Short Dresses

n tiie streei cosrauites oí me present season the most noticeable feature is the ', extreme simplicity of the dresses and the quiet shades, which are so prevalent that a bright color, except it bo used in tho vay of trimmings, is something to be remarked. Short costumes are almost universally adopted; but to be really stylish they i must not toueli tho ground at any point, and shonld bo short cnough to sÜowthe ! heels of the boots. This neoessitates that earefnl attention should be bestowed upon the chassure. The success of these costumes, after so many years of niglect, is truly astonishing. They are the göurce of somuch ease and comfort thnt they andoubtedly will remain in favor i'or some timé to come. Walking dresses are principally made of woolen fabrics, which, in nierit of their durability, softness, and the facility with Avliich they fall into graceful drapery, are rapidly superseding silk for streef, woar,- New York fribune.