The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1805-06-05 00:00:00

THE PRINCESS SOP/lIA'.

flead.drett n( b:eutiful Petner.., ant .to Heron plume •
resent il4l/1 her It•Iml Brother the Duke of York.

THE DUCHESS UY YORK.
A glty blue doer tiwuo round dre.l, with • an,er,, silvrr
Innpad chant down the troeity aid a purdie velar( horde, moni
'be isottn.n spang!ed, and a deer sol.rer (nnge, tnutancd
%soh doans:onds; lead drew th• saint as rummy, only the
plume blue.
VISCOUNTESS V11.1.1E114.
A ano.t elegant and auvarn Turkish drew.
L NOT B'JitINGDON.

A moot superb !ace dreNs over appin blouum ark, ornament•
ett amen th. frunt and the bottom, with a wreath of
apple lilm,runt. lirad dre,s, a plume of nine feather., pink
and blaor, had a most neautiful and novel en.:ct, a buideau of

LADY MARIA 1,01":•
Dress of joetiail mid white •outNee crape, trimmed with
bruisers, wreath% of ivy all forint!, and down the front:
LADY Di:o2 CINA mucgLrY.

.... _
A witits crane round drein, wail a beautiful saver olive
Wider. round I.,rut in tne pytantid—,!•eves n.ost beautiful, of
a crruikelli

HON. MRS. FAIR.

tatits, inert ayerbly embrmder,d with silver fibs
and Flatted silver heads, rfeatly enriched Malt silver bullion,
the sou.' bowies', 'Ouch wss hnin the u,nque, 141.4e4 round the
arm and boons.

OBSERVATIONS.

From the variety and splendour displayed in the
dresses for the various royal fetes lately given, we
would have supposed our Marci.ndt Jet Mae* had ex.
hausted all their taste and ingenuity; but yesterday
convinced us that, tOr fancy, design,.and execution,
they can have no rivals. If the grandeur of one
dress astonished, the claim! simplicity of another
captivated: in this number, we consider the pearl
embroidery, which is as new as it is elegare : feathc rs
th,st most becoming ornament of a first-rate eh ante.
never were worn in greater profusion, nor was more
taste ever displayed in forming the panaches. The
favourite colours were lilac, apple blossom, pea
green, and jonquil. The hair was dressed aln
greque. Diamonds were worn in great profusion.
In court dresses, fashion can only change the length
of the waist, or the ornamenting of a sleeve ; but,
for Her 111 sairr v's evening party, the roo, um(
of all nations were put in requisition. The Gre-
cian, Circassian, and Turkish, were the most pre-
dominant. That worn by Lady Visits us was ex-
tremely beautiful and becoming ; nor do we ever
reaolleft a ma-e splendid assemblage at any Birth
Day of our beloved and revered Sovereign.
Tile Duke and Duchess of YORK went to Court
in state about hia-past three o'clock; on account
of the heat the Dnchess remained in the Drawing
Room but a short time. Their equipage MIS bril-
liant in the extreme: two led carriages with His
Royal Highness's snite, and two footmen behind
each, preceded the State Carriage, in which Their
Royal Highnesses were, with four footmen behind
in most superb liveries, and attended by a troop of
Royal Blue Dragoon Guards.
The Marchioness of that FORD went to Court
in a most superb sedan chair, preceded by three
footmen in splendid Beetles of orange and black.
richly bound with silver lace.
The livery el Sir SIDNEY SMITH was light blue
and si:ver lace. which made au airy and elegant
appearance.
The Ri;.lit Hon. the LORD M A TOR, Mr. Sheriff
Scit ti LEV, and Mr. Sheriff Douvil.i.a, went in state
to St. James's. and. after the Drawing Room was
over, again dined by invitation at Lord kla weirs-
tansy's ; an attention of the Noble Lord not less
complimeutaty to the City of London than to the
public merits of the wortey Chief Magistrates.
Mr. NV ta a Li, a French Gentleman, presented to
His MAJIITY, at St. James's, six French books, ele.
F gently hound in red morocco.
The Yeomen of the Guard had a general muster
in their new cloathing, at St. James's, the Bari of
M ACCLLaf I cta. their Captain, returned them His
14 LP T's tha.iks for their general good behaviour.