made very plain, but fasten down the front of the skirt with bows of black, and of rose-colored ribbons, intermingled. Cloaks are as much in favor as they have been for these two months past; they have often a black pelerine worn with them in place of a hood: this is of velvet, and some ladies have velvet capes the color of the cloak, particularly if it is red.

The gowns are very much cut away in the shoulders, and are rather awkwardly square across the bust, which, if a little more seen, and the shoulders less, especially in evening costume, would have a much more attractive appearance. Tulle dresses, with corsages of satin, are worn at balls, and full dress evening parties. Merinos are much in favor for half dress. The silk dresses are still made in that grotesque fashion of being plaited of an equal fullness all round the waist, which we hoped was going to be laid aside. Poplin dresses, both plain and figured, are much in request; the plain, being the real Irish tabinets, are reckoned the most genteel, and are worn in every style of dress: the figured, often of British manufacture, are confined to home costume. Dresses of white satin, with flounces of broad white blond, are reckoned very elegant for evening parties. Pink dresses are also often trimmed in the same manner. The gowns lace behind; and the belts are ornamented in front with a triangular buckle of bronze, or gold.

The hair, which is arranged in various ways, though among the young, is disposed very much in the Vandyck style, yet there are many ladies, especially of more mature age, who still persevere in patronizing the large curls next the face, though certainly they are less preposterous than formerly; these are often adorned by having puffs of colored gauze, or silver flowers mingled among them. The newest bérets are of white crape, and are often ornamented with white marabouts. The caps are large, and the favorite cap is a la Psyche, the same as that worn last month: there are, however, more flowers used in the decoration of these caps, from the time they first appeared, and they look all the better for it there is much style about them, and they require that distinguishing feature in the wearer. The morning caps are in the cornette style; they are of fine lace or blond, and are profusely adorned with puffs of gauze ribbon, of lively colors :

as they are often retained through the day, as a home headdress, they do not appear too much ornamented, though they certainly do for the breakfast-table. The newest dress hat we have seen was of a very moderate size; it was formed of white crape and blond, and was very tastefully ornamented with several white marabout feathers.

Bonnets of black velvet are all the rage, and though some few are seen trimmed with colored ribbon, yet all black is most prevalent. We thought it once impossible that headcoverings so large, could ever be made so becoming as the bonnets now worn, though they have diminished a little; it is not because the eye has become accustomed to them-they really are charming; nor can it be for their variety of ornaments, for they have scarce any;-a few bows ornamented with satin, a scroll, or a bateau of velvet,-that is all: it is the bonnet-maker who has all the merit, who has formed them of so beautiful and judicious a shape, that there are very few faces they do not become. Hats of black satin are much admired, and these are sometimes adorned with esprit feathers. We saw a lemon-colored satin hat on a lady of rank, a few days ago, with a suberb veil of white blond; it looked singular among so many more appropriate velvet hats, and only fitted for the summer: it appeared, however, perfectly new. We have seen, also, besides this, several colored satin bonnets, with white blond veils, in carriages.

The most approved colors are pink, violet, jonquil, cinnamon-brown, ruby, lavender, or silver-grey, and etherial-blue.

PARISIAN FASHIONS.

EVENING DRESS.-A dress of black satin, with a broad border, superbly embroidered in different colors; the border headed by a double rouleau of scarlet and yellow. The corsage plain, with short sleeves of black satin; over which are long ones, of white tulle or black blond, according to fancy. The head-dress consists of a béret of black velvet; under the brim of which is placed, on the right side, a jonquil feather; the béret being placed much over the left side, another feather of vermilion color is there placed, which droops over the shoulder. A full plumage of green, yellow, and vermilion,

ornaments the crown.

FRENCH MORNING VISITING DRESS.-A pelisse of rosecolored satin, fastened down the front of the skirt with rosettes of the same. The body is half a la Roxalane, from the throat to nearly the base of the waist, whence it is finished plain and tight to the shape. Sleeves, a la Mameluke, confined at the wrists by gold bracelets, fastened with a ruby brooch. A double pelerine collar of fluted white blond falls over the shoulders, and is tied at the throat by lemon-colored ribbon. The hat is of lemon-colored satin, lined with black velvet, and trimmed with ribbon, the same color as the bonnet, spotted at the edges with some bright wintry color; white marabouts, representing willow feathers, are added; two on the summit of the crown, another on the left side of the brim.

CURSORY REMARKS ON THE LAST FRENCH FASHIONS.

Young ladies wear their hair at the theatres and musical parties without any ornament, except sometimes a few bows of ribbon, or two or three strings of pearls. The hair is arranged according to what is most becoming to the features, in corkscrew-ringlets, curls, or Madonna braids; and the plat which forms the Apollo knot, is placed more forward, or backward, as may best agree with the length or shortness of the visage. A lady was remarked at the theatre with her hair arranged a la Grecque, with antique fillets of Greek-blue and amber ribbon, wound among the tresses at the back of the head. Dress hats of colored silk, particularly those of pomegranitered, are ornamented with white esprits, and two white heron's feathers.

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Dresses of plain black velvet are made with a stomacher in front, with a very broad and deep frill of white blond; and a beautiful candle-light robe is of cherry-colored velvet dresses of these striking colors are often trimmed with white bugles. Dresses of blue Cachemire are sometimes worn at evening parties; and those of white muslin are yet in favor with the young-the sleeves are very wide. Organdy gowns have corsages of colored satin, with a friar's belt of the same color; and a rose-colored Palmyrene dress, with a black velvet body, has excited much admiration five points of velvet form the ornaments over the top of the sleeves. Several dresses of colored satin have long sleeves of white crepe Aerophane, a la

Mameluke, or a la Marie: those of Ispahan satin cross in drapery over the bust, and are trimmed with a double falling tucker of blond, which forms a pelerine over the back and shoulders. White Cachemire dresses are seen at grand parties, ornamented with gold. Bombazines for half dress, or dishabille, are trimmed with two flounces, each embroidered at the edge, and the flounces set on in festoons. A dress of Englishgreen poplin has appeared, with a broad border of martenskin.

At the last sitting of the Institute was seen a hat of black satin, with one weeping willow feather of rose-color. Several black velvet hats had black plumage; almost all the strings floated loose, and were very broad. Both for the carriage and the promenade are seen hats of satin, gros des Indes, or velvet, with very broad flat brims: when a feather is worn with these hats, they are turned up slightly on the right side. The greater part of the black satin hats are trimmed with ponçeau ribbons, striped with black.

Velvet hats, the color of the Parma-violet, are trimmed with two large bows of velvet, between which is a gold buckle, representing either a cypher or a single letter. The hats are placed very backward, at the same time discovering a small portion of the nape of the neck; the crowns, consequently, must be very shallow. Green velvet hats have a broad blond at the edge of the brim.

The pelisses for the winter are wadded, and are finished round the border by a broad hem; in front of the skirt they fasten down by satin bows, in the centre of each of which is a gold buckle. Some pelisses, of figured poplin, are closed by Brandenburgh straps, and have two pelerine capes, edged with fringe.-Round the throat is a ruff of blond. Witzchoura pelisses, lined with fur, and a very broad fur round the border, promise to be much in favor this winter. The sleeves are wide enough to answer the purpose of a muff, and such is the use they are made of, at present. Cloaks are in universal esteem; one has been much admired of crimson Cachemire, embroidered round the edges with black silk; it had three capes, with large Greek sleeves: this cloak was lined throughout with black velvet.

The most approved colors are crimson, bird-of-paradiseyellow, violet, rose-color, and Navarin-blue.

Nearly six months had already elapsed since Lopouloff had forwarded the petition, when a person came to inform him that a messenger, just arrived at the post-house, had brought several letters. Prascovia ran in all haste, and was followed by her parents. When Lopouloff had reached the place, and told his name, the messenger delivered to him a sealed packet, containing a passport for his daughter, and asked for a receipt. This was a moment of great joy for the whole family. In the entire abandonment, in which they had been left for many years, the granted passport seemed to them a great mark of protection; yet there was no answer to the requests which Lopouloff had addressed to the governor, on his own affairs. His daughter, being neither slave nor prisoner, could not be retained in Siberia against her will, and the passport was therefore, in fact, but an act of strict justice. The silence of the governor, as to what might be considered a reliance on the emperor's mercy and forgiveness, seemed, on the contrary, to prove that he did not in any way feel himself authorised to mitigate his sufferings.