O! tell me not of hidden wealth

In famed Golconda's mine,

Though pure and bright the crystal gems
That in its bosom shine;-

One kindly glance from those we love,
Who were our early choice,

Hath far more pow'r to glad the breast,
And bid the heart rejoice.

O! tell me not of the Theban stone,
That hail'd the rising sun;
And breath'd a sigh for parting day,
When sunlight hours were run-
Tho' Memnon's voice were musical,
More grateful is the tone

Of that, whose trembling, silv'ry note,
Doth welcome us alone.

ENGLISH FASHIONS AND NOVELTIES.

E.

DINNER DRESS.-Robe of pou de soie chiné; the skirt is trimmed with a flounce, arranged somewhat in the tunic style; the corsage forming a caur on the breast, and displaying the chemisette, is lightly draped at the sides. Manche à volans, the upper flounce is reversed. Ponceau velvet toque, trimmed under the brim with a light wreath of white flowers, terminated by a moss rose; the crown is profusely trimmed with white ostrich feathers.

PUBLIC PROMENADE DRESS.-Printed muslin robe of one of the new patterns; the skirt is trimmed with a single deep flounce. A shawl corsage, the pelerine is edged with a double flounce; it is partially open on the bosom, where it is attached by a breast knot of pink ribbon. Ceinture with floating ends en suite. Victoria sleeve. The bonnet is a demi libi of Italian straw; the interior of the brim is trimmed on one side with three roses placed en garlande; the crown is trimmed with straw-coloured ribbons, and a bouquet of white ostrich feathers, which droop on the neck.

REMARKS ON THE PREVAILING LONDON FASHIONS. Summer, though tardy in its approaches, is come at last; and we basten to lay before our fair readers all the

information which we have been carefully collecting during the last month, respecting the summer fashions, beginning with what is at this moment of no small importance, the choice of materials for robes. First, then, we must observe that mousselines de laine of extreme fineness, and of a slighter texture than any that have appeared before this summer, will probably keep their ground during the whole of it; they are of small patterns, the ground either white or of some very light shade of grey or drab; the patterns for undress are of very quiet colours, for half-dress they are of more striking hues, as pink, green, lilac, &c. &c., but the colours are not glaring, and they are mingled very tastefully and with excellent effect. White muslins, both jaconot and clear, are also greatly in vogue; but still we must observe that silks, as yet, if not in a decided majority, are at least nearly equal in number to all the other materials put together. Thus we see, both for carriage and public promenade dress, that pelisse robes of pou de soie or gros de Naples are very much in request, and several are ornamented with fancy silk trimming. As to the forms of these dresses, we do not find that they have varied much, but the manner in which they are trimmed gives them an air of novelty. Several are ornamented with brandebourgs, which attach the skirt down one side, or else figure en tablier; in either case the sleeves, which are demi large, are ornamented with brandebourgs; another kind of fancy trimming, and in our opinion the prettiest is what is called effilé; it is a soft silk fringe, narrow and very light; it is very much employed to border the flounces for sleeves, and also for the fronts of pelisse robes.

Shawls of Grenadine silk net, which appeared last year for the first time, are now revived, and seem likely to be very much in favour; as they are made by the hand, their price is high; this circumstance, and the beauty of the trimming, a lace of the same material, will prevent their being common: they are always of a very large size, but being made with the corners rounded, they may be worn either as shawls, or draped round the figure in the scarf style. Several mantelets of clear muslin have appeared;

they are rounded behind, and very deep, with long and rather wide scarf ends; a second fall, which forms points in front, serves as a pelerine, a broad hem encircles the mantelet, and a coloured ribbon is run through it, a row of lace set on very full is attached to the edge of the hem, and a light embroidery surmounts it. We need hardly observe that these mantelets are calculated only for carriage or public promenade dress; their effect is exceedingly light and elegant.

Since the appearance of our last number, the size of hats and bonnets appears to have been fixed for the season. Their dimensions are at present moderate; the brims of both are round, and the crowns placed very backward. We have seen recently some bonnets of rice straw, some trimmed with flowers, others with branches of fruit blossoms, but the most elegant are decidedly those that have both the crown and the interior of the brim trimmed with bouquets of rose-buds disposed en gule. Drawn bonnets of pou de soie trimmed with ruches of the same material round the edge of the brim, are also in favour.. Crape bonnets begin to be very general in carriage dress, particularly those of cape bouillinné, the shape is sustained by very light wires; those of rose colour, azure blue, and white are most numerous. They are trimmed with various kinds of roses, sprigs of lilac, honey-suckle, and the flowers of the double-blossomed peach. We close our catalogue of bonnets with what is certainly the most novel, and perhaps the prettiest among them; we allude to a bonnet recently introduced, composed of a mixture of lace and ribbon, and trimmed with shaded follets; they are placed en bonquet on one side of the crown, and droop upon the brin; the effect of the head dress is altogether light, novel, and graceful.

Italian straw still bears the bell for hats; the majority are worn without the brims being cut, they are turned up in three plaits at the back of the crown, descending but very moderately in the form of a curtain; some are trimmed either with a branch of fruit b'ossoms, or a sprig of flowers attached by a blond lace lappet arranged in a knot, the ends of which float upon the brim. Others are trimmed with ribbon only, disposed round the crown in a wreath of a very novel form; but generally speaking, inarabouts and ostrich feathers L. 38. 1.

are the ornaments most in request both for Italian and rice straw hats. Those of crape are decorated either with shaded marabouts, or with flowers.

Ribbons this year surpass both for beauty and richness any that have appeared for several seasons past; all are of a rich texture, but we may cite as peculiarly beautiful, those that have the centre of the ribbon plain, and the sides either figured in striking patterns, or else damasked or shaded; others with a dead ground strewed with half-lozenges of satin; then come those figured in relief upon a grey or brown ground. There are several also with the edges strewed with spots, which are beautifully shaded. Another and very novel sort have the patterns composed of satin rings, interlaced upon a dead ground.

Clear muslin begins to be in favour in evening dress; we have recently seen some lined with pink gauze, and trimmed with two flounces, with broad hems and pink ribbons ran through them, the top flounce partially covered the other, and was headed by bouillon through which a pink ribbon was passed. The short sleeves were entirely covered with bouillons to correspond, and terminated by a double manchette, similar to the flounce.

The only novelty in head-dresses, is a pretty little simple cap; we can describe it only as a kind of half caul thrown very back upon the head, and ornamented in front with two half wreaths of light flowers descending the whole length of the cheeks, and drooping on the neck. Fashionable colours are all of a light kind, and principally new shades of green, grey, drab, blue, straw colour, and a variety of shades

of rose.

FOREIGN FASHIONS AND NOVELTIES.

MORNING CONCERT DRESS.-Pelisse robe of Organdy, lined with pink gros de Naples; the corsage, partially open on the bosom, is trimmed with a pelerine, which forms a heart, and is bordered by a bouillon, through which pink ribbon is run: a double bouillon, placed en brais, decorates the front of the skirt, and is trimmed down the centre with knots of ribbon; the breast knot corresponds. The upper part of the sleeve, made tight to the arm, is decorated with

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