The National Register.
London, England, 1814-12-04 00:00:00

FASHIONS FOR DECE3IBER.

GENERAL OBSERVATIONS —ln the promenade costume, our
fair pedestrians seem tmarie with each other in the richness rather
than in the variety of their attire. Pelisses are still in the highest
estimation, but we have no variety to notice in their form; the ma-
terials of which they are composed, are either cloth, kerseymere,
%civet, or satin; dark colours seem more in favour than they have
yet been for the last two or three winters; dark green, bright purples
rutty, and brown, are generally worn ; but hi ck satin, stamped
ssitn a rich black veitet, upon a new principle, lined with rose-co-
lour *armlet, has just been int; oticed. Ermine, swansdown, sable,
• and seal skin. are the listed trimmings ; the two former are most in
request, sval•skin has decliiied. In the mot niug costume chintz
still
retains its estimation, although the French washing silks are also
much in favour, and Frei.ch cambric and jacconet muslin, richly
trimmed with lace, ate also MOIR by many deviates In the form
of high, dresses there is little novelty ; the waists are, if possible,
shorter than ever ; the backs of themes continue about the samo
breadth as last month, but collars, notwithstanding the coldness of
flee season, are quite on the decline.—Morning dresses, when they
are of silk or chintz. display underneath a rich shit t,and are trimmed
on each side of the front with a silk trimming, full plaiting of rib.
band, or, as we have noticed in a few instances, a piece of chintz
better than a nail in breadth, cut at 'each side in scollops, which are
edged with a very narrow ribband, and this trimming is hen quilled,
lull and set on. The bottoms of dresses are trimmed to correspond,
except that " rows on rows" of trimming arise, as they have done
tar sonic time past.
For dinner dress, poplins, sarsnets, anti velvets are most general;
cloth is also worn, but partially. The ladies who have recently
returned from Paris have brought will them French silks, which
might vie with the brocades of our grand mammas for substance
and durability ; nothing can indeed be more beautiful than those
double-sided siks, as they are called but at their importation is
strictly prohibited, many of our fair fashionables are obliged to
content themselves with our imitations of them, some of which are
excellent. Irish poplins have lest nothing of their attraction, but
they are generally worn in light colours.—ln full-dress, white satin,
crape, and velvet for matronly belles, tare very general, but French
gauze is more in request than any thing else; it is worn over white
satin, and trimmed in general with blond. In the form of full-dress
gowns we have no variety to notice ; frocks are still universal.—
, There is little alteration in the mannero f wearing the hair ; some
elegantes wear it full on the right side, wink a part of the hind hair
is brought across the forehead on the left, and over this braid, the
remainder of the front hair falls in the lightest ringlets, and partly
shades the cheek.—ln full-dress, coloured stones are very general.
Wads are in the highest estimation, artificial flowers Icing worn
but very partially.—For the promenade and carriage costume, many
clashing fashionables have adopted cordovan boots.—The dress
slipper begimeonce more to assume its !mow form, and the simple
rosette or clasp has given place to a rich embroidery in front.—
Fashionable colours for the • mouth arc dark green, bright purple',
ruby, and brown, fawn, amber,- pale green, and French rose co.
lour.— La Belle Assonblee.- •

The following extraordinary quantity of game was killed
at Gipping, Suffolk, on Monday and Tuesday, the 21st and
22d ult. ; 169 pheasants, and 123 hares. The shooting
party- consisted of the following gentlemen : General Wal-
pole. Colonel Upton, Sir George Wombwell, Sir John
Shelley, Mr. Thornhill, and Mr. Rust. ••
Swaffham Coursing Meeting, which commenced on the
I.sthi and ended on- the isibPnstant, was very fully attended.
Mr. Wilkinson's red and white b. Clara, won the cup on the
last day. There was excellent sport on all the days.
The Rev. Dr. Hooker, Vicar of Rottendeio, Sussex, and
proprietor of the great and small tythes of that parish, lately
intimated to those who hire them, that, in consideration of
the change of times which the peace has produced. as it re-
spects the farmer, it was his intention to lower the rents. •
The Earl of Essex, 'we are happy•to state, is much better
in every respect and his Lordship is announced out.of dan-
ger by his physicians.