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We have no particular change to notice in pardessus; those of lace and embroidered muslin retain all their vogue during the heat of the day, but silk mantes, mantelets à la Duchesse, and cashmere scarfs, are adopted when the air is fresh, or for an evening stroll. The materials for promenade robes are still of a light kind; the only silks adopted are taffetas. They are usually made in the redingote form, and trimmed with brandebourgs; the other materials are printed muslins and tarlatanes, and barege and mousselines de laine; the last has recently come again into fashion, but we must observe that neither that nor barege is at all fashionable unless composed of pure wool, and of the newest patterns; this scrupudosity is occasioned by the numerous imitations of realy bareges and mousselines de laine; light materials are always made in the robe form, the corsages are still in general high, almost all are full at the waist, the fulness being let in at the shoulders, so that the centre of the corsage is plain at the top, but the entire, both back and front, full at the bottom; the sleeves are almost invariably of a half length, and rather widerover muslin sleeves bouillonné, or else demi-large. If a trimming is adopted for the skirt, it must be either composed of flounces or tucks. We observe, however, that though trimmings are decidedly fashionable, they are by no means indispensable. bestore at ytrailqmië enoidasi 100 le White is decidedly adopted this year by our most elegant leaders of the mode; it is with them the favourite home négligé, as well as that adopted to go to the spa or to bathe; a redingote of very fine cambric muslin is adopted for the latter. It may either be trimmed: with a bouillonné of hmmuslin, or with a narrow volunt festooned with embroidery, or what is *still more elegant, Valenciennes lace. After the early morning until the hour of dinner, the home deshabille is generally a peignoir; it should be composed of India muslin with a petticoat of the same, it is attached at the throat only by a fancy silk button; large sleeves. A still lighter négligé is a peignoir composed of tarlatane, and worn over a jaconot muslin petticoat embroidered en tablier. The dinner robe may l y be composed of muslin or taffeta, but in general it is of the former, embroidered in feather stitch over coloured silk skirts. The robes most in favour for soirées both at the Chateaux and the Spas are composed of tulle, trimmed

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with festooned volants, and worn with ceintures of broad plaided ribbon in rather dark colours, carelessly tied in long floating ends. This style of dress is at once very simple and in excellent taste.

It is now the season for rural balls, and notwithstanding the warmth of the weather, they never were more numerous. The toilets are remarkable only for extreme lightness and simplicity; the majority of the robes are composed of white tarlatanes, organdy, or tulle over white taffeta. The corsages are moderately low, and the sleeves as short as they can well be made; the trimmings are either flounces, or if the under dress is coloured, which is sometimes the case, the garniture of the robe is composed of silk rouleaux to correspond; they are of a very small size and arranged in festoons. Another style of garniture, and one that has a very light and pretty effect, is formed by tulle ruches; they are from three to five in number, and always of different sizes, the one at bottom large, the others decreasing as they mount. The head dresses are always of hair ornamented with flowers; in many instances natural flowers are employed. Fashionable colours remain the same as last month, but white is still more in favour.

DESCRIPTION OF THE ENGRAVINGS.

No. 1.

PUBLIC PROMENADE DRESS.

Azure blue foulard robe; the corsage tight to the shape, the sleeves of an easy width, descending only a little below the elbow; the skirt is trimmed with two deep volants. Straw coloured crape chapeau; a round open shape, the interior of the brim trimmed with tulle bouillonné and brides, tied in short bows and long ends; ribbon and two short spotted feathers decorate the exterior. Black lace mantelet à la Marie Antoinette; it is of small size, very open on the bosom, and attached by a knot of blue ribbon.

No. 2.

MORNING DRESS.

Cambric robe; a high corsage, and long tight sleeves. The front of the skirt is embroidered en tablier, and finished with a festooned flounce. The upper dress is a cambric peignoir fastened merely at the top, and flowing loosely over the robe; the sleeves are of a three-quarter length, rather wide at the bottom, and terminated by three flounces. The peignoir a three-quarter length, is embroidered all round, and terminated by a worked flounce. Head-dress of hair.

No. 3.

SEA-SIDE DRESS.

Lilac barege robe; a high close corsage; sleeves of a three-quarter length and tight over cambric ones. The skirt is trimmed with two deep tucks surmounted and headed by a light embroidery in black silk. Italian straw chapeau ; an open shape, the exterior very full trimmed with white lace, and a tuft of red heath blossoms placed low on each side; the interior is decorated with coques and brides of white ribbon. Black lace shawl.

No. 4.

PUBLIC PROMENADE DRESS.

Foulard robe, striped in green and white; the corsage opens en cœur over a high chemisette; the sleeves are demi-long, easy but not wide. Under sleeves of muslin bouillonnée, very full. Pink crape chapeau; a small round shape, covered with folds of tulle, and trimmed with a full chou of tulle and gauze ribbons. Muslin mantelet visite, lined with pink taffeta; it is a large size, open on the bosom; the scarf ends are rounded, and the whole trimmed with embroidered volants.

No. 5.
MORNING CAP.

A round shape; composed of Brussels net bordered with a row of narrow Valenciennes lace, and trimmed with three bands of blue ribbon, and a knot at the back with floating ends.

No. 6.

DINNER CANEZOU.

Composed of embroidered muslin. It is of a large size, and a round shape, high at the back, but opening low on the bosom; the opening is terminated by a knot of blue ribbon, which attaches two scarf ends of embroidered muslin.

No. 7.

HALF DRESS CAP.

Composed of tulle. A small shape, trimmed with a tulle drapery, and a profusion of lilac ribbon.

No. 8.

HOME DRESS.

Painted muslin robe. The corsage is high at the back, very open in front, and arranged in full folds, displaying an embroidered muslin chemisette. Short full sleeves, muslin under sleeves; lace ruffles; lace cap; white China crape shawl.

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No. 9.

EVENING DRESS.

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Sprigged organdy robe, over straw-coloured taffeta; a sharply pointed at bottom, and edged with lace at top. sleeves, composed of cross folds, and terminated by lace. three-quarter length, open at each side, but partially closed by rich ribbon crossed in lozenges, and terminated by floating ends with tassels. Head-dress of hair.

No. 10.

MORNING VISITING DRESS.

Pink barege robe. A high corsage and long tight sleeves. The skirt is trimmed with two very deep scalloped flounces. Tarlatane mantle, very ample, and a three-quarter length; it is trimmed with two richly embroidered flounces; they are very deep, and each headed by an embroidered entre deux. Rice straw chapeau; a moderately close shape, decorated with white ribbon, and a full bouquet of white feathers.

No. 11.

MORNING VISITING DRESS.

Pink moire robe; half-high corsage, and long tight sleeves. Mantelet of the same; a small size, trimmed with flounces to correspond. Pale pink chapeau; a small round shape, the interior decorated with sprigs of lilac, the exterior with ribbon.

No. 12.

DINNER CAP.

Composed of tulle de Bruxelles; it is a round shape, trimmed with three rows of Brussels lace, and bands, knots, and coques of strawcoloured ribbon.

No. 13.

MORNING CANEZOU.

A heart-shape, of embroidered cambric, and trimmed with Valenciennes lace, and a knot of pink ribbon at the waist.

No. 14.

DINNER CAP.

Of blonde d'été; the shape is a bonnet d'enfant. The garniture is composed of a full knot of coques without ends of pink gauze ribbon at each side, and two floating ends at the back.

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