The first are exquisitely fine and soft, falling to the figure almost like mousseline. Among them are every variety of greens, blues, crimson, corn color, purples, browns, and scarlets. The same hues are in cashmere, with the advantage of being lighter and a trifle less costly. A more expensive mode is velvet of the same color as the dress, embroidered with narrow braid, which has a richer effect than embossing, and, being so heavy, is suitable for an out-door costume. Alternate folds of cashmere and satin are also very pretty, but not decidedly new.
Worsted lace is also much used, and a quilling of plain or velvet ribbon is always elegant.
Figured cashmeres and mousselines are by no means in so good taste as the plain. There is always a wall-paperish effect, and especially the present season of large figures and bright colors. Of silks, we have the solitaire, which, we are sorry to say, is not so generally adopted as we should like to see. It is too severe for those long accustomed to the shot and brocade silks long in vogue, but eventually will come into favor with all, as now with the few. They are either plain or corded Mantua, and of sombre hues.