genre. There are but few portraits this year, and those are tolerably good.

I was near forgetting to tell you of a splendid ball and supper, which was given a few nights since by a Mr. and Mrs. Fisch, rich Americans: all the world were there; the supper alone cost twelve thousand francs: the flowers to decorate the tables, three thousand six hundred francs; in short, the fête cost them thirty thousand francs! This I call paying a little dear for the pleasure of receiving one's friends! Maintenant ma très chère me voilà au bout de mon papier, et de mon bavardage. Mon mari t-embrasse ainsi que moi.

Adieu ton amie sincère.
L. de F

DESCRIPTION OF PLATES.

(No. 7.) MORNING OR INTERIOR DRESS.-Season of Long-champs.-Dress made en demi-redingotte, of white mullmuslin, lined throughout with pale pink taffetas; the corsage is low, and fitting tight to the bust; the sleeves à la François 1st., are in six puffs, separated by narrow bands of insertion; the puffs are large at top, and decrease gradually in size towards the wrist; the skirt of the dress (see plate), which is excessively full and long, opens at the left side; it is trimmed with lace, which is set on with an easy fulness; it is very narrow at the waist, and grows gradually broader as it goes down; the pelerine (see the plate), which nearly conceals the corsage, is of a new and most becoming cut; it is made decolletée, low in the neck, and trimmed at top with a very narrow lace edging; it is round at back, and sloped off gracefully in front, where it crosses towards the left side, to match the skirt of the dress (see plate), it is not deep on the shoulder, coming, in fact, no lower than the putting in of the sleeve, which makes it excessively becoming to the figure; it is trimmed with a very deep lace, going narrower towards the front; it is fastened at top with a bow of pink ribbon. Cap of tulle: the crown high, and the border also of tulle, double, and set on in full puffs, standing off from the face; a wreath of full-blown roses without foliage (see plate), is placed at the base of the border towards the face; the roses are larger over the brow, and go down smaller

Venetian Funeral.-Of all melancholy sights that we have seen, since leaving home, none has, I think, struck us so much as a Venetian funeral, which we chanced one morning to see from our favourite balcony. A long procession of friars, bearing, as usual, incense, torches, and banners, came to the water's edge, accompanying the coffin of a deceased nobleman, which was splendidly decorated. They were 2 L-VOL. VIII-APRIL,

on each side; a second wreath goes round the crown of the cap, and is tied at back with a small bow of ribbon, from which depend four long ends. Lemon-colour kid gloves; white silk stockings; black shoes; pink ceinture, and gold buckle. The meuble is a new-fashioned dressing table, made in rosewood.

revers

(No. 8.) MODE DE LONG-CHAMPS.WALKING DRESS.-Dress of lavender silk. The corsage made plain, and fitting tight to the bust, with a triple revers (see plate); the is cut square at back, rounded on the shoulders, where it is left open, sloped up a little in front, and then brought to a slight point in the centre. It would be impossible to cut this new-fashioned revers without seeing the plate; it is lined and edged with a stiff liseré or piping. Sleeves à la Francois 1st., with puffs all the way down; but as may be seen by the sitting figure, the puffs do not commence at the shoulder, as those in our other embellishment (vide No. 7 plate); the shoulder of the dress is perfectly plain, and fits quite as tight as the top of the sleeve of a man's coat, or rather tighter even: the sleeve is finished at the wrist by a bow of satin ribbon, with two long ends. The skirt of the dress is very full and long, a small space is left in front, without gathers or plaits. As may be observed by the plate, the waist is very long. Hat of primrose colour poux de soie, the front tres evasée, and nearly meeting under the chin; the crown is rather higher at front than at back (see plate); the trimming consists of broad satin ribbon, a large bow is placed at the right side, and retains three ostrich feathers; the ribbon crosses the crown, and is finished by a small bow placed over the bavolet at back. The hat is also trimmed with ribbons underneath the front. The hair is in smooth bands upon the brow, with the horse-shoe braids descending at each side and turned up again; black taffetas scarf, trimmed all round with black lace, put on very full, the ends of the scarf are rounded, (see plate); frill of blond lace; cravatte of white broché ribbon, fastened by a brooch; white kid gloves; silk stockings; shoes of drap de soie.

The sitting figure gives the reverse of the dress.

there met by a small gondola, rowed by one man only, who was dressed in black. The coffin was disrobed of its rich covering, and placed in the gondola; all the crowd,-torches, banners, incense, friars, and mourners,-retraced their steps, and the little black gondola rowed slowly away to the sound of faint music. It looked exceedingly like the passage of the soul over the melancholy Styx.-Evenings Abroad