puffed or in diamonds, exclusive of the various designs in the embroidery and trimming. The chemise handkerchiefs and lawn aprons are ornamented with a narrow trimming. The sashes have the ends flying, and the trains of the robes are about half-a-foot on the ground. Wadded spencers, tippets, and no muffs, are the order of the day. Male Fashions. The capes of the coats have no turn back, and silk or worsted buttons are generally worn instead of metal ones. FASHIONS FOR APRIL. FASHIONS FOR MAY. Head Dresses. with white ribbon and yellow roses. (382.) AN undress cap of white crape, trimmed A turban of white crape, ornamented with three bands of bugles and a wreath of red roses from the front across the crown. The Venetian bonnet, made of straw and trimmed with wreaths of straw or various flowers, the strings fastened with a bow The behind, and tied loose on the bosom. Neapolitan bonnet, made of Leghorn, trimmed with straw flowers; strings of the same colour as the bonnet, fastened to the crown and tied loosely on the bosom. A bonnet of straw, with an open edge, trimmed with white riband and with wreaths of flowers. A cap made of black (381.) Round dress of blue or other coloured crape or gauze, trimmed with a blue wreath and muslin, drawn round the bosom, half sleeves of blue bows. Bonnet a l'Atalante, made of point lace muslin, with full white muslin sleeves under them, trimmed with a wreath of red roses. A straw confined to the size of the arm at bottom. Scarf hat, with horizontal rim, turned up in front, and of white muslin. Straw bonnet turned up in a red rose. A cap of point lace trimmed with front, and ornamented with flowers, strings across white ribbon and with lilies of the valley. The the crown to tie under the chin; this kind of vestal cap, made of a lace veil, formed and straw and Leghorn so turned up before, and fastened with a wreath of flowers. A morning with a button and loop, is likely to be the prevail-cap of muslin, with a single lace border. An uning and favourite spring shape. Round dress of thick white muslin, drawn close round the bosom. Short silk pelice, edged with elastic velvet. Long white or black veil, Morning Dress. Full Dress. Dress of white muslin with a long train, short robe of pink muslin over it, bordered all ronnd with leaves of very dark brown satin and silver. The hair dressed loosely, and ornamented with a wreath of roses and ostrich feathers. Body and drapery of pink muslin or crape, with a long train of white muslin, drawn for dancing through the pink drapery, sleeves of black lace. Petticoat of white sarsnet. A bandeau through the hair, with ostrich feathers. Head Dresses. 1. Hat of black velvet and silver, ornamented with red and white roses. 2. Cap à la capricieuse of muslin and blond lace, wreath of roses. 3. Cap of white silk gimp and ribbon, bow and rose, in front silk tassel, and rose behind. 4. Bonnet of white satin, wreath of purple and silver, ostrich feathers. 5. Mob cap of worked muslin and narrow lace, open at top to admit the hair. 6. Turban of white crape, furnished with a very long end on the left side, and ornamented with gold, green spray in front. 7. Spanish hat of white satin and beads, two ostrich feathers fixed behind to fall over the front. 8. Close cap of white muslin, with double quillings of lace and white bows. 9. Bonnet of white satin, trimmed with elastic blue velvet, white ostrich feathers. General Observations. Chips and Leghorns in the Spanish shape, turned up before with a button and loop, are the prevailing favourites. The flat crown, or Henry the Eight's shape, has also been introduced. Very tasteful bonnets are made of penny satin ribband, wove in various coloured checks. Feathers and flowers continue to be much worn. Lilac, brown, tea-green, and purple are the prevailing colours. dress bonnet of white chip and satin, trimmed with green ribbon, and with a bunch of flowers in front. A dress hat of white satin, looped up on one side, white ostrich feathers. A lace cap, ornamented with a blue wreath of flowers, A dress hat of raised striped sarsenet, with white ostrich feathers. A bonnet made with crape net in brown or any other colour, lined with satin of other suitable colour, bow of ribbon in front. A bonnet, the cawl of which is made of chequed penny-satin riband, in purple and brown or other colours, the front of satin of the same colour, bow in front. Cap of lilac crape, with three silver bands, silver tassel fastened to the bag behind. General Observations. The prevailing colours are lilac, pea-green, and yellow. Sewed Leghorn and chips, of the new gipsey shape, are worn generally. The Oatland Village hat, made of straw, twist, and Leghorn; and the Carleton hat, of new beautiful open straw, have just been adopted. hyacinths and lilacs are the most worn. FASHIONS FOR JUNE. Walking Dress. Flowers of (383.) COLOURED chip hat, tied under the chin, and ornamented with flowers in front; dress of white muslin, made and worn very low in the neck and bosom, and fastened down the front with bows of riband, the sleeves loose. Full Dress. Bandeau of silver or diamonds, with a bunch of red roses and white ostrich feathers; dress of white muslin, trimmed and spangled with silver, one side is drawn through the belt and finished at the end with a tassel. Morning Dresses. 1. Hair dressed and ornamented with a wreath of roses; dress of white muslin, trimmed with printed coloured muslin; corset of the same coloured muslin; full necklace, earrings, &c. 2. Bandeau of crape or spangled muslin, with ostrich feathers; round dress of variegated silk, looped up in front with a silver slide, short white sleeves with full silk epaulets; the dress crossed loosely over the bosom and fastened on the left side with bows and ends. Head Dresses. Bandeau of small white flowers and bows of riband, white ostrich feathers. Cap of white lace, ornamented with a wreath of roses. Bonnet of silk and chip, turned up in front, and tied under the chin. Cap made of white crape, trimmed with bows of pink ribband. Turban of white crape drawn full at the top of the crown and ornamented with a wreath of flowers. Dress cap of yellow crape, trimmed at the front with white lace, white ostrich feathers. Dress bonnet of white satin, trimmed with silver, silver cord and tassels fastened on the top of the crown to fall behind, white ostrich feathers. Bonnet of black satin, turned up in front and trimmed with green riband, May flowers in front. Cap of net crape, made to the form of the head, and ornamented with bows of riband. General Observations. The colours are lilac, yellow, and pea-green. The feathers are the ostrich, the bird of paradise, the cocque, and the esprit plume. The waist shortens. Ruffs are still worn. The hair continues close and short behind, and the neck bare. The large sewed gipsey chips, pressed chips, chips of all kinds, and superfine Leghorns, in the poke, and in all shapes, are in general wear. Several new bonnets have been introduced, particularly the Windsor bonnet, made of plated riband and satin; and the hair bonnet in various colours; the new shapes all made to cover the ear. Flowers are adopted in profusion, chiefly the lily of the valley, wheat ears, and mignionet. A new elastic puff trimmed, figured sarsenets, checked ribands, and a new velvet, called Prince's cord, are much used in bonnets and cloaks. FASHIONS FOR JULY. Evening Dress. (384.) BONNET of yellow crape, finished with a bow of white riband at top, trimmed and tied on one side with white riband, bunch of flowers in front. The dress of white worked muslin edged with white gimp. Full Dress. Black muslin robe over pink sarsenet, trimmed with black satin riband and lace, the sleeve fastened on the shoulder with a topaz, and to the arm with gold chains composed of small balls linked together. Bracelets ornamented with antique gems. The head-dress of black lace lined with pink, bows of pink crape edged with black elastic velvet, pink feather. Walking Dresses. 1. Pelice of nankeen-coloured muslin, open at the sides and front, and trimmed with black lace. The bonnet of white muslin trimmed with nankeen-coloured riband. 2. Wrapper of cambric muslin reaching only to the waist, with long loose sleeves, trimmed with white lace. Bonnet of crape and lilac riband. General Cbservations. An elegant new hat has been fabricated, made of frivolity and cambric muslin, in the cottage shape. An elegant straw bonnet has also been introduced, called the Nootka or thatched bonnet, worn with a fancy straw wreath. The Leghorn and fine chips are still universally adopted, chiefly in the cottage shape. The prevailing colours are purple, lilac, nankeen, and Flowers are general. pea green. Colour checked silk handkerchiefs are now blue field flowers, mixed with scarlet poppies, are worn, tied loosely on the bosom; hat bouquets of also fashionable. White silk open wove gloves is worn in the evening. are universally adopted. The gauzy net mitten FASHIONS FOR AUGUST. Walking Dresses. (385.) 1. Round hat of green and white chip, wreath of red roses, white veil; round dress of white muslin; scarf of green muslin, one end thrown carelessly over the right shoulder, the other over the left arm. 2. Habit of bottle green or dark brown, buttoned loose over the bosom, with a Round beaver hat and feather. white waistcoat, edged with pink or other colour. 3. Dress of white muslin, the body made to button in front, with the collar to button occasionally, full and long sleeves, made of alternate stripes of lace and muslin, and confined with bands of muslin. Hat of white chip and yellow crape, ornamented with flowers. Head Dresses. 1. Turban of white crape ornamented with beads and white feathers in front, bows on the top of the crown and behind. 2. Cap of single crape, transparent, tied up in a bunch on the top of the crown, ornamented with a wreath of flowers. 3. Turban of worked muslin, made to form a half handkerchief behind, trimmed with lace, lilac flower in front. 4. A bonnet, the front of white chip, edged with pink, full crown of pink 5. Turban of striped crape, bows and flower. round the front, white ostrich feather. muslin, ornamented with two rows of beads 6. A bonnet with white chip front and green silk crown, ornamented with flowers and bows. 7. Bonnet with white chip front and yellow crape crown, ornamented with crape wreath and yellow 8. Bonnet of brown satin, flower in front. covered with black lace, bows and trimmings of the same. 9. Bonnet of cambric muslin, trimmed with lilac ribbon, lilac spray in front. General Observations. Straws, chips, and Leghorns are still much worn, particularly in the gipsey shape. The ornaments are flowers, chiefly the poppy and convolvulus. The fashionable colours are Leghorn, rose, pea-green, and lilac. In cloaks, those of white muslin and of patent lace, of the usual shapes, are the prevailing varieties. FASHIONS FOR SEPTEMBER. Full Length Walking Dresses. (386.) 1. ROUND dress of white muslin; black ace cloak, made to hang full on the shoulders, and trimmed on the outside edge and on the ends with broad lace. Bonnet of yellow silk, ornamented with a wreath of roses, and tied under the chin with yellow ribbon. 2. Dress of white muslin, made to wrap over with one lappel, which is tied in with the girdle, and which hangs down before in a long end, finished with a tassel; square silk shawl; small round chipped bonnet, wreathed with oak leaves. Head Dresses. 1. Cap of lace and muslin, ornamented with crape flowers, with bow and tassel on the left side. 2. Cap of muslin, with a broad lace border, the cap made open behind to shew the hair, and trimmed with lace, bows of white ribbon behind and before. 3. Cap of brown satin, trimmed with lace, ornamented with a red rose and white ribbon in front. 4. Bonnet made of white chip and pink silk, green flower in front. 5. Cap of lace muslin, with a wreath of marone flowers, the hair exposed behind. 6. Hat of black chip, turned up in front, trimmed with green ribbon and feather. 7. Hat with white chip front and full crown of green silk; green feathers and white ribbons. 8. Bonnet of Leghorn, tied under the chin with coloured ribbon. 9. Cap of muslin and lace, wreathed with laurel, trimmed with green ribbons. General Observations. In bonnets, the Swinley Slouch and the Weymouth Shade and Slouch are the newest and most favourite shapes, in chip, straw, and Leghorn. Flowers continue to be universally worn, and the Weymouth trimming, which consists of a very small flower wreath, is generally adopted. The prevailing colours are the geranium, the marone, pea-green, and crimson. FASHIONS FOR OCTOBER. Full Length Dresses. (387.) 1. ROUND dress of plain or figured cambric muslin, sleeves full, the top part of them in alternate stripes of lace and muslin, the bottom bound to the size of the arm. Hat of white chip, tied with coquelicot ribbon, coquelicot flowers in front. 2. Circassian dress, and robe of plain or spotted cambric muslin; the dress made quite round, with two pieces which are fastened to the shoulders behind, and which fall quite loose to the bottom of the dress in front; the sleeves full, and bound to the size of the arm in the middle. Plain round turban. Head Dresses. 1. A cap of white cambric, spotted with pearls, and ornamented with coquelicot ribbon and flowers; a deep lace border. 2. A cap of black lace, with a deep veil. 3. A cap of black lace, made open behind to admit the hair, and ornamented with coquelicot; a lace border. 4. A plain round turban of white crape, with a small green spray in front. 5. A cap of black muslin or lace, trimmed with coquelicot, and a coquelicot feather in front. 6. A cap or bandeau of white crape, one side is made rather full, and fastened to the ribbon which forms it, the other side hangs shoulder; a small blue wreath on the left side. nearly loose, and finishes in a point on the 7. A hat made of yellow silk. 8. A straw hat trimmed with a wreath of roses. Paris Fashions. The most fashionable head dresses are made of crape, and the favourite colours are green, violet, or rose colour. Wigs à la Grecque are still general. Tuniques of black crape are coming into wear. General Observations. Scarlet, crimson, poppy, and yellow are the favourite colours. The Weymouth trimming, consisting of small wreaths, coque feathers in all colours, and poppy and amber beads are the prevailing ornaments. A new velvet, called velvet cord, in all cords, has been introduced with approbation. FASHIONS FOR NOVEMBER. (388.) ROUND dress of white muslin, over which is worn a petticoat of the same, open behind, and trimmed all round with red ribbon; the body is a plain corset, trimmed the same as the train; the sleeves full and trimmed with lace; the cap of white crape, trimmed with red; one red feather. A short robe of black and scarlet printed muslin; the train and sleeves of white muslin ; the bottom of the train trimmed with the same as the robe. Cap of white crape over yellow silk ; white flower in front, and bow behind. Head Dresses. Hat of white raised velvet, turned up in front, and ornamented with white ostrich feathers; cap of white lace, ornamented with gold beads; a down feather in front; cap of white crape, trimmed with lace; bows of lilac, and black ribbon behind, and on the left side. Turban of white raised velvet, trimmed with coquelicot ribbon; roses in front. Bonnet of black raised velvet, trimmed with black ribbon; black feather in front. Hat of velvet, trimmed with elastic blue velvet; blue feather in front, and a bow behind. Circassian turban of white crape or satin, trimmed with gold trimming, white ostrich feather in front. Cap of white crape over pink silk, ornamented with ribbon; a deep lace border cap of pink crape, trimmed with black lace and pink ribbon; red roses in front. General Observations. The prevailing colours are scarlet, crimson, purple, brown, and puce. A small spotted velvet, and the shaded cord, in the preceding colours, are generally worn in bonnets. A new bonnet in the Swinley shape, made of clouded chenille and silk, and a new figured Barcelona handkerchief, with ribbons to match, are likely to become general favourites. Several new feathers and flowers have recently been introduced, and these, with gold and silver trimmings, are much worn. Jewellery ornaments are disused. Pelices, as usual, promise to be general throughout the winter. FASHIONS FOR DECEMBER. Head Dresses. (389.) CAP of white lace, ornamented with bows of ribbon; feather of brown, or any colour, in front. Round cap of white lace, confined with ribbon, and ornamented with bows of ribbon. Turban of white muslin, ornamented with a small velvet wreath. Close bonnet of purple, or other coloured velvet, with a coquelicot flower. A Scots bonnet made of velvet, silver trimming round the front, silver cord and tassel fastened to the top of the crown, with white ostrich feathers in front. The Nelson cap, made of coquelicot velvet, trimmed with silver, two ostrich feathers in front. Full Dresses. Round dress made of white muslin, drawn round the bosom, and trimmed with lace; loose robe of silk, trimmed with elastic velvet; cap of silk corresponding with the robe, trimmed also with nacarett elastic velvet, and ornamented with white ostrich feathers. Dress of muslin, fastened on the left side with bows of ribbon; sleeves full, and confined in the middle; the Sheridan cloak, made of blue velvet, tied close round the neck, and falling open on one side from the top of the shoulder, the sides trimmed with elastic velvet, and the bosom with deep black lace; a cap of gauze, or velvet, ornamented with bugles and white lace, blue ostrich feathers in front. The fashionable colours are scarlet, purple, puce, and mazarine blue. The fancy articles generally adopted are beads of various colours, as amber, scarlet, pink, and rose; plain and figured terry velvets. Feathers of all kinds, flowers, gold and silver trimmings. Figured Barcelona handkerchiefs. Black bear muffs for morning dress, and scarlet and white goat's beard for full dress. Weymouth tippets, instead of long tippets. Very short fans, and lace round the bottom of dresses. (390.) THE following is stated to have been an expedient which Bonaparte successfully resorted to, in order to effect a change of the late immodest half-naked fashion of the Parisian belles. A numerous assembly of both sexes having been invited to the Luxembourg by Madame Bonaparte, the First Consul entered the drawingroom, where they were all present, and, after paying his respects to the company, ordered the servants to make a good fire. He affected even to repeat his orders two or three times, till one of them took the liberty to observe, that the grate would hold no more. Very well, very well," replied Bonaparte (rather in an elevated tone of voice), "I was anxious to have a good fire; for it is excessively cold, and besides, these ladies are almost naked." (391.) THE Parisian ladies (say the French papers) have lately resumed the wearing of silk dresses. They have not been forced to it by the inclemency of the weather, but by an appearance of decorum. Bonaparte had more than once declared his dislike of the scanty dresses worn in public assemblies, and the females have at length been induced to clothe themselves, with the sole view of gratifying the delicacy, and appearing amiable in the eyes of the First Consul. (392.) THE Grand Consul is thought to have aimed a blow at our trade, by making the Parisian ladies wear silks in lieu of English muslins. The Parisian ladies, however, according to all accounts, wear so little dress of any kind, that the loss to commerce cannot be very great. (393.) IT is curious to observe the pains daily taken in some of the prints to introduce amongst us all the French fashions and foppery that can be imported. We have French milliners who essay every mode and shade between dress and nakedness upon their own limbs. We do not know what success these efforts may be attended with in half a dozen great houses; but we will venture to say, the present French fashions have but little chance of being adopted at Court. (394.) A GRAVE old lawyer observed on Saturday at the Opera, that in a little time there would not be a femme couverte in the nation. (395.) THE two swindlers who were brought to the bar of Bow-street on Saturday, were dressed in the extreme of fashion: their wadded sleeves, puckered shoulders, pigeon breasts, trunk breeches, and jack boots, received the further addition of an enormous shirt collar, which completely buried more than half the head of the owner; the hair was quite the ton; but a man not acquainted with the reigning mode would have said, it was certainly meant for a scare-crow. If the appearance of such fellows at the bar of a court of justice does not make every man of real fashion revolt at the preposterous stile of dress which very generally prevails, we know not what will. (396.) THE effects of scarcity have not been more severely felt by the lowest classes of society, than by the loveliest part of the highest; who are dreadfully complaining at present of the effects of the late dreadful scarcity of cloathing. (397.) THE fashionable artists who invented for our females the mode of going without pockets, are the victims of their own ingenuity. The wearing no pockets has naturally led to that of having no money about one, and has added much more to the credit of the wearer than to that of the inventor. (398.) THE poor mantua-makers are much to be pitied during the present scarcity of petticoats; their employment has fallen off dreadfully, and it is thought in the course of next month it will be reduced to an absolute sinecure. (399.) AMIDST the fashionable circle at Kensington Gardens yesterday, was noticed the zebra chip hat in various shapes, as being the only novel hat introduced; also the leghorn oatland hat, with straw plumes, was much worn. (400.) A GENTLEMAN lately returned from the Continent, and not acquainted with all the new modes and fashions that have crept in since his absence, was greatly surprised at receiving a card from a lady, informing him she was "at home" upon such an evening. After much difficulty and hesitation what answer to return to so novel a communication, he wrote back, "By Jove, it's a wonder!" (401.) We can assure the public that there were neither black satins nor black elastic velvets at the Duchess of Devonshire's breakfast. (402.) RESPECTING the constant critiques and satires upon the dress of our fair countrywomen, we shall only observe, that so much was never yet said and written about so little. (403.) NOTWITHSTANDING the late dreadful scarcity of female dress, it is extraordinary that we have heard of no forestallers of petticoats, regraters of neckerchiefs, or engrossers of corsets and chemises. The whole trade, to do it justice, has been fair and open, and every commodity exposed, (not by sample, as in our grandmother's time), but in bulk in the market. (404.) IT is calculated, that from the present fashion of muslin dresses, eighteen ladies have caught fire, and 18,000 caught cold. (405.) THE present fashion of low carriages, as it has been said, was invented for the low people who have lately set them up; but to get in a carriage at all is the highest thing in the world for some of them to think of. (406.) WE hear a great deal of nonsense about a Peeping Tom at the watering places. Few women go so naked into the water as they walk upon the shore. (407.) WHILE the inferiors in offices are too apt to complain of their superiors, by saying they themselves do all the work at small salaries, while their superiors sit quietly at home, and receive the great emoluments of the place; the Under-petticoats, on the contrary, complain that they have nothing to do, that they are entirely discarded and turned out of place, while their superiors strut alone about the town, and take all the trouble off their hands! (408.) SEVERAL beautiful women, who used to pick up a livelihood by sitting to painters and statuaries, are thrown out of their bread by the cruel transparency of the fashion. A painter who with his brush and pallet takes up his stand at a window in Bond-street, now wants no models, alive or in stone. (409.) THE Queen Elizabeth's ruff begins to be introduced among the people of fashion. It requires a pretty face to suit this ornament. Some wrinkled countenances look for all the world like John the Baptist's head in a charger! (410.) FASHIONS.-Dialogue between a Lady and a Man milliner at Paris.-"Citizen, I am just come to town; pray have the goodness to inform me how I must appear, to be in the fashion?"-" Madame, it is done in a moment; in two minutes I shall equip you in the first style. Have the goodness to take off that bonnet." "Well." "Off that petticoat."-"There it is." Away with these pockets.' "There they go." "Throw off that handkerchief."-" "Tis done." that do ?" "Yes; Madame, you are now in the "Away with that corset and sleeves."-" Will fashion. "Tis an easy matter, you see. To be dressed in the fashion you have only to undress !" 66 (411.) PARIS FASHIONS.-THE hair is no longer worn loosely, but twisted, and the combs in gold continue still in fashion. Several of the dashing beaux and belles have attempted, but in vain, to restore the use of powder. All the cloaks of the first women of distinction are adorned with ribbons, disposed in the manner of shell work, and arranged in triple rows. The embellishments are generally red and fanciful, with the appearance of a ranunculus. White ostrich plumes are in considerable repute. The ribbons appropriated to common purposes are white, or of a red poppy colour. India muslins are worn in a zig-zag fashion, white, with an amaranth ground; and shawls of a square shape, in silk, preserve their former influence. THE FINE ARTS. (412.) We trust that as soon as circumstances will permit, a proper mansion will be built for the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Surely, when money is spent so prodigally on other occasions, it is a miserable thing to economise in an object that interests the national honour and dignity. It is pitiful to see the representatives of this empire huddled together in such a place as St. Stephen's Chapel, with the improvements that can be made on it. Whenever a proper attendance takes place, they must squeeze up in corners, pigging to their heads and points. Not to mention that the appearance of such a hall is contemptible, and must disappoint every stranger, there is a want of accommodation for members. We hope, therefore, that Mr. Wyatt will soon have an opportunity of erecting a building worthy of the British Parliament, and the architecture of the nation. Our public buildings in this country are in general very mean. Those buildings which ought to be executed on such a scale as to afford encouragement to genius, and to prove monuments of the arts, possess neither elegance nor convenience. In a country that aims at all sorts of glory, this branch, which depends so much upon public patronage, has been too much neglected in modern times. The public buildings of the ancients continue to be the admiration of men of taste, because they formed the object of attention and pride to the G |