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London, England, 1824-06-30 00:00:00

NEPTST LONDON FASHIONS FOR JUL r.

1 From No. 11. of The Wurld of Fashion and Continental
Fenilkiono.l

IVEXING DRUS.

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Polish robe of lilac gros Je Naples; the petticoat enriched at the
border, with a fulL and broad puckering of crape ti the same en.
lair. on which are laid dowers of lilac satin. rep Tenting the Irie. 1
at purple fleur de pia. The tunique par., ala poeutaise, trimmed
with three rows of bias folds, each Add headed by a !arrow rouleau. 1
The sleeves short and full. and ornamented on the outside of the 1:
trot with one outspread Iris. The corsage made plain, with Ileuf.
font drapery of lilac crape at the bust. confined in the centre by a
white antique ornament, and near hi the hollow of each arm by a
white fleur de lie. A lilac belt with narrow white blindon tacit '
side, simply curling the waist, in winch belt is stuck a tan, with I
the outside sticks exquisitely wrought in filigree gold. A drapery '
of lilac gaits; and silver lama, beautifully twisted round Welts'''.
with a rosette on the left aide, the ends lightly fringed with silver.
Ear-rings and necklace of amethysts, or rubies, set in gold. Brace-
kts of gold tiLgree win over the gloves. end fastened with one
large ruby or amethyst, to suit the keeliLice and car-rut's. 'White :
satin sandal *tippets.
BALL DACUS, OA ASSAD TULL DRESS PARTY COSTUME.
DEcSI of mile over white satin, with double nruleaux scripts of , '
lean in bias down the skirt. Boater consisting of a broad pucker-
ing of tulle or gams; en which are laid large leaves of satin edged: ;
by rouleaux. and in the centre of each a blue flower; two nouleaux I
of satin slave this border, on which are full and spiral bouquets, '
sickly cluetere.i, of the convolvolue. Corsage of white satin, trim-'
meal sere s eith blond. The hair dressed short at the ears, and
amazed on each side of the face in clustered curls, and at the sum-
mit ef the head, inclining towanls the right side, in long bows; the . ,
same side orianiented with a diadem of pearls and precious gents, 1 :
and the heir elegantly entwined shit a uraprry eat celestial blue:
game. and a plumage of whiz feathers on the left Nile. Ear-rings
and bracelets of diamond*. A necklace a l'Egyptienne, fenning a :
serpent of gold, with the tail in its mouth ; the eye* of the reptile :
of brilliants. R al mantle cloak of eeltsital blue WWI de Naples, 1,
finished brand'.(ii .with cape atiti triontin eof swan's.down ; the
cloak Listened wit. sileer chain, ceidan, and tassels. White satin
sandal slippers.
. The carriese bonnets are peculiarly beautiful and becoming;
are, in partieulv, snuck us by the chaste aseti.ietion of its colours, 1
and the elegance of its Urns It is of lemon-coloured crape. lined
and ornamented with pink s the crown is allorned in drapers., au%
fees du Chesil, with pink fancy duress ci unrivalled delicacy,
between each interstice. A white stun hat is also well adapted to
the marring eshibskuts, or paying carrion: morning visits • it is
a la Heine Nereus:rite, the white of the pearl colour kind, visits;
is
finished mural the crown, with gauze pad. edged with blood and
white satin TOII:C3X ; a quilling of blued. so contrived as to lie on
OW hair, ginss the armar.uice of a cap under this tasteful hat. A
white crape lame :t also is expected to be much in esteem this month
for the Gutsiest.: round the crown are putengs of gauze, inter-
spersed with nrstishea of lila". and fervid the edge of the brim are
lighter puffing's, between each of which are little slings of lilac.
Hats are id gnat favour ; they ;..711 iu the shape of 141 Heine Mare
guerre de 1 lots.
The ri Leses and Spencers remain, at present, much the same as
last maten : souse slight innovations lure been made in the latter,
which we cannot regard as iniprovements ; route of these Lice be-
Mud, tied tii:rthy destroy the effect of an article so usetul and sp.
promisee 1.. 1111iIlli:Of CLI%IIIIIIC. especially for the young ; the hack
looks ill. and the bust is by no means improved; others have a
kind of beim ui the same material as the epcncer, into which the,
arms ate slipped, and the point before and behind fasten under ibe
Wt.
The summer petisau for this month merit an individual deserip.
tine. They are of the most tender and delicate colours; the one
we saw was nut quit; finished; but when coinplettith it will cer•
taints, hr one of the moat elegant not-doer articles ;hat ever esine
from the hands au English Marche:lde the Modes. • The colour
was that beautiful blooming tint of the hummer rose of June; down
the sides in front Its an ornament that represents a long ostrich,
plume; the feather part is formed of very narrow satin rauleaux,
most exquisitely wientieht„ being all done in a frame ; the pipe
part. up the centre of the feather, is formed of one well-wadded
milieu ; the collar, bust, and rosneherons are finished in a light,
elegant. and truly correspondent style.
lentil dices hats are worn at the opera and at evening parties,
with indented brute, and white plumage towering over them ; from
the 'summit of die crown haags on one side a singular, but yet what
forma a very beautiful ornament ; it is a bunch of capsicums, mode
of white satin, tipped with silver ; the brim of the bat Is also edged
with silver cordon; but this becoming head.dress looks best when
dabbed with pearls. The toques ala rteige, discovering the hair
between in open work of latrirode gems, ate every way calculated
far full dress; they are rather lofty and bind arose the flwehcad, but
sot ton low ; their height Is added to by a fine plumage of
white feather's; we saw two of them truly aignibed haad.dreuea,
finished for ladies who class amongst the higher order. One was
composed of is and emeralds, which latter gem represented a
tow of green foliage on the summit of the edifice. The other was
of Turquoise stones and pearls; but these, instead of being wrought
into foliage, represented dowers. The Ceres turban ts another
unique and elegant head-diets; it is of white satin, entwined wit
path,. and is ornamented with Marabout feathers, interspersed
with ears of earn cfa bright geranium colour, and others of gold.
Qn tie right Side, jag over the eat, ark two broad leaves of white
tro%one leaf standing up, the other desending ; these are fastened,
by two gold ornaments, representing spears, which hive
art an oval head of coral and gold. The Cornetts ala Nyciphe
6di charming head-dress for receiving friends at home ; it is of
lulls and blond, with a wreath of delicate blush room : some of
theft home beadedresees have a small ornament on the summit of
the crown, like a little hat a l'ileardk. Coloured gauss caps, with
'bite blond nest the face, and lightly ornamented with flowers of
writable colmirs, are much in favour for home costume.
Amongst the rew silk dresses, the greatest novelly in the manner
(Olin* tiintming, is with a bonier of divided points, forming a kind
oe foliage, upright and reversed. The division in the middle of
this ornament is fluted seeks, pat on en lintaeow. This dress was
made low, anti was of con-flower blue. H'ith it was worn a meat
element fiehu of blond, with an indented ornament falling back,
richly trimmed with white satin roleaux and blond; each indenting
unlined by satin strap rings, of close and very narrow rouleaus.
I Another dross was of Pistachio colour, and was ornamented with
• antique rouses: beth these dense* were of Eros de 11ap!es. The
morning dresses are of printed muslin, which is at present more in
favour than white: we speak inerety of dejettut mistime: silks are'
worn at all hours of the day, and India muslin., beautifully em-
broidered or trimmed with Um, are worn with spencers or pelisses,
Ara width is indispensibly requisite for those envelopes.
llall dress. e are superbly bordered with flowers, either in co-
inured beads, peed., or polished steel, relieved by a splendid em-
brainy in coloured ribbon-work, the beautiful red lilac colour or 1
tgf marshmallow blossom. When the tulle is embroidered with
owls, the corsage worn with it renders it a most chaste and beau.
• thick mike. This corsage is of white satin, made in front ala
1 bitty ac, The part that represents the robing. is open, and has
sac lot in, eilge.l inund with pearls, which are relieved by the
openings being edged round with pink satin. On each aisle of
these next tile front of the stomacher part, is an embroidery in
pearls, rermeenting the scotch thistle. The sleeves are of tulle,
with straps to answer the open part of the stomacher: the body is
finished round the bosom with net, en lite bow-hurts, entwined with

per.rls.
• The most appr?ved colours are the rose of June, Pistachio, 150)011
colour, and Iliac

TO THE EDITOR OF THE BRI7ISH PRESS.

1311,—1n your Paper of the 22d instant, after some very excel.
Inn observations upon the "Savings' Banks Amendment Bill," it
is said, that " Friendly Societies are not to subscribe to more than
one Savings Bank, nor to deposit 1 larger sum at one time than
lOU, nor to bare at any pi ri id more than 81104. in the funds of the
bank." The Act is now printed, as it finally passed, and you will
*ld, on referring to it, that the Bill was amended in the Coin.
nines, in the manner which had been recommended by a very. able
snide in the British Porn of the 18th May, to which article I
knife every MOOT to helitve Friendly Societies are indebted for the
withdraws' of a clots which was originally part of the Bill, and
*bids would doubties have passed, to the great injury of those
tutu' Institutions, but for the clear and satisfactory manner in
*Alb its nuttiest: and injustice was pointed out.
I am, Sir, fie. he.
June 29, 1824. CORRECTIO.

LETIIIAM, JvNli 72.—Yesterday was a day of great re-1
joicing in this place and neighbourhood, in consequence of
the marriage of tare Earl of Leven with the beautiful and 11
highly accomplished Miss ('ampbcll, daughter of Lord
Succoth. His Lordship's .tenants, and a number of gen-1
times of the neighbourhood. met here and dined in the
garrimieri hall, Frederick Johnston, Esq. in the chair,
when the health, of the day were drank with the greatest
enthusiasm. Rattray's fine band from Cupar attended, and
added much to the joy of the company.—Cdrdenion
errery.
IVIIOLZIOME "'min.—There is positively no whole-
some food but Inotha's milk. There is poison in sweet-
meats for the child, poison in the wine-cup for old age,
and poison in all our meats and drinks for all sexes, ages,
and conditions. If the bey leaves his coloured sugar-
plums, and t, bread, there he finds alum tightening
and corroding the fibres of his stomach, and, without
gaping pain, is made sooner old. lf, terrified by the
arsenic with which wine is clarified, the man takes refuge
ui be, r, he is then dosed with cwaltis iodic us or sex ru.
mica ; and if lie then resolves to drink nothing but water,
he finds it contaminated with lead in almost every town in
Europe, and can nowhere drink it pure hut m it is formed
from snow in the mountains of Switaerland, and there it I
pmducrs that most hideous of all maladies, cretinism.--
The Chernial. _

VIXTN:I INTEI.T.tc. Nce.—Capper Ores sold at Truro,
June 24, 1924, 2034 tons. Average produce, 91. Quant;ty
of Coe copper, IV tong, 15 cwt. Amount of sale, 13,439/.
Ss. Average standard, 113/. W.—Copper Ores for sale
nest week of Carnhornc: Consolidated Mines, BOO;
walk, 11114; Cook's Kitchen, 255 ; South Roam, 95 ;
North Itoskesr, 99 ; Crinais, 76 ; East Wheal Cock. 70 ;
Biater Duwas, 66 ; Wh. Welliugton, 41. Total 2,136