easings; the brim is very deep over the face, but gradually slopes back, so as to be quite short at the ears: the muslin, which is laid on full, is drawn in four easings at the front of the brim; a piece of worked muslin, pointed at each corner, is pinned across the crown; it ties with a white ribbon under the chin, and is finished at the edge of the brim with a ruche of worked muslin slightly embroidered.

I have been particular in describing to you this capote, because I think you will find it a pretty and becoming morning bonnet.

out from the face just over the forehead, where it is quite square; slopes down at the sides, which tie under the chin, and turns up in two or three folds behind. Chapeaux of this shape came out some time ago, but until lately they were only partially worn; now they are considered very fashionable.

We see a few citron, blue, and lilac hats, but nothing is so tonish as white. Feathers are very little used, the few that are worn are Marabouts. Flowers are generally adopted; both wreaths and bunches are considered fashionable, but the Capotes are made also, of a simi- latter are most in favour: these lar shape to the one I have just de- bunches are either of pomegranate scribed, in plaid gauze; the fa- flowers, wild flowers, or roses; there vourite colours are brown and green, are always six or seven of the latwhich form a bad contrast. These ter, and those too are generally of capotes are usually trimmed with as many colours: red, blue, green, bunches of feathers, cut to resem- yellow, lilac, orange, and brown, ble blades of grass: the effect of are usually the colours employed to these ornaments would be at once || form these curious bouquets, which pretty and appropriate to the sea-have a most glaring and inelegant son, if this artificial grass was always green; but the Parisians, in their rage for novelty, have it of different colours, and it is no un-ly in favour; it is generally emcommon thing to see a bonnet composed of brown and green gauze decorated with a large bunch of lilac grass.

Leghorn is at present in great favour, as is also fancy straw, and white cotton platted to resemble straw this last material had been for a short time unfashionable, but it is now in much request. Gauze and crape are generally used for dress hats.

effect.

Perkale is much worn for dinner dress: jaconot muslin is also great

broidered at the bottom of the skirt in a large pattern; this embroidery is finished by a rich flounce of work at the bottom; and surmounted by a row of puffs or bouillons. Perkale dresses are trimmed as I have described them for the promenade.

Short sleeves are now very generally adopted in dinner and evening dress; they are made extremely short, and as the glove is never drawn higher than the elbow, the arm is by this means very indelicately exposed, both in public pla

Chapeaux are still worn very large in the brim, and with low crowns; the most fashionable are of a sin-ces and at the evening promenades. gular but not unbecoming shape: the brim, which is very large, stands Vol. VI. No. XXXI.

Waists are still very short, and gowns are made in general to fall

more off the shoulder than they if sleeves they might be called,

have lately done.

White striped satin is much worn in full dress, as is also plain white satin and tulle; gauze is but partially adopted. Dress gowns begin to be made shorter in the skirt than they have been worn lately. Broad blond lace, set on almost plain, and headed with a row of cockle-shells of white satin, is a favourite trim ming; there are generally two rows of it round the bottom of the skirt. Dresses trimmed in this way have a full plaiting of blond net round the bust, in the middle of which is a narrow row of satin cockle-shells; the bottom of the sleeve is decorated to correspond.

I have nothing to say about the bodies of dresses, because the corsages which I mentioned in my last are still as much in favour as ever. I have seen the dancing dress which I promised to describe to you: its present form is too outré to please you, but I think, with some alteration, it would be very tasteful and pretty; I shall therefore endeavour to give you the best idea I can of

it.

which scarcely covered the top of the shoulder, were of tulle over white satin; they were very full, the fulness divided in three places by a trimming to correspond with that on the bust. A very narrow cestus of folded white satin was festooned in front by a diamond clasp. The effect of the whole was certainly striking and tasteful, and if the trowsers were omitted, and the bosom and arms less exposed, the dress would have been truly elegant.

For this last month the hair has been more displayed in full dress than during the three preceding ones: the front hair is divided on the top of the head, and combed back on each side so as to display the skin of the head; it is disposed in full curls on each side, the middle of the forehead being left bare. The hind hair is variously disposed; sometimes in a full tuft, sometimes in four or five bows; and very often it is platted in three or four bands, which are bound round the head: there is nothing arbitrary in the fashion of dressing the hind hair, except that it must be low.

Flowers are the principal ornaments, except in grand costume: bunches and wreaths are both con

generally placed at the back of the head, so as to incline to the left side: the wreaths are placed very much on one side.

A blue silk petticoat, sufficiently short to display a pair of white satin trowsers, finished at the bottom by rich blue silk fringe, and made very loose: at the bottom of the pet-sidered fashionable; the former are ticoat was a large rouleau of white satin, stiffened in such a manner as to prevent it from clinging close round the figure; this rouleau was surmounted by a drapery of tulle intermixed with garlands of field-jewellery, but coloured stones beflowers. The corsage was composed of white satin; it was cut as low as possible round the bust, and ornamented with a narrow fancy trimming of blue ribbon. The sleeves,

Coral is still worn in full-dress

gin to predominate; sprigs of emeralds in particular are much in request. Rings, which for some time past have been little worn, are now in great favour; the most fashion

able are those which are set with coloured gems.

White is still considered most fashionable, blue and citron are next I must not forget to tell you, that in estimation, and some ladies, half-boots, composed either of kid whose complexion will bear it, wear leather or stout silk, are universal- lilac. Any other colours are conly adopted for the promenade cos-sidered vulgar to a degree, except tume. A few dashing belles have in flowers. appeared in gaiters, but this fashion does not appear at all likely to become general.

Farewell, my dear friend! Believe me unalterably your

EUDOCIA.

INTELLIGENCE, LITERARY, SCIENTIFIC, &c. MR. J. C. GINZROL has publish- || 8vo. and they will be illustrated by ed, at Munich, the first volume of a number of plates.

Mr. Hallam's forthcoming work, entitled A View of the State of Europe in the middle Ages, may be looked for very shortly. This extensive and dark subject will occu

his very learned work on the carriages used by the ancients, Die Wagen der Alten: many of the materials were collected by the author during his residence in this country, where he ransacked the repo-py two volumes 4to. sitories of antiquaries for mate- Mr. George Soane, A. B. author rials for his undertaking. The of the Falls of the Clyde and seveinvestigation is curious, but we may ral other dramatic pieces, has transfairly doubt of any practical bene-lated, from the German of the Bafit to result from it: by some it is ron de la Motte Fouque, Undine, said, that the ancients were much a fairy romance of great interest. more skilful in this respect than the moderns; and one object of Mr. Ginzrol is to establish that fact.

The Royal Society of Copenhagen has recently been employed by the researches of M. Vleugel upon the important subject of the variations of the magnetic needle: he maintains that its tendency to the west, so observable of late years, has nearly, if not quite, reached its full extent.

Dr. Withering's Systematic Arrangement of British Plants will speedily be published, accompanied by a familiar Introduction to the Study of Botany: the whole will be comprised in four volumes |

An Abridgment of the Rev. J. H. Todd's edition of Johnson's Dictionary is in preparation by the editor. It is not, we believe, yet determined what space it will occupy.

A poem, in six cantos, called Bodrain Castle, will be published early in the ensuing month.

Maclin's Bible will be republished as soon as so extensive an undertaking can be accomplished. It will not be on the same scale as the original, nor will the expense be so heavy. Dr. Nares will write the historical matter connected with it: it will be accompanied by the original valuable engravings.

Dr. Chalmers' well known work || claims originality only in the ar on the Evidences of Revelation rangement, as the matter is comwill be shortly controverted by Pro- piled from Blair, Rollin, and fessor Mearns of Aberdeen, who is Campbell. about to publish an Essay on the Principles of Christian Evidence.

Mr. J. M'Kennier's Journey through Asia Minor, Armenia, and Koordistan, in the years 1813 and 1814, with remarks on the marches of Alexander, and the retreat of the Ten Thousand, will speedily appear: it will be illustrated by an excellent map of the courses taken by Alexander, Xenophon, Julian,

&c.

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An interesting work, more espe、 cially at the present moment, is in preparation, viz. A Chronological History of Voyages into the Arctic Regions, for the Discovery of a Northern Passage between the Atlan, tic and Pacific Oceans. The author is Mr. Barrow, F.R. and L. S. and it will be comprised in two volumes 8vo. It will, of course, include the earliest attempts to make the discovery.

Dr. Carey has in the press, an improved edition of his larger work on Latin Prosody and Versification.

Saint Patrick, a national tale of the fifth century, by an antiquary, in three volumes 12mo. will be published early in the autumn.

The important, and as yet undecided, subject of the Dry-rot has received considerable illustration in Mr. M'Williams's forthcoming Essay upon its origin and operation. Some observations on the cultivation of forest - trees, and other matters connected with building in its various branches, we understand are to be annexed. Mr. Oulton, author of several far-Commercial, of the various Tribes ces, is about to publish a continua- of the Indian Archipelago; by John tion of Victor's History of the Stage, Crawfurd, Esq. late resident at the so as to bring the annual register court of the Sultan of Java, is in of new pieces, &c. down to 1817, the press. from the year 1795.

A Description of the Isles of Java, Bali, and Celebes; with an Account, Civil, Political, Historical, and

A work illustrative of the Geology of the Hebrides, or Western Isles of Scotland, is about to be published by Dr. M'Cullock, F. R. S. It

Mr. A. Piquot has in the press, A Chronological Abridgment of the History of Modern Europe, compiled from the most approved Eng-will occupy two volumes 8vo. but lish, German, and French histo- the illustrative plates will be in 4to.

rians.

A satire, called The Gentleman, and written during the years 1813, 14, and 15, is soon to be produced. The author of it is as yet unknown. 4 Grammar of Rhetoric, by Mr. A. Jamieson, author of a Treatise on the Construction of Maps, &c. will very soon appear. The author

We congratulate the public on the most important discovery of a cheap method of making inflammable gas from fish-oil, by means of which the principal objection to the universal adoption of this most excellent means of lighting streets, houses, &c. will be removed.