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(Specially from Paris.)

BALL DRESSES.

FIRST FIGURE.-Dress of mauve and white glacé | plain, encircled by three bracelets made of green silk silk. The skirt plain in front, simulating an apron cross strips. Inside the corsage a chemisette, halfsurrounded by a flounce, at the head of which runs a muslin half-embroidery, with insertions round the neck, row of fine passementerie arranged in festoons. This and a narrow row of lace set on straight. Green crape apron falls on the skirt, which also has a flounce in bonnet in the fanchon form; behind, a bow of narrow front rather deeper and similarly ornamented, which ribbons, falling over the chignon. Strings of narrow turns square at the side, and disappears under the ribbon edged with blond. Black satin boots. apron. The widths behind are gathered at the waist, and form a loug train. Waistband of the same material forming three ends, joined near the bottom by a large bow with two loops and two ends. The two ends of each side form a long flat loop about twenty inches from the waist. At top, the origin of these three ends is hidden by a similar bow. A tab of the same stuff begins at this bow, and runs up the middle of the back on the body to a bow placed between the shoulders. The sleeves, close-fitting in the Empire style, have a puff at top trimmed with passementerie round the shoulder. Small standing collar of valenciennes, with an application of flowers in satin stitch; under-sleeves to match. Coiffure of hair slightly crisped in curls over the forehead, with a tress as a diadem. Behind, a large tress encircling a voluminous chignon.

SECOND FIGURE.-Dress of maize-coloured faye silk with green trimmings. The skirt is round and encircled at bottom by a flounce, the head of which is hidden under a cross-strip of green faye or taffeta. At the sides one width without flounce, and surrounded by the green cross-strips of the skirt. This width is raised à la Pompadour, and under its drapery is placed a handsome green fringe with Chinese tassels. The two ends of the waistband fall along this raised width, and serve as a border. The corsage in the Polish style, plain and with lapels crossing one over the other. These lapels are of green faye. Sleeves quite

FIRST MODEL.-Puffed white tulle skirt with a train. Tunic of maize-coloured faille, forming a court dress on the train, and trimmed with a cherry silk flounce, accompanied by one of white lace which falls over the puffed skirt. The tunic opens at the side and trimmed with a deep and light fringe of Chinese It is rounded off at the corners, and laps over. tassels, falling over the cherry silk flounce. The corof white tulle and lace. In the hair, which is raised sage plain and cut low. No sleeves, but merely puffs in straight rouleaux, a white aigrette with black at the foot. Ear-rings, necklace and bracelets of coral, with ruby pendants. White satin shoes with Louis

XV. heels, and a bow of white blond.

SECOND MODEL.-White tulle dress with two skirts: the first puffed, the second plain, trimmed with white blond, and looped with pearl agrafes. Low corsage of white tulle puffed, with a blond ruche round it, and near the shoulders a cordon of pearls. Sleeves in the style of the middle ages, very long and ending in a point, bordered by a narrow tulle puffing, and a white blond ruche, with a small roll of satin or silk to support the tulle. In the hair, an aigrette entirely white, and a feather of the same colour, turning round as a coronet, and retained by pearls or diamonds.

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