will put you into his newspaper, and publish your most interesting points, before they are acted. Your piece will be deflowered of its chief beauties.

The actor.-You are right; it is an intolerable nuisance. The stage-manager to the gentleman.-We cannot permit any person to stay during rehearsal. You must retire, sir. The star.-Let us go on. (To the actress.) Angelic creature, joy of my life, source of my happiness, in one emphatic word, my love.—(Kissing her again, at which she does not manifest any reluctance as before.)

The stage-manager coming forward-It is now one o'clock, and we cannot go any frather at present. Every one will be here at half-past six, and we will go through the rest.

The scene-shifter starting up.—It is not my fault that I fell asleep. It is the piecc.

The stage-manager.—It will have most astonishing success, at all events, judging by appearances. (Exeunt omnes.)

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LONDON FASHIONS FOR THE MONTH.

THE approach of Christmas has brought furs very forward in promenade dress. We now see a good many fur cardinals, and also velvet and satin cloaks bordered with fur. Sable continues its vogue for those who choose to go to the expense of it, and those who do not, substitute mock sable, of which there are several different kinds.

Cloaks are paramount in promenade dress. We see indeed, a few shawls, that is to say of our own or foreign manufacture, for velvet and satin shawls are quite out of favour: the others are fashionable to a certain degree, they are of a very large size, and in general square for the promenade. Those with black grounds, thickly covered with patterns in rosaces of very full colours, are preferred.

Velvet seems to be almost the only material adopted for promenade bonnets, black ones are in a majority, but other colours, as puce, green, brown, &c., are also adopted. Some are of a close form, moderately long in the brim, and rounded at the corners; others have the ends of the brim rather pointed, these last are more open at the bottom, and stand out in some degree from the cheeks. A few are trimmed with coloured flowers, but the majority are decorated with ribbon, and a bouquet of two or at most three short feathers; both correspond, but the ribbon is very sparingly employed. Where bonnets are of a very close shape there is no trimming

adopted in the interior of the brim, but if otherwise, a few small flowers or light coques of ribbon are employed.

The carriage cloaks, of which we have given models, continue their vogue. We may add to them the Czarina, a black velvet cloak of the pelisse form, tight at the back, loose and flowing in easy folds on each side of the front, with tight under-fronts of the wrapping kind; long hanging sleeves of moderate width, and a square and rather large collar. The whole is lined and bordered with ermine. We need hardly say that this costly envelope is in the very highest style of carriage dress.

We may cite among the most fashionable of the new carriage bonnets, those of velours glacé it has an exceedingly rich thick silk ground, shaded in two full colours, as green and orange, ruby and brown, &c. &c., it is striped, but not thickly, in narrow velvet stripes. These bonnets are variously trimmed, some have a rouleau of plain velvet, generally black, but it may be composed of one of the colours of the ground, it divides a black lace drapery, one part of which falls over the crown, and the other descends upon the brim, the lace forms a rosette, rather low on one side, and the other is decorated with a bouquet of velvet flowers. They are generally of the colours of the ground, with a brilliant green foliage. This is a novel as well as very tasteful style of trimming. We may cite also some velvet bonnets of a very open shape; they aremade in various full colours, those of violet pensée are in particular favour; they may be either trimmed with flowers of the same hue on the exterior, or with a saule marabout, it is a long willow plume, formed of ostrich feathers, thickened with the down of marabouts; the interior is always ornamented with flowers, intermingled with blonde lace of a light pattern, lightly disposed in cockscombs.

The materials for robes have not varied, but we observe that silks are in a decided majority in morning dress, particularly levantines and pekins. Some of these robes have the corsage made to button up to the throat, but in such a manner, that being unbottoned at the top, it forms lappels, and may consequently be worn in half dress; this is a very convenient fashion, and one that we have no doubt many ladies will gladly adopt. A change has taken place in the forms of sleeves, but we cannot say that we consider it is one for the better, it is but partially adopted, nor do we think it will become general, the upper part of the sleeve is made with a moderate degree of fulness, from the point of the shoulder, nearly to the elbow, from thence to the wrist it is easy, but

not at all full. A row of fringe, or one of lace, may be em. ployed to decorate the upper part of the sleeve, but a good many are made without any trimming.

Black velvet and satin is coming very much into favour for evening robes, as well as for half dress: a good many of the latter are made in the pelisse robe style, and quite high; they are trimmed en tablier, with passementine, generally intermixed either with wrought silk buttons or tassels. When made in evening robes the corsage is always cut very low, some are quite square, others form a little the figure of a V, by descending in the centre of the front. These latter are somewhat higher at the sides, though not much, and display in the middle a lace or embroidered guimpe; the corsage fits closely, and is trimmed either with a lace berthe or mantilla. Short tight sleeve, either finished with a bouillonné, or covered with one or two lace volans; those, and also the mantilla may be of black lace, but if a berthe is employed, it is always white lace, and, in that case, manchettes to correspond, adorn the sleeves instead of volans.

Caps have lost nothing of their vogue, either for morning, dinner, or evening dress; but in the latter they can hardly be called caps, though they are styled so, as bonnet Ninon, bonnet Clementine, &c. since they are generally made without cauls; thus displaying the luxuriance of the hind hair, as well as the beauty of the comb that ornaments it. Some of these caps are of a perfectly round shape, forming an exquisitely tasteful melange of lace and flowers. Others, composed of blond lace, form a front only; they are terminated at each ear by a blonde lappet which floats upon the shoulder. Some have marabouts intermingled with the blonde, others light sprigs of geraniums, and very small grapes. Velvet turbans, particularly those of black velvet, the folds entwined with gold beads, and the foundation of gold net will also be much in request. Fashionable colours have varied little since last month, but violet is more in vogue, and some new shades of brown and grey have been introduced.

PARIS once more looks like itself, all bustle and gaiety; the season is fairly opened, and everything presages a most brilWe may cite among the most elegant new cloaks for the promenade, the manteau armenien; it is of the crispin

liant one.

form, but longer and more ample than they are in general. It is made both in velvet and satin of different colours, and trimmed with a rich short-haired fur, recently imported from St. Petersburg, called musc. Fur crispins, particularly those of sable and ermine, but the latter are adopted in carriage dress, only, are more than ever in vogue. We see also several cloaks trimmed with fur. We may cite among the most elegant, those of violet velvet or satin, lined with white gros de Naples, and bordered with ermine, the fur forms a robing on each side of the front broad at the bottom, but diminishing almost to a point at the top. A broad band of ermine encircled the bottom of the cloak, and a narrow one bordered the collar.

Capotes of a close form, are the only ones adopted in morning dress. Satin, particularly that very rich kind called satin royal, is very much employed for these bonnets; we see few drawn ones, but those arranged in bouillonné, or folds, are very much in favour. We may cite among the prettiest of the latter, those of pensée satin. The exterior of the brim is trimmed with three rows of lace, set on with a little fulness, and a half wreath of Florence roses placed on one side, is intermingled with a bouillonné of black lace.

Wadded capotes are revived, and are likely to become extremely fashionable in carriage dress, they are always composed of satin, and quilted in a very novel manner, some in a running pattern resembling wreaths of leaves; others present a very good imitation of the tracery of old-fashioned point lace. They are generally of a close shape, without any trimming in the interior of the brim, the exterior is decorated either with marabouts, or else a half wreath formed of tétes de plumes. The most novel chapeaux are composed of velvet, and trimmed with casoar plumes, corresponding with the' chapeaux in colour, except at the extremity, where the natural hue of feather is preserved.

We shall cite as the most elegant of the new evening robes, those of velours d'Orient, a rich white, or light coloured silk ground, figured in velvet; the corsage cut low round the bosom, and terminating in a deep point, is trimmed round the top with a fall of Brussels lace, arranged in bouillonné by small buttons, wrought in gold filligrée. The short tight sleeve is terminated in a similar manner. Two rows of lace, of a similar pattern, but much deeper, is disposed in the tunic style, on each side of the front of the skirt, and arranged in irregular rows of bouillonné, by ornaments corresponding with those on the corsage and sleeves.

Chapeaux of velours épinglé of almost every colour, deco