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light colours. Ribbons, or a mixture of ribbons and spring flowers, are used to adorn Leghorn bonnets; those of satin are decorated with feathers.

Several elegant novelties in spring fashions have been submitted to our inspection, which we shall endeavour to describe to our readers. A spencer of grass green velours épingle, mo- || derately long in the waist, made to fasten in front, and with a very low collar: the collar and mancheron to correspond; the latter very full, and disposed in three drapery folds. The mancheron is confined to the arm by a band, which is concealed by the last of the folds. The back full at the bottom, and something broader than they have lately been worn. The bust is ornamented, in a very novel style, with rouleaus of satin, in the form of rings interlaced. This trimming goes down the bust in a sloping direction, from the point of the shoulder to the bottom of the waist, where it meets; the ceinture is of embroidered ribbon, fastened by a dead gold clasp.

The bonnet worn with this spencer is also of velours épingle; the crown very low, and the material disposed in bouillons on the top; three bands of satin go round the crown at some distance from each other, and are fastened by small dead gold buckles. Two very full plumes of marabouts are placed at each side of the crown, in such a manner as to cross in front: the brim is very wide and rather large; it stands a good deal out from the face; and the strings, attached on the inside of the brim, are of broad rich ribbon to correspond.

able for the novelty of its trimming, which consists of a wreath of oakleaves formed by quilting, and very much raised by wadding.

Morning dress begins now to be very generally made in cambric or jaconot muslin; the blouse form is at present most prevalent, and certainly is very well adapted for morning dress. The trimming of the blouse consists always of tucks. Some ladies, who dislike this plain style of trimming, adopt the robe blouse, which admits of greater variety; flounces, bouillonné, and a mixture of tucks and entre-deux, being all used for these dresses.

The only novelty we have seen in dinner dress is a gown of lilac gros de Naples: the trimming consists of two very full rouleaus of tulle of the same colour, which are ornamented with satin leaves edged with narrow blond lace: the bottom rouleau is much larger than the other, and both stand out a good deal from the dress; the leaves are placed pretty close to each other. The corsage, made to the shape, and square across the bust, is ornamented with a narrow rouleau of satin, beneath which is a row of deep tabs, which fall low upon the breast, and are edged with narrow blond; the epaulette is also composed of tabs: the dress falls much off the shoulder, and the shoulder-strap, something broader than they have lately been worn, is also edged round with narrow blond lace. This is one of the most elegant and novel dresses that we have seen for some time.

Some ladies have adopted the French fashion of wearing a scarf, either of gold, silver, or plain gauze, disposed among the hair, something A pelisse of pale lavender levan- in the style of a turban. If the tine, lined with white, is also remark-scarf is of gold or silver, there is sel

Vol. III. No. XVI.

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