1. The hair drawn up from the forehead in a small “catogan” or club, and a large “coque” or bow of hair above; short curls over the “catogan,” and the same on each side. 2. The hair drawn up from the forehead without a parting; a large “coque” in the middle, surrounded by six smaller ones; six long ringlets falling from the back of the head, a little higher than the “coque,” low on the shoulders. 3. The hair fixed on the forehead, three immense “coques” on the top of the head, and ringlets forming a chignon behind. 4. The hair drawn straight up from the roots, and forming three rolls falling backwards; a “catogan” and three “coques” underneath; one long “repentir” or ringlet, waved, but not curled. 5. Three triple bandeaus in front; a small “catogan” surrounded by three rows of plaits; three large curls behind. The hair was generally worn high, and dressed in a complicated style, but it was, above all, dishevelled. It was frequently worn quite loose and in disorder; less so, however, than in 1875. The ornamental portions of dress were extremely handsome and expensive. A great deal of jewellery was worn. In 1869, at the Beauvais ball, the Duchess de Mouchy wore diamonds to the value of 1,500,000 francs. Her dress consisted of a gown and train of white gauze spotted with silver; a rather short over-skirt of red currant-coloured silk, forming a ruched “tablier;” a low, square-cut bodice, and shoulder-straps of precious stones; a sort of scarf of flowers, with silver foliage, fell from one shoulder slanting across the skirt. At Compiègne, Biarritz, and the Tuileries, by turns, brilliant costumes such as these were seen and admired, and the day after a fête the fashionable newspapers gave minute descriptions of the most elegant dresses, and a guess at their approximate cost. For many years, and although there was little novelty in the fashions, they never ceased to be the order of the day. More than ever did women make them their occupation, and men also were deeply interested in the subject. There was, so to speak, a tournament of coquetry in Europe, in which the French ladies always bore away the palm. New periodicals specially devoted to Fashion were published in France and abroad, and supplied a real want in circles where many articles of dress were made at home. A taste for handsome dress pervaded every class of society, a “good cut” became every day of more importance, and the smallest variations were adopted, since radical changes were not taking place. During the Second Empire new colours called “Magenta,” “Solferino,” “Shanghai,” and “Pekin” were produced in much the same chronological succession as the military expeditions to which they owed their names, and which had been successful, indeed, but at a great cost in blood.