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then a plain row with mesh the same as last piain row.

Cut a circle of coloured cambric about two inches larger than the cardboard; place it on the centre of the latter, and on the top of this the circle for the centre; sew the circle through to the cardboard; then place a thick stuffing of wadding round the edge underneath the cam

bric. Gather the cambric round at the edge, and draw it over the cardboard edge; then cut another circle of cambric, gum it on to the wrong side of the cardboard and make it adhere to the gathered edge of cambric; put it under a press to dry; put on the netting, sewing the narrow netting on to the cardboard at the extent of the silken centre.

THE TOILET.
(Specially from Paris.)

FIRST FIGURE.--Indoors toilet of grosgrain silk, trimmed on each side of the skirt with two broad bands of the same kind of silk, but of a darker shade, and cut on the bias: an entre-deux of gimp is placed between them. Jacket body, with white muslin body under it. The wristbands of the sleeves are trimmed with ribbon ruches of the same colour as the dress, and accompanied by two frills of Valenciennes. Collar to match the cuffs. The hair is worn en chignon and rolled back in the front. A blue ribbon, or one the colour of any dress that may be worn, ornaments it.

SECOND FIGURE.-Spring toilet, composed of a striped foulard dress, cut in the Princess form, and having a row of buttons down the front, from the neck to the bottom of the skirt. Over this dress is worn a gros-grain silk tunic, of a deeper shade than the material of the dress. Both tunic and dress-skirt are bordered with an ornament formed of Cluny lace insertion. Lamballe bonnet of fine fancy straw, trimmed with a cordon of wild roses: the same flowers inside. Strings on the edge of the front, and not inside of it. Chantilly-lace shawl; primrose-coloured gloves.

As balls and evening parties are just now in the ascendant, I send you the description of a few toilets which have appeared to me what our friends on this side of the Channel characterise

as ravissant:

First, a bride's evening toilet; the dress of white gros-grain silk, veiled by two skirts of

tulle illusion. Body pointed and draped with tulle. The head-dress a coronet chaperon of orange flowers. No other ornament than a pearl necklace.

A second evening toilet consists of a strawcoloured gros-grain dress, trimmed with crape ruches. The corsage is pointed, and trimmed with a similar ruche above a lace bertha. Egyp tian head-dress, composed of a white tulle bandeau, accompanied by gold chains, and at the side of the forehead wild roses, and a bird of Paradise. Pray do not suppose that I endorse the good taste of this head-dress, in which I con. sider the primal principles of good taste are outraged. Hedge-roses and birds of Paradise, with an accompaniment of gold-chain and tulle, savour methinks of Egyptian darkness in what should be the very foundation of graceful dress.

A third toilet consists of a blue tunic, opening in front over a white satin under-skirt, puffed with tulle in front, and pricked down with small roses. On the hair chains of pearls supporting a cluster of wild roses above the forehead.

Have you seen any of the new spring bonnets, above all the charming form distinguished as La Lamballe? It promises to be the favourite, and is generally made of tulle covered with flowers. Another shape is the Pamella, which is ornamented with field-flowers, mounted as a garland. Ribbons of different kinds are worn in the hair, and form certainly one of the most graceful as well as simple coiffures for the interior.

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