are dreams, mostly made like large flowers, with graduated silk muslin petals. Others are lined throughout with roses, and the outside made of puckered chigion; pink seems the favourite colour for parasols, doubt because it throws such a pretty tint over the face, For n useful sunshade nothing could be smarter or prettier than the white ground with shaded stripes: but these are most fussily lined as nothing is made plain, Tt is indeed the summer of frills and ruchings. We are even now getting tired of the endless trimmings that make wearing apparel so extravagant and so expensive for those that have small incomes; we shall hail the severe style with fashion decrees. romain much the same as in the spring, the good friend und stand-by, the sailor, is much more serviceable than of yore as the crown is much larger and fits on the head instend of being perched on the hair like last summer. Consequently, all the: girls Jock much more masculine and businesslike, Toques remain in favour, and great preference is shown to whet ears for trimming them; ears stuck in at every angle, giving such a wild look to the wearer. Palle reigns supreme; ch fon is taking a back seat just now. biscuit-coloured straws are most popular but black always seems to stand in the front, as it is always safe to have an all-black hat whether for summer or winter, One of the most popular actresses (for this season) was wearing at the back of her skirt in the place of the small buttons, now worn across the placket hole
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