The Sun.
London, England, 1831-01-29 00:00:00

DEPARTURES.

The Marquis and Marchioness of Ely, from Connaught-place,
for Brighton ; John Murphy, Esq., from Morley's Hotel, Cock-
spur-street, for Dublin ; Hon.. Montague Onley, from the St.
James's Hotel, Jermyn-street, from Leamington, Warwickshire ;
Sir R. Burroughs, Bait, from Apethorpe, on a tour; R. Ark-
wright, Esq., for Normantown, Leicestershire; Le Comtesse De
Montalembert, from the Pulteney Hotel, Albemarle-street, for
Paris ; Captain Sitwell, from ditto, for Brighton.

THOUGHTS ON THE POLISH MANIFESTO.

BY EDMUND READY.., ESQ.,
AUTHOR OF " CAIN, TER WANDERER," " REVOLT OF THE. ANGELS."

" As if the annals of the world had not taught us that, even
after an interval of ages, nations reduced to foreign subjection
did not always recover• that independence which had been des-
tined for them by the Creator from the beginning of time."—Extr.

Yes—that great truth descended from high heaven,
Speaks like the awful voice of Prophecy !
It cometh from the shadows of the past,
And bath its echo in futurity :
A faith by God himself in mercy given,
That time, and wreck, and nature shall outlast.
Behold the principle innate in man,
Like life renew'd, and manifest by this—
Tyrants have risen since the world began,
Nations Leen overthrown in the abyss
Of ruin, leaving like the blasting wind,
Silence, and death, and solitude behind!
But, when recovering their exhauited strength,
Have they not ever rallied—and at length
Strangled their sleeping conquerors 1' Look back,
Through the long vistas of Time's wasted track :
Over the wrecks of states in ruin hurled;
Think of the ancient kingdoms of the world
Whose very shadows are departed ! how
Their equal fate doth this great truth avow !
They wared against each other, and they fell,
Swallow'd and lost in the receptacle
Of Rome the eternal; until she—even she—
As if to show the mockery of power,
Like a spent wrestler in his weaker hour,
Bow'd down her stately head to destiny:
What restless spirit then is this that works
Among the human race ?—and if it lurks
Awhile midst ashes, only hides its path,
Till it can burst forth in volcanic wrath
Conquering, or self-destroying ?—LIBERTV.
The feeling kindled through the man when God
Breath'd in his form, and rais'd it from the sod :
THEN did He utter this sublime decree,
That changeless—deathless—shall for ever be!—
" I make him of the elements, his mind
" Shall be like them, resembling Deity
" Ever advancing to his bounds assign'd,
" Even as the chainless waters uncontin'd,
" And, like the winds, pure, vigorous, strong, and free:"

IMPROMPTU.

Thou art my superior;
I like thee net !"—Old Play.

In time of old—no matter when
Time monkeys imitated men,
A frothy Prig, of small dimensions,
Of little wit and great pretensions,
Forsook his sire's perukes and blocks,
And thus assail'd Lord B. and V*** :
" Sir Edward, why this frequent pause ?"
" My Lud: sour ears demands my cause :"
" Si 4 Edward, I hear all you say :
Papers I sign, to save delay,
As Chancellors before have done,
'Gainst whom a muck you never run :
If more you have to say, proceed ;
If not—clerk, name of next case read."
Sir Edward felt, with all the auditory,
His infinite inferiority;
\Vas mum, look'd pouting and appaint,
On the raw place most sorely gall'd,
And curs'd the day he chang'd the cares
Of clipping, to the splitting hairs.

FASHIONS FOR FEBRUARY.

(From La Belle Assemble(.)
WALKING DRESS.

A dress composed of lilacgros de Napies, the corsage made up
to the throat, and to sit close to the shape. It fastens I ehind.
The upper part of the sleeve has the usual fulness to the turn of
the arm ; from thence to the wrist it sits close, but is disposed
in horizontal folds !lid one upon another, each about an inch
and an half in breadth. A light fancy silk trimming, a shade or
two darker than the dress, goes round the border at the knee.
The mantle is of green velvet, lined with goes de Naples, and
made with long loose sleeves. The cap is something longer than
usual, and rounded at the ends. The collar is composed of five
points ofblack velvet ; that in the centre of the back is the
deepest, those at the sides are smaller. Black velvet benuet,
worn over a mourning cap of English lace ; the brim, of a mode-
rate size, lined with rose-coloured silk plush. The crown is deco-
rated in a very novel manner with black velvet ornaments, edged
with black blond lace, and intermixed with knots of black satin
ribbon of the tulip fcrm.
DINNER !mess.

lond
utane lace,
oiss,
A dress of ethereal blue satin; the corsage, arranged in crossed
above the knee with three white satin rou_
drapery, is cut extremely low all round. 'lhe blond lace ehenti-
sette is seen only in the centre of the bosom. Beret sleeves. The
of English blond lace, of un-
common is trimmed just
leaux, laid on at some distance from each other : the last of these
sceormvenoraisdeapthheaaidlinbgeatuot,)a• flounce:its set on full. A knot of white
placed on the rouleaux
surrounded with buds
and foliage, issues from it. A. gold bandeau, with an emerald in
the centre, goes round the forehead. 'he hair is disposed in
übl
broad plaited braids on each side, and a
bouquet, composed of a
ats attihne,
ledeftgekdniAcerit,hainitairrr
rose with buds and fob u
age,aorns the summit of the head. Neck-
chain and ear-rings gold.

(From the Lady's Magazine.)
COURT DRESS.

has been diligently at work in devising novelties suitable
Owing to the announcement of sf;"-;nany Drawing-rooms, in-
gt,e)lt'hue%„asion, The beautiful dress which was fully described in
our last (but the plate of which, owing to an accident, was not
such as it should have been, and is now repeated), is capable of a
thousand varieties. The Chryscon fringe and ornaments are ex-
hibitc‘d in all their brilliancy- and splendour. The toque is of
light blue velvet, ornamented ..:ith gold tissue leaves, and six os_
4ich plumes, tipped with blue. A diamond chain with clasp
crosses the forehead. Dross of rich satin, shot so as to produce
the tints and reflections of mother-of.pearl. The corsage is made
Co g 1,- and trimmed round the bosom with a waved Chryscon,
er ~
or gold ba'i.
,-ull blonde sleeves over beret short sleeves. The
..
dr,,,, i, „60 surrounded at the knees with the Chryscon, or pa-
id fringe. The gold that trimmed our pattern dress was
tent go ~ •
of t!,i beautiful material. The band may be of the patent silver,
as, like the Chryscon, it neither tarnishes nor soils a dress of the
most delicate texture.
The dress-makers at Brighton were, during the past month, in-
troducing gold and sillier in every possible manner on the dresses
of those who were honoured with invitations to the Palace.

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EVENTIVO DRESS.
Toque of light green figured velvet ; scarf of blonde gauze,
shot and striped with light green, and fringed with Chryseon
gold press of ca nary-coloured shot satin, figured with a rich
o patternt Of 3 bright gold-colour. The corsage somewhat rounded
;osoin, and draped with very full folds • a quilting of black
theb '
round the bosom ; epaulettes and elbow ruffles of black
blonde.
Long White kid gloves; gold coloured satin shoes,
bound and sandaled with black ribbon ; pearl ear-rings. The
skirt of the dress very full, but without trimming. There is an
endeavour made to introduce dresses with the skirts cut goring,
and with less fullness.; but this is wholly confined to robes.

W ALKING DRESS.
There is nothing new in out-door costume, though it may be
seen by our Plates that there are striking and beautiful novelties
in e veiling dress. Pelisses are made as plainly :IS possible: the
skirt is without trimming ; the corsage simply folds on the bust ;
these is not the slightest variation in the sleeves; and a full
cloak, or thick fancy boa, is worn over the pelisse, according to
the temperature of the day. Round hats, with cut ribands and
bow 6 of black blonde, and feathers, for carriage costume.

DINNER ligEms.
Hat of pale blue satin, worn far back on the head ; in front is
a coronet of tulle points, edged ana veined with pale blue satin ;
from this spring two long white ostrich feathers. Robe of wood-
coloured satin. Deep shoulder-pieces nearly cover the tops of
the la tulle sleeves, and meet under a pearl brooch ; over these
folds a low chemisette of rich British lace, the edge of which is
wrought beautifully in scollops. The dress is bordered down in
front, round the shoulders and bottom, with narrow swansdown,
beneath which appears a floss silk fringe. Pearl ear-rings and
bracelets. 'White satin shoes.

BALL CRESS.
The hair dressed with bows and braids mingled ; two or three
pink gauze bows are placed high on the back of the head, and
two smaller near the brow on the right side ; three small Para-
dise plumes are put on the lett ; a row of pearls crosses the fore-
head from right to left this style of head-dress, both in the
arrangement of the hair and disposal of the ornaments, is exqui-
site. Th e corsage of the dress consists of an elegant white Esse
chemisette made round to the bosom, with longitudinal plaits to
the waist ; long zleeves of the same material. Skirt of gaze
d'Orient of a pale mallow-colour; trimmed at the knees with long
satin points of the same colour as the dress, headed by a beauti-
ful cord of the Chryseon gold ; the points are edged with a looped
trimming of the same gold. A lage gauze bow is fastened on the
front of the row of vandykes, and another just beneath it, con-
nected together by Chryseon cords. Deep points of satin fall
over the shoulders, and gradually diminish to the waist. Similar
points finish the wrists. Necklace, bracelets, and waist-buckle,
of moonstones set in wrought gat. Back satin shoes, and
white gloves.