or of paille d'Italie.

Straw of every kind is in request for the watering places. Capotes of plain fine straw are adopted for the walk before breakfast; different kinds of fancy straw may be worn either in plain or elegant négligé; paille de riz, which has lost nothing of its distinction, is in equal request in public promenade dress, and demi toilette; for which chapeaux and capotes of crape tulle and lace are also adopted. They are also adopted in evening dress, which is now entirely in the néglige du Soir style. Flowers are at this moment almost always employed both for chapeaux and capotes in half dress. We may cite among the most fashionable, sprigs of white, yellow, and pink acacia, which, intermingled with sprigs of white thorn and foliage, form very pretty wreaths; roses mingled with mignionette or blue bells, and wreaths of violets disposed in tufts, with foliage between, are also in great request.

Black mantelets, with the exception of lace ones, are decidedly out of fashion. Scarfs keep their ground, particularly those of barege, and black and white lace; those of black lace, lined with coloured silk or crape, are a good deal seen in the promenade; white ones are, generally speaking, adopted only for visits or evening dress.

Light materials are coming very much into vogue, both for the promenade and evening dress. We see a good many muslin robes in the former; they are generally white, but a few printed ones have also appeared,—they are in small patterns and rather vivid colours. It would be difficult to say which is most in vogue, close corsages, or those with lappels opening very much on the bosom. We have, however, observed that the former are most generally adopted for muslin robes.

A good many barege dresses are trimmed with flounces cut bias, there are two, three, or sometimes five; the latter number is seldom adopted except by very tall ladies. If there are two flounces they are of equal depth; where three are employed, they are also equal sometimes, but more frequently if there are from three to five flounces they diminish gradually. We see also many of these robes without any trimming round the border. The corsages are in general full, and a little open in front; several are made with a revers edged with éffilé, which finishes in a point in the ceinture. Silk dresses are also a good deal trimmed with flounces, either scalloped or edged with effilé. Several are trimmed with five scalloped flounces, decreasing gradually in depth, as they rise on the skirt. The corsages of these robes are always tight, cut bias, and very little open in front. The sleeves are tight and closed at the bottom. We observe that striped silks and those broché are not so much in request as those glacé blonc. We may cite among those most in vogue-deep blue, grey, dove colour, and different shades of green,— these are all shot with white, they are in very good taste, and, in the strict sense: of the word, summer silks.

Printed organdys have just appeared,-they are expected to be very much in vogue for robes in négligé du Soir. Some that have just been made, have the corsages a la vierge, and the sleeves demi long; the bottoms of the sleeves and the revers which encircles the top of the corsage is cut in round dents, and over cast with silk of one of the colours of the muslin, the skirts are trimmed with two r three flounces similarly edged. Fashionable colours are the same as last month.

DESCRIPTION OF THE ENGRAVINGS.

MORNING VISITING DRESSES.

No. 1.

Balzarine robe of one of the new patterns, a low corsage, the front disposed en demi lozenge; a deep revers encircles the round of the corsage and is open on the shoulder. Sleeves of a three quarter length and an easy width, with a cleft mancheron. Muslin under-sleeve. Embroidered cambric chemisette. Rice straw chapeau, a moderately open shape trimmed with ruban bayadere.

No. 2.

Muslin robe trimmed with two very deep embroidered flounces, a half high corsage and long tight sleeves, the upper part trimmed with volants. Organdy canezon en cœur embroidered and bordered with lace. Pink gros de Nuples chapeau, a small round shape trimmed with pink brides, and a wreath of short white flat ostrich feathers. Pink China crape scarf.

WALKING AND HOME DRESSES.
No. 3.

Lilac gros de Naples robe, the corsage quite high, moderately open on the bosom, and trimmed with a revers, forming collar and pelerine. The front and also that of the skirt is trimmed en militaire, with silk buttons and braiding. Tight sleeve capote of tulle bouillonne, the bouillonne formed by white and yellow gauze ribbon. The garniture is a wreath of coynes of ribbon terminated by a knot and ends. High chemisette full frilled round the throat. Green China crape

scarf with richly embroidered and fringed ends.

No. 4.

Penssiere gros de Naples robe, corsage a three quarter height, and long tight

sleeve. The skirt is decorated with a profusion of tucks, surmounted by a row of fancy silk trimming. Chapeau of paille guipure, a small round shape, the exterior decorated with a bouquet of white spotted feathers, the interior with coques of white ribbon. Black lace shawl.

PUBLIC PROMENADE DRESSES.

No. 5.

Blue and white shot taffeta robe, the corsage quite high, and disposed en gerbe. Demi large sleeves. Lace collar and ruffles. Capote of yellow crape bouillonne, a round and rather large shape, the exterior is decorated with ribbon to corres pond, and two roses with a gerbe of foliage placed on one side; the interior with coques of ribbon.

No. 6.

Lilac gros de Naples robe, striped in a deeper shade of the same colour; the corsage half high behind, and very open on the bosom, displays an embroidered cambric chemisette made quite high. Sleeve a three-quarter length over muslin ones terminated by lace ruffles. The capote presents a front view of number five. Muslin scarf mantelet embroidered round the border, and very full trimmed with lace.

PROMENADE DRESSES.

No. 7.

Rose coloured taffeta robe, high corsage tight to the shape, it folds over in festooned dents on the front, as does also the front of the skirt; three buttons to correspond are placed in the centre of each dent. Long tight sleeve. Italian stra chapeau, a small round shape trimmed with a wreath of wild flowers to which floating brides of green ribbon are attached. Black filet de soie mantelet trimmed with black lace.

No. 8.

Green poult de soie robe, the corsage quite high and close, is trimmed in the hussar style with buttons and braiding. Long tight sleeve, the lower part trimmed to correspond; the robe is decorated with two very deep flounces, each bordered with five rows of passementerie, and the upper one headed by three. White barege scarf. The chapcau gives a side view of number seven.