which we should be glad to see followed in suburban houses of this class. The parlour, is a handsome apartment for a cottage, being eighteen by twenty-two feet, with a bay-window square in its opening, as all bay-windows should be in this style. To this room is attached a library, twelve feet and a-half, by sixteen feet. The bay-window is of the same size as that in the parlour. The width of these bay-windows is eight feet. The vestibule is nine feet wide, by twenty-two feet long, containing the stairs. The back entry, or passage, is five feet and a half wide, by nineteen feet long; it communicates with a porch, seven by twelve feet. This passage gives an excellent communication with all the rooms. The kitchen is of good size, being sixteen feet and a half by nineteen feet, and has a fine There pantry attached to it. may be a cellar under the whole house, or part of it, with a furnace, if desired. The second floor is divided exactly as the first story, and is so simple, that it requires no explanation. There will be two rooms in the garret, which may own crot goit be used as servant's rooms. This cottage should be built of bifid phorien brick, the first story to have thir-ear boongens o teen inch walls, and the second, a pe nine inches with inside studding.noti zeldzam veranda to be of wood, finished 18 00 to harmonize with the walls. 10. Staircase, SECOND FLOOR. 130 Bed-room, 9 X 22 11. Bed-room, 14. Passage, 16 X 19 5 X 19 18 X 22 30 VOL. X. THE Spring fashions as yet received present us with little that is new, and therefore we again abridge our monthly article, not wishing to occupy our valuable pages and your valuable time, lady reader, with the tediousness of a twice-told tale. Les gilets are still in the ascendant, even as represented in our cut, having been adapted to a newlyinvented robe d'enfant. The skirt to this very pretty bodice should be termed pointed ruffles separated with groups of small plaits. As the warm weather approaches, the gilet must be for a while abandoned; and as a simple and beautiful substitute, we recommend the style of spencer instanced in our patterns. They are composed of transparent muslin, plain or dotted, trimmed with Valenciennes, and buttoned down the front with small gold buttons. Sometimes these overbodices are made with a short puffed sleeve, also edged with narrow Valenciennes ruffles. Bonnets of a pretty cottage shape have appeared, composed of light-coloured silks, drawn, and edged with broad straw gimp. Cap crowns are not much worn; but, in their place, the handkerchief trimming of light plaid silk falling over the back of the bonnet increases in favour. Very charming black and white lace bonnets are made, decorated with a profusion of violets and mossrose buds. Crape bonnets of white, or light, fancy colours, entirely without ornamentation, excepting a wreath of embroidery in floss around the face and crown, may be noted as a novelty of the season. We have seen one or two of these that were extremely elegant and becoming. In mantillas, variations of the shawl form, of FIG. 2. FIG. 3. different sizes, trimmed with lace gimp, knotter fringe, or black lace, are most in vogue. They are principally worn of the same material as the dress, and are finished at the neck with deeppointed collars, or with small hoods lined with white silk. The prettiest conceivable head-dresses happen at the present time to be the most fashionable. Description does poor justice to their effect; yet we may only describe them, and hope, when our readers try them, they will thank us for the word of recommendation we have spoken. These head-dresses are composed of gold or silver. either with or without an admixture of coloured silk. Frequently they are made of silk, and ornamented with white or coloured bugles, a with pearls, or beads of gold or silver. In short, the variety displayed in these elegant coiffures is endless, and their effect in evening dress is at once chaste and splendid. The net, confining the back hair, imparts a classical character to the head-dress; and the ornaments now worn on each side produce a lightness and airiness of effect which agreeably modifies the severity of the antique model from which these head-dresses were originally copied. The side ornaments attached to the net head-dresses now worn may consist of small sprigs of gold or silver, or pendent ends of fringe, or gold and silver riband. For mourning, a net, ornamented with black bugles, has a most rich and elegant effect. We may mention that bugles are now made, not merely in black and white, but in various colours as pink, blue, green, &c. EMBROIDERY, CROCHET-WORK, ETC. Make a round loop and work 18 treble in the round. 1st Round.-Plain 1, chain 6, plain 1 in the same loop with the other plain, chain 2, miss 2, and repeat round, which will be in all 6 of the 5 chains. 2d Round.-Plain 1 in the round loop of the five chains of the last round, chain 2, work one treble in the same loop as before, chain 2, plain 1 in the same loop, and repeat 5 times in the round loop of the first five chains of the last round, which will form five buds in the 5 chains, work 2 plain in the two loops of last round, repeat around, and fasten off. 3d Round.-Join on at the top of the centre bunl of the five of the last round, chain 11, plain 1 at the top of the next centre bud, and repeat round 4th Round.-Double crochet. 5th Round.-Chain 3, miss 2, work 1 treble, chain 3, work 1 treble in the same loop as before, chain 3, work 1 treble in the same loop as before, chain 3, miss 2, plain 1, repeat round and fasten off. In all, you should have twelve lots of treble and chains in the round, two in the centre of every bud. 6th Round. Join on at the top of the centre treble of the last round, chain 9, plain 1 at the top of the next centre treble, and repeat round. . MUSIC STOOL COVER.-CROCHET. 7th Round.-Double crochet. 8th Round.-Work 9 treble in the first 9 loops of the last round, chain 2 and repeat round. The two chains must fall over the top of the one plained in the sixth round. 9th Round.-Work 8 treble above the 9 of last round, chain 2, work 1 treble on the ten chains of last round, chain 2, and repeat round. 10th Round.-7 treble above the 8, chain 2, 2 treble above the 1, chain 2, repeat. of the last round, chain 5, plain 1 in the one chain betwixt the six treble of the last round, chain 5, and plain 1 in each of the five chains of the last round, chain 5, work 7 treble at the top of the nine treble of the last round, chain 5, and repeat round. 23d Round.-Plain 1 in the centre of the first five chains of the last round, chain 5, and repeat in each of the five chains of the last round, work five treble at the top of the seven treble of the last round, chain 5, and repeat round. 24th Round.-Plain 1 in the centre of the first five chains of the last round, chain 5, and repeat in each of the five chains of the last round, work 3 treble at the top of the five treble of the last round, chain 5, and repeat round. 25th Round.-Plain 1 in the centre of the first five chains of the last round, chain 5, and repeat in each of the five chains of the last round, work 2 treble at the top of the three treble of the last round, chain 5, and repeat round. 26th Round-Plain 1 in the centre of the first five chains of the last round, chain 5, and repeat in each of the five chains of the last round, work 1 treble at the top of the two treble of the last round, chain 5, and repeat round. 27th Round.-Plain 1 in the first five chains of the last round, chain 5, and repeat round. 28th Round.-Plain 1 in the first five chains of the last round, chain 6, and repeat round. 29th Round.-Plain 1 in the first six chains of 11th Round.-6 treble above the 7, chain 3, 3 the last round, chain 6, and repeat round. treble above the 2 treble, chain 3, repeat. 30th Round-The same as the last, and fasten 12th Round.-5 treble above the 6, chain 3, 5 off so as to have a clear round in the next and treble above the 3, chain 3 repeat. show no join in the work. 13th Round.-4 treble above the 5, chain 4, 7 treble above the 5, chain 4, repeat. 31st Round.-Work 4 treble in the first six chains of the last round, repeat in each six chains 14th Round.-3 treble above the 4, chain 4, 11 all round and fasten off. treble above the 7, chain 4, repeat. 32d Round.-Work 2 treble in the centre of the 15th Round.-2 treble above the 3, chain 4, 15 4 treble of last round, chain 5, miss 5, work 1 treble above the 11, chain 4, repeat. 16th Round.-1 treble above the 2, chain 5, 17 treble above the 15, chain 5, repeat. 17th Round-1 treble above the 1, chain 5, 17 treble above the 17, chain 5, repeat. 18th Round.-Plain 1 in the centre of the first five chains of the last round, chain 5, plain 1 in the second five chains, chain 5, work 15 treble above the 17, chain 5, repeat. 19th Round.-Plain 1 in the centre of the first five chain of last round, chain 1, work 6 treble in the centre of the second five chains of the last round, chain 1, plain 1 in the third five chain of last round, chain 5, work 13 treble at the top of the 15 treble of the last round, chain 5, and repeat. 20th Round.-Plain 1 in the first 5 chain, work 6 treble in the 1 chain of last round, chain 5, work 6 treble in the next 1 chain, plain 1 in the centre of the 5 chain, chain 5, work 11 treble at the top of the 13 treble of last round, chain 5, repeat. 21st Round.-Plain 1 in the centre of the first 5 chain of last round, chain 5, plain 1 in the second 5 chain, with 3 treble in the centre of the same 5 chain, chain 1, work three treble in the same 5 chain, plain 1 in the same 5 chain as before, chain 5, plain 1 in the next 5 chain, chain 5, work 9 treble at the top of the 11 treble of the last round, chain 5, and repeat. 22d Round.-Plain 1 in the first five chains of last round, chain 5, plain 1 in the second 5 chains treble, chain 5, miss 5, repeat. 33d Round.-4 treble above the 2, chain 5, 1 treble above the 1, chain 5, repeat. 34th Round.-6 treble above the 4, chain 5, 1 treble above the 1, chain 5, repeat. 35th Round-8 treble above the 6, chain 5, 1 treble above the 1, chain 5, repeat. 36th Round.-6 treble above the 8, chain 6, 1 treble above the 1, chain 6, repeat. 37th Round.-4 treble above the 6, chain 7, 1 treble above the 1, chain 7, repeat. 38th Round.-2 treble above the 4, chain 8, 1 treble above the 1, chain 8, repeat. 39th Round.-Double crochet. 40th Round.-1 treble above the 2, chain 10, 6 treble above the 1, chain 10, repeat. 41st Round.-1 treble above the 1, chain 8, 6 treble above the 6, chain 8, repeat, and work this round four times more. 46th Round.-Work 1 plain, chain 5, plain 1 in the same loop as before (the loop of the 5 chains should fall exactly over the 1 treble of the last round), work double crochet in each loop to the centre of the 6 treble of last round, plain 1, chain 5, plain 1 in the same loop as before, work double crochet, until you come to the 1 treble, and repeat all round. 47th Round.-Work 1 treble and chain 5 three times in the loop of the 5 chains of last round, at the edge of the 6 treble, chain 5 and repeat in each loop of the 5 chains of last round, which will complete the cover. |