The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1803-07-04 00:00:00

FASHION.
MISS ANGERSTEIN's MIMIC IWEAKFAST
delightful
,lade was attended, on Saturday,
by nearly three hundred persons of fashion. A more
charming i•cene could not be conceived, were the in-
genuity of the human mind strained to the utmost,
to effed the triamph of art over nature. The house
is situate upon the summit of the hill near Charlton,
and commands a most piduresque view of the
Thames, London, Highgate, and all Essex. Upon
the left of the entrance is a beautiful garden, with a
grapery and green-house, and a conservatory t2O
yards long by 20 in breadth, being upon the largest
scale of any structure of the kind in Europe ; this
conservatory was the promenading place of the
company. '1 he hot houses, which boasted an abun.
dant stock, were stripped of their delicious and fra.
lrant treasures to supply the breakfast tables. The
awn, in front of the house, was also a principal
scene for promenading ; it was interspersed with
chairs fur the accommodation of the company, and

with its display of white muslin dresses, resembled
green planted with snow drops. This beautiful
scene was enlivened by the grand marches played
by the Prince's band, and the sprightly strains of a
band of savoyards from Vauxhall, who introduced
a number of dancing figures, and executed a very
cut ions hart. Four spacious rooms, in the upper
part of the house, were laid out for breakfast, in the
most splendid style. The grand front parlour,
drawing room, and dining parlour, were also
laid out for breakfast. The front parlour was ap-
propriated to the Prince of W ai.xs, and his Royid
Highness's particular friends; of whom 60 sat down
to breakfast in it. This happy and tranquil scene,
such as poetic fancy might conceive a real view of
the Elysian Fields, was interrupted about four
o'clock, by a sudden and dreadful clap of thunder.
Terror and dismay were now depittured in those
lovely countenances, that a moment before beamed
with life, spirit, and joy ; and tears bedewed thou
cheeks, that were mantled with smiles. Even those
who had sought shelter in theoves, finding them-
selves feebly proteEted there, from " the pelting of
the pitiless storm," endeavoured to make their es-
cape to the house. But before they reached it, they
appeared like so many dripping VENUS'S just risen
from the sea. The rain continued to fall, and the
thunder to roll, to the total prevention of all farther
amusement out of doors. The change of weather,
however, soon ceased to have any other effea than
that of making the company more sensible of the
pleasure which they enjoyed within. In the splendid
circle at breakfast, we noticed—
The Prince of Wales.
Duke of St. Alban's.
Earls—Perey, Darnley and Cholmondeley.
Viscount—Falmouth, Morperh and Paget.
, Lords—Hamilton Langford, A. Paget, Amhurst and Brims.
Sir--Sir Joseph Lords—Hamilton,
Sir Robert Wilson, and Sir WU-
%
tiam Keir.
Colonel Armstrong.
CaAtin
mni,—i.Latinichei Hall, Rouveric, Henley, Montgomery, 0.
Hunter Skeffington, mortescue, and Duff.
Marchioness of Hertford.
Co uti ol mendeleY, Harrrington, Buckinghamshire,
Darnley tritbricfre and C.atligan.

Ducht.sses--Holton, Devonshire, Northumbsrland, St. Al-
ban's and Gordon.
Lido-a—H. Cavendish, Sebright, Langford, ifoneywoott,
De Dunstanyille, anti Manners.
MittresseY—Fr_ince% Sydney, Foote, Howard, 0. Hunter,
Coleman, Fordyce, Wilbraham, Clements, and Chanson-
deley.
Muses—Seymour, two Frances, North, Byng, Hunloka,
Upton, Fitzroy, and Fordyce.