just described; the form is exactly that of the crape bonnet given in the London fashions of our last number, but the muslin is laid on plain instead of being in folds, and the edge of the brim is generally bordered by a curtain veil of English lace in imitation of Brussels, or Valenciennes. There is no decided style of trimming for these bonnets, some being adorned with a bouquet or light sprig of flowers, and a band of ribbon terminating in a rosette of cut ribbon behind. Others are trimmed with ribbon only, a long slender bow is placed on the right side near the front, and another of a smaller size behind.

Mousseline de laine is coming more into favor than white for dinner dress, though the latter is still fashionable. The new patterns of mousseline de laine have all a black ground; they are printed in detached bouquets, or in columns in full brilliant colors, red and green predominate in these patterns. Robes, in dinner dress, are made half high, and with long sleeves, which have lost nothing of their enormous size at the top. We have seen some that had the centre part of the sleeve let into a separate piece, which encircled it on each side, from the elbow up to the shoulder, with a row of deep sharp notches, called dents de scie, which are sometimes edged with narrow black lace. A pelerine, or a mantelet, is indispensible with a dress of this kind: the former may be of the material of the robe, trimmed with black lace, but these are not so generally adopted as mantelets or pelerines composed entirely of black lace.

Caps are very much in favor in dinner dress; the most novel are composed of rose-colored, or straw colored tulle, and trimmed with white blond lace and flowers; they have not altered in shape, but we think they have a little diminished in size, the cauls being low and the trimming of the front certainly narrower than they were two months back; there is seldom more than a single row of blond employed; the prettiest have a very narrow wreath of flowers placed just under the trimming across the forehead; it terminates in a light sprig of the same flowers on the right side, and a small bow of gauze ribbon on the left.

Fancy jewellery, which has for a long time past been very fashionable, has now given place to plain gold. Ceinture buckles are long and narrow; ear-rings and chains are still

massive, but not so much so as they have been during some months past. Fashionable colors are the same as last month, with the addition of some new shades of brown.

PARISIAN FASHIONS.

DINNER DRESS.-The robe is of white book muslin, lined with pink sarsenet. The corsage cut low, square, and setting close to the shape, is trimmed with a falling tucker of English lace. Gigot sleeves ornamented in a very novel style with knots of rose-colored gauze ribbon. Rice-straw hat trimmed with blond lace mentonnieres, a rose-colored esprit and gauze ribbon. Scarf of grenadine gauze to correspond.

EVENING DRESS-Of printed muslin, a black ground with a very rich pattern of full blown roses and their foliage, low and plain corsage, bordered with narrow black blond lace standing up plain round the bust. Bouffant sleeves. Ceinture of rose-colored ribbon of a very rich kind. The hair is disposed in braids, which hang low at each side of the face, and are twisted round the summit of the head; they are intermingled with tufts of curls. A gold chain with a ruby in the centre, is brought en bandeau across the forehead. Ruby ear-rings. Black blond lace scarf; black net mittens; black satin slippers.

CURSORY REMARKS ON THE LAST FRENCH FASHIONS.

Never was the rage for black mingled with colors so great in every department of the toilette as at present; every day produces new patterns in jaconot and cambric muslins, mousseline, cachemire, and even mousseline de soie, with black grounds, and colored patterns of various kinds; some large, others small, but the major part shewy. The two first of these materials are commonly adopted for the morning promenade; they are made either in pelisses or robes, but in either case there is a double or triple pelerine which is fre quently bordered with black lace. The cravat is also of black. lace, and the bonnet is very often of gros de Naples of some vivid color, covered with black lace. It is singular, that although this fancy has descended to the vulgar, it still con.

tinues to be adopted by people of fashion, for a very large majority of our élégantes are thus attired.

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The same whim prevails in half-dress, but not to so great an extent; some, but not many, of the new gros de Naples are of green, rose, or lilac grounds, lightly figured with black. These dresses, adopted for dinner and for the evening promenade, are principally of the robe kind; a good many have the corsage cut moderately low, draped horizontally before and behind, and long sleeves of the Amadis form. A very novel kind of black lace pelerine is adopted with these dresses; is made to fit the bust exactly, and descends a little under the dress, but the trimming, which is composed of very rich black lace, is set on immediately over the drapery of the body; it is plain and rather shallow on the back and bosom, but very broad and full upon the shoulders, forming the shape of a shell. When these dresses are adopted for the evening promenade, a cachmirę scarf is usually twisted in the boa <style round the bust.

The most novel bonnets are composed of gauze ribbons of -one color only, rose, green, or citron; they are lined with crape to correspond. The ribbons are disposed obliquely both upon the crown and brim; they are arranged partly in fluted, partly in plain spaces. Some of these bonnets are trimmed with knots of ribbon to correspond, bordered with black blond lace, with which the brides are also edged, but a much greater number have the crown decorated with flowers, and the interior of the brim ornamented with a white blond ruche lightly intermingled with foliage; it is arranged in the cap style.

Evening dress is principally distinguished for its simplicity; clear muslin and India jaconot muslin are the materials most in request, though the others mentioned last month are still very fashionable. The corsages are cut very low, and the sleeves short. A good many have the bust trimmed with English lace, three rows are set on in the mantilla style round the shoulders and back of the bust; it must be very broad; a single row of narrow stands up in front; the pattern of each must correspond. Black lace mantelets are less worn in evening dress; they have been partially replaced by scarfs of black blond, or printed mousseline de soie.

Head-dresses of hair are those most generally adopted both

for the opera and evening parties. The front hair is dressed either in the Madonna style, or in corkscrew ringlets on the forehead; the hind hair is arranged in bows. These coiffures are ornamented either with a wreath of flowers encircling the bows, or a bouquet placed on one side.

Fashionable colors are lilac, rose-color, canary, écrue, cherry, and aile de mouche.

HUBERT AND PRINCE ARTHUR.

One of the worst acts of the reign of the imbecile King John, was his conduct towards his nephew, Prince Arthur. whom he caused, through jealousy, to be confined in the new town of Rouen. Whilst here, it is said, the king intended

to have the prince's eyes put out. In this cruel purpose he was frustrated by those who were to be his agents. However, a few days after this the young victim disappeared suddenly, and it was never discovered what his fate had been. This incident has furnished one of Shakspeare's most impressive

scenes:

Arthur. O save me, Hubert, save me! my eyes are out,
Even with the fierce looks of these bloody men.
Hubert. Give me the iron, I say, and bind him here.
Arthur. Alas, what need you be so boisterous-rough?
I will not struggle,-I will stand stone still.
For heaven's sake, Hubert, let me not be bound,
Nay, hear me, Hubert, drive these men away,
And 1 will not stir, nor wince, nor speak a word,
Nor look upon the iron angrily :

Thrust but these men away, and I'll forgive you,
Whatever torment you do put me to.

Hubert. Go, stand within; let me alone with him.

KING JOHN, ACT IV. SCENE I.

HOME.

Home is a spot with a bewitching charm,

Which serves to keep each fond remembrance warm.

GOOD WIVES.

BY MRS. CHILD, AUTHOR OF THE MOTHER'S BOOK," ETC. No. 7.-CHELONIS, WIFE OF CLEOMBROTUS, OF LACEDEMON.

Chelonis was the daughter of Leonidas, king of Lacedemon. During the reign of this monarch, Agis proposed an equal distribution of lands; a proposition which was, of course, warmly seconded by the mass of the people, and generally opposed by the wealthy. Leonidas gave his influence to the aristocratic party. A formidable faction arose against him, of which his son-in-law, Cleombrotus, was persuaded to be the leader; although the step was warmly opposed by his wife.

Leonidas fled to the altar of Minerva for safety, and there his daughter Chelonis joined him in prayers to the goddess. Cleombrotus ascended the throne; but his indignant wife refused to share his fortunes. As long as her father remained

According to the laws of ancient Greece, a criminal could not be taken from the temples of the gods.

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