Bonnets.—Figure 3 represents a very pretty style of bonnet, adapted for early spring. It is composed of folds of pink silk or satin, ornamented within with flowers. The front is trimmed with fullings of satin, attached to which, and frilling back, is a row of pointed lace. Figure 4 shows an elegant style of straw flat, for a little Miss, trimmed, in connection with the tie, with several folds of satin ribbon. The only external ornament is a long ostrich feather, sweeping gracefully around the front of the crown, and falling upon the side of the brim.
Ball Dresses are of almost every variety of style. Narrow blondes are now much used for decorating ball dresses; they give a light and sparkling effect when arranged in narrow rûches upon a dress of rich satin. Sometimes the skirt is trimmed with a single flower, upon which is placed five or six papillons of blonde, and sometimes upon one skirt are four flounces, made of the same material as the dress, or of lace. The figure on the left, in our first plate, represents an elegant and elaborate style. The dress is pale amber satin; the corsage low; the waist long, and à pointe; berthe of point d'Alençon; the sleeves are short and plain, and are nearly covered by the deep berthe; the skirt is long and full, trimmed with a double row of dentelle de laine, between which are bows of broad satin ribbon. The sortie de bal which covers the body, is of white cachmere, finished by a deep flounce of dentelle de laine. Across the front are placed five rows of fancy silk fringe; the top row going round the shoulders in the form of a small cape; the pelerine, or hood, is composed entirely of dentelle de laine; tassels at the corner in front; the sleeves very wide and trimmed with deep lace to correspond with the flounce. The hood, which, in the figure is thrown over the head, is terminated at the points with two large tassels of fancy silk. This is an elegant costume in which to leave the ball room for the carriage.
Footnotes.
[1] From a new life of Penn, by Hepworth Dixon, in the press of Blanchard and Lea, Philadelphia.
[2] This little story is drawn from the French. The Revolutionary era was so fertile in romantic incidents, springing at once from the theatrical character of the people, and the extraordinary excitement of the period, that the adventure of Barbaroux is quite within the range of probability. One vote did at last condemn Louis XVI.
[3] From "Rambles beyond Railways," an interesting work by W. Wilkie Collins, just published in London.
[4] The writer is in earnest; this is a true story.—Ed.
[5] From Mayhew's "London Labor and the London Poor," now publishing by Harper and Brothers.
[6] First rate.