Fashions for the Month 



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on the sleeves by bands of viaiivc ribbon. 

 Bonnet of white crl-pe, trimmed Avith mauve 

 ribbon. 



After/won Promenade Cosimne. — Dress of 

 Havannah silk, the skirt is en train, and 

 entirely without trimming. The mantelet is 

 of black velvet. It consists of a back and 

 fronts only, is cj^uite open at the sides and is 

 fastened in at the waist by a belt composed 

 of folds of black satin, a broad bias band of 

 which is carried entirely round the mantelet. 

 The upper part is covered by a small pelerine, 

 similarly trimmed, to the back of which are 

 attached two bows of black satin ribbon, with 

 long floating ends reaching below the man- 

 telet. Bonnet of pink crepe, trimmed by a 

 rose and buds, and black lace. 



Ball Costume. — Dress of white silk, the 

 skirt entirely without trimming. The sortie 

 de bal is of white cachemire. It is com- 

 posed of two separate parts, the upper part 

 consists of a cape with a hood, and the lower 

 portion is en casaquc, the whole edged by a 

 gold fringe, above which are four rows of 

 braid of the same material. The hood is 

 trimmed (near the back of the neck) by a star 

 formed of se\en small gold leaves, starting 

 from which, four rows of gold braid are carried 

 down the centre to the point, terminating in 

 two large bows of white cachemire, and a 

 star and tassels of gold, by which the cape is 

 fastened to the lower part of the sortie 

 de bal. 



Among new designs of Bonnets, Hats, &c., 

 we may mention the following : — 



1. A Hat entirely covered with grey 

 ostrich feathers, and trimmed at the left side 

 by bows of grey satin ribbon, and in front by 

 a full blown rose with a bud and foliage. 



2. A Cap of i^nipure lace, with bows and 

 strings of blue velvet, having at the right side 

 a rose, with buds and foliage. 



3. A Bon)ict of grey terry velvet, trimmed 

 by black lace, violet velvet ribbon, and 

 flowers of the same colour. The brides are 

 of violet velvet and black lace, and there are 

 strings of violet velvet to fasten under the 

 chig)ion. 



4. A Bonnet of grey satin, trimmed at the 



left side by bows of black ribbon, starting 

 from which, a wreath of rose-buds is carried 

 across the centre of the bonnet. The back 

 is trimmed by black lace, which is continued 

 down the sides, forming brides to fasten under 

 the chin with a group of rose-buds. There 

 are black satin strings to fasten under the 

 chi^n^non. 



5. A Hat of black velvet, trimmed with 

 lace of the same colour. At the back is a 

 fall of black spotted tulle, edged by black 

 lace, and in front is a large group of pink, 

 white, and yellow roses, with buds and foliage. 



6. A Head-dress composed of rose- 

 coloured ribbon, and lappets of white em- 

 broidered muslin edged with lace, and having 

 a coronet of rose-coloured ribbon and narrow 

 white lace. The lappets fasten under the 

 chin by a group of bows of rose-coloured 

 ribbon. 



7. A Pelerine- Cardinal of white em- 

 broidered muslin, trimmed all round by a 

 deep frill of the same material, above which 

 is a heading formed of a bouillon of muslin, 

 edged on each side by a narrow insertion, 

 and this is carried up the sides of opening. 

 The neck is trimmed by a narrow frill of 

 worked muslin, and a band of green ribbon 

 fastening in front, with bows and long 

 floating ends. 



8. A Canezou of white muslin, edged all 

 round and up the sides of the opening by a 

 flounce of Valenciennes lace, above which is a 

 trimming composed of squares of the lace, 

 edged by a narrow frill of worked mushn. 

 The sleeves are trimmed to correspond. 



9. A Hat of the casquette form. It is 

 composed of black velvet, and is trimmed by 

 a wreath of Bengal roses, leaves, and foliage, 

 terminating in a long trail at the back. 



10. A Bonnet composed of black velvet, 

 and trimmed by lace of the same colour, a 

 frill of which crosses the back of the bonnet, 

 and is continued down the sides, forming 

 brides, which are terminated by bows and 

 ends of black satin ribbon. At the left side 

 is a half-blown rose, surrounded by grapes 

 and leaves. There are strings of black satin 

 ribbon to fasten under the chii^non. 



