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EXPLANATION OF THE PRINT OF THE FASHIONS.

EVENING DRESS.

THE robe is composed of a new kind of gauze, called gaze fleur des anges, a rosecoloured ground, flowered in separate sprigs in a blond lace pattern, and worn over a satin slip to correspond. The corsage is low, cut in a very graceful manner on the shoulders, and trimmed with a lappel of the same material. The lappel is square behind, cleft upon the shoulders, where it is sufficiently deep to form a mancheron, and descending in the stomacher shape, terminates in a rounded point a little below the waist. The lappel, bust, and bottom of the corsage, are each edged with blond lace. Bouffant sleeve slashed in front of the arm. The hair parted on the forehead is disposed in light loose curls, which hang low at the sides. The hind hair is arranged in low bows, from which a few ringlets fall over the back of the head. A half wreath of blue wild flowers is placed rather far back. Scarf of gaze sylphide, embroidered round the border in a very light pattern. Ear-rings and neck-chain, fancy jewellery, gloves of white knitted silk, resembling double-grounded lace. Black satin slippers of the sandal kind.

CARRIAGE DRESS.

A PELISSE of lemon-coloured gros princesse, plain, high corsage. The sleeves very large from the shoulder to the bend of the arm, sit nearly but not quite close to the wrist, and are ornamented with knots of satin riband to correspond, placed at regular distances. Pelerine of two falls, deep on the back and shoulders, but open, so as to display the form of the bust in front; each fall is bordered with a bias band of satin, a similar band adorns each side of the front of the skirt, and knots of riband much larger than those on the sleeves are placed at equal distances from

the waist to the bottom of the skirt. Lemoncoloured satin hat, lined with pale lilac velvet, a round and very open brim, which stands much off the face; crown of the helmet form. The trimming consists of knots of lemoncoloured gauze ribaud, and a sprig of halfblown flowers to correspond. Cashmere scarf. Lilac kid gloves. Black reps slippers.

GENERAL OBSERVATIONS ON FASHIONS AND

DRESS.

WINTER materials will this year surpass, both in richness and variety, those of many preceding seasons. Gros princesse, plain satin, reps, and Cashmere, are expected to be most fashionable in out-door dress, for which the only novelties that have yet appeared, are pelisses of the three first of these materials. We have given in our print one of an elegantly simple kind. Others are made with a single pelerine, which has long narrow ends that fall low in front; it is trimmed round with black blond, or real lace; if the latter is employed, it must be of a double ground, and an antique pattern. A good many have the fronts of the skirts ornamented in a very complicated manner, by interlaced bands, reversed dents, and rouleaus disposed in a very novel style. The skirts, both of pelisses and robes, are of a still more extravagant width than last season; they are set on in double and even triple plaits, in order that they may fall in folds to the very bottom. This excess of fulness is highly disadvantageous to the figure; but whenever fashion hits the happy medium, she is sure not to preserve it long.

The materials of hats and bonnets are changed, but as yet the forms remain the same. Those of black satin, lined with coloured velvet, or coloured satin with black velvet, are most fashionable. Myrtle-green, bleu Haiti, orange, and rose, are the colours contrasted with black. They are trimmed

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with flowers, or aigrettes formed of ends of gauze riband: in either case the trimming corresponds with the colours of the headdress.

Some of the new bonnets are of satin only, and lined with the same colour; but the trimming consists of flowers and ribands, in which black is very predominant. A pretty bonnet of this description is of rose-coloured satin, trimmed with rose-coloured gauze riband figured with black; a band of which, arched in front, is brought round the upper part of the crown, it terminates in a rosette on one side, the ends of which descend upon the brim. An aigrette formed of sprigs of hyacinths, partly black, and partly rosecolour, completes the trimming.

Furs are expected to be very much in favour, particularly sable. It is supposed, however, that as the season advances, ermine will regain some of its ancient vogue, though it is by no means likely to equal sable in estimation. Fine dark chinchilla, and squirrel back, will rank next to ermine and sable. That light and graceful fur, the Isabella bear, is likely to be in request in evening dress: it is a favourite fur of the Queen's; her Majesty wears it very frequently.

It is yet too soon to say much of the forms in which furs will be employed; but boas, we understand, are likely to continue in favour. A new kind of tippet, and a fancy muff, both just imported from Paris, and as yet scarcely seen in either country, are to be introduced. The first will form an elegant finish to a dress, being a pointed pelerine, with epaulettes also pointed. The muff is one of those fancies that are likely to be temporary; it is extremely small, and made in such a manner as to form at once a muff and reticule. We suspect that it is likely to be adopted only by the merveilleuses of both countries.

The materials for evening dress will be painted and printed satins, Pekin, poux de la reine, gaze fleur des anges, satin striped gauze, and gaze blonde. A mixture of black and colours will no doubt be very prominent in evening dress. Several robes, particularly gauze ones, have black grounds thickly strewed with detached bouquets of flowers in vivid colours, or else printed in winding columns of flowers, also in vivid colours. We have seen too some in marbled stripes; these last are exceedingly pretty. A mixture of orange and black, both in patterns and trimmings will be very prevalent in the beginning of the season; but we think it will soon become too common to remain fashionable.

The colours that will be most in favour are marshmallows, green of different shades,

chestnut, bleu Haiti, ruby, orange, brown, and rose colour.

COSTUME OF PARIS. BY A PARISIAN CORRESPONDENT.

PELISSE dresses of satin, poux de soie, and velours épinglé, are now the only ones adopted for the promenade. They are a good deal ornamented with fancy silk trimmings, which are expected to become generally fashionable even for robes; they are as yet, however, adopted for pelisses only, which are trimmed in various ways with acorns, buttons, and silk braiding. Pelerines of the same material are always worn with these dresses; the most novel are pointed before and behind, and a double point which falls low upon the shoulders forms a mancheron.

Bonnets are more generally seen in the promenades than hats. Almost all the brims of the former are a little turned up round the edge, and something wider across the forehead than those of last year. We must except, however, morning bonnets of the plainest kind; they have very close brims, and shade the face a good deal. Satin poux de la reine and reps, are the materials employed both for hats and bonnets, many of the former are lined with different colours; and there appears no doubt that this fashion will become general. Some of the prettiest are composed of bleu-raymond, and lined with cabbage-green velvet, or velours épinglé. They are trimmed with green gauze riband spotted with velvet. Black satin hats trimmed with coloured ribands begin to be in request. A few have just appeared adorned with a single ostrich feather, black, tipped with the colour of the lining, or vice versâ.

Winter parties have not yet commenced; but the opening of the Italian opera has produced some very brilliant toilettes; and also two new materials of incomparable richness and beauty. One, called satin de Cléopatre, has a plain ground thickly strewed with flowers woven in the satin; but standing out like a highly raised embroidery. The ground appears as if covered with white tulle, but the flowers are not covered. The other is a gauze of the rich grenadine kind, figured with velvet. A dress of this latter material had the corsage pointed at the bottom of the waist, and also in the centre of the bosom; it was bordered both at the top and bottom with blond lace.

The sleeves very short and full, were partially covered with blond lace mancherons, which descended in a single point below the elbow. This style is altogether novel, and rather tasteful.

The head-dresses were principally hats or