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EVENING DRESS.-The under dress is of white grenadine gauze over white satin; the ground is spotted above the knee, the border is very richly worked, it is surmounted by a twisted rouleau of satin. Robe of blue mouseline Indoue; the skirt is open from the waist, and ornamented with two very full knots of gauze ribbon to correspond on each side, plain low body, trimmed with a knot of ribbon in the centre of the breast. Short full sleeves, terminated by a row of blond lace. Head-dress of hair, parted on the forehead, and disposed in interlaced bows on the crown of the head. Necklace and earrings large pearls. White satin sandals. White kid gloves.

CARRIAGE DRESS.-A pelisse robe of bright green gros de Naples, the front of the skirt is trimmed en tablier with the same material; plain high body. Sleeves between the amadis and gigot form, surmounted by blond lace mancherons. Hat of green poux de soie to correspond; it is lined with white, and trimmed with two long curled ostrich feathers, one white the other green. Ermine muff, neck-knot of violet cachemire de soie, half boots of reps to correspond with the dress.

CURSORY REMARKS ON THE LAST NEW FASHIONS, The light and graceful costume of summer is at length laid aside, new materials have appeared, and new forms both for dresses and millinery, are expected to appear. Let us try what we can do to initiate our fair readers into those secrets of the mode, which we have taken so much pains to learn during some weeks past.

First then for materials, Indianas are expected to be very generally adopted in walking dress, but it is not supposed that any remarkable change will take place in the form of robes. The few that have yet been made up, have double pelerines, and are worn without any other addition than a boa tippet, but before the end of the month shawls will be in request with those dresses. Several new shawls have appeared, those best adapted for walking dress are of the Thibet kind, with rich dark grounds, and very deep borders, some of palms, others of fancy, but the majority are of sober colors,

Some new promenade bonnets are of reps, a material

which bears a strong resemblance to Terry velvet, but is more durable; they are either myrtle-green, maroon, or dark blue, and trimmed with rich taffety ribbons to correspond. The only alteration that we perceive as yet, is, that the brims are a very little larger; but we must observe that nothing is yet decided as to the shape, or the materials of walking or carriage bonnets; those now introduced may continue in favor during the season, but it is equally certain that another month may make a decided change.

There is every reason to believe that furs will be this year' as fashionable as they ever were; both in walking and carriage dress, sable is the most in estimation at present, and it is believed will continue so, but it is by far too expensive to be generally adopted. Squirrel-back and French marten, which were both in favor last season, are expected to be fashionable; or rather we should perhaps say to be adopted by genteel women. Boa tippets are likely to be as much in request as ever, and some new forms of palatines are to he introduced. We do not, however, think they are likely to be so prevalent as boas, the graceful effect of the latter is much in their favor. We can say nothing yet about muffs, except that some fancy ones are in preparation.

Several of the new carriage bonnets and hats are of satin, and we also see a great many of crape lined with satin to cor respond. Both kinds are trimmed with flowers. Some have a bouquet formed of three roses of different colors. In other instances the bouquet is formed of a rose encircled with clove pinks or scabiouses, a sprig of convolvolus is also a favorite ornament. Although these head dresses are more novel than those we described last month, they are by no means so generally adopted in fact, though pretty, they are rather too light for the season, while the colors and ornaments of the others are perfectly appropriate to the time of year.

Satins are likely to predominate in evening dress. Some really magnificent ones have a white ground thickly strewed with sprigs of flowers, either apple green, pale rose, or lilac. We see several also with a ground of one of the above colors figured in white. A still greater number have a black ground figured in some rich full color, as ruby or orange; the last is in great favor. We have seen several dinner dresses com posed of this last material, made with corsages of a threequarter height, trimmed round the bust with a blond net ruche,

and ornamented besides with black blond lace set on square behind, and disposed in front in the demi eœur style, knots of orange gauze ribbon looped it at each point of the shoulder. Long sleeves, quite as large as any that have yet appeared, at the top, and ornamented at the lower part which sat close to the arm, with knots of orange gauze ribbon. 165*53

A beautiful new gauze called gaze á la Sultane has just appeared for ball dresses, it has a black ground, the pattern is formed of columns of coral roots interlaced. Some of those dresses, which are in preparation, have the corsage orna. mented with folds in front, which descend from the shoulder to the waist on each side in the form of a Vers

Fashionable colors are ruby, orange, myrtle-green, ehesnut, Clarence-blue, and several shades of brown and rose color.

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OPERA DRESS.-A robe ridingote of iron grey poux de soie, the corsage quite high behind, and partially so in front, sits close to the shape, and is nearly covered by a pelerine of the shawl kind, which forms a point before and behind, and is arched on the shoulders: it is embroidered round the border in silk to correspond, and is trimmed at the edge with black real lace. Gigot sleeves.. The skirt is closed before by knots of gauze ribbon, and ornamented on each side with an embroidery in a Grecian pattern. Blond lace chemisette à la vierge. Rose colored satin hat, the brim in trimmed with a ruche of white tulle and a bandeau of gauze ribbon which crosses the forehead. A drapery ornamented with tulle and a bouquet of Ostrich feathers adorns the crown.

EVENING DRESS.-It is composed of lemon-colored satin spotted with black, a low square corsage ornamented with folds which descend from the shoulders, and terminate in a point at the waist before; the back is plain. Gigot sleeves, the fulness of the upper part drawn in in two places by black silk cords and tassels. A rich cordelière encircles the waist. The blond lace which trims the chemisette is just seen above the corsage. Hat of bright crimson satin, the brim is quite turned up, and very short at the ears, in the style of a beret blond lace lappets affixed to it form the brides. Knots of gauze ribbon to correspond, and a bouquet of white Ostrich feathers adorn the crown. Black satin shoes, white kid gloves.

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Comfort seems likely to be the order of the day in promenade dress, for which different kinds of woollen materials have already appeared; first on the list are plain merinos of rich colors and of very fine quality, then fancy merinos, of which there are this year a very great number. Some are printed in chaly patterns, others are figured; the former are the most in request for the promenade. They are made as robes. Little novelty is yet observable in the form of these dresses, although some changes have taken place, they are rather revived than new fashions; thus we have observed some bodies pointed both before and behind, but in a very slight degree, and several pelerines of the shawl form made with dents of the languette kind on the shoulders.

Merino robes are, however, at present, much less generally adopted for the promenade than silk and satin pelisses, dark colors, as myrtle-green, brun-hanneton, and iron-grey are most in request in plain walking dress, but black grounds, figured with orange or printed in very shewy patterns, are adopted by some of our most distinguished élégantes. One of the most novel of these dresses has a black ground striped in zig-zag stripes with orange; the front of the skirt is fastened down by knots, each formed of four ends of orange taffeta ribbon, trimmed with narrow black blond lace. The body is plain and quite high, the sleeve made to fit closely to the lower part of the arm so as to display its symmetry; the upper part of the usual size falls over the elbow in such a manner as to form quite a point behind. The pelerine pointed before and behind is cut at the sides in dents de soie, which are small at the sides but very broad and deep upon the shoulders; they are bordered with narrow black blond lace. These dresses are both in make and material as elegant as they are novel, and we have no doubt will continue to be adopted till the severity of the weather renders mantles indispensible.

An attempt is now making, but we do not think it likely to be at all successful, to introduce hats, the materials of which are of singular colors, or in patterns in very vivid ones, such as foulards, rosaces-medices, or mosaiques, on dark grounds; they are ornamented with flowers composed of two colors. This is a fashion which good taste will never sanc

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