a low deeply pointed corsage, trimmed with a first is a small round shape of tulle de Bruxelles› berthe composed of four rows of point d'Alençon; with a full border of Valenciennes lace, surit covers the short tight sleeve, and is ornamented mounted by a band of crimson ribbon, termiwith a bouquet of white roses and their foliage nating in knots and coques at the sides. A very in the centre. The skirt is trimmed from the full cluster of coques is placed in the interior waist with a succession of lace flounces, and on the left side; long floating ends stream from ornamented with a wreath of white roses dis-it over the shoulder. The cazaweck is black posed en tablier on each side from the point of velvet, very full trimmed with black lace. the waist. Coiffure à la Montespan; the hair is disposed in short curls on the forehead, a profusion of ringlets at the sides, and a knot formed of a plaited braid behind; it is decorated with a bandeau of pearls, in which tufts of green velvet leaves are placed at the sides. SECOND PLATE DEMI-TOILETTE.-Pink satin robe; a high corsage, quite high at the top, closing at the throat, but opening immediately below it, so as fully to display the embroidery on the breast of a muslin chemisette: the opening is bordered with lace laid on flat, and descending nearly to the waist; the corsage is deeply pointed, and from the point to the bottom a succession of bouillons bordered with lace are let in. Long tight sleeves open to the elbow; the opening trimmed with lace; embroidered muslin ones protrude through it. Pink satin chapeau : a round shape; the interior very full trimmed with white roses and pink brides: the exterior with draperies of the material of the chapeau edged with lace. Ermine mantelet écharpe of a large size, lined with white satin. No. 5. MORNING VISITING DRESS.-Green robe. Satin demi-pelisse of a lighter shade, made quite high, with a close fitting shoulder piece, from whence it descends full at the back and sides, and easy in front; each front is trimmed with a revers bordered with ribbon à la vielle. A pelerine, covered by a very deep fall of black lace, is headed by ribbon, which also surmounts a deep fall of lace at the bottom. Black satin Sleeves a three-quarter length. chapeau, lined with white, and trimmed in the interior with blonde in the cap style, and white brides: the exterior with black ribbon only. TO CORRESPONDENTS. Communications to be addressed to the Office, 24, Norfolk-street, Strand, where all business is transacted. We are sorry to decline the verses of MINNIE, and regret that from an accident her packet has been thus long unacknowledged. ACCEPTED: "Gold Pen;" Lizzie W.; Viola; also "Alone;" but the other pieces by the same author are declined with thanks. PUBLIC PROMENADE DRESS.-Robe of one of the new grey winter silks, watered and striped; a close corsage. Long tight sleeves, just short enough to display the bouillon of the cambric under-sleeve. The entire front of the corsage and skirt is trimmed with brandebourgs of a large size, and a new pattern. Dark blue velvet chapeau; a round moderately open shape; the interior trimmed with lace and brides a little lighter than the chapeau: the exterior with vel- DECLINED, with thanks: "The Child's Appeal" vet, and a drooping fancy feather. Paletot of-in some measure because we suspect it has been rich twilled silk, a full shade of red, lined with already published; yet, under other circumstances, gros de Naples to correspond. Long loose it scarcely reaches our standard. sleeves, with deep cuffs trimmed with sable fur: the fronts and bottom of the paletot are also trimmed with sable. Muff to correspond. HALF-LENGTH FIGURES. No. 3. EVENING COIFFURE AND PARDESSUS.-Petit bord of ruby velvet of a new form, for which we refer to our plate, and rather larger than usual; it is trimmed with white plumes spotted with black. Blue satin pardessus composed of two falls; the upper part moderately wide, and cut in such a manner as to supply the place of a sleeve; the lower part deeply pointed; each is trimmed with a fall of black lace. A very deep full fall of lace forms a pelerine. No. 4. HOME CAP AND CASAWECK.-The CHARLES will do better by-and-bye. We recommend him not to offer his verses for publication until time shall have improved his talents and judg ment. Reviews of the poems of "Victoria Grove," and "Legends and Recollections of Mona," and notices of "The Family Economist," &c., &c., are unavoidably postponed. Office, No. 24, Norfolk-street, Strand. Sold by A SKETCH OF THE HISTORY OF MUSIC, FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES. BY A MU ...... .... LIFE'S CONTRASTS. BY M. A. Y. THE PAINTER'S REVEALING. BY MRS. NEWTON CROSLAND BY B...... Page LINES ON THE PICTURE OF AMY ROBSART, IN THE NEW MONTHLY BELLE ASSEMBLEE THE BANKS OF YORE. ..... 98 101 ib. 102 109 ib. MISS SMITH'S ENGAGEMENT, AND DIFFERENT OPINIONS THEREUPON. (IN A SERIES LINES TO MRS. ABDY, ON THE DEATH OF HER MOTHER. BY J. C. 111 112 ib. 113 115 116 ib. 118 119 120 124 127 128 |