, 1877-04-01

with court train of embossed velvet
claboratc1v trimmed with fringe Of
white cfimpcd silk and carlinal chenille.
CANT dress arc long, graceful sprays of decp-rca
fuchsias and white jasmine. The varieties Of
grenadines and gnuzcs designed for full dress
are particularly lovely. Souc are enriched
with chenille stripes and squares, others by
satin figures, :yhile some arc handsomely en-
bosscd in Persian designs or in flowcrs,-long,
graceful sprays, tiny blossoms, or foliage that
Is particularly pretty in shape. an exceedingly
attractive toilette has satin skirt, whitc-cdged,
with 4 plcating OF finest -Ecnatline. This grer-
adine is stripcd.-a white one Of satin alter
nutiug with I. grcnadinc one q iorgct-mc-not
blue. Thcwiitc ss;n stripe is peculiar, nots solid,
by,neatls uf beautiful open pattern resembling
lace. The oycr1rcss is also OF this material, cut
shawl-shape, and drapcd high upon thc left
depth. 1t is trimmed around the edge with 4
handsome white and blue gallooa, below which
tails an exquisite fringe of 1orgct-lne-nots and
lilies OF the valley. The bodice Of white satin
is trimmed around thc shoulders with Earlands
of The same lovely flowers, anti full upright
ruchings OF crepe lisse i,npart d softcnin.. and
graceful effect to the shoulders. 4 cluster Of
flowers is placed to the left OF tho belt, and
fringe like that Of the tuuic finishes the lower
cdgc of the corsage. ....
HOSIERY AND FOOTWEAR.
4 dissertation on hosiery is always interesting
to the la,lics, and never have there been such
,1aiuty and dcliyutc varieties US our shops now
fisnl1y. Stockings arc shown III al the fash
ionahlc colors, some very elegant ones being
perfectly plain save for little clocking at the
sides. This ornamentation on brown hose is
done usually i'll b,1c, rcd, yellow, or white, and
OH gray in almost all eolors. Other pleasln.
stockings have the upper part OF the leg in 4
solid color, while tile ankle asld loot are striped,
the solid color a contrasting one. Sometimes
this lower part is diversified by squares Instead
Of stripes, and these two are pretty, though not
so popular Us the former. fayorite variety Of
stocking is Of some dark color showing. cross
wise penull lines Of some light or brilliant color
For instance, chocolate hose with hair lincs
of blue or cardiual gray, with tiny
horizontal stripes Of piuk or lilac. The delight
full Dalbriggan retains its deserved popularity,
and no new styles diminish the number OF its
patrons Good Ballriggaus, silk clocked in any
color, can be bought ior Is cc,its pair, while
for 81 so q pair or SIG dozen excellent ones
may be bought. Some very snowy hosiery ex-
hibts elaborate embroidery, sometimes only
on the instcp, again just above tile ankle, aud
occasionally showing embroidery throughout,
Running vines and tlroopinr flowers arc fayorite
dcsinns hut some exceedingly neat aud pretty
hose show small embroidered dots, Ltslc thread.
1,sie THREAD and etfk. and the latter purc. are
snmc snn % handsome White ones are shuwn. both
nIpin and richly worked, Stockings like these.
n anr rnInr from $3.50 to S7.U !, nair'
this latter for the most elaborate ones. Among
novelties in this department arc some fine stock
hv s,ilS IL % thrcads T those runnis crosswise nrc
e1,onth mi ,,nrrop while thc Irngth,riso oncs
1o.owh,c t;nn raranos. snmeti,ni.s thrse lines
oTe xhitc. Mt others they are dune in cojors.
Cottnn hns. in colnrs t.ost from ~ cents tn -
,,,;r. ;ef, t,,raod from II * IN =, n N,htro
rntton pt stoctin~s. Of regular British 1nake mud
eycctcnt n,,ulitr- ra1 he nurchnsed for Is rents.
r. ,vevr orer thcse iaiutv hose nre nil manner
Of lovely shoes, at ali kinds oi hurrifying prices.