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To Escape From or Go Into a House on Fire.- Creep or about an inch in width, the ends falling below the cape. crawl with your face near the ground, and, although the On the top of the bonnet is a cluster of black Garabaldi room be full of smoke to suffocation, yet near the floor the and ponceau roses, with steel-sprinkled balls and a steel air is pure, and may be breathed with safety. The best leaf. Extending from the flowers on either side is a plaitescape from upper windows is a knotted rope ; but ifa leaping of black velvet, finished with black lace over white is unavoidable, then the bed should be thrown out first, or about three inches wide. The inside is faced with white beds prepared for the purpose. silk covered with black lace ; the top has a cluster of flowers to correspond with the outside, and on both sides of the flowers a loop of ponceau velvet edged with black lace and one of black velvet ; a band of black velvet extends down FASHIONS FOR JANUARY . the front, finished on both sides by narrow black lace over FIG. 1.-EVENING DRESS OF PINK TULLE.-The bottom of white. Black strings edged with white. FIG. X.-ANOTHER BONNET from Mrs. Cripps, is a Prince the skirt is trimmed with four flounces edged with narrow white blonde. Above the flounces is a narrow gathered of Wales purple velvet reception bonnet, plain cape, the frill. The upper part of the skirt is puffed lengthwise, and plaiting at the top faced with white silk. On the top is a separated by narrow gathered frills. White tulle under- purple flower, a steel-sprinkled leaf and balls ; the cluster sleeves, below the short pink cap. The berthe corresponds is surrounded by a white point lace about three inches in with the skirt. Wreath of flowers and ribbon. width which extends down the left side, at the bottom FIG. II .-BALL-DRESS OF WHITE TARLETANE.-The bottom finishing in a half rosette. On the right side is an aigrette of the skirt is trimmed with ruffles of tarletane, pinked ; feather, the most expensive and elegant feather that can above these are five puffings, and surmounting all is a rich be had. The inside is faced with white silk covered with black lace flounce, gathered on one side by a bow of tarle- black lace ; on each side is a band of purple velvet edged tane. Body and sleeves trimmed to correspond with the with narrow black lace over white. The top is trimmed skirt, Head-dress, a wreath of flowers. on the right side with a looped bow of purple velvet with FIG. III. THE ROSALIND, a cloak of black velvet, quite a steel buckle in the center; on the left, red flowers and leaves with steel balls and leaf; separating the clusters of full at the back. There is a square yoke behind, trimmed with gimp and wide Maltese lace. This lace extends to flowers from the bow is a red spray with green grass. FIG. XI.- GARABALDI SHIRT OF WHITE MUSLIN, embroidered the front of the cloak which has no yoke. The sleeves are with red working cotton. This shirt is to be worn under a larger, and are trimmed to correspond with the yoke. FIG. IV.—THE BEATRICE, a cloak of gray cloth, trimmed Zouave jacket. FIG. XII.- HEAD-DRESS OF BLACK SILK TULLE embroidered with a band of black velvet. This cloak falls in like a shawl behind, except that it is not pointed at the bottom, in spots, and trimmed with black blonde. Bows of ribbon - but nearly straight. The cape reaches a little below the are placed behind, and at the sides there is also a bow waist at the back. This, and the preceding cloak, are Paris covering the plaits which form the head-dress. FIG. XIII.- ROYAL ERMINE CAPE.- We have selected a set patterns, which we have just received. FIG. V. THE IMOGEN is a peculiarly neat cloak, from of royal ermine from Gunthers, 46 Maiden Lane, New York. Benson's, 310 Canal street, New York. The material is The cape, which we have illustrated, is remarkable, both for very fine French cloth and black. It is cut plain across the graceful fall of its folds about the person, and for the the shoulders, following the outline of the person, and exquisite purity of its fur. In forming a garment like this, slopes into gradual fullness from the waist down. At the the choicest skins are selected from the best that can be shoulders a graceful drapery is formed, which takes the imported from Russia, a single defect, or a tint of gold too effect of a flowing sleeve when the arms are in place, and much, is sufficient reason for rejection ; thus out of a hunslopes in graceful drapery to the bottom of the garment ; dred skins, perhaps not two can be found sufficiently perover this is worn a small Victorine, which forms a cape fect in all respects to form a portion of one of these truly behind, and falls in long, square tabs in front almost to the regal garments. In form, this cape is of easy fullness, ex"bottom of the garment. This Victorine, with the whole tending considerably below the waist, slightly pointed at garment, is trimmed at the edge with double rows of silk the back and extending down the front in rather long tabs, gimp. finished with crochet buttons and drops set thickly rounded at the ends and forming a half-circle when closed on the extreme edge. in front. The lining is of thick white silk neatly quilted, FIG. VI. THE PORTIA, from Benson's, 310 Canal street, and it is closed in front with four silk crochet buttons and New York. We have this month a French beaver cloth loops. sacque. It is very long, reaching nearly to the bottom of FIG. XIV.- ERMINE COLLAR.- This is a charming little the dress, and is trimmed round the bottom with three novelty, invented by the Gunthers, rather as an addition rows of gimp, two rows extending up the front. It has to the furs usually worn, than as a substitute for any porcoat sleeves, with a lappet on the front part, rounding off tion of them. It is fitted neatly to the neck, and gives a at the back and trimmed with two rows of braid. Large pretty finish to the dress early in the fall or spring. It is coachman's cape with small collar, trimmed like the sleeves, also very convenient for a protection to the neck when with the addition of one more row. going to dinner or evening parties, where lightness and FIG. VIL - BRAIDED MORNING DRESS.-This dress is made warmth are desirable. In fact, to those who wish comof slate-colored cashmere, braided in black. A kind ofvest pleteness to a rich set of furs, it is the most convenient is made by a puffing of white muslin or cashmere, and the thing in the world, and though not likely to supersede the Zouave jacket is like the skirt, and braided in black. Victorine or cape, is delightfully convenient as a change. FIG. VIII. OPERA CLOAK OF WHITE CASHMERE, trimmed We had intended to say something of the noble Russian with a figured velvet ribbon around the bottom, the sides, sables and minor furs, which have just passed under our and the hood. These two are Paris patterns. observation, but the subject is too unlimited for any space FIG. IX. PROMENADE BONNET, from Mrs. Cripps, 312 Canal we can afford this month. GENERAL REMARKS.-Though flounces and plaitings main street, New York, of plain black velvet. The cape is corded with white silk, and the joining of it to the bonnet istain paramount favor as trimmings for dresses, yet there covered by a three-cornered piece of black velvet, edged are others which may be pronounced decidedly fashionable. with white silk on two sides, and connected at the top of Bands of plush, for instance, have been employed for trimthe cape in the center by a bow of black velvet ribbon ming some of the newest silk dresses. A dress of brown
