who were near enough to catch the words; and "a miracle! a miracle!" was repeated by the multitude as the word flew along their ranks. The executioner, however, seemed to have but little faith in the said miracle, and was proceeding to conduct the culprit to his fate, when the priest interfered, and advancing towards the judge, informed him that the condemned had recognized a gentleman near him whose evidence could clearly prove his innocence of the crime laid to his charge, for which he was about to die, and solemnly exhorted the magistrate to inquire into the affair. "And who is this redoubtable witness?" asked the judge. to the judge, he added-"If you will permit "Do so, colonel; do so;" replied the ma- The colonel then produced a splendid pocketbook, and after turning over some of the pages, read aloud-" May the 18th-landed at Palermo at 11 A. M.; took a porter to carry my luggage, who was accidently wounded in passing along the Marino. Lodged at the Hotel Inglese." 66 "There, there!" exclaimed the prisoner, in "The colonel!-Colonel Sancta Croce !" to the magistrate, "if the 18th of May be the cried the poor culprit, vehemently. "Me!" exclaimed the colonel, in amazement, "me, my friend; you must be mistaken; and, though you know my name, I have no knowledge of you whatever." "You have no knowledge of the man, colonel?" asked the magistrate. "None, sir, on my word." "I thought so," continued the judge: "it is a mere excuse to delay the execution," at the same time making a sign to the executioner to proceed. “Oh, colonel!” cried the unhappy wretch, "do not send me thus to die, when a word from you can save an innocent man; only let me ask you one question." "Hear him! hear him, colonel!" cried the mob; "give him a fair hearing." 66 'Signor," said the colonel to the judge, "common humanity, I think, requires us to attend to his prayer; if he is seeking to deceive you will easily detect him; it is only a few moments' delay." day on which the crime is said to have been 'Yes, yes! innocent, innocent!" cried the mob. The judge, after some hesitation, ordered the man back to prison. "No, no,' ,"exclaimed the multitude; "set him free, set him free. He is not guilty; he is not guilty;" at the same time rushing forward, they seized him from the hands of his guards, and in an instant delivered him from the bonds by which he was confined; whilst others, with a wonderful love of summary justice, began to assault the executioner with a volley of stones. The magistrate, knowing the frenzy of his countrymen, yielded without further remonstrance; and the rescued prisoner was conveyed in triumph to the principal church, to return thanks for his miraculous deliverance; after which ceremony he lost no time in taking his departure from the town, where he was seen no more.-But, the next day, a letter was delivered to the judge by an unknown hand, and Ludovico Lana therein returned thanks to the authorities of the good town of Castrogiovanni for their great attention in giving him a place on the platform and listening to his evidence in favonr of one of his band. The danger he had escaped, however, made such "Now," said the magistrate, "ask your an impression upon this bandit, that he sought, question; the colonel is kind enough to listen." and through the intercession of his priest ob"Excellenza," said the condemned, ad- tained, a pardon, underwent the penance endressing himself to the officer, " you remember joined him by the church, and became as that you landed at Palermo from Malta on the honest a man as most of his countrymen. 18th of last May?" "I will not refuse your excellenza," said the judge; "but I think it is scarcely worth the while to attend to him." "I ask the favour for my own satisfaction," replied the officer. The judge bowed and answered, "Be it as your excellenza pleases," at the same time ordering the man to be brought near. The poor fellow was as pale as death, and trembled violently. "I do not remember the precise day, but it was about that time," replied the colonel. "And does not your excellenza remember the porter who carried your luggage from the quay to the Hotel Inglese ?" "I certainly lodged in the Hotel Inglese, but have entirely forgotten the person of the porter who carried my luggage.' "But you have not forgotten, signor colonel, that in passing along the Marino he was struck on the head by a bar of iron which a man was carrying on his shoulder, and very much cut?" at the same time thrusting forth his skull, and showing a wound not yet completely healed. "You are perfectly right," replied the colonel, "I do remember the circumstance, now you recall it to my mind." 66 COFFEE IN PERFECTION.-This delicacy, for which the French have been so long celebrated, is no longer unattainable in England. Science and taste having been devoted to the subject, the result is the genuine production of the very essence of the finest coffees, and the retention of the much-admired aroma of the celebrated berry. The mode of using this essence is so simple that, with boiling water at hand, any person may, in a few seconds, provide himself or herself with a cup of coffee of such purity and flavour as hitherto believed to be confined to the French capital. For hotel-keepers, to whom speed is often an object, the Essence will be found invaluable; to the bachelor in chambers a luxury, always handy; and, in chambers of the sick, a boon. But, as all articles of merit are sure to find imitators, thereby causing fraud and disappointment, care must be observed in obtaining "All this is perfectly true," answered the that only upon which reliance can be placed; colonel; in considerable surprise; and turning | viz., FULTON'S ESSENCE OF COFFEE. And your excellenza remembers," exclaimed the culprit, in a transport of joy," that instead of six carlini you promised me, you gave me two ounces!" What a hateful old fellow is he! When he sees his last day; That would like him to stay! When he totters away- Miss Spring is a-coming, And well we know She's a bright and laughing thing; Will melt the snow; And the bright flowers grow FROM OUR FRENCH CORRESPONDENT. CHERE AMIE, As the winter months may now be considered gone a change necessarily takes place in out-door toilettes, and in bonnets particularly this is observed; for though velvet dresses and redingotes of velours épinglé, moiré antique, and damas of dark colours are worn, bonnets of pink, lilac, green, and jonquil are appearing; taffetas begin to replace satin and velvet; ruches and bouillonnés of crêpe, lisse, or tulle, white, or matching, reappear to ornament bonnets, or the new and fresh looking be much in favour, and we only want a little genial capotes; ostrich and marabout feathers promise to weather to cast aside the more sombre habiliments of winter, and Longchamps will, as heretofore, introduce us to all the new spring fashions. The few fine days of last month gave us a sprinkling of spring toilettes; in the carriages that visited the Bois de Boulogne and Champs Elysées, one was composed of a redingote of black velvet with tablier formed of thick plats of satin confined at the ends by a chou of curled feathers; the sleeves were open, encircled by a similar plat, the termination of which was concealed by a chou of feathers; the body corresponded with the skirt; the bonnet was of pale blue satin covered with blue tulle, and insertions of blond; a narrow blond also of the same colour was placed round the edge between two rouleaux of satin, covered with tulle, and formed a raised trimming on each side; the crown small marabouts and blond; another toilette was a was a touffe of sky-blue marabouts, and inside robe of antique damas of red brown stamped with foliage in black, and was ornamented en tablier by black lace and foliage in coques of brown satin ribbon encircled with lace; the manteau was of dark blue velvet with seven rows of black Chantilly lace; the bonnet was formed of crêvés of crape and blond; and a ruche formed of eighteen small THE LONDON AND PARIS LADIES' MAGAZINE FOR MARCH, 1850. marabout feathers forming circles, and inside oats of black and red velvet. 11 Among other new styles, of which the shape is circular and very open, we may name the capotes of pink satin with straight bouillons, having at the edge a little chicorée formed of narrow black lace; and for mancinis, lilies of the valley, mixed with bouillons of crape lisse. This kind of ruche or chicorée, made with very narrow vandyked lace, is very pretty, and is much used to ornament the edges of bonnets and capotes. It has also been used on a redingote of plain velvet in more simple coiffures. Many capotes are being made of gros de Naples in mais, citron, pink, green, and white, having merely a bouillonné of crape lisse. Macinis of field daisies, covered by a bouillonné of tulle. The trimming on the bonnet was a series of coquilles of ribbon. Chenille is very much used on bonnets, not only to trim them, but is intermixed both with straw and silk. On the chenille bonnets, smal bunches of curled feathers are placed on each side the crown. and ceinture, leaving an opening to show the rich-forming jours, on a white tulle, ornamented by a ness of the chemisette; different styles have been plume of marabouts slightly mixed with chenille, The corsages of dresses offer a wide field to the made with frills mounted on fine plaited cambric, and mancinis of delicate flowers. various caprices and tastes, both of ladies and dress- or embroidered insertions, having the ends of sleeves makers; there are those à la Watteau, or otherwise to correspond; these sleeves, when the plaited called Raphaelle, or à la Louis XV., for these all cambric forms the bouffant, have the wristband edged bear much resemblance to each other. One termed with double trimming of the same, and a narrow à la Raphaelle, of moire antique, or sky blue, open lace a little fulled on the plisse; the chemisettes à in a square in front was trimmed with bouillonés la conseillère, are ornamented with lace frills rather of blond, each bouillon forming a shell, and sepa-deep, those à la chevaliere of more simple style are rated by a small chou of ribbon of blue satin intended to be worn with casawecks, or dresses of broché with silver; this bouillon entirely covered the waistcoat form, which not being confined at the the front piece of the body, and was sprinkled with waist show the lower part of the chemisette over the small rosettes, and above the double trimming of skirt, the two sides being rounded and trimmed deep blond at the bottom of the half-long sleeves with the same lace as the frill and collar; they are was a double row of bouillons of tulle forming like pretty cannezous placed under the corsage coques, divided by small rosaces; the corsages wich may be open or closed. Redingotes of cacheMedici are much worn by slight ladies, they are mire are again seen embroidered in chain and satin low and with very lengthened point, and open to stitch, the make is high and tight with Amadis show the coques of tulle which are repeated on the sleeves. whole length of the sleeves. A very elegant ball dress was made of pink crape with three skirts of different shades of colour, the under one was the deepest colour, the next pink less vivid, and the upper one quite pale; each was raised at each side by nœuds of ribbon, also shaded, and with floating ends in the air were masses of white beads descending each side in rings, and confined by roses without leaves. Two pretty and simple toilettes were much admired as worn by two young ladies; they were of blue taffetas with double skirts of white tulle; the corsages with drapery, and a gerbe of purple riolets and Parma violets confined the numerous folds of tulle; the two skirts were gradually raised at the side en draperie with bunches of violets, the lower one having also floating noeuds of ribbon, à couronne Muse of mixed violets in the hair. Another dress of pink satin had double skirts of pink crape, each having five ruches of pink crape; the bouquet of the skirt was placed on the left side at the hip, and fell with ends of pink satin ribbon; instead of spreading out in four or five folds the corsage was with drapery in a new style, it entirely enclosed the bust. A dress of white crape spotted with gold was ornamented on each side the skirt by a wreath of white roses intermixed with gold wheat; these wreaths are much narrower near the ceinture, and terminate in widening about the knee, confined by nœuds of ribbon, and four ends drooping to the edge of the skirt; the drapery of the body is encircled by a cordon of small roses intermixed with gold wheat placed above and below the drapery. Gimp is much used again this season, in Turkish, Arabic or Persian designs in silk, gold, or silver. This style is employed on velvet manteaux and evening cloaks, but particularly on casawecks, to which it gives a rich and oriental effect. Pompadour fringes with guipure headings; those of chenille with fringed ends are ornamented with beads; those termed mousseuses, white, pink, or blue shaded in various colours, forming pretty trimmings for crape dresses; or of bugles in black, white, or colours on velvet dresses. A new kind of fringe, made of ostrich feathers, had for heading a little rouleau of marabouts, forming three trimmings on a pink satin dress; these fringes were raised at the sides of the skirt by nœuds of pink ribbon, and long ends; berthe and pagode to match, the fringe being attached to a network of feathers; very delicate wreaths of small roses, of Indian pinks, or mixed heaths, are also used with excellent effect to trim the triple skirts of crape or tulle; these wreaths, when placed en festonne at the edge of these skirts, give to the toilette quite the Pompadour style. On ball dresses, gimp in gold is very elegant on the robes Louis XV. opening on skirts of silver moire, or brocart lamé. For the redingotes with corsages amazone, and those termed Louis XIII. which close at the throat The casawecks, which were originally made merely for warmth and comfort, have been succeeded by others whose rich embroidery and trimmings have quite an Oriental richness, and form quite an elegant addition to the toillettes of our ladies; they are of ruby or emerald velvet, reaching a little below the waist: this kind of jacket is hollowed out at the two sides, and finished all round with three rows of narrow galon and a cord forming nœuds and rings in the Eastern style; the sleeves increase in width to the elbow, where they are open and fall at each side, the whole is lined with white satin or poult de soie; the same style in white cachemire with galons of white silk, or shaded in colours, is also very pretty. A new form of pardessus termed Surtout Cerito, is made in various light-coloured satins, the upper part resembles the casaweck with demi-pagoda sleeves; but, instead of the short jacket, they descend straight in a square form nearly to the knee, the top is finished with a small flat collar forming a narrow V, with the fronts closing or not the chemisette Louis XIII., with collar of Alençon as may be wished to the chin, or left open to show or point lace; this surtout is finished all round by a ruche à la vieille, or a chicorée of ribbon pinked or scolloped. DESCRIPTION OF THE ENGRAVINGS. FULL LENGTHS. flounces pinked, and headed by a bouillon of rib- ribbon. Bonnet of rice straw, with flowers. Ball Dress.-Robe of white crape, with triple skirts ornamented at the side by wide lace in flowers in the centre and on the sleeves. Coiffure flutes, united by bunches of flowers. The corsage is very pointed, with folds across, and bunches of of hair, bombés at the side, with very long ringlets and wreath of flowers. short skirt of black lace with noeuds, and long ends Evening Dress.-Robe of green watered silk, and of ribbon at intervals. The corsage is very pointed, with lace in a fan form on the top, and noeuds of ribbon on the shoulders. Coiffure of velvet and feathers, and loops of pearls. Ball Dress.-Robe of embroidered muslin over We are glad to see the petits bords (dress hats) again in favour, with or without crowns; also some small berêts, ornamented by marabouts or feathers. A toque, à la Charles VII., is at present the rage in Paris; it varies in colours and ornaments, but the following is the style :-A small caul of black lace and bands of velvet alternately, round which is a biais of black velvet about three fingers wide, put pink satin. The muslin skirt is short, and termion full: the flutes produced being confined at in-nates with a hem, headed by embroidery, and is tervals forms a sort of feston. At the side of this looped up at the side with flowers. The corsage is toque, which inclines a little on the throat, are two a little full, with rounded point, and flowers on the white feathers; and on the other side, which is a body and sleeves. Coiffure of hair, with wreath of flowers. little raised, is a long black lace lappet forming two or three noeuds, the two ends drooping to the shoulder. This style, also made in green or nacarat velvet, ornamented by a gold resille instead of black lace, arranged in the same manner, is very elegant. Small caps are quite the rage for dinners and public places, but the round crown is declining in favour. The horseshoe form is sometimes substituted, accompanied merely by a border of blond and wreath of foliage in feathers and field daisies. A new cap, termed the Vestal, was composed of a pointe or half-square of blond, with rounded corners. Two bunches of ivy and wild roses confine it at each side, and a cord of ivy passes behind above the point. It is as nothing in hand; but with bandeaux, well bombés of curls à la Ninon, is very pretty on the head. Narrow velvets are not so fashionable on the little morning caps as choux of ribbon. For some time caps have been worn quite round, but brides are returning to favour. A new style of bonnet has appeared, which announces the departure of winter. One was formed of bands of velours épinglé, regularly plaited in, The corsage is high, and rounding a little at the waist. The front is ornamented by loops of velours are encircled at the top by two rows of fringe atépinglé, confined by a button. The tight sleeves insertions of blond, and foliage of crape lisse with tached to a small upper sleeve. Bonnet formed of red geranium, and white blond inside. Carriage Dress.-Robe of damas, Louis XV. The corsage open à la marquise: the usual plain piece is replaced by a rich chemisette. The opening of is very open, and closes at the waist by a garnet the corsage is marked by a ruche of black lace. It button. The sleeves are tight at the top and raised to the elbow, ornamented by a ruche of black lace. Three wide ruches of lace are placed at equal distances on the skirt. The bonnet is formed of a mixture of crêvés of satin and gauze lisse, and on each side a touffe of marabouts drooping like chenille ends. HALF FIgures. Dinner Dress.-Robe of black satin, with low body and chemisette of cambric. Casaweck of pink taffetas trimmed all round, with frill of the same headed by embroidery. Coiffure of hair in long ringlets. Walking Dress.-Robe of popeline, and mantelet of green silk, with double pelerine edged in a square feston. Capote à coulisses of pink silk, ornamented with white lace and flowers. Dinner Dress.-Robe of pink taffetas. The corsage en cœur, with small lace cannezou, and terminating in points. Coiffure formed of a resille and flowers. Carriage Dress.-Robe redingote of watered silk. The corsage is open, with revers edged by a narrow fringe, which is continued on each side the biais of the skirt, and round the bottom of the sleeves. Bonnet of primrose satin: the crown is covered with white lace and flowers. Walking Dress.-Robe of popeline, with tight high body and narrow ceinture, with buckle. Walking Dress.-Robe redingote of satin, and manteau of black velvet ornamented with gimp -and buttons. Bonnet of gray satin, lined with white, and ornamented with black lace and heart's Ball Dress.-Robe of white crape on white satin à la Cérès, the corsage pointed with drapery of crape in the fan form, and the sleeves with drapery laid on, double skirts with wreath of flowers on the upper one, also on the body; these wreaths are termed gerbes Cérès. Coiffure of hair with wreath. Evening Dress.-Robe of green satin with two deep flounces of black lace, and berthe of the same on the corsage, and lace covering the sleeves. Coiffure Raphael of bandeaux intermixed with pearls and Pompadour noeud of green ribbon in the centre. Ball Dress.-Robe of pink satin with flounces of British point lace headed by a ruche of pink ribbon à la vieille; berthe of white lace, and ribbon. Coiffure of hair in bandeaux crêpé and wreath naïade of foliage of green velvet and heaths. Ball Dress.-Robe of crêpe lisse with triple skirts, finished with a broad hem, and looped up at the right side by bunches of fruit, and ribbon ends; corsage à la Greque with ceinture of ribbon and long ends; the sleeves are loose and looped up in front with flowers. Coiffure of hair with wreath of fruit and noeud of ribbon. HALF FIGURES. Morning Dress.-Robe redingote of striped taffetas; the corsage is high with biais of velvet down the centre; long tight sleeves with jockeys: cap of tulle trimmed with two rows of lace and loops of narrow ribbon. Carriage Dress.-Robe redingote of glacé silk; the corsage is a little open in front, and trimmed HALF FIGURES. Carriage Dress.-Robe of velours épinglé, orna with a plisse of ribbon, which meets in the centre Carriage Dress.-Robe of watered silk, wit and continues down the skirt; the lower part of three flounces vandyked, and edged with narro the body is ornamented with buttons and cord; velvet; the corsage is high, with revers also van long tight sleeves with buttons on the top. Capote dyked. Bonnet of crape lissé, and velours épingl à coulisses of white silk ornamented by a ruche. Carriage Dress.-Robe redingote of striped silk, ornamented all down the centre by buttons and gimp, which are also repeated on the sleeve. Bonnetmented all down the body and skirt by rows of ric fringe in graduated widths; the half-long sleeve of pink satin with small plume of feathers. Promenade Dress.-Robe of moire with flounces, in coulisses, confined by bands of velours épingl terminate with two rows of fringe. Bonnet of sill and pardessus of black velvet with double sleeves, and noeuds of satin ribbon. the whole ornamented with very narrow black velvet. Bonnet of silk nearly covered by lace, and bunch of flowers at the side. BONNETS, CAPS, &c. Capote of green silk and velvet, with deep bavolet. Bonnet of blue satin, with bouillon round the edge, and cluster of pink flowers at the side. Dinner cap of point lace of the Marie Stuart form, with cerise ribbon intermixed with lace at the ears. Capote à coulisses of pearl-gray silk, with ruches of ribbon and white flowers. Bonnet of pink silk of a circular form, with cap of blond inside. PLATE IV. FULL LENGTHS. Dinner Dress.-Robe of pearl-gray satin, with casaweck of the same, very open en coeur; and with jackets cut in deep squares bordered with lace and gimp; the loose sleeve terminating in a similar manner, and a trimming to match descending the centre of the skirt; with noeuds formed of numeous long loops of narrow ribbon. Coiffure of lace with bunch of convolvoluses at the side. Promenade Dress.-Robe of velours épinglé, with biais of velvet headed and edged with gimp. Visite of black velvet in deep vandykes richly embroidered. Satin bonnet trimmed with vandyked ribbon and feathers. Walking Dress.-Robe Amazon of moire; the corsage is high with small collar, and rounding off at the waist with jacket; it is left a little open in front showing the lace frill. Capote à coulisses of glacé silk. flounces; the corsage pointed with revers of lace · Evening Dress.-Robe of white lace with the short sleeves are in bouillons. Coiffure of lact with noeuds of ribbon and beads. Ball Dress.-Robe of white taffetas, with flounce headed by cordons of marabouts and roses. Berthe to correspond, with bunch of roses in the centre and down the front to the point. Coiffure à Sevigné, with flowers at the side. Carriage Dress.-Robe redingote of glacé silk The corsage is very open, with deep revers forming pelerine, edged by a narrow fluting of ribbon. Bou net of pearl-gray satin; the crown covered with lace, and trimmed with bands and rosaces of narrow velours épinglé ribbon. CAPS, BONNETS, &c. Coiffure of lace and bunch of mixed roses at the sides. Morning cap of embroidered muslin. Bonnet of velours épinglé, ornamented with chenille. Dinner cap of tulle bouillonné, with wreath of flowers. Dinner cap of lace, trimmed with broad ribbon. VESTE PEKIN. THIS veste is worn of velvet on silk dresses of the same colour. The pattern given is of ordinary dimensions, and may be easily reduced or enlarged as wished. It is intended to mark the waist without being tightened into it. The trimmings are generally fringes round the bottom, or edged by galons, or gimp more or less rich. |