are much worn, ornamented with branches of apple blossom, bouquets of anemones of all colours in groupes, and different coloured sweet peas. A pretty light trimming was invented for September, formed of open work of small ribbons woven together, and trimmed as bows and wreaths, it is called ruban a natte or braided ribbon.

For dress hats in promenade and fete champetre, the bibis and hats are generally made of white moire or watered silk, a very long plume frimatée, and rubans a natte, or with white gauze ribbons and flowers of the season. In place of a bonnet-cap or mentonnure, puffs of ribbon are often worn. Wreaths of flowers similar to those without, are worn inside the hat, à la ferronniere.

WALKING DRESS.-As this is the high season for the sea side and bathing places, many elegant and light costumes suitable for walking are constantly adopted at the several places of fashionable sojourn in France and England. White dresses are usually in the best taste for this purpose, with the ribbons of the hat, ceinture and scarf, of some bright and delicate colour, Nothing can appear more pleasing than this style of dress, when there are groupes of young ladies by the sea side; the chief variety in their dress being the different colours of the parure of ribbons. Coloured muslin and chintz dresses are not so much worn as in the commencement of the summer. Striped muslin of this pattern, one stripe quite clear, and the other thick, and the third worked in white India cotton, are much worn for peignoir robe dresses. One of the newest fashions was a walking dress of this striped muslin, the corsage up to the throat, chemisette à la vierge, draperies crossed and folded over the bust, and the ends appeared under the ceinture. Muslins and ginghams are gathered round the waist; chalis, forelards, and gros de Naples in plaits. The fête champetres at Tivoli display the most exquisite variety in full promenade dress. Of course there is the most marked distinction, in richness of materials and gaiety of appearance, between this style and the simple walking parure; and an elegant woman knows it is in the worst taste to confound these style,-being as great a solecism as to receive morning visitors in full evening dress. Embroidered organdi robes, in coloured cachemire wool-pale buff gros de Naples

dresses, worked at the hem in wreaths of purple convolvolus-painted foulards -and silk muslins, are worn with white moire hats, and bibis trimmed with plumes or flowers. Silk muslin scarfs of two shades-one end of apple green, and the other of mauve, worked with palms-are often seen in this costume. Indian muslin shawls, worked with palms of gold, black and green, are very distinguished. The triple pelerines so much sworn this summer, are chiefly confined to walking dress, in which they are very often seen. In full promenade, or fete champetre dress, a small collar, or the dress cut round the throat in standing scollops, or drawn to shew rather more of the bosom, as a chemisette à la vierge. Little cravats of rose, or blue moire scolloped, and worked in white floss silk, are elegant.

A tout ensemble, of peculiar elegance, is as follows:-A plain muslin dress, trimmed at the head of a hem of two fingers' depth, with a Mechlin lace flounce; a light Grecian scroll pattern, worked, en tablier, up the front of the dress. A robe, à la polonaise, was won over this, likewise of plain Scotch muslin, bordered with a Grecian scroll and Mechlin edging, a cherry-coloured scarf of silk muslin; a bibi of rice straw, ornamented with white and cherry-coloured plumes, much curled. a very

Another toute ensemble is, charming fête champetre dress. A robe of white organdi, painted with a pattern of sweet peas, blue, rose, brown, and mauve, with green and bronze foliage. A scarf of cachemerrienne of green and grenadine; a hat of white crape, nearly covered with bouquets, white daisies, with brown calyxes, heliotrope, and Bengal roses. Another toilet, for carriage-dress, very fresh and original, was, a hat of maroon watered silk, with a plume of maroon curled feathers; a robe of English organdi damasked, half clear and half opaque; a figured ceinture of maroon, and a scarf of zephir cachemire of apple green, embroidered with maroon palms.

EVENING DRESS. Printed foulards and painted organdi are chiefly made up for evening dress. White muslin, embroidered at the knees in cashemire wool, of the most soft and brilliant shades, is frequent. A most elegant parure, for a young lady, is as follows:-The hair parted in a point on the forehead, ma

donna bands on each side, terminated by long spiral curls that reach the shoulder; one low bow on the top of the head, to conceal the receptacle to sustain natural flowers, which is a minute glass, made so that the water, which will keep the flowers fresh, cannot spill. The flowers mostly worn, in this manner, are the splendid species of geraniums, heaths, and carnations. A tunic robe of white silk muslin, a little wrapping under the ceinture (and flying open to show a mauve satin slip), is bordered entirely round with a narrow scolloped blonde, three times and with three pipes of satin; a chemisette of the same blonde, amadis sleeves, finished at the wrist with manchettes of the same blonde; no bracelets; no necklace; shoes of mauve satin.

CAPS. These are made rather high, and narrower than has been seen for some time; five or six points of plaited or fluted gauze, edged with vandyked blonde, arranged so as to incline a little forward with bows of mauve ribbon, is the newest style seen for some time.

JEWELLERY.-Enameled chains of massive gold, lozenges and roses placed alternately are much worn; they hang to the belt and are very becoming; antique carcanet necklaces for full dress are preparing for the winter. A species of buckle to fasten the waist, called a grafe hygieniques, which keeps the belt perfectly tight, and yet, by a mechanical elasticity adapts itself to the respiration, has been lately invented. PELERINES AND SHAWLS. The pelerines, in worked muslin or net, are always in three pieces; the lowest extends in deep epaulettes on each shoulder, with lappets that cross under the ceinture; the one above is a cape open in front and a little waved; the upper a very small collar, somewhat in the cape form; a very narrow worked gauze scarf, of some bright colour, is worn under the last like a cravat or a little fichu of printed china crape. Pelerines of organdi, embroidered in coloured silks or cachmere wool, are worn in fète champetre costume. China crape shawls, of rich brown, mulberry, or moroon colour, are worn with rich embroidered wreaths in coloured silk, and baskets of flowers worked in the corners.

INVENTIONS.-The stiffness of the under sleeves that support the great fulness of long sleeves, and the noise they make at every movement, has caused an inven

tion to be perfected for the use of the ladies that is both curious and philosophic; small balloons, of a soft impervious material, are filled with compressed air, and put beneath the sleeves, which they sustain with admirable comfort and grace, and the fair wearer, by pulling a little string, can inflate or depress her sleeves at pleasure. For instance, when she wears a shawl or cloak she can depress them, as the present fashion makes the slenderest lady appear of an enormous magnitude in these garments. It is believed this ingenious invention will be universally adopted directly that one alarming objection exists, namely, that these balloons may act as wings, and that if a lady is of a light sylph-like figure, she may, by some rude gale at the equinox, be snatched from the arm of her lover or husband, and carried off beyond the clouds, or, perhaps, if she has not presence of mind to depress her sleeves she may, after a fatiguing flight, be landed in some far country (when she only intended a morning walk in Hyde Park or the Bois de Boulogne) to the agony and consternation of her friends. On the contrary, an advantage is very evident in case of voyages, as a lady wearing these sleeve supporters can never sink in the water if shipwreck was to befal her. We should be wanting in duty to our fair subscribers if we were not to state both sides of the question.

COLOURS.-It is not very easy to state any whole colour that is worn. French lavender, pale green, and buff, are, perhaps, the most prevalent.

DESCRIPTION OF PLATES.

(200.) FETE CHAMPETRE DRESS. -The bonnet is one of the smallest of the Bibi form that has yet been seen, made of white crape, and ornamented with three white plumes. The bonnet has a curtain or bavolet at the back of the neck, a bow behind, and brides that hang loose. The dress is of white organdi, with a small square falling collar, bordered round, and closed in the front of the corsage with bands of worked lambs'-wool, embroidered in shades of the same colour. The skirt is plaited fully on each side, closed in front to the feet, but folded back à la tablier, worked in a beautiful pattern in coloured lambs'-wool; the same wreath is continued round the skirt, at the head of a hem about two hands' depth. Bands