The National Register.
London, England, 1808-05-01 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

FASHIONS FOR IAII..

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E.araeted front the bon:O.:first Number of Le Bean Monde,
or Literary and Fashi.. Magazine.
LADIES 11.1 LL DRESSED
The ifarinorice cap is made of white crape ornamented with a
small wreath of grape vine, and a bunch of grapea on the righ.
side—the cap is left open behind, and falls flat over the left side
of the head, finished with a tassel. A plain simple dress of
aritite net over white satin—the body ard skirt is quite plain and
in our. The back and bosom of the dress are square, and fared
with broad white satin ribbon ail round—the sleeves are short
and full, and are also set into a hand of white satin, the train
is short, and trimmed a la satin to correspond with the dress.
A rich lace drapery hangs in careless negligence over the arm,
and gives an additional grace to the elegance of the dres..
Shoes white satin. Gloves x bite kit:.
The Palmas cap has a diauonal from made chiefly of lace.
satin, and white pearls—sits close to the head behind, and has
three long tassels—om falls on each side of the neck, and the
other, extremely long, lays on the right shoulder. The drrs.
is composed of white crape, and made with a half train, the
back is made high and confined round the shoulders so as to
avoid the necessity of a'tucker. The bosom is made straight.
one side wraps across and meets in the centre with a pearl
broach, trimmed round the neck with satin vandykes, set on a
rich footing of point lace—the sleeves are made rather full no
the top, open a little at the bottom, and fastened hack with a
pearl ornament—and below that is a trimming of lace and satin
:sad also at the bottom, to correspond with the upper part of
the dress. Primrose coloured gloves and shoes.
GENERAL OBSERVATIONS ON LADIES' DRESSeS.
The prolongation of the inclement wintry season, and sly
chilling blasts of a late spring, if they have not laid a conipleic
embargo on novelty and taste, as applicable to fashionable ar-
rangemeuts in dress, leave yet partially blockaded not only the
rotaries of fie:hiun, bat also the assiduous and versatile priests
and priestesses of the elegant and everrhanging goddess, so that
the promenades have as yet afforded hot little variety.
Such is the patriotism of the day that even our " gent fab ri-
tans dr mode," whether male or fergale, adopt their changes of
fashion to our different scenes of victory, taking their names for
each projected article either from the localities of past or ex-
rcted triumphs. These modern priestesses of fashion therefore,
the priestesses of Delphos of old, seem, with a kind of pro-
phetic spirit, to imagine that victories in the Levant shall grace
the brow of Britannia, whilst the decorations marked by
their manes, shall adorn the figures of her fairest daughters.
In reference therefore to these eastern regions, we find that the
Pa:mns cap w ill he the vernal rage; this cap is worn with the Pat-
Inns vest, and is cougidered as the most superb head-dress that
kris ever yet been introduced to our efrirantev of rank and fashion.
\k a. are sorry not to he able to give an exact description of this
i•;.tlled rap, the various ways in which it is formed, and the
t: •teiul dive7sity of the ornaments which it is composed of, will
swiiy shoe. us to notice it generally : its component parts arc of
the purest virin crape, relieved with graceful curves of the
ey pearl, an,i a'lapted ad libitum, to the air and expression
of the fair wearer-s countenance.

Li; 31,1p1e half dre,v,; the Marmorirc Cap and vest stand forward
as candidates fur public favour : from their elegance of simpli-
city and refined neatness, they are alike appropriate for the
splendour of the ball-room, or even the more retired evenings of
domestic enjoyment, and are set oT with a lace dr;., ,Tv, either
Clrown across the bosom, or gracefully wound round time arms.
Vie vest is composed of white net, over a body of satin, and
the cap is of white lace, slightly wreathed with :prigs of artifi-
cial vine. The general out-door costumes in the few tine days
of the last weeks, have been sprigged Maraeluke muslius, orna-
mented with a broad ribbon of the same eotour as the sprig,
together with sprigged satin peliscs, and the Paisanne and
durara straw hut.

MAY 1.

CITY.
BREAD.—On Tuesday the Lord Mayor ordered the price of
Iffead to be continued as before, viz. the quartern loaf, wheaten,
to be sold for I id. and the household 9d.

EAST INDIA AFFAIRS.

Monday a General Court was held at the East India House,
summoned on special affairs, which was very numerously at-
tended.
I After the usual forms, the Chairman (Mr. Edward Parry)
stated to the Court, that a deficit of Two Millions Four Hun-
tired Thousand Pounds existing in the present accounts of the
Company, it was deemed c:s:aedient to prepare a Petition to
Parliament for relief, and to submit the sante for the considera-
tion and approbation of the Proprietors; the more especially
was this step necessary, as‘ instead of the Annual !nibs Budget,
the state of the Compan's finances had 'seen submitted to the
examination of a Committee of the House of Commoe, who,
he had the pleasure to say, wer. disposed to recommend is to the
If nuse, to make an immediate pay went, on account of the debt
due from Guvernment to the Company, of 1,200.000/. The
causes of the present deficit arose, Ist, from the vast amount of
the debt accumulated in India, in respect to the British tern—
'firs, and the high rate of interest which such debt hears; 2d.
the sums advanced fur the various warlike expeditions; 3d. the
deterioration occasioned in the Company by a state of European
c. sr since 1793, by freight and demurage, which, in the ronr-e
of 14 years, have created an increased expence of 7,000,0001.
Ily cost of the manufactures of this country exported, to the
annual amount of about 1,600,000/. sterling, there has been an
increase which has not been counter-balanced by an increase in
the selling price abroad of the same goods, nor by diminution its
the cost of goods purchased abroad for importation to Europe-,
and in diminution of profits on the Indian investments homeward.
4th, The large supplies in goods and bullion between the years
1802 and 1806, for the purpose of extending the British trade
to the East-Indies, for which supplies there have not been a
proportionate return, in consequence of the expellees of the.
war. sth, The unusual small investments from India, during
the years 1803 and 1805. 6th, The great advances made nut
of the funds at home, between the years 1797 and 1807, for !Up -
plies in goods and bullion, which exceeded the returns from
India and China by the stun of 5,691,6891. The Chairman thee
related the unquestionable ability to discharge all their present
debts in England, and to repay any aid that might he afforded
for, independent of the Indian debt only, chargeable on the
territories in India, on the lst of March last, the sum total of
debts, with and without interest, including the debt due to hit
Majesty for Customs and Excise, then amounted to 9,122,6211.
whilst the sum owing by the Public. and other good debts are.
value of goods now unsold, houses, warehouses, &c. amount to
14,149,623/. whilst goods expected from India and China, in
the course of the present sear, will amount to 5,'71,000/.
which, together, would make the tangible property in Loglanti
19,420,6231,
After a few observations from Mr. Prince!), Mr. R. Jackson,
Colonel Scott, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Lowndes, Mr. Grata, Captains
Kinntipre and Smith, Mr. Kemple, Mr. Lushington, and Mr.
M. Rork, the question was put, and curried unanimously.
Wednesday a Court of Directors was held at the East India
House, when the ships Ocean, and Sir Stephen Lushington were
stationed for Madeira, Madras, and Bengal. The 'Travers and
Earl Spencer, stationed for Madras and Bengal, were directed
to touch at Madeira.—Adjourned.

noY Al. ACAI)Latr.
The friends of the :Members were on Friday admitted to a pri-
vate view of the ensiinu Exhibition at this place. The Duke
of Gloucester, the Nlarchioness of Lansdowne. Lady Bulkcley,
Lady Carlisle, and a great number of well-known nmatrari,
were also present. Lawrence, Beeches., Owen, and Slice, ap-
pear to very great advantage. Wilkie fully maintains the tii4h
r.putation which he has acquired by an admirable picture in
humble Hee, the ti!lject of which is Card-Player.•. Lot:ther-
Ivirg has some excellent proofs of his skill ; and a Balt of Ro-
.n:to Soldiers, by Sir Francis Bourgeois, is a work of great ',w-
rit. There are a considerable number of Portrit4, mo-t of
which display all the high qualities of that province of the art,
and the Exhibition altogether does honour to the talents of Our
countrymen. Yesterday the Itoyal AcadeiniCian.; ,ZaVC their
public diluter preparatory to the opening of the Exhibiti,4:l on
Monday ; the principal persons of rauk, and those .11)s. ca"
neat for their talentst wire present.
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