The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-04-29 00:00:00

LONDON FASHIONS FOR ar.4l.

[Extracted from the World of Fashion and Continental
Fraillesow..]

FANCT BALL Dates.—This elegant dancing costume is an
Improvement on the dress worn by the Spanish ladies in New Cas-
Idle: on a petticoat of white silk, is a broad border of cerulean.
blue satin, on which are three bands of black velvet, at equal dia.
tames. A short apron, rather scanty. of white silk or Barbary
gauze. has a border at the bottom to answer that on the petticoat.
except that in the place of the black velvet stripes are quilling% of
white blond. A similar quilling of blond surrounds the apron,
headed by a narrow blue satin rouleau. The Spanish corsage is
of black velvet, with chemisette sleeves of white silk, over which
fall Castillian points of black velvet, edged round with blue satin,
• rouleau of which encircles the bust, which is delicately concealed
by a drawn tucker of broad blond. A narrow stomacher of blue
win, ornamented to carrecacr, is placed in front of the corsage,
terminating at the point, in several long loops. A hat of white crape,
bound with blue, and trimmed with a ribbon of the same colour, is
placed very backward, and very much on one side. The hair is ar.
ranged in the present fashion of long, full curls ; and on the side
where the at is most evose. is a bouquet of large, full-blown roses,
with Glattwina pins; the beads of wrought gold. The ear-ring% are
of diamonds, but are rather small ; and ftoru a braid of plaited hair
round the neck, depends a diamond cross. The bracelets are of
hrsiCed hair, clasped with diamonds. The slippers are of black
satin ; any other would destroy all the classical association of this
attractive costume.

litmus:NADe Mass.— A dress of fine cambric, with three
deep flounces of fine India muslin, beautifully embroidered at the
edges, which are finished in deep, sharp points. Over this dress
is worn a spencer of lavender-coloured satin ; ornamented across
the bust with silk buttons. A stiffened collar, pointed a /a :Insights,
stands half up, and is surmounted where a portion of it turns
back, with a full ruff of lace. The sleeves ea gigot, with manche-
nine a la Perse ; but there is a novel feature its these ornaments,
from their heing stiffened, which imparts a distinct grare to their
appearance, taking horn them that plainness which always marks,
these kind of mancherons. The sleeves are confined at the wrists,
close to the glove, with gold plain bracelets, on each side of which
is a row of topazes, or heads of amber. The hat worn with this
costume is, when for the carriage, of white crape; for the public
promenade, it is of grin de Napless and is trimmed about the
crown with either fan-like ornaments, or litho points of the same
raterial as the hat, bound round with satin, and adorned with
branches of purple lilacs. A small bow is placed on each side,
under the brim, en the hair, nearly as low as the ear; and a loop
string of rich 'Otte ribbon, placed very backward, under the hat ;
Thelon!) deerending to the bottom of the waist. seems to attach the
init. A belt is worn with the new spencers., of the same material
as they are made of, with a neat rosette, of four bows, behind.
CAIIIIIAOL VISITINes COSTI:ME.— A dress of lavender-grey
gees de Naples, ;rimmed at the bottler with three broad flounces,
falling oven each other; these flounces are ocalloped in shallow
points. and are edged w'th three rows of very narrow black velvet,
which has a beautiful effect; the upper flounce is surmounted by
an ornament, consisting of five rows of narrow black velvet in
waves. The body is made high, and a double pelerine-cape falls,
from the throat over the bust and shoulders. The sleeves are
shaped en gient, but are not wide; and the pelerine cape is
trimmed to correspond with the flounces on the skirt. -n that man-
eherons are not requisite. A hat is worn with this elegant dress.
of white chip, trimmed with two different coloured ribbons, one of
jonquil, the other of turquoise.blue; the crown of the hat is orna-
mented also with yellow narcissus.
A r Ell frooN Da tss.—Dress of straw-coloured grim de Naples,
with one deep flounce, scalloped and pinked at the edge. over which
is a row of chicorce, and at about a hand's breadth distance above ie
soother row of the same trimming. The body is made plain, and
Inch enough entirely to shield the contour of the bust ; the sleeves
lone, and formed of white crape. A hat of white chip, adorned
with marabouts of straw-colour edged round with scarlet ; a tuft of
these feathers is placed under the brim on the tight side. From a
bee rest the hair, just above the left ear, descends a loop string,
at a fastening to the hat, of white ribbon, rather lower than the