CARRIAGE DRESS.-The robe composed of a new material, Velour Carlina, is made with a plain low corsage and tight long sleeves; the skirt is made with a train, and trimmed with a flounce with a full heading. Gold-coloured salin hat, a round and very open brim, the interior trimmed with blond; low perpendicular crown, ornamented with two knots of ribbon placed in contrary directions. Mantelet of black satin.

• REMARKS ON THE PREVAILING PARIS FASHIONS.

The autumnal fashions are more than usually forward, as far as regards out-door costume. Three different sorts of mantles have already appeared, one that may be made either in silk or Cashmere, is made in that elegantly plain style that renders it proper for the morning promenade, in which it may very well take the place of a wadded pelisse, or for a winter wrap, instead of a witzchoura. A second, expressly designed for the public promenade or carriage-dress, is made very ample, and draped in such a manner as to form a shawl point behind, and a scarf in front. The third is an eveningwrap, and quite of the witzchoura form. We should observe that all are made with Turkish sleeves.

Autumnal hats and bonnets appear more slowly; our élégantes still show a decided predilection for Italian straw hats, trimmed with velvet and corn-flowers. Some satin hats and bonnets have, however, appeared, but they are of light colours, as azure, blue, straw, and pale rose. We do not perceive that the brims have at all diminished in size, but they are made to descend very low on the cheeks, and the crowns are decidedly smaller. The trimmings are always ostrich feathers or velvet flowers, the latter are expected to be universally in request. Satin ribbons, either plain or fringed, will be the only ones employed for hats and bonnets.

New materials already appear in crowds for the different departments of the toilette, those for morning negligé, travelling, &c. &c., are principally of the woollen kind, such as watered and figured satins de laine, and plain and figured stuffs; these latter are particularly in favour for robes de chambre, the form which has slightly altered, as they are now made with lappels, and the collar does not come farther than

the point of the shoulder. Those of which we are now speaking are lined throughout with sarsenet; others of a more elegant kind, such as Cashmere, foulard des Indes, &c., are lined either with pou de soie or satin, and some are trimmed with velvet. Robes de chambre are expected to be this winter as much in favour in morning-dress as they were three or four seasons ago. Some under-dresses of muslin and cambric, superbly embroidered, have already appeared to be worn with them. Our fair readers may recollect, that some seasons ago these dresses were the universal morning home-costume of all French women of ton.

Satin d'Asie, that à la Keine, and one still more rich, called satin Isabelle, have appeared for half-dress. It is expected that the pelisse-robe form will be most in request for it. Some have already appeared fastened down by knots of velvet, and with the sleeves tight at the top and bottom, but full in the centre, they terminate with velvet cuffs, and have a velvet band and knot encircling the fulness below the shoulder.

By a whim somewhat singular for the time of year, some of the new half-dress bonnets are of white or rose-coloured satin, with the crowns arranged in folds, and large drawn brims; the interior is trimmed only with a knot of ribbon placed on each side, but the crown is profusely trimmed with ribbons corresponding with the bonnet, and autumnal flowers.

Velonti Carlina and Velonti de la Mosquée are new and very beautiful silks for evening-dress. We may cite also the satins Bauces and Hosalba as equally remarkable for their richness and elegance. Corsages, in folds of crossed drapery, are expected to be the most fashionable; there will be no alteration in the present form of short sleeves, but the long ones that are made full are expected to decrease in size. We understand that an attempt will be made to bring tight long sleeves into favour, but we feel certain that this attempt will not succeed.

A new style of head-dress composed of velvet bands and blond lace, arranged somewhat in the form of a cap, has just been introduced by one of our most celebrated Marchandes des Modes, it is extremely novel and becoming, and is expected to be very fashionable. The colours most in request will be those we announced last month.

RESIDENCE OF MILTON.

The immortal author of "Paradise Lost," lived almost wholly in London. He was born in Bread street, Cheapside, and died in Artillery Walk, Bunhill Fields. To avoid the plague of London, however, he removed during that pestilence to the house of Elwood, the Quaker, at Chalfont in Buckinghamshire, and it was here that the poet gave Elwood the MS. of Paradise Lost to read. Thus proving, that although not published till 1667, the poem must have been written much earlier. Elwood was a long time amanuensis to Milton, and the above is a correct view of his house at Chalfont.

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In his youth Milton was so handsome, that he was called the lady of the college. His hair was of a light brown, parted at the top, and hung upon his shoulders, according to the picture which he has given of Adam. He was rather below the middle size, but vigorous and active. His domestic habits were those of a severe student. was remarkably temperate both in eating and drinking; and was an early riser. After he lost his sight, his daily course was the same. When he first rose he heard a chapter read in the Hebrew Bible, then studied till twelve, took exercise for an hour, dined, played on the organ, and sung or heard another sing; afterwards he studied till six, entertained L. 36. 2.

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