The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-09-01 00:00:00

GENERAL OBSERVATIONS ON FASHION AND DRESS.

The continued warmth of the weather renders yet the sus.
lia pelisses and spencers to be almost universally•adopted :
• seem elite latter are of clear hook muslin, trimmed with
wry full trimmings of muslin, richly embroidered at the
sage. Scarf shawls, mantles, arid sarsoet wraps are only
moo on evenings, when retureing from the rooms or from
i crowded parties.
Boonets for the carriage are of white satin, crooned with
damask roses,' or made treaspureut of fine net, almost co-
vered in alternate stripes, crosswise, of Freer+ white satin
Ahead : these bonnets are generally crowned with holly-
hock blossoms: but aothiog caw be more admired, or mere
deserving admiration, than the Cambridge dress hat of pale
pink sails, embroidered in cockleshells, in thread straw, and
lisisbeijoy shill plume of white ostrich feathers: this ste-
rol hat I. partially turned op in frost. For walking, the
Cheltenham bminet of Meier striped straw, with a simple
. senament of white rosesr or a large Leghorn, - will, little
triune' except blond and ribbaad, are reckoaed most
Sashkosable, and aro very universally adopted.

MGM to the di naerAlress, already mew I ioued, is another for
*ornate purpose of fine Deccomuslin, striped, sad em.
broidered in a small pattern Interims the stripes ; the border
is oroanteated with time rows of muslin Oeuilioni, run
through with rosmeohiured satin ribbanel. The amitosis
dress is worm at friendly dinner parties; it is of fine eam-
-1)64 embroidered all over in crescents or very small sprigs,
sod is finished by three (Mimes of open embroidery, and
at the head of the upper Source is • row of the same open
kind of work. For morning walking dresses, printed mus-
lin, with borders to correspond, and above the border two
Bounces of plain muslin, scalloped with the colour of the
pattern, are at present in favour; but this is one of those
ephemeral fashious that man vanish, and are scarce worth
recording, excepting that they Bad employmeut fur the loom
in the charm of variety.

Never were tips so universal; and in this the English
ladies do wisely : an ardent sun, pal titularly when accom-
panied by breezes from the sea, has often a sudden effect in
chauging the colour of the hair. Alining the new corneae,
is the fan conielle a4a-Coatiesse, *a called from the front be-
ing spread out like • fan; youth and loveliness are certainly
requisite to reader this head-dress becoming. The break-
fast cornett, of fine thread net sad .11russels lace, simply
finished by soden= of lilac satin, is • very becossi•g
deshabille to every face : sad • lighter kiwi of Madras tur-
ban, worn as a home costume, is a• improvement of • fashion
that has laelcil much longer this we predicted; it loot plaid
glaze, the colours of a light and appropriate kind foe
summer.

The favuerile culours are awakes blot, rose colour, sad
lilac.

Boum—The match between Caner and Oli-
ver is made permanent fur 100 guineas a side.
Eules and Isle of Wight Ilall are also mulched for
50 guineas a side, to tight e •taud.up bottle in
gi•feet ring, on the 9.9 th October.