to simulate flowers. All the trimming is at the back.

There is but little change in the form of the capotes and chapeaux; they are worn round, close, and somewhat deep at the ears. Soie glacé, poult de soie, crépe, and crepe lisse, are among the materials most in vogue. Lilac, violet, primrose, rose, fawn, pearl grey, and vert de printemps, are among the favourite colours. Drawn silk or taffeta cupotes, covered with blonde net of the same hue, are much admired. For the crape capotes, and those formed of light materials, bouquets of spring flowers with foliage are chiefly employed as trimmings, as violets, lilacs, laburnums, the monthly rose; and we have seen some exquisite white silk capotes trimmed with a full bouquet of moss roses on the exterior, and with moss rose-buds intermingled with puffs of tulle. The cap à l'enfant for the interior of bonnets does not appear to find much favour; indeed it would only be becoming to a certain style of countenance. For general trimmings feathers are most in vogue. They are either entirely of the colour of the chapeau, or shaded from white to dark, and are for the most part flat, long, and slightly curled at the extremity. We have seen several bunches of marabouts, especially on primrose capotes.

There are no very striking changes in the form of the pardessus as yet; indeed, from the coldness of the season, cachmeres still hold the ascendancy. We have, however, seen some very elegant mantelets composed of shaded glacé silks under black lace, and trimmed with falls of wide lace; also the silk alone, finished off with volants of the same material, pinked or embroidered, or with shaded passementerie and silk fringe, and ornamented down the front with buttons of various forms and exquisite workmanship. Where the colour is full and rich, as green or rose glace, with light hues, the lace, if used, is black; but for paler colours, as pink, lilac, azure blue, &c., glacé with white lace is used. But it is difficult to pronounce with absolute certainty on the prevalent modes which are to appear this summer. The momentous events of the last few weeks, the prevalence of illness, and the long continuance of unfavourable weather, having thrown everything so far behind-hand, and in some measure occupied and distracted the minds of even the ministers of fashion.

There are various new materials for robes, or rather, we should say, old materials appearing under new forms and new names. Among these is a species of moire, differing but little in appearance from the chenés of past days, excepting that it is striped or plaided with a rich satin stripe. These are made in all the most delicate and beautifully blended hues, and have a very chaste and elegant appearance. Toiles de laine, both glacé and embroidered, are in considerable Vogue. Poplins, foulards, and taffetas écossais, both plain and plaided, Chiné poult de soie, foulards de laine, and batistes d'Inde, are all fashionable for promenade dress, and indeed for demi-toilette also-at least with the exception of the foulards de laine. A little fine weather will

soon bring forward the lighter materials. The prevailing colours for poplins are full blue, black and red, bois, green, red and white, black, green, lilac, and yellow; the taffetas are in squares of moderate dimensions, with white predominating over the colours. These latter are particularly adapted for young persons.

Redingotes, robes, and robes peignoirs, are all fashionable, both for promenade and demitoilette, but the two first are chiefly adopted. The corsages continue to be worn high and tight, and the close ones at present predominate. We have seen some quite plain, and buttoned from the neck to the bottom of the skirt with large pearl buttons; the backs are plat. Corsages opening en cœur over a chemisette of white inuslin or fine lawn, either trimmed with a bouillonné round the throat, or else a small collar; the revers, trimmed with passementerie, or double rows of small buttons, either of silk or pearl, have an elegant effect, and are worn as demi-toilette for concerts, &c. The majority of sleeves are but little altered; they are still either long and tight to the arm, or three-quarter length, and tight, slashed, and laced or confined with bands, and trimmed to correspond with the skirt and corsage. There is, however, a novelty, which we have given in plate the second. This is a three-quarter length sleeve, tight from the shoulder about half-way to the elbow, and then gradually widening to the bottom. For promenade dress, a very full muslin or net sleeve is worn, confined with an exceedingly narrow band at the wrist; for demitoilette, an equally full lace or blonde manchette, looped up in the front so as to display the wrist and lower part of the arm. The skirts are full, plain or trimmed en tablier, and somewhat shorter in front.

We cannot omit to mention the agrafes chatelaines, or a new variety of the pages des dames. They are in the form of little negro boys, whose arms open to receive the folds of the robe, and close again by means of an excellent spring. Besides the utility of these agrafes in saving the robe from becoming soiled by dust or damp, they serve coquettement to give a glimpse of a pretty foot. They are not so expensive either as the pages were. The round and deep points are still worn to the corsage.

Black lace is used on the skirt, disposed in rows or in zig-zags, or so arranged as to form a broken cone, the lower end large, and gradually diminishing towards the top.

For evening dress, flounces, robes à deux et trois jupes, and open robes trimmed with volants. Embroidered mouslin d'Inde, and Leno, and point d'Angleterre, or d'Alençon robes, are among the most recherche; but all the usual light materials maintain their vogue for halldress.

Caps still are much worn for dinner-dress, or demi-toilette; flowers are but little seen, and bijouterie, intermingled with the hair, with the occasional addition of a single long feather, or a bunch of marabouts, form the prevailing headdresses. Curls are not generally worn, but the