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On s'abonne à la Direction du Follet, Boulevart St Martin N. 61.

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Coiffure ornée d'une Guirlande a noxud..

tjare garnie de nœuds de rubans de gare

Published by J.Page.112. Fetter lane London.

1834.

et de fleurs.

padour, and ruban Luxor. This latter is quite new and very rich, covered with hieroglyphics, in imitation of the Monumens du Luxor.

CAPS AND TURBANS.-For morning wear our belles have adopted little English caps, with ribbons inserted into the hems, which are very pretty and simple. They are lined with sarsnet, rose, blue, applegreen, maïs, &c.; and a bow of gauze ribbon, with several ends, is placed at the left side. The same caps, made of black tulle, and lined with coloured silk, are also much worn. A double quilling of tulle is the only border worn at present. Turbans of gold and silver lama, gazes brochés, tulle embroidered in coloured silks, cachemire, &c. &c. are much worn. To describe them would be almost impossible, for scarcely any two are alike, being merely twisted on the head by the coiffeur. They are ornamented with birds of paradise, esprits, herons' feathers, or ostrich feathers, all fastened into the turban by aigrettes of diamond, &c.

In Lingerie there is nothing new until Long-Champs.

GLOVES.-Long white kid gloves are coming in a little again; they are ornamented at the tops with puffed or quilted white satin ribbon the ribbon, which is about an inch in breadth, is puffed (in small puffs) or quilled on a ribbon wire, and the wire is merely tacked on to the top of the gloves, the wire keeps them in sit at the joining, which comes to the back of course. The ribbon is made up into a bow as if tied in two small coques with rather long ends, each end about half a quarter or a little more in length.

MITTENS.-Long and short, black and white silk mittens and gloves are still very much worn; they are in handsome open work patterns, and are always worn in costume à l'antique.

HAIR. The antique coiffures are most in vogue; the most becoming I have seen lately is à la Mancini; this is much in the style of the coiffure à la Sévigné and à la Grignan, but the ringlets are closer to the face, descend lower at the sides, and are less formal than those just mentioned. The back hair is in bows, encircled by a wreath of very small flowers. A few flowers are also intermixed with the front curls. Coiffures à la Ninon, à la Dubany, à la Sévigné, and à la Grignan, are to be seen in every ball. In simple coiffures, the braid en couronne on the top of the head is still more worn than any thing else, the front hair is in full tufts of curls, the lower ones dropping into ringlets, very much parted on the forehead, and falling very low at the sides. The flowers preferred for the hair, are guirlandes of very small mixed flowers. Arrows are also worn in the hair, as well

as ostrich feathers and birds of paradise; both these latter are worn very far back. Ferronières are entirely exploded; small gold chains are sometimes worn round the head; they cross the upper part of the brow, but these are seldom seen, except when the front hair is in bandeaux, and this style of coiffure is fast disappearing.

COLOURS.-The prevailing colours are grenat, marron, giroflée: the colour of the purple stock gillyflower, orange, maïs (the colour of Indian corn), lie de vin, violet, emerald green, vert Anglais, or tea-green, sage-green, apple-green, moss-green, dark lilac, crimson, blue Haïti, light blue, rose, and black.

Voilà, ma chère, all the modes that I can give you to-day.

Cooper's novel, "The Bravo," has been brought out with the greatest success at the Italian Opera. The music, which is admirable, is by a young composer of the name of Marliani. I make no doubt but that the Opera will be represented in England.

Mon mari se porte assez bien; lately he has been de bonne et de bonne humeur, but that will not last long! Adieu, ma chère je t-embrasse bien tendrement.

Aime-moi comme je t-aime,

L. de F.

DESCRIPTION OF PLATES.

(No. 5.) BALL DRESS-Dress of gauze over satin, the corsage à pointe, by being cut on the bias in front, fits as tight as possible to the bust; it is ornamented with full draperies à la Sévigné. (See plate.) The sleeves, à double sabot, are very full at top, and have deep ruffles à la Louis XV, and deep jockeis of blonde on the shoulders. The skirt of the dress, which is en tablier, is brought together at each side with bows of gauze ribbon and bouquets, gradually increasing in size as they go down; there are five of these bows and bouquets at each side. (See plate.) The hair, on the very summit of the head, is in two high coques or bows, with a thick braid in the centre; the front hair, which is much parted on the brow, is drawn smoothly to the sides, where it falls into full tufts of ringlets à l'antique. A wreath, consisting of very small sprigs of the forget-me-not, of lily of the valley, geranium, rose de meaux, and wheat, encircles the hair on the crown of the head, and finishes over the tuft of curls on the left side.. White silk stockings à jours, white satin shoes, kid gloves.

(No. 6.) WALKING DRESS.-Capote of satin. The front très evasée, and worn far back, so as to display the brow and hair as much as possible. At the sides it is very short, and the corners are rounded off. The crown, which is round at top, has a broad

satin ribbon over the top. At the lower part of the crown is another ribbon, which crosses in front, and descends at the sides to form the brides. A large bow, sustaining a bouquet divided into two parts, and composed of very small flowers, is placed at the right side (see plate), and another small bow of merely four coques is put over the bavolet or curtain at the back. A plain ribbon, coming rather low on the forehead (see plate), ornaments the underneath part of the front. The mentonnière is of narrow white blonde. Redingotte and pelerine of satin, trimmed with three rows

of narrow black lace. The corsage is tight to the bust, and the sleeves excessively full at top, and rather wide at the lower arm (see plate); they are rounded over the hand in imitation of a small cuff. The pelerine is round at the back, deep on the shoulders, and sloping off gracefully in front (see plate); it is finished at the throat by three rows of black lace. The skirt, en tablier, is marked by three rows of black lace down each side (see plate); these rows of lace nearly meet at the waist, and are very distant below. Black shoes, white silk stockings, and white gloves.

Harmonicon.

Psalms for the Church. Arranged and adapted by EDWD. CRUSE. Green.

This is a most valuable work, and having already reached a second edition, it proves the general and just approbation with which the exertions of Mr. Cruse have been met by the public, composed as well of professional as private persons. Considerable time has elapsed since we have seen a production at all approaching to the excellence of that now before us. In every point of view, it must be hailed as a most important addition to the collections of sacred composition and arrangements at present extant; for its adaptations are equally appropriate to private and public purposes. In many publications of this character difficulties have occasionally arisen in private use, by the accompaniments being so arranged as not to be at once convertible to the pianoforte, unless the party playing happened to be thoroughly conversant with the peculiarities attached to the adaptation for the organ. Here, however, we do not see that the slightest obstruction is presented, even to a very moderate performer. The accompaniments are so clear, distinct, and simple, as to be applicable either to the organ, the pianoforte, or to Mr. Green's royal seraphine, an instrument, by-the-by, of which we are pleased in having this opportunity of adding our humble praise to that which

has followed every professor's acquaintance with its powers and effects. The Irish Gentleman. A Chaunt. The words by an Old English Gentleman; the music by JOHN BLEWITT. Gerock and Co.

Although we cannot predict an equal popularity to this chaunt with that which has attended its predecessor, the "Old English Gentleman," yet no doubt can exist of its meeting with very great favour. In the next edition we should suggest a correction of some of the harmonies, which Mr. Blewitt, on re-perusal, will find to be somewhat faulty and unresolved.

My Heart is still with Thee. A Ballad. The words written by CHAS. JEFFERYS; the music composed by S. NELSON. Duff and Co.

the best we have seen for many months. An exquisite ballad; indeed, it is about Rondo Militaire. Composed for the Pianoforte, by H. HERZ.

As usual, this composition is worthy the hand of this great master of harmonies. It abounds with a number of beauties of a novel and effective character. The Matrimonial Ladder. A Serio-comic Scena. By J. BLEWITT. C. Gerock and Co.

This song is embellished by a superior title-page. Mr. Blewitt was never in a more felicitous strain than when writing the music; and Mr. Banter Benedick has afforded him, by the emanation of his poetic muse, every opportunity for the display of his peculiar powers of composition.

Drama,

THE KING'S THEATRE.-The lessee of this establishment has been compelled to postpone the commencement of the season until next Saturday. Laporte arrived from Paris, after having concluded all his ar-. rangements, on Thursday night. With Rossini's opera of "La Gazza Ladra," the beautiful ballet of "La Sylphide" will be played. The most important, and almost fatal, causes of delay have been the refusal of the director of the Theatre Italien, in

&c.

Paris, to permit any of his company, contrary to former custom, to quit that capital till the termination of his own season, at Easter. The consequence was, that Madame Ungher, Ivanhoff, and the young Russian slave, the celebrated tenor, could not then visit this country. Thus the lessee had at once to look out for other talent for the early part of the season. Blasis was not, by her engagement, expected to arrive until nearly the first week next month,

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