I never received so many compliments on piano-playing as I did to-night.

Here is the list of my dresses (the cause of so much grumbling):

MORNING COSTUMES.

Dark-blue poplin, trimmed with plush of the same color, toque,

muff to match.

Black velvet, trimmed with braid, sable hat, sable tippet and muff.

Brown cloth, trimmed with bands of sealskin, coat, hat, muff to match.

Purple plush, trimmed with bands of pheasant feathers, coat, hat to

match.

Gray velvet, trimmed with chinchilla, chinchilla hat, muff and coat.

Green cloth (hunting costume).

Traveling suit, dark-blue cloth cloak.

EVENING DRESSES.

Light green tulle, embroidered in silver, and for my locks, what they

call _une fantaisie_.

White tulle, embroidered with gold wheat ears.

Light-gray satin, quite plain, with only Brussels lace flounces.

Deep pink tulle, with satin ruchings and a lovely sash of lilac

ribbon.

Black lace over white tulle, with green velvet twisted bows.

Light-blue tulle with Valenciennes.

AFTERNOON GOWNS.

Lilac faille.

Light café au lait with trimmings of the same.

Green faille faced with blue and a red Charlotte Corday sash (Worth's

last gasp).

A red faille, quite plain.

Gray faille with light-blue facings.

Do you not think there is enough to last me as long as I live?

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