The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-03-01 00:00:00

EVENING DRESS.

A round dress, composed of satin striped goose of a dark
puce colour, over a white satin slip: the skirt is very full,
particularly at the bottom, soil is ornamented with two rows
of a light silk trimming, which is set on in waves. The
body is cut low round the tnist ; the back is plain; the front
is formed in s pretty and becoming style; the bosom is de-
licately shaded by a piece of net drawn in casings; it sits
Anse to the nick, and has a becoming as well as modest
rifect. The sleeves are short and very full. The bead dress
is • toque, composed of Chinese silk and white net; it is
ornamented nest the face with a band of Roman pearl.
Necklace, ear-rings, and bracelets, pearl. White satin shoes,
and white kid gloves.

• Trim s! La Dais Assiabtic"

TRENCH.
OPERA COSTUME.

Pelisse of widle satin, trimmed with swansdown, sad left
open at the throat. DM hat of white satin surmounted
by a superb plume of ortrich feathers. Sash of broad satia
ribband, lied behind; white satin slippers, and white kid
gloves.

ENGLISH.
WALKINQ DRESS.

Round dregs of muslin, richly; though lightly, emliruitier-
eil in open spots round the border. Spencer of ethereal blue
Te►ry velvet, •il6 bonnet of the same material, with a
silleudid group of plumes of ethereal blue.

GENERAL OBSERVATIONS.
Wino, sarsnetv, and figured silks yet retain their station
lit the dinner sod eve ll ill g party : the new opera rube is ex-
homely graceful sod becoming; it is of ethereal blue satin,
toinirned clown the sides with white velvet, with blue silk
rrnhnsed edges; it sleeve. are long, and are of fine net,
down whirl. rim stripes of blue satin ribbon& With this
rolw should be worn the opera turban of while satin, orna-
mented will' puffs of ethereal blue satin, tainted with white,
and lung druopiug while feathers.
The chain gauge, of a flue silky and shining texture in
rich stripes of chain-work, very close together, is • light
•nd beautiful article fur ball dresses: its trimming should
be fine blonds interspersed with row/sanx of satin, light
wreaths of artificial flowers, or embossments of while
ceenille on satin of some light spring colour. ♦ corsage
of satin is iudispensable with these dresses.
Tl►e favourite colours are ethereal blue, Tyriati scarlet,
emerald veto, andilln_
Previous to the late Hunters' Ball at Ferry-
bridge, an advertisement appeared in one of the
Provincial Papers in Yorkshire, ”file some iliac-
root Dandies to attend it." This notice was near
producing much inure company than was expected,
as two or three tight-laced baggisua, who thought
highly of their shapes, were desirous of taking a dance
with the pasty while they were on their road for
ordels.
4 stew spring has been discovered at Harrogate,
iii Yorkshire, with the tjualities of the Cheltenham
waters; but it is allowed that the old Harrogate
water retains its own pre-eminent nauseousness.
The Bishop of CsiEsvEa yesterday preached a
charily sermon at St. Sepulchre's Church, before
the LORD MAYOR, Sheriffs, and several Aldermen ;
after which hi• Lordship, ttcconspailied by the
Loan MAYOR, visited the wool of Newgatr. the
cha. el &c and expressed great satisfaction at the
good order, clpsonlisiess, and economy of the place.
We have authority to say that the account in re-
vend of the Papers, stating that Mr. GRADY, Ott
Ins cuinwitiiieut to Newgate by order of the (louse
of COIIIIOOIIO, was confined in a cell among felons
of the worst deseription, is incorrect. From the
very unseasonable hour of the night at which he ar..
rived at the prison, and the wpst of sootier, it would
not have been stsrpr;miog if, in a place so ersorded,
necessity would have prevented any other lI,CCOM MO.
dation ; Ityt the fact is, Mr. GicaßT Was immedi-
ately lodged in a very comfortable room, apart from
every porrosa of any such der,cription, and has re-
ceived from Mr. Baowts, the keeper of the prison,
every punihle ii baloeuccr care, and atteptioa,