The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-07-30 00:00:00

FASHIONS roll AUGUST.

[From the !Mild of Fashion.]
Cheerless would be the tank we have undertaken, during a mo-
dern summer. if Fashion's ligh!est votaries, by quitting the metro.
pnlis for a few months, left un without resource by theirdieor.
tinning to employ their tasteful marchandes de modes in their
usual elegant avocation of adding grace to native beauty, and in
concealing, by becoming attire. those deficiencies where nature iris
not been so peculiarly bountiful. We are happy, therefore, in
stating, that we have the ptinie source of fancy and invention to
resort to, which affords us the power, at all seasons, to supply our
fair subscribers and distinguished patronesses with every change is
fashionable costume.

London, when it begins to thin, becomes empty rapidly ; and at
the latter end of July, those who frolotten for a settled period only
in town, pant after the freshness of country air and the attractions
of the different summer haunts of our nobility and gentry.
The newest coitTeure for the half dress i: a beautiful cap of tile
fiche kind, being of both the lappet and the former description,
but an evident improvement on both : the lappet cap was too flat
on the head, and the fichu-neglig6 looked well only on fine
hair; this attractive head-dress, which we are about to describe.
is rather more elevated: it is formed of a half.handkerchief of
tulle, edged with fine blond, surmounted by a narrow rouleau of
white satin; one point is brought over the forehead : the rest of
the kerchief farms the caul, and the two ends arc brought
on one side, whence they depend gracefully : the lappets are not
very long, and the rap is elegantly ornamented. in general, withfitil
blown roses, thought many ladies prefer the pomegranitr blossom.
The dejeune cornettee, whether of blond or lace, are much improv.
ed by cheviots ',sing lined with blue.pink,or other bright suntrncrco.
lour ; if a lady suffers a few ringlets to peep beneath hermorning cap
next the fare, the hinder locks are frequently en ',vitiates; the
whhed-brown paper of which does not look well through the thin
lace caul, besides, the coloured lining renders these chine caps more
becoming to the complexion. In full dress, silver flowers am Ire-
quently introduced, Jimmie others on the has of young persons ;
to ears of corn, the silver looks well, particularly on turbans ; but
we do not otherwise much admire its tinsel-like appearance; gold
is infinitely more becoming, and is adopted by many ladies in or-
naments for the hair. White and red roses, in beautiful wreaths,
have been very prevalent lately as head-dresses for the ball.roont.
Diamurds and valuable jewels ate worn by ladies of rank, in their
hair, in grande eattume; and the turbans of matronly ladies are
richly interwoven with line pearls. Dress hats, made of tramp-
; rent crape, are expected to be much in request this summer.
Bonnets of sparterie, bound and tied with pale pink satin ribbon.
are in high favour; they arc ornamented across the crown, in bias,
with several wreaths, at equal distances, of double pink hyacinths,
with their foliage. An elegant transparent bonnet, of pink stif-
fened net, is much admired for the carriage : the brim is quartered
by spatula ornaments of pink gauze, puckered at the part that hes
next the brim; a large hunch of mountain heath, the blossoms il
green bud, and ingeniously fabricated of Mather,. is placed in front
of the crown. towards the left side; a portion of which Mils over
the brim. A hat of a new and improved kind hat excited univeral
admiration ; and it is likely to be much patronised as the summer
advances: it is trimmed with lemon.roloured gauze on the brim,
en firs de cheval ; but this trimming doea ni t advance quite to tree •
, edge of the brim; it is boned with satin of the same colour. and
I tastefully adorned with African and French marigolds, with a
I profusion of green foliage.
Striped silk of various summer coledus are in great requisition
for indf-dresa : they are made partielle high, and the sleeves tun..
I derately full ; they are trimmed mend the border of the skirt
! with large puffs, each puff confined by orraments en papillons,
of the same materials as the dress ; the wings separated by a
fluted ring of silk. Black lace deems have been seen at
some very distinguished evening parties, over rose-coloured
; satin, and on the border of thz lace dress, there festoons of
1 artificiol roses : hall dresses are of white tulle ornameated
I with /Livers, often mixed with gold or silver wheat-cam :
• the corsages of white satin, made plain, but trimmed round
the bust with a falling tucker of rich blond. India muslin dresses,
generally the fine jaconot, are much in favour for home costume:
they arc made en blouse with the sleeves very wide. Three or four
bracelets of gold net, eqnfine these sleeves et the wrist and half way
Up the smeller part of the arm.
Some pelisses have just been completed for the female members
of a very distirgnished family : they are of rich tiros de Naples,
of the most brilliant shade of royal blue; they are lined with white
sarcenet, and the trimming is so extremely simple, that these ele-
gant envelopes may be styled wholly unornatnented : indeed. the
colour is so striking of itself, that embellishment is not required.
Tha pelisses for the carriages are superb; on one of pearbeolosirsd
gees de Naples we saw a most exquisite Tonkel" embroidery forretrt:
down each side of the best and front of the skirt, a long ostridi
plume: the collar was stiffened and pointed a I' Espagrole,
the points turning back again over the collar, that steed
up iii the Castilian style. Another pelisse was of lavender
Igrey ornamented profusely, yet lightly, with plumage ri
rouleati embroidery ; consisting of various small feathers, faith-
fully represented, and with the most graceful bend, meeting with,
or entwining each other. During the warm weather few ladies has=
adopted any other out-door covering than Arachne sautoirs ; lace
scarfs, both black end white ; or muslin pelerinet with white
dresses richly embroidered. Barege Iris scarfs, are often tied rout
the throat in the cool of the evening; they arc narrow, anal only
adapted to that purpose ; the stripes et the ends are of rather strik-
ing colours and beautifully shaded ; if worn over a coloured &es,,
the ground is white ; when with a white dress, it is of artb,e.
shaded with fire colour, and has n brightness like gold.
Tits favourite colours are pale pink, royal blue, and grey lame
der ; stripes hi all colours arc much worn ; and the ribbands or:
almost all shaded.

Sr.% array. DRESS.—A dress of fine jacorsot mmain, trimmed et
the border with two broad flounces, pointed a I'Esp•tgnole, The
corsage mode en demi.blouse, partially low, with a fallitg
tucker of wind) ck lace ; the sleeves en gigot, and finished at tie
wrists by points in the old' English style, next the wrist at the me
at' these points, is a broad gold bracelet of flillagree work. clasped
by a large ruby. White chip hat, ornamented with marabouts and
fancy flowers ; the airings looped tip loose on one aide. rnd cer -
posed of ribhand of vine-leaf ,grcen, mixed with gold. A rainbow
scarf. with a broad superb tassel trirge, to answer the colours
of the shaded cross-strip(' on the scarf.

Two Choctaw Chiefs lately fought a duel at Now Or-
leans. One was killed, and the Other. according to the
custom of his tribe, retreat. d, was shot by his comp wens.
and hoth set re LuEetl in env gt•:tre.—Ne rate,
J.. YU' 9.5.