[Illustration:  No. 3.—­A portion of the pattern, full size.]

No. 3.—­Head-Dress of blue and silver.  In chain crochet, silver cord No. 5, with second size of crochet chenille, light blue.

Eight chain stitches, the last of which is plain crochet, and so on continued.  In the two middle stitches of the chenille take up the silver, and in the middle stitches of the silver take up the chenille, each going in a slanting way, once over and once under each other, as the drawing (No. 3) will show.  The chenille is worked one way, and the silver goes the other way, contrary to regular crochet work.  The whole is worked square, eighteen inches in square; and, when finished, every loop is taken up with fine India-rubber cord, to form the shape.  Put round it a silver fringe one inch and a half deep.

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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.