"Veils are of double crape, single English, and crape lisse. 'Love veils' are a thick tissue or grenadine, with a deep silk border. "In making up mourning, if in a thick material, a lead-colored lining will be sufficiently dark; in a thin material, it is usual to have the lining covered with thin Florence silk. Black linen will, however, answer the purpose. It should be boiled first in salt and water, and pressed out while damp. Black cambric, etc., will color the skin, and the stain be found very difficult to efface. The same is true of plain black lawns as a dress material. "Very little trimming suffices for mourning; indeed, the very intention of the dress would be lost if much were used. We know this is often the case; but it is sanctioned neither by taste nor economy. We have even seen _ruffled bombazines_. We object to them decidedly. Folds, by general consent, seem to be the most appropriate style; in the first place, from the thickness of the material generally in use, and again, from the plainness of the effect which is generally required. Broad flat galloons have also been the style the present year; but that is only a transient shade of fashion. "As travelling has always its accompaniment of dust, gray dresses are almost invariably worn even by those in deep mourning. There is a material of silk and linen which will be found very serviceable, and is sufficiently dark trimmed with black braid. As there can be very little variety in close mourning, _neatness is considered its principal elegance_, and is the point to be aimed at." SCOTT'S WEEKLY PAPER FOR 1853 AND 1854. THE GREATEST ARRAY OF LITERARY TALENT, And most splendid Series of Legends, Nouvellettes, Romances, Stories, &c., ever offered to the American Public. * * * * * The Publisher of "Scott's Weekly Paper," in making his announcement for the Fall and Winter campaign, takes more than ordinary pleasure in stating that his popular Family Journal for the coming year will present A COMBINATION OF LITERARY ATTRACTIONS and marks of distinguished ability entirely unprecedented in newspaper publishing. Grateful for the liberal and highly flattering support extended to his favourite paper in EVERY SECTION OF THE UNION, and determined, regardless of expense, to place it in a position above all competition, he has entered into arrangements with the leading FIRST CLASS AMERICAN AUTHORS, by which he will be enabled to furnish his subscribers with _THE CHOICEST LITERARY GEMS_ ever offered in a weekly journal. * * * * * Among the _NEW FEATURES_ of the coming year, the publisher would announce a new and brilliant series of _POPULAR ROMANCES_ from the gifted and distinguished pen of GEORGE LIPPARD, Entitled, "LEGENDS OF THE LAST CENTURY," written expressly for "_Scott's Weekly Paper_," and now first offered to the public.