The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-05-04 00:00:00

GENERAL OBSERVATIONS.

With the gay and blooming Spring, Fashion now steps forth
arrayed in her variegated mautle; with the departure of
Winter she has throws aside the vestmeats of mourning :
the tear of sorrow has erased to Now for a pea► and Morro'
loss. and calm resignaties has succeeded to deep and us-
feigned regret.
For out-door costume, emilsiog promises to be so highly
is favour as the Spanish apencer. Next to lilac, the favou-
rite colour of these spencers is Castilian blur. A Levantine
pelisse also of mulberry colour, sprigged with small various
sobered ladies Sowers, is likely to be a prevakat manna
at oar anemias exlsibilmos. It is ornamented all round
with a rich layer of Penman g►een gamin, headed by a nar-
row roldeau of gereeieek.eektered satin. Transparent (ere.

•inma.culou►d scarves, made of raw silk, are tied mood the
throat, or a rainbow elastic scarf is often wore over the
pelisse ether the weather is chilly; if warm, them scarves
often form the wily out-door covering over a high dress.
Fur tippets are now laid aside, except ow very cold eveniugs.
A pick satin large bonnet, edged with crape of the same
colour, and ornamented to correspond rowed the crows, is a
favourite promenade head covering for the 'troikal beauty;
bet we are hem to see the village bosom again adopted, so
truly becoming to almost every female face. A white sake
Ismael of this shape is such admired fur carriage airings,
with &tropism white feathers, and • layer of pink satin placed
usderseath, the edge of which is hushed by • quilling of
line met. The Anemias bream is fascinating, as being pe-
culiarly becoming ; it is of white satin, elegantly blushed
by pink gainsaid hoe blood; it fastens under the chin in the
emosefte style. Venetia, bonnets of white satin are among
the novelliee of the day; they have a rich layer of plak ratio
under the edge of the brim ; • battlement edge brushes the
border; the Mileutores terminate with pink marabout draws :
over the coma are prints of while satiu, brought doom.
wads, and edged with pink marabout.
White cambric dresses arc universal for the marring, and
muslin begins to be worn is lialf.dress: gros.rle Nuplos, sem
nets, twilled, plain, and figured, are, however, at present
more prevakut at dialler parties and at the theatres. Peruvian
enabomed silk and marabout guise are favourite articles for
evenieg dresses ; sod Chases* crape, line net, and slight white
satin, with elegantly wrested stripes, prevail in the ball-
room. We were favoured with the sight of a beautiful ball.
dress, belonging to • prolog lady of rank and rubies, which
was of hoe net ever white satin ; the border was elegarily
trimmed with a brood ornanserst in diamonds of set Reps.
rated from each other by rou/eaux of lilac satin, mad each
dimmed trimmed with lime blond: the dress was nom.
pitied by a Issmatifol while satin Spanish body, trimmed
round the best sad skevm exactly to correspond with the
border mead the skirt, and fluaased round the waist by An-
dalusia* psis's.
Movnimg eerneftes of blond with coloured satin tiara ores-
-1111015i14 ire much admired ; though usaley ladies prefer those
of hoe Brussels o► Mechlin lace, with etiloneril ribbons
tastefully disposed is various ways, according to the caprice
of the wearer. Torben' of differma coloured brood rib-
bons fastened together, sod forming stripes, supply Ilse plum
of the keg favoured Madras turban, which they at much
resemble as still to keep that cosivenieut and becoming
heed-dress in &sham. Tie Opera turban of white satin,
and blue mad silver lama gauze, surmounted by a plume of
blue feathers, is the must beautiful turban of the Turkish
kind that has ever yet been merited. The Oriental diadem
head-arms of black velvet adorned with pearls, is an elegast
onsanseet for young ladies: rich clusters of pearls depend
over the lodise frontlet, or betaken, which is of black vel-
vet intermixed with oval pearls: this bead-dress is a beauti-
ful Irish to • ball-dress of Chinese crape, superbly urns-
imented in the tasters style, with • black velvet Mericau
body enriched with pearls to correspond with the diadem.
The must f at cottinis am Castilian blue, celestial
blue, mulberry, and pooch likasenim.

The Duchess of RUTLAND. we are concerned to
state, gull continues much indisposed.
The Earl or BRECIINuCK, only sots of the Mar-
quis CANDIN. cause of age on Tuesday. The
event was celebrated with such frjoicino at Boy.
'lam Abbey. the seat of the Noble Marquis. in
Kent.

We beg to call the attettlioui of our readers to
the Auniverssry of the Spring Festival of the Scot.
tish Corporation, nhich is so be held in the Free.
masons' Tavern. Great Queen street, ou Saturday
nett. the 6th instant ; his Royal Hig!woos the
Duke of CLASINCS, tilt President, iu the Cliait,
supported by
His Royal Niemen" Ibe Diike of Toil!, his Royal High-
mess the Prince Leopold, and a number of Noble owllos-
Wants Characters. Amoylig the Steward* or the day we
Mamas his Grace the Dube of Admit, the Lord Mayo-. the
Chancellor of she Exchequer, the Lord Provost of
Gamma' Sir Vitersly Mack..., Bort. Admirals Sir David
Millie sad Douglas. Sir William Curtis, Bait. sad several
other GZitleseess of Isiah reopectolutity-so that a brilliant
assemblage of Nobility sod Gentry may be caper:bid.
Ifitiatt.-7'he Travel% of Prince Mrsiotiliats.
in the years ISIS. 1916. moil 1917. will be pub.
limbed on Morally asst. This %Turk is reporleille be one of
IM most important that has yet sprayed respeetiim this
harrowing, but hitherto imperfectly kuusre murky. The
Prince has examined the totally unknown regions slang the
Fast Cana of Kraal', between the 13th sod t3d degrees of
Istiessite, which hail suit yet been penetrated iota by
any traveller. •itli a *tit utilk view, and with his
sad Important saoloeiral otwervatioss, he has carsieeted
the must hvlcrestiug paiticielisrartsisectiwg the malowtot the
assustry, sad the manners of she inhabitants.