e straw-coloured stripes lightly The corsage is cut low and and finished round the lower the bust with a trimming of the material, en pelerine. Long sleeves, but not quite, tight at the lower and enormously wide from the to the shoulder. The trimming of irt consists of six blue gros de rouleaux. Bonnet of straw-cocrape; the crown is trimmed with loured gauze ribbons, and a bouexotics. Knots of rose-coloured ribbons adorn the inside of the The scarf is China crape.

dingote of gros de Naples. The cosa reddish fawn. Corsage uni, d by a pelerine, en cœur, trimmed ery novel manner with pattes of the material. The sleeve sits close to rm from the elbow to the wrist; oper part is of the usual size. Bonf rice straw, trimmed inside of the with coques of lilac gauze ribbon, and t sprig of fancy flowers. A large but bouquet of fancy flowers, and full s of gauze ribbon, adorn the crown. collerette is of tulle.

ASHIONS AND DRESS. Tis many years since we remember eason so brilliant as the present. Her jesty's gracious exertions in behalf of r distressed manufacturers have been ost ably seconded by our fair leaders of on; and, thanks to female patriotism, trade is now in a more flourishing condition than it has been for several years past. New patterns of silks, muslins,