are as dainty and- extravagant as ever—indeed, the petticoat forms a very important part of a well-dressed woman's toilet, now that it is impossible to walk even a few yards in the street without the dress being held up. A fancy petticoat is a great set-off to the rather crude tailor-made costume, These costumes have by no means disappeared, but are much modified.by chiffon fronts,' and the gown generally is a little less r cRavaTS are of every. colour,. kind, and shape, and are made of ribbons, silk, tulle,, chiffon, cambric, and muslins.... They are very deep inthe neck, some with points sticking up and others' with frills turning down. The-butterfly bow at the front is to my mind the most becoming, but then it has not the, to some -people, enormous advantage of being new.
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