The Sun.
London, England, 1838-05-31 00:00:00

CONCERT OF ANCIENT MUSIC.

The eighth anti last of the above series took place last night at the
iwhich were tolerably well filled, but not so
ciroai%'•‘°dveedra.'sqoTe Rooms,sorne former occasions. We have had usually to corn_
plain of the length and heaviness of the selection. Last night, howe-
ver, there was nothing to find fault with in this respect, as the selection
was extremely good, and the performances finished soon after eleven
o'clock. The whole of the Noble Directors, with the exception eC the
Duke of Cambridge, were present. A remarkably fine selection from
a service of Cherubini, opened the Concert, but the " Bcnedictus" a
quartette by Mrs. Bishop, Mrs. A. Shaw, Messrs. Bennett and Stretton,
might have gone somewhat better than it did. Mr. Phillips' recitative
and song, from Handel's Athalia, " When he its wrath," and " When
Storms," was finely sung, as was the Duetto, from Mozart's Don
Giovanri, " Ma quel mai s'offre," by Mrs. Bishop, and Ivanoll:
The chorus and quintetto, from Cosi fan tutte, " Bella vita," was also a
fine composition, beautifully executed. Mrs. Shaw sang rather coldly
in Winters "Paga feir." A quartet from Mozart's Requiem was one of
the most successful of the efforts of the evening. In the Second " Act"
Mr. Mori accompanied Mrs. Bishop in the obligato violin recitative anti
aria of Mozart, " Non piu." It went off remarkably wall, but the
violin was, in our opinion, rather too predominant, and disfigured by a
great deal of supei litmus ornament. The Madrigal of Wilbye, " Sweet
honcy-sucking bees," was very well sung, and beautifully effective.
Purcell's " Mad Bess" was sung in very admirable style by Miss Birch,
who is one of the most improving singers of the present day. We do
not know that it is necessary to allude particularly to any other
of the pieces, unless it be to" Shall I in Mamre's fertile plain," from
Handel's Joshua, which was well sung by Mr. Stretton, whois a remarkably
clever young man, and whose style is always good. The chorusses
went very finely. We have already mentioned flirt this series has ter-
mived with the present concert. We may state, however, that on the
evening of Wednesday next, the performance of the" Messiah," usually
considered as a sequel to the Ancient Concerts, takes place at the Han
over-square Rooms, for the benefit of the Royal Society of Musicians.

FASHIONS FOR JUNE.

(From the London and Pails Mega;.-ine of Fashion.)

Shot silks are very fashionable in Paris this season, of lively colours,
and are used for dresses a points with flounces and mantelet of the same.
All colours are selected of delicate hues : gray in every shade is worn,
sometimes stripes of two shades of gray.
Flouncis and wide sleeves are very general; those a la Jardiniere
seem the only ones used at this moment; the principal difference in
them consisting of the ornaments at the top, and their being more or
less wide at the wrist.

The corsages of redingotes are sometimes full, sometimes plain be-
hind, but the fronts are always en cceur, and the echancrure is cut
rather low, and if in muslin or jaconot, trimmed with two rows of lace
or tulle. Low bodies are made of a similar form. Buckles are gone
by, the bodies being attached to the skirts byllserees, and when a coin_
tore is used on a peiquor, it fastens with gold or covered buttons. Cern-
tures with long ends are worn in dress, The skirts seem to increase in
width, but are a little shorter. Some short sleeves have loose ones of
blond or tulle attached to the mancliette, and finished with a wristband
the same as the dress.

Organdy muslin and jaconets spotted are rather in favour ; the spots
of blue or green are the most admired. Generally speaking, small pat-
terns are preferred this season. Black lace is more than ever fashionable,
and is worn very deep and very handsome.
The black silk shawls have rather already yielded to those of colour;
but black mantelets and scarfs are among the indispensables this season,
and are trimmed with lace, fringe, frills, bouillons, ruches, &c. Man-
telets and shawls of muslin, lined and trimmed with lace are also fa-
shionable.

Bonnets of paill2 de riz and silk are worn small ; low at the ears, and
shorter over the forehead; ruches are very general round the edge.
Leghorn bonnets do not vary much in size. Capotes a coulisses have
wider runners, which are placed further apart. Capotes of crape, with
ruche of tulle, are very light and elegant; also of muslin lined or not.
The cottage bibi has been worn in Paris, in pailleda riz and straw,
with ruche and trimming of dark riband ; royal blue and chocolate were
thought theprettiest. Capotes of crape bauillonnis, supported by whale-
bone are quite the rage in

For silk napotes, white, or light colours shot with white, arc the most
fashionable.

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There is no truth in the report that the Hon.
Miss Pitt is confined by illness in Buckingham Palace. Miss Pitt is
in perfect health; and there is no one confined by, measles, nor any
other disease, in the Palace.
His Grace the Duke of Devonshire intends to asto-
nish his fashionable friends with the charm of novelty at his next party
at the Burlington villa. It will excel not only in splendour of decora
tion, but in every other respect. There will be two given, and they will
close the season. .

••••-•
It is reported that, in the correspondence of William
Pitt, first Earl of Chatham, some letters of Junius, addressed to that
eminent statesman, have been found, which have never been published;
and that, by this occurrance, the long-disputed identity of the author of
Junius's Letters is likely to be ascertained,