The National Register.
London, England, 1809-03-05 00:00:00

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Deis There- is neither piety or anj gladness, of any
species, in the conotenance of Lord Nelson ; it does not
seem to he even endeavouring, to express any emphatic
feeliie; ; for is it even the visage of an expiring mith. It
is a blue Rudy from a disfigured cast or model. The young
wounded officer has a ghastly, toeneaning countenance ; and
as his eves are directed towards the spectator, he disturbs
the harmony of the, whole piece. The dyiug marine
seems to be thrown in t') MI up a Corner : he might have
been rendered 144culiarly interesting. The assistant surgcoi(
has a broad laugh nit his visage. The great figure of a
seaman who smnds upright with his back towards the
spectator, breaks the slide: group ; and the great dispro-
portion of his figure, and the uncouth attitude in which
he stands, destroysail pretentious to that fiarmony, which in
such assemblage (night particularly to have beea preserved:
The painter does not appear to have known what to do
with the lights of his various lamps. One of them
looks like a flame without light. Upon the whole I
cannot help pronouncing this picture to be one of the
poorest with respect to genius that ever 1 beheld. Its
whole merit consists in some good portrait drawing. ?t
has neither perspective, composition or taste. It excites
our commiseration less than any painting could be supposed
to do on the same subject ; and I will venture to aiscrt that
ninny would not even guess that the scene before them,
attempted to display the dying moments of Nelson !
Drox.

(To be continued.)

F./iilliro S 14.1 31. i UCH', 1809.

Mantles and coats of Green Vignnia, or Merino cloth, of vad
rious shades; from tlse sober hue of the Spanish fly to the more
lively pea-green; have succeeded to the purple, which thouglt
a colour most pleasing in itself is now become too general to find
a place in a select wardrobe. Scarlet cloaks are no longer seen
on genteel women, except is wraps for the Theatres; the satia-
ted eyti turns overpowered by their universal glare; to rest on
more chaste and refreshing shades. Mantles and pelisses are
now considered more elegant when trimmed with gold or silver
l:tee, or binding; or wills velvet, bound, or laid' flat, and
w hieh is sometimes finished at its terminations With a narrow
gold edging, or flat braid. Some are decorated with •borders of
co:mired chenille, but these can only consistently belong to the
•
carriage costume.
Bonnets continue to he formed of tlAc same materials as the
coat or Mantle, and trimmed to correspend. The Patriotic
helmet, and the College bonnet each worn with short white
lace veils, are amidst the most novel and attractive articles of
this kind. The purple and the greets beaver hat, somewhat of
the Spanish fonts, turned op with a loop and n•ro'rts tassel of
gold, falling towards the left eye-brow, and ornamented with a
• small Persian plume of the same colour, is making its appear.
ante, and as a carriage decoration possesses much becoming
attraction.
The robe a- nido, formed of Tyrian bright velvet, or safg-
net, ranks high in fashionable splendour. It is trimmed with
gold lace, and n Roman girdle of gold tissue, confined its front
with a rich emlfossed clasp, onraments the bottom of waste.
The hair is secured with a caul, or gold net behind, end orna-
mented with a bandeau or diadem in front. The Carthage cy-
mar or fancy scarf, formed of Paris net, with gold emb:essed
border and stars, shades the Shoulders, which this splendid
costume w ould otherwise too much expose ; but we remark
that sometimes in full dress tke robes are made to sit high in the
neck, like morning habits, but more ornamented about the
throat and bosom : we cannot, however, in any way subscribe to
a fashion which Ovels a keit distinction. Combs of steel rank
amidst other fashionable ornaments for the hair. Shoes are no'w
vety lunch trimmed, and are more showy than we have observed
them for some sears. Half-boots of cloth, the colour of the
pelisse or mantle, are also much in request. The most genteel
colours are Saragossa brown, various shades or green, amber,
and pale geranium; the most general, purple and scarlet.

Friday, at twenty minutes i►.a.'t two, the St, Doming), Ott
largest 74 in the British Navy, was launehed at the Mors
Dock-yard, Woolwich. The fineness of the weather drew iu
immense concourse of people to witness the scene, and the road
from Greenwich to..Woolwieh was entirely bliicked up with
carriage; ; Many of wittch were not atilt 19 reach the DAV
yard until some hears after the launch..