The stomacher is of _tulle_: it opens square before, and is trimmed with a _tulle_ quilling, standing up around the neck, with insertion at the lower part of the quilling; the front is composed of five puffings, with insertion between the puffings. The sleeve has one large puffing, with a tight waistband and two ruffles. _Second Figure._—Bonnet of black lace, bordered on the edge with a _ruche_ of the same, which _ruche_ continues all around the bonnet. This bonnet is trimmed with branches of roses. Mantilla, or little scarf shawl, is of light green taffeta, trimmed with broad silk lace, and embroidered in a rich design with narrow silk braid. This embroidery is worked in black on all light colors, or in a color a little deeper than the shade of the taffeta. Stomacher is made of lace, with insertion. _Little Girl._—Dress of jaconet muslin, embroidered _à_ _l’Anglaise_. Mittens and stockings of open work silk. Sash _à la president_ around the waist, of taffeta ribbon of the width No. 60. Silk boots and straw hat, with a crown of roses. ----- [1] _Centimêtre_, the one-hundredth part of a yard: there is no corresponding word in English. Six _centimêtres_, however, would be about two inches, five _centimêtres_ about an inch and a half, and twenty-five _centimêtres_ about a quarter of a yard. * * * * * EDGAR A. POE.—By the decision of several discreet friends of the lamented Poe, we omit a number of letters and articles, which have been collected in relation to his life and writings. The wounds made by his criticisms are too fresh—the conflicting interests too many, to hope now to do that justice which time and the sober second thought of educated minds will accord to his memory. In the March number, we gave a short sketch of the poet, and hereafter the grateful duty may be more amply fulfilled—without making this Magazine, seemingly, the medium through which to gratify personal hostilities. * * * * * THANKS TO OUR FRIENDS EDITORIAL. FELLOW-LABORERS:—We address you at the close of the year 1850, with an involuntary wish struggling upward from the heart, for a happy New Year—a glorious baptism of good for 1851. We do this, too, with some misgivings lest we may presume upon your forbearance—but the cordial response you have given to our monthly labors—the encouraging and timely words spoken in our behalf at the outset of the somewhat perilous enterprise of carrying our shattered bark into harbor once more—with all its sails stripped and cordage gone, came over the dark waters cheeringly, stimulating our weak endeavors, and nerving our heart for the tempest or the calm.