CABINET OF FASHION OCTOBER 1808.

From the Lady’s Monthly Museum at 206.

Fig. 1.—A round dress of lilac crape, embroidered with silver; cap to correspond with the dress.—Brace sash of silver ribbon.—White kid gloves and shoes.

Fig. 2.—Dress of white sarsnet; green sash.—Head dressed fashionably, with a tiara and white feathers.—Diamond necklace.

Fig. 3.—Dress of plain muslin, made high over the bosom; long sleeves, with a full top plaited into a band.—Straw bonnet, trimmed with green.—Shawl of camel’s hair.—White gloves.

Observations on Fashions.

AS the season advances pelisses are beginning to be worn, but no new shapes have appeared—The waists are lengthened considerably, and sashes are worn as braces.—Coloured sarsnet dresses, with borders, worked in chenille, seem likely to be general.—Straw bonnets are much worn, trimmed with painted ribbon, or embroidered to match the dress.—Beaver hats, in the Spanish shape, are the newest, which are mostly purple or white.