The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-02-01 00:00:00

FEMALE FASIIIO2VS FOR FEBRUARY, 1826.

(Fran La Belle Assrt/Wee.)
CARRIAOF. Thiess.— A high round dress of British cachentire,
the colour of the parma-violet, with one very broad flounce rout d
the border of the skirt. • The corsage, though made en gerbe, tits
close to the shape. apd is surmounted at the throat by a single fall-
ing cellar, a la Vandyke, of 12rling's hire. The long sleeves
seem is if issuing from a short, full, chemisette sleeve,
headed at the shoulders by nmellerone of the Pendant fashion.
A emetic of tine lace Is worn under the hat with the ends
left loose : the hat is one of those small novel hats, so becoming
and convenient, either for out • doors, or the social dinner party.
The hat is of bleak velvet, edged mond with narrow white
blond, and Remounted by two black ostrich feathers. A fur
pelerine-mantelet is usually wore with- this dress; but as there
ta no difference in these warm materiels since they appeared
M December Inst, we wished to chew the full beauty of the cor-
sage which these pelerined entirely obscure. When the weather
is more mild, there is Nelda') any other envelope worn over it in
the carriage then a scarf-shall of canary yellow cachemire, with a
narrow horsier elegantly variegated ; and though the costume an-
pears airy when the streets are disrobed of their foliage, yet, being
made high, and of cloth, it has all the warmth of a pelisse.
)..VEXING HOME Clove u me—Thie elegant style of dress is
adapted particularly for small family parties, where music is the
order of the evening, anti at which are found those amateur who
are on the most friendly terms. Moving chiefly in high lite, a certain
style of evening areas is indispensable. This is generally of white
trope-lisse, with three flounces of the same material ; between each
flounce is a row of vine-leaves, beautifully embossed. The
body is matte partly in the Gallo-Greek and partly in the
Circassian style. The sleeves are very short, and are made
to resemble the maneficrone la Parse : the divisions are
deuble, and are edged round with blond. The hair is arranged in
the Egyptian style, encircled by braids of plaited hair, or strings
of pearl ; aver the right temple a few ringlets are seen to escape,
and takeoff from the antique manner in which the tresses are dis-
posed. A blue belt of satin or watered ribbon confines the waist,
and is fastened in front with a silver buckle ; necklace consisting of
two rows of pearls ia festoons, fastened in front with a topaz brooch.

His Majesty's munificent donation of one thousand
pounds to the poor weavers of Spits'fields, and its vicinity,
was communicated throughout the parishes of Christ
Church, and St. Mary, Bethnal-green, and received by
them with every sentiment of gratitude. The Committee
for conducting the subscription, in order to give the most
prompt relief to the poor sufferers, had yesterday relieved
upwards of five hundred families in the two parishes before
is o'clock.

Yesterday afternoon' soon after half-past four o'clock,
the Duke of York, as Commander-in-Chief, held a levee
at his office in the Horse-guards, which occupied the Royal
Duke's attention about an hour. Among the distinguished
characters present were the following:—The Duke of
Montrose, the Marquis of Hastings, Lord Wm. Graham,
Generals Pltippe, Sir George Airey, Lieut.-Generals Sir
Sir George Cooke, Sir Butane I)onkin, Sir Win. Clinton
Goublie, Major-General Capel, Sir John Harvey, Hon.
Slr Francis Burton, and about forty others.
Yesterday the Princess Sophia visited the Duke of
York, at his house in South Audley-street.
The departure of the Duke of 41 ellington for St. Peters-
burgh is finally fixed for Saturday next. The immediate
suite of the Dnke are his Aide-de-Camp Captain the Hon
George Cathcart, Lords Pitaroy Somerset, Francis Gower,
and Dundas. Their route is by Berlin.
Tire Loan CHANCELLoc—Considerable anxiety was
excited yesterday morning in Lincoln's Inn, and also at
Westminster Hall, to know the real state of his Lordship's
health. The answer given by the door-keeper at the Court
of Chancery was, that his Lordship was on Monday night
a little better. At one o'clock the messenger from his
Lordship's house came down to the Inn' and stated that
the above was the fact, and that his Lordship remained
much the same. We can state as a fact, that so seriously
has his Lordship been attacked on the present occasion,
that he has been unable to sit up more than two or three
hours a day, and seldom more than one hotir. There is
not even at present the slightest reason to expect that his
Lordship will be able to resume his sittings during the
present Term. _ _

The Earl of Westmorland and Viscount Melville
transacted business yesterday at the Foreign Office.
Earl Bathurst declined sleeping at the King's Royal
Lodge on Monday night, after attending the King's Court,
as arranged for the Noble Earl, but returned to London,
after dining with his Majesty,
On Sunday Earl Bathurst and a select party dined with
the Duke of York.

Mr. Secretary Canning arrived in town yesterday morn-
ing from the King's Royal Lodge, in Windsor-park.
Mr. Secretary Peel arrived in town on Monday evening,
ab sewn o'clock, from attending the King's Court at
Windsor.

Yesterday morning Mr. Secretary Peel, Mr. Hobhouse,
one of the tinder Secretaries of State for the Howe lk-
partment, the Speaker of the House of Commons. and
other official gentlemen, assembled at the States' Paper
Office, in Great George-street, Westminster, to examine
some records.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer transacted business
yesterday afternoon with the Earl of Liverpool, at his house
in Whitehall.

Monday morning the Lords of his Majesty's most ho-
nourable Privy Council held a meeting at the Council
Office, in Whitehall-place, for the first time this season, on
Plantation Appeals.

The Address in the Commons will be moved by Mr.
Stuart Wortley, jun., and seconded by Mr. Green, Member
for Lancaster. In the Lords the mover and seconder will
be Lord Verulam and Lord Sheffield.

Yesterday the Lord Maser pave sr most splendid dinner
to his Royal Highness the Duke of York and a numerous
company of his Majesty's Ministers, and other distinguished
personages. There were present—
The Earl of Liverpool, the Earl of liarrowby, the Earl of
Westmorland. the Earl of Shaftesbury, Earl Bathurst, Lord Via.
count Melville, bowl Viscount Sitiousatb, the Lord Bishop of Lon.
don, the Lord Bishop of Landaff, the Lord Bishop of Chester,
Lord Bexley, the Speaker of the house of Commons, the Right
Mort: Robert Peel, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the }light
Hon. Wm. litiskisson. the Right Ron. Thomas Wallace, Lord
Chief Justice Best. the Lord Chief Baron, Alderman Sir Mien
Shaw, Bart. Mr. Alderman Ansley, Aid. Sir Ches. Flower, Bart.
Mr. Ald. J .J. Smith. Mr. Ald. Scholey, Mr. Ald. Wood, Mr.
Ald. Atkins. Mr. Ald. Bridges, 3lr. Aid. Thorp, Mr. Aid. Hey.
gate, Mr. Ald. Waithinan, Mr. Ald. Garrett, his Majesty's At-
torney-General, his Majesty's Solicitor-General, the Governor and
Deputy-Governor of the Bank of Englund, the Adjutant-General
of the Forces, the Recorder of London, the Common Sergeant, the
Chamberlain, Mr. !ferries, Mr. Wilmot Horton, Nessus. Alder-
men Brown, Lucas, Thompson. &c.
At half-past twelve the doors of the Egyptian-hall were
thrown open, and the company, to the number of, we
conceive, about 300 persons, partook of a most elegant
supper. After which, dancing was kept up in the saloon
to a very late hour.
Miss *Foote's engagement at the Manchester Theatre has
been the least successful of any of her provincial ones. She
played in general to very thin louses ; nor was her benefit
so prodnclive as might have been expected. Mr. Macreadv
has been more stimssful ; his Tell has been well
received, and brought good houses.
SINOVLAR 141NTAKE.—Ott a tomb-stone in Chiswick
Church.vird is the following inscription:—" J. 7.. 11. born De-
, eember 14, 11102, died Jan. 8. 1801," by which it would seem that
the child must have dkd tether less dam twelve mouths Gifore it
rsss Lou.