The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1805-01-19 00:00:00

DRESSES.

HER MAJESTY
Wore an elegant white satin petticoat, with a net-work, ern
broidered in purple, and a rich velvet border at the bottom of
the petticoat, with relent and white chenille, and silk dowers,
and small fancy tassels. The drapery on the tight.side of
purple velvet, eurtroidered in white, relieved with large points,
which drew up the drapery. That on the left-side, embroidered
in bunches of !arc, leaves, with purple and white ussels, in•
termixed with acorns, and embroidered bows finished thd dress,
which had a most nobly appearance. The mantle of purple
ani white fancy‘relvet, with an elegant velvet enibroidz.erl
birder to correspond.
PRINCESS AUGUSTA.
A snagnifi.ent dress of green satin, superbly embroidered in
striyes or gold foil, relieved by Intones, richly spargled—
draperies of green velvet, richly embroidered, with a superbly
elegant border of gold Parisian net, in festoons of rich foil
strawberry leaves lidast sash of green velvet, ombroiderel
in :tripes, having a strikingly new and ifirprit appearan. e At
the hounds of the tiettwoat was di. laved a beautiful shell-
s/reit in go:d-welie whole looped up with rich cool, and
Train green and gold, velvet tissue.

PRINCESS E 1,17.

The same as Pri:icess Augusta—m kto., al purple. train put-
ple and gold velvet tissue in cheeks. Her Royal llillhtte•s's
h.arl.dn•+'cnncisted of a must beautiful gold net, richly spangled,
and a profusion of elegant purple feathers, with a ti.ira of dia-
monds &lea was altogether must beautiitd. Her Royal
11-ghne s never appeared 10 MOM advantage.

PRINCESS SOI'HIA.
A petticoat of Grange-coloured satin, richly embroidered in
Over--draperies of real black lace, with rich ensbrowlered bor-
ders of sliver foil in: ermined with the lace. Th • whole had a
most cosily and superb effect, and fi ~espied with rich sitter curd.
and tassel., train of orange coloured velvet and silver tissue.
PRINCESS MARY
Wire a petticoat of Royal purple satin, with thr..e magnifi-
cent draperies of purple velvet, richly spangled in riuge, with
Lori gold foil vine leave, elegantly entwined, and inters:wiseil
throughout the whole—each drapery trimmed with moat
beautiful Itiuswls point—the left rile of the petticoat cover d
with two long sashes iti purple velvet, richly eolbroidercel 161
the kasteru style, and trimmed all round with the same
beautiful poiii•---The bottom in waves of g dil arid v;ne-
leaves, finished On suiterb dre,s, which, tic the sins, li
city aid elegance displayed iii the bat 1 wensble, suepasied
every thing of the kind we have ever seen. Tr.rws purple and
gold tissue in chocks, the saint. as Iler Royal Highness Princess
Elisabeth.
PRINCESS AMELIA.
Apricot coloured satin pethette, a very rich ortyliroidenot
border ct the bottom of silver lumps, a drapery of black yid
vet, with an elegant bordes of silver hops, forming a wreath,
on a ground work of Egyptian ii.useitet, awl another drapery
of very fine black lace, confined by very rich ro,e s, and sus
pert) silver tassel.; tine bottom of the petticoat, and velv A dra-
peries were trimmed with very tine back lacc..--train of velvet
tissue, butt, black, and golde-whad dress 1112111011 U and fea-
thers
THE PRINCESS OF WALES
Wore a most nvigniheent dress of ruby velvet, richly ens-
bm.dererl with silver and polished steel, tv form large branches
and wreath, of thawers--the train was trimmed all round with
a most elegant gold friiige—thc body tastefully ornamented
with diamonyh, point lace, and gold laurel. The petticoat of
white satin, ernbroith,ed with silver midlvdi•ltedmewl, ti corre-
spond with the fires.. bead dress of diamonds and ostrich
feathers.
THE DUCHESS OF YORK.
A white cra;ie pnticirit, richly embro:dered iu silver wares,
with an Etrusc in border of real silver Orieiital lam,
coloured crepv—.lraperies of the hiciatal re:..l silver
'kw, with wrrat!,, of geranium, beautifully itafrivd on %rivet
vswdouble deiperie, iif crane, cloriely spangled with solidi silver
spongles, a, almost to conceal the erape--the whole hot
eery splendid elfect—l ler head-dress sm.& Woven velvet ban.
(lean, with a plume of rich white feathers, and a tiara 01 lo-
ped, diamond. and rubies, with a branch fanning a crest:east in
the boot of the feathery.

PRINCESS SOPIIIA OF GLOUCESTER.
A very beautiful dress sit white and gohl--tite prit:ci•a•
white satin, superbly enibrui,lcrrd with `odd-...traps.v
embruidere4 net—lrani gold tissue, richly trimmed with gold—
'lead dress diamond. feathers.
PRINCESS CASTELCICAI.A.

An elegant dr ot •n'slite crape, richly embrci•!:red in go'4-.
&opens. •t 1111,1 gold spangle. Train of pu ale
velvet, enibioidervil aiiJ it with gold
DUl'lfl•':is OF MONTROSE.
A blue tat .1 pettico..t,drairty of tha cute, with bands of
brown velv.•t 411'1(km:on border, richly snabroiderel w oilver
Train blue natio.
THE DUCHESS OF EOXRURGH.
A petticoat of •Ahite cra vered with a rich 17104/.. tnr•
gold and whet spangles, bardefteiyal purple velvet, embrotiered
ill real orimital ulcer hum, with spfsgt of w heit ri no.
loom' brilliant .bores to imitate to,niorn and ►arge
seal iegoev de pe.iv. net in gold, drapery of white vr•is.c iicred
with heart's 311,!, richly enibruideiol in gold orteot d urot, but•
den the ..une pattein u th..• petticoat, double drapery .ing gold
net. Thin circa was, withoat ex:eption, role of the mo.( mag-
nificent and ex!.c.ivivi: that wiu: cv .-r ;.en at Court. Ile.d
dram ruyal purple hiatlarrs with a that of diamon..l.-• rain of
royal purple vehet, with a deep border' of teal yold
lame, and hrolOut entity round -N• ito . out.' Cit •
cern.' the briloaticr of tine dr,,a-'-fier. bend dr, n. o.ui a most
supon bandeau •.f th-tlpuld;, w ith a proiu•ion o; .code u•
ttich feathers, very t. -tette!) Jiiiiaosed, and lA. vets of tha fittovit.
Sattoolls lace ever :ichcld.
M.ARCHIONPSS OF STAFFORD.
A drew of green crape richly eiobtindured with fold drape-
idol of velvet, looped up with bullion rope au I taw's-robe of