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CHEMISETTES AND UNDERSLEEVES.

[Illustration: Fig. 1.]

[Illustration: Fig. 2.]

All fashionable promenade and evening dresses being cut with an open
corsage and loose sleeves, the chemisettes and wristbands become of the
greatest importance. There is something very neat in the close coat dress,
buttoned up to the throat, and finished only by a cuff at the wrist; but it
is never so elegant, after all, as the style now so much in vogue. This
season, the V shape from the breast has given place to the square front,
introduced from the peasant costumes of France and Italy. It will be seen
in fig. 1, which is intended to be worn with that style of corsage, and
corresponds to it exactly. The chemisette is composed of alternate rows of
narrow plaits and insertion, and is edged with muslin embroidery to
correspond. It is decidedly the prettiest and neatest one of the season,
and will be found inexpensive.

[Illustration: Fig. 3.]

[Illustration: Fig. 4.]

Fig. 2 has two bands of insertion, surrounded by embroidered muslin frills;
the small collar is also edged in the same way. This may be worn with the
ordinary V front, or with the square front boddice we have alluded to.

Figs. 3 and 4 are some of the new fashionable undersleeves. It will be
noticed that they are very full, and edged with double frills. For further
description, see Chit-Chat in December number.

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ON A CHILD ASLEEP.

BY JOHN A. CHAPMAN.

See, in that ray of light that child reposes,
Calmly as he a little angel were;
And now and then his eyes he half uncloses,
To see if his bright visions real are.

But what his visions are God only knoweth,
For that sweet child forgets them day by day;
Like breeze of Eden, that so gently bloweth,
They leave no trace when they've passed away.

'Tis thus that innocent childhood ever sleepeth.
With half closed eyes and smiles around its mouth,
At sight of which man's sunken heart upleapeth,
Like chilled flowers when fanned by the sweet south.

Sleep on, sweet child, smile, as thou sleepest, brightly,
For thou art blest in this thy morning hour;
And, when thou wakest, thou shalt walk more lightly
Than crowned king, or monarch throned in power.

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EDITORS' TABLE.

One perplexing question is settled, viz., that ninety-nine does not make a
hundred. Those transcendentally er