THE TOILET.

(Specially from Paris.)

FIRST FIGURE.-Dress of pearl-grey faille. | the descriptions of a few of the newest :Under-skirt half-long, trimmed at the bottom with a deep flounce surmounted by a chicory. The double skirt is raised at the sides by a large chicory bow. Straight paletot with a cape. The whole of this garment assumes the bell-shape; the part which is under the pelerine has a simple opening for the arm to come through. The cape, which fits round the neck, is slit up behind, so that it readily follows the movements of the arm and simulates a very wide sleeve. The trimming of the paletot consists of a simple black silk binding, which may, however, be replaced by three gold pipings. Fanchon bonnet of black blonde with a black silk coquille. Thé-rose and foliage.

Fanchon bonnet, of black lace, a rosette in front, with a large gold-yellow dahlia and black feathers set up right on the top of the bonnet. Round barb with very full trimming, long, and falling on the breast in a cascade of lace fastened by a bow of the same.

SECOND FIGURE.-Black silk dress. Body with a waistband; it is trimmed with a blacksilk plaiting edged with violet silk, simulating a bertha, which ends in a point at the waist before and behind. The waistband is ornamented at the back with a large bow of two loops and ends cut lance-shape. Sleeves rather wide, with pipings placed at the bottom as chevrons. The skirt, forming a half-train, is ornamented with two flounces which divide it into three equal parts; the flounces are laid in large flat plaits piped with silk and separated from their head by a narrow cross-strip. They are raised at the sides and each fastened by wide tab, cut lanceshape; the first, which comes from the waist, reaches below the upper flounce; a large bow is placed on each tab, at the point where the second begins, and this, like the first, reaches below the bottom flounce. A bow similar to the first is placed on the last tab, at the place where the flounce is fastened, so that both are rounded in front and behind, with this difference, however, that those behind are longer than the two in front. No decided change has taken place in the shapes of bonnets or hats; here are

Fanchon bonnet different from the preceding, inasmuch as it is trimined with roses, and the feathers are less voluminous. The black lace barbs are mounted on black velvet.

Diadem bonnet, of black lace, trimmed with loops of black velvet in front and with a wreath of lilac convulvus and velvet foliage as a coronet, the whole forming a diadem. A gazelle-grey scarf-veil passing round the neck.

Valois hat of grey felt, with turned-up brims. Long lilac feather hanging down on the neck; a Brasil aigrette. Long grey scarf-veil, raised at the side by a grey velvet bow, and passing round the neck.

Moscovite hat trimmed with silver-grey velvet, with a torsade around it. Large loops in front. Grey velvet strings tying behind the hat, with long ends hanging down the back.

Dress caps are quite as large as bonnets. They are coronets formed of lace ruches and loops of ribbon, with sometimes a flower at the side. Barbes of lace fall behind. Black thread lace and white blonde are used. Simple and pretty caps for breakfast are made of a triangular piece of Swiss muslin, or of white tarlatan, with a quilling of the same on the edge. The Marie Stuart point above the forehead ends in a bow of ribbon between the crépés. The back is straight on the chignon, and measures a quarter of a yard. Caps for young widows are made of white tarlatan, with a widow's ruche of two small puffs beneath the quilled edges. Strings of black lutestring, and small bow in front.