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can be rectified. The way to take the wrinkles out of silk scarfa and haudkerchiefs is to moisten the surface evenly with a spoon and some wheat glue. and then pin the silk with some toilet pins around the shelves or on a mattress or Mather bed. taking pains to draw out the silk as soon as possible. When dry, the wrinkles will have disappeared. It is a nice job to dress light-colored silk, and few should try it. Some silk articles should be moistened with Weak glue or gum water, and the wrinkles ironed out with a hot flat iron on the wrong side. To Make Alum Baskets.-—Success in making these kind of
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close to the arm with a turned-up cufi. Round felt hat, with a long plume. Flo. V.—-NEAI‘OLITAN Comma, made of red velvet, with long ends falling on the neck, and trimmed all round with a snow border of blonde.
In front. there are on one side
some pretty bows, and on the other a tuft of white mara bou-feathers. Gsssaar. REMARKB.—“'B give, this month, all the newest varieties of sleeves, bonnets, head-dresses, kc.
Double skirts
with two fiounces, and single skirts trimmed at the bottom with velvet or ribbon, are all worn. As yet there is no re duction in the width or length of skirts, and seine even pro posing the introduction of trains for house dresses, and more particularly for evening wear. In order to make the full
baskets depends somewhat upon chance; for the crystals will
sometimes form irregularly, even when the utmost care has been taken. Dissolve alum in a little more than twice as much water as will be necessary for the depth of the basket (handle and all.) Put in as much alum as the water will
skirts set well about the waist, they are put on in large,
hollow plaits known as be: plaits. Some skirts have a breadth on each side, gored. This throws the fullness 50m» what behind and makes the skirt hang better. lligh oor~ sages will certainly retain their vogue in morning dress, but those of a threealuarter. or even half high, will be more adopted in half dress. Single skirts will be the only ones adopted in morning dress; waisbbands and buckles will re main in favor. For silk dresses, a point before and behind
dissolve; when it will take no more. it is then called a satu
rated solution of alum. In this state, it should be poured into a saucepan or earthen jar, (by no means put it in an iron vessel,) and slowly boiled until it is nearly half evaix'irated. The basket should then be suspended from a little stick laid across the top of the jar, in such a manner that both basket and handle will be covered with the solution. It must be set away in a cool place where not the slightest motion will disturb the formation of the crystals. The frame may be made in any shape you please; it is usually made of small wire woven in and out like basket; many prefer a common
is very elegant. All Stssvss for neglige are now made close at the wrists;
and all those intended for evening costume are loose and very wide at the ends, affording ample space for the foil flow of the trailer-sleeves of rich lace. For ball-dresses, short sleeves are. of course, indispensable. i'amrns AND (.‘liATELAiXF.8 of flowers for looping up the tulle. skirts, are being made exquisitely beautiful, and use, consequently, in great favor. It is in contemplation to introduce the train for dinner and stately evening parties: the materials for this style will, of course, be very rich; moire antiques, splendid satins, both plain and figured, and for matronly ladies, rich velvet; they
willow basket; but whether it be wire or willow, a rough
surface should be produced by binding every part with thread or worsted. Bright yellow crystals may be produced by boiling gamboge. saffron. or turmeric in the solution;
and purple ones by a similar use of logwoml. T0 Fasten on the Ilmulles of Knives and Hrrl-s.-The handles of knives and forks that have come. off by being put in hot water, maybe fastened in the following manner:— Prociti- some powdered resin, and mix with it a small quan tlty of chalk, whiting, or quick lime, let the handles be about half filled with this mixture, heat the ends of the knives or forks, and force them in. when cold they will be found to be securely fastened. N. B.—Knives and forks that
will. in some instances, be looped up at the sides, by pearls.
or gold cord and tassels, showing the jupc of silk or satin worn underneath.
put into hot water. ()r—‘l‘ako a small portion of a quill pen. and put into the handles of the knife, warm the blade, and when it is but put it into the quill in the handle. and press it in very firmly. Or—Brick-dust stirred into melted
linsn-Darasss are of every variety. We describe some of the most elegant. Fancy cm'fl‘ures are coming much into favor in demi' lm'ldle, and are likely to be fashionable in dim ner and evening dress: some are composed of white grena dine gauze, arranged in puffs. by narrow colored velvet; it forms a couple of rows on the head. and can be arranged in
resin makes a composition that will fix knives and forks in
a moment; others are composed of tufts of colored velvet.
are not fastened to the handles bf rivets, should never be
their handles. The tang should be thrust in warm. Or— mingled with steel beads: these head-dresses have a splendid liix a little chopped hair or tow, with powdered resin and . effect in a well lighted room. fill with it, the hole in the handle of the knife. then heat TORSADF-S AND PLATB or ‘ttvrr in every variety of color, the spike of the blade. (i. c. the part which fits into th with bunches of gold or silver wheat-ears, make very beau handle.) and ram it down into its place, the heated steel will tiful diadems for young and pretty heads. melt the resin, which will then keep the blade of the knife The ROMAN Want-n is composed of scarlet fuchsia It or fork in its place. N. B.—’l'he chopped hair (or tow) must encircles the head, and in front the flowers are mounted in not be'omitted. the form of a diadem—thut is to say, rising slightly to a point above the forehead. A circular wreath of camelias, shaded pink and white. EASIIIONS FOR APRIL. On one side, sprays of grass and foliage fastened by a bow Fm. 1.—~Viuu!vo Daass or Lsvszvnsa comasn Stun—The ‘ of crimson velvet. This head-dress is tasteful and elegant skirt is trimmed with one deep flounce pinked at the edge. without being common-place. An exquisite wreath of white aquatic flowers. The wreath Body high and plain. Mantle of the same silk with two is intersected by a sort of bandeau of garnet-colored velvet. pinkcd ruffle. Bonnet of Leghorn, trimmed with black lace and salmon-colored flowers and ribbon. Pendent sprays of foliage and buds, as if escaping from the Fm. n.-C.aauos Dasss or l-‘iocasn Sits, wrrn 'rwo wreath, flow loosely over the. back of the neck. SKiR'l'S.—Thc body is made half high, and trimmed with a lisan-Dasss of dark blue velvet, bcspangled with gold frill of the same material as the dress. A scarf mantilla of stars; on the right side, a tuft of roses, in two shades of the. same silk. trimmed to correspond with the dress. Bon pink; on the left, bows of blue velvet, fixed by pins. headed net of white chip. trimmed with lace and flowers. by gold stars. and the ends of the bows are finished by gold the. lll.-——Mt.'Tll.l.l or BLACK Sun: or A Ctscuur. Suns, aiguilettes. This head-dices is the production of one of the made very deep. and trinnncd with black lace. principal Parisian milliners, whohas given it the nppropl’iall l-‘ie. l'.—KlDl.'G-".D|'i' or BLACK Guerra—The basque is name of the (bifl'ure Stella,- it is at once showy and elegant very deep and trimmed With rich braid. Sleey'os rather and has obtained much favor in Paris. NI
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