very distinguished for talents and information. She has the Grand Cross of Maria Louisa of Spain, is of a noble Venetian family, and Aunt to the Duke of Canizzaro. Her dress was a very rich black Genoa velvet, black blonde mantilla, and a very splendid parure of diamonds. She seems in exceedingly delicate health. She and her contemporaries are fast fading away, the last records of the days of Viceroyalty. In their place a new race have started up, whose manners and appearance have little of the vieille cour about them; chiefly, it is said, wives of military men, sprung from the hot-beds of the Revolutions, ignorant and full of pretension as parvenus who have risen by chance and not by merit, must be. I continue my list after the fashion of the Court Journal.
Countess de S
o. Under dress of rich violet satin, gown of black blonde, mantilla of black blonde, diamond ear-rings, five or six large diamond brooches fastening the mantilla, necklace of large pearls and diamond sévigné. The Señora S . Dress of white satin, gown of white blonde, white blonde mantilla, pearls, diamonds, and white satin shoes. Madame S r, black velvet dress, white blonde mantilla, pearls, diamonds, short sleeves and white satin shoes. The Señora de A d. Fawn-colored satin dress, black blonde mantilla, diamonds, and black satin shoes.The Señora B
a, the wife of a General, extremely rich, and who has the handsomest house in Mexico. Dress of purple velvet, embroidered all over with flowers of white silk, short sleeves, and