-colored crêpeline. Draped tunic. Loose-fitting, half-open casaque, with a pointed basque, cut quite up to the waist. Large sleeves. The bias bands, collar and buttons, are of silk to match; the deep flossfringe is of the same tint. Lace chemisette and undersleeves. White straw hat, black ribbons, white marabout feathers, and a long vail of buff-colored gauze.

DESCRIPTION OF OUR TWO COLORED FASHION PLATES.

PLATE N. Y. 49.

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FIG. 1.-Promenade Costume. Dress of pale lilac silk. round skirt has four gathered flounces of varying widths. bias band and rouleau form the heading. Close corsage. sleeve, gathered at the wrist, and finished with a deep ruffle. Embroidered muslin collar and undersleeves. The black silk

Full

mantle has a double Watteau fold. It is rather short at the front and back, but is deep and rounded at the sides. It is sleeveless, and the large cape is slightly draped beneath the folds. Hat of Neapolitan straw. Lilac ribbons. White and lilac-colored feathers.

Fig. 2.-Walking Dress of pale-green Pongee. A bias band of darker silk passes around the skirt nearly midway; it is framed in narrow ruffles of silk to match the dress. The perpendicular bands are very wide, and the ruffled trimming upon each simulates groups of three bands, of which the centre one is the longest. Close corsage, with coat-sleeves. The dark silk trimming forms a corselet, and is carried quite around the upper part of the corsage. The shaped tablier, short, square basque, and deep cuffs, are all of dark silk, with light ruffles. Dark ceinture, bound with the lighter shade. Lace collar and undersleeves. Bonnet of Neapolitan straw, with a full tour de tête of white lace. Trimming of broad black ribbon and black lace.

PLATE N. Y. 50.

Fig. 1.-Toilet of Lavender-colored Faille. The front of the skirt is round, and is trimmed with five bias bands of white silk, each of which has a narrow ruffle of black lace at the upper edge. The simulated train tunic is square at the sides; the rest is cut in five very large points. Bordering and bows of

white silk. Close-fitting casaque. The fronts of this skirt are rather short and rounded; it is sharply hollowed-out toward the back, where the very deep casaque falls in broad folds. A bias band of white silk heads the deep flounce of black lace, and bows fasten back the folds. The open sleeves are trimmed to correspond; but the lace is arranged to form a graceful drapery. White silk buttons should fasten the corsage. White lace collar and undersleeves. Black lace bonnet; lavendercolored ribbons; white aigrette.

Fig. 2.--Costume of Pale-yellow Summer Poplin.—The round petticoat of darker silk is arranged in broad folds. The dress has half-open casaque fronts, which are short and pointed. Below these fall shaped side-pieces, cut to reveal the petticoat, and overlapping the rounded tunic. Large, full bouffant. A silk plaiting fills the opening at the outer side of the wide sleeve. Trimming of silk bands and buttons. Chemisette and undersleeves of muslin and lace. Bonnet of fine white straw and lace. Black ribbon strings. A bow of light-green ribbon confines the deep fall of lace; another supports the yellow feather aigrette at one side. White silk parasol, with an ivory bandle and a bow and floating ends of green ribbon.

For our Paris correspondence, see page 71.

A PARTNER FOR LIFE.

WHAT is the aim of nine out of ten of the young ladies who have suitors visiting them? Do they have any? Certainlymost of them do, only to forget it. A little presence of mind on these occasions would save future unhappiness. The young gentleman, in many instances, is agreeable, gay, and handsome; and this dazzles the eyes so utterly, that the young lady refuses to look further. She should satisfy herself upon such points as these "Will those eyes, in which Cupid now dances so merrily, always find expression from the love of a true soul? Now he says many pleasant things, and draws pretty pictures for the future. Does he go to-morrow to work which gives promise of the fulfillment of your desires in life? Do his ambitions and achievements satisfy you? Does his every-day life shine with the noble endeavors of a trustworthy man? If you think, and desire a companion in your thinking-one who can unlock the deepest depths of your mind-to what strata of humanity does he belong in the scale of excellence and morality? Is he doing all he can to build up future usefulness and happiness, in which you can share and feel blessed ?”

These are the questions which the experience of after-years make many women weep in bitterness of soul, that they had not thought of before they answered "Yes." We should look out for to-day's reputations and to-morrow's successes. The witticisms and endearments lavished so freely may all be very

pleasant, but they will not last. They will grow tame and spiritless; and, if nothing else comes to take their place, woe to the happiness vainly invoked on the shores of the desolation opening all around.

A SINGULAR ARABIAN CUSTOM.-When an Arab widow intends marrying again, she goes the night before the ceremony to pay a visit to the grave of her first husband. There she kneels, and prays him not to be offended. The widow brings with her a The prayer donkey laden with two goats' skins of water. ended, she proceeds to pour the water upon the grave, and, having well saturated it, she departs.

THE credulity of women on the subject of being loved is very great; they often mistake a common liking for a particular regard, and on this foundation build up castles in the air, and fill them with all the treasures of their right hopes and confiding love; and when some startling fact destroys the visions, they feel as if the whole creation were a blank to them, and they were the most injured of women. It is safer to be very skeptical on the subject of being loved; but if you do make the mistake, take all the blame to yourself, and save your dignity by secrecy, if you cannot keep from loving.