English Fashions.

COURT DRESS.

THE robe is composed of blond lace over white satin, a sprigged ground with a border of extreme richness and beauty. The white satin corsage is cut a delicate height, and square at the bust: the blond lace here forms a heart, but in a manner perfectly novel, it is bordered by a wreath of white satin foliage. Bèret sleeves, terminating en manchette, and surmounted by mancherons, which, as well as the manchettes, consist of two falls. The corsage and sleeves are superbly embroidered. The train is of emerald green gros de Tours. The hair is curled in tire-bouchons in front, and dressed very low behind; it is ornamented with a large bouquet of white ostrich feathers, and a single green feather inclining to the left. A tiara, composed of coloured gems, is placed in front, at the base of the plume. Blond lace lappets of uncommon beauty complete the ornaments of the coiffure. Necklace, &c. &c. of coloured gems.

EVENING DRESS.

AN azure-blue crape dress, corsage uni and very low round the bust; it is trimmed round the bust and shoulders with a triple tucke of white tulle. Beret sleeves with jockeys à la Leontine, they consist of crape dents bordered with white satin, and each terminating in a small white silk ornament in imita

tion of pearls. The skirt is trimmed above the hem with a twisted rouleau, intermixed with nœuds of white gauze ribbon. The hair is disposed in full curls, which hang low at the sides of the face, and turned up behind in a knot, from which issues a full tuft of curls. The jewellery should be pearls.

PAGE'S DRESS.

A TUNIC of fawn-coloured seps Americain, bordered with three bands of cinnamon-coloured satin; the ceinture, to correspond, is folded round the waist, and tied in a full bow on one side, The pantaloons are of flesh-coloured silk, and the cap of ruby velvet with a gold tassel.

French Fashions.

EVENING DRESS.

It is composed of white gaze de Turin, over satin to correspond; the corsage is cut low and square, plain behind, and ornamented in front with drapery folds crossed en sichu. Bèret sleeves, surmounted by blind lace jockeys. The head dress is a rose-coloured crape bèret, trimmed with gauze ribbons to correspond; they are disposed in bands and coques, and a bouquet of ostrich feathers also to correspond; three of the feathers droop over the brim on the left side; the fourth traverses the brim, and descends below it on the right. Gold ear-rings and bracelets. Crape scarf to correspond with the bèret.

CARRIAGE DRESS.

A PELISSE dress ofmoire; the colour is rose de Postum. The corsage is made up to the throat,and to sit close to the shape. Amadis sleeves, surmounted by jockeys cut in dents; each dent is ornamented with a Brandebourg, to correspond. A row of these ornaments adorns each side of the front, from the throat to the bottom of the skirt. A rouleau of the fur of the white fox is disposed en cœur on the corsage, and descending from the ceinture, it turns back round the hem, in the

tunic style. The bonnet is of green satin, lined with white; the crown is square, something higher than they are in general; the brim is of moderate depth, and ornamented with coques of green and white gauze ribbon on the inside. A full bow of gauze ribbon is placed perpendicularly in front of the

crown.

MORNING DRESS.

It is composed of moire; the colour is vert des Indes. The corsage is ornamented in front with drapery folds, which are partially seen under a pelerine en cœur. Gigot sleeve. The chemisette is of clear cambric, with a falling collar, beautifully embroidered, and edged with Mechlin lace. The bonnet is of very pale rose-coloured gros d'Orient, trimmed under the brim with coques of gauze ribbon, partly white, and partly of the fancy colour called Emma. Knots of ribbon of the latter colour only decorate the crown.

PROMENADE DRESS.

THE material is plain gros de Naples. The colour is a new shade of fawn. The corsage, made quite high, and draped in front, turns over at the throat in a lappel, which forms a high collar. Amadis sleeves, with jockeys cut in deep dents de scie. Chemisette of tulle, trimmed round the throat with a dente suche of the same material. The bonnet is composed of stone-coloured gros d' Orient; it is trimmed à la polonaise, with rose-coloured gauze ribbon under the brim, and an ornament, composed of ends of cut ribbon, placed on one side of the crown ; a full bow behind, with floating brides, completes the trimming.

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General Observations

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FASHIONS AND DRESS.

THE materials for spring dresses have at length appeared, and the most ardent admirers of French silks, &c. &c. are forced to own that the palm must be bestowed upon the productions of the

English loom. We made some mornings since that tour in search of new materials, which is at this season a part of our task. A few years ago we had the same office to perform in Paris, and certainly the magasines of Delisle, which then as now held the first rank in that city, afforded nothing comparable to the splendid novelties that several of our London rooms display. They are strictly speaking spring materials, for as yet the very light ones appropriated to summer have not appeared; we except of course gauzes, which are in all seasons adopted for evening dress. Pelisses are still more fashionable than last month in carriage dress. They are composed of moire of an exceedingly rich kind, of gros de Naples chines, and of other rich silks. The corsage is made quite up to the throat, with a falling collar, plain back, and fronts disposed in crossed drapery. The sleeves are of the gigot shape. The skirt is ornamented from the waist to the bottom with a piece of silk, which descends on each side en tablier, narrow at top, but increasing in width towards the bottom, and cut at the edge in small ornaments of a singular form. The collar, which is very deep, is also cut to correspond with this trimming.

Boas begin to give place to scarfs, they are of China crapes, with tissu de Cachemire, and tissu Tyrolienne; these last resemble grenadine gauze in richness, softness, and brilliancy, but they are thicker. The ends of scarfs are very rich, some are in fancy patterns of a rather bizarre kind, and of strongly contrasted colours; they are called Chinese and Egyptian patterns. Others are flowered either in single sprigs, or bouquets of delicate colours: the last are most in favour. The grounds of these scarfs are either white or of a light colour, the former are most nu

merous.

A new fancy silk called Tyrolienne, is coming much into request for hats and bonnets; moire also continues fashionable; and we see a great number of nice straw. Bonnets are smaller than last month, but they have not yet diminished quite so much in size as those of the Parisian élegantes. Cottage bonnets, ornamented only with a single long