The National Register.
London, England, 1812-05-03 00:00:00

THE NATION AL.IIEGISTER.

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TILE COURT AND TVORLD OF FASHION.

THE QUEEN'S DRAWING-ROOM..

Thursday, the Queen held a Drawing-room at St. James's Palace. It
being the first which her Majesty has held since the King's Birth-day
in 1810, and there having been no Court for the Ladies during a lapse
of nearly two years, great preparations were made by the higher
for their appearance on this occasion. The public splend.mrs of the
Court were likewise considerably increased on this revival of them, by
the invitations of the Prince Regent, which were issued to the number
of 400, to a magnificent entertainment given in the evening at Carlton—
boute, by his Royal Highness, to her Majesty, the Princesses, and the
Nobility and Gentry. The Palace of St. James's and the vicinity bore
rather the appearance of the celebration of a birth-day, than the hold-
ing of a drawing-room in the usual manner. Her Majesty, and the
Princesses Augusta and Mary, arrived at St. James's, form Bit ck ing hani-
kouse, about one o'clock, to attire in their Court Dresses, the Royal
jewels having been erevious!y brought thither from the Bank. After
partaking of some refreshments in the Duke of Cambridge's apartments,
they proceeded with their attendants through the gallery and the
room, and entered the grand council-chamber, where her Majesty re-
ceived the company, and the numerous persons who had the honour of
being presented.
The Prince Regent went from Carlton-house to St. James's Palace,
and appeared in full state for the first time since the eatablh•liment of
the Regency. His Itlyal Highness paid his respects to his Royal
Mother, in the grand come:II-chamber, and remained in the dra t.virig-
room half an hour. Their Royal Highnesses the Priatceuol Iraiz,s, the
Duchess of York, the Duk, s of York, Clarence, Kent, Cumberland,
Cambridge, and Sussex, their Highnesses the Duke of Gloucester end
the Prinee;s Sophia of Chou:ester, and his serene Highness the Duke ut
Brunswick, v% ere also present
The presentati,ins to le r Majesty were very numerous, and consisted
mostly of ladies. The Stlte Rooms were much crowded by the unusual
fullness of the attendani:e.

MAY 3

this sc ,son of the yeilr, is made of sarsnet, and furs are wambri tube
seen unless they are round a pelerine of satin to suit the eulour of the
dress they arc worn with, and this bordering is then generally of swans.
down : the Parisian method of wearing the hat and feather, or bonnet
and flowers intirely of one colour, is much adopted.—The bonnets are
in various forms, lAA the sempetress bonnet takes place of the cottage ;
it ties under thz: chin with long and broad strings, which crossing under
the chin are brought to the summit of the crown, where they tie and
form a how.—The ineke of the gowns, frocks, and slips, have varied
but little within thi:se last three months, only that in full dress the robe
is made rather lower in the bat I than formtrly. Iligh morning dresses
conti:Ate to be made to lace up the front of the bust with cordon of
various colours, to suit the robe over a stomacher of the same material
as the gown.—White crapes embroidered with silver and bright
coloured sorinets, such as Ilurgundy, rose colour, Maria Louisa blue,
are in universal favour for evening parties; the Maria Louisa blue is a
dye of peculiar eclat, between the bright cerulean red the Clarence
blue.