The Sun.
London, England, 1847-05-28 00:00:00

SHOPPING IN LONDON.

The Prado at Madrid is a charming promenade ; the
sunny gaiety of the Boulevards in Paris is delightful,
not more so, perhaps, than the well shaded Unter den
Linden in Berlin ; but where can you find so joyous
and brilliant a scene as Regent-street, on a fine day in
the season. Where can you find so many splendid
shops, and so many beautiful faces looking into them ?
What Magasin de Nouveautes, for instance, can display
a more choice selection of shawls and dresses, than
Allison's in Regent-street, which now includes three
spacious houses. This establishment has a plain sub.
stantial appearance, contrasting forcibly and favourably
with the tawdry frippery displayed elsewhere. The
middle shop is about 150 feet deep, that on the left is
exclusively devoted to shawls and mantelets, whilst that
on the right is a veritable boudoir, where ladies may sit
at their ease, sheltered from the gaze and busy hum of
the crowded thoroughfare without, and select their
dresses in undisturbed extravagance. The savants have
not yet attained sufficient power of atmospheric pres-
sure to realise Pope's words, " Waft a sigh from Indus
to the Pole," yet they have succeeded in speeding
the soft intercourse between France and England
to such an extent that the Protean fancies
of fashion fly over the Channel like carrier pigeons. If
you cross the street, the first object that attracts the eye
(especially if you have been some time absent from town)
is the London general mourning warehouse. This
maison de deuil is the most important emporium of the
kind in London, and affords a striking proof of the ad-
vantages derived by the public from a subdivision of
trade. Mr. Jay has a display of family, court, and com-
plimentary mourning, which excels in variety and extent
the combined collections of other establishments.
Amongst the novelties introduced for the present season,
is an airy, exquisite fabric, called the barege mousseline,
invented by Mr. Jay himself, and which will probably
become immensely popular with the ladies, whom we
strongly recommend to visit this far-famed establishment.
Seldom does the adventurous spirit of the flaunting deni-
zens of May fair entice them to explore the mazes of that
mysterious labyrinth which lies east of Temple-bar, and
which contains shops as sumptuous in their decorations,
and as recherches for their marchandises as the most cele-
brated establishments of the far west. Where shall we
find so apt an illustration of our assertion as the hand-
some structure which Messrs. Ross and Sons have raised
to be at once the ornament of Bishopsgate-street, and the
point d'attrait in the city, the ceiling of the lofty chamber
consacri a la coupe des cheveux is a chef d' oeuvre of the
limner's art, and afford a perfect imitation of porcelain.
Moreover, these people are always bringing forward
some charming ,novelty to relieve the ennui of their
blasé customer, Hannibal and Napoleon scampered
over the Alps, thinking only of glory and trampling
upon the secret flowers which blushed unseen in their
path. These, however, have been carefully collected by
W. Ross, and converted into a scent, la reine des Alpes,
which sheds the most delicious perfume that ever was
poured upon an embrodered kerchief.—Post.

A Y ACIIT CAPSIZED IN A SQUALL.—The greatest
consternation was produced at Beaumaris, Anglesey, on
Whit Monday last, a pleasure. beat, with six persons on
board, belonging to the town, having gone down, within
sight of their relatives and friends, and at about half ,
T
pi3tol-shot from the promenade. party had gone
out in the morning on a fishily', excursion in the direction
of Amiwich, there being what sailor
With s calla
su"cecaePssfutihi they wind and a bit of a sea on."
plied their nets it is impossible to say at present, the
a
sole survivor being in too weak state to render any
account of the day's proceedings. Let it suffice, that
of with the return tide and coming-on night the vessel
was homeward bound, and had gained the Roads about
seven o'clock, by which timec the wind had freshened to
cross-sea,
a gale, producing a heavy such as no small
craft would choose to be abroad in,
ina,when, on making a
tack, and before the vessel had way on, she was struck
by the wind and sea at the same and went down
by the stern. Some of thebnierooamrreteynt,were observed
struggling with the waves, and boat could reach
them, which it tried in vain to do, theya ept off
by the tide. Another boat. at the possiblegreatesttere risk,
I went up the straits in the direction of the
otifdae, and at a
considerable distance picked up the body youth, in
whose arms an oar was firmly grasped. The rest of the
party could not anywhere be met with, living or dead,
all having perished miserably. The lad was brought to
Beaumaris, where means for his recovery were had
recourse to with partial success. Nothing remains but
to give the names, &c., of the unfortunate
Mr. George Owen, druggist ; Mr. Thomas pLalro yd—vAi '
Sparkman, officer of Excise; Mr. Jones, paintery Hug'''.
Tyrer, an old seaman who had weathered many 'a
gale;-h
and Roger Hayes, aged 16 (saved).
The decline in the value of grain in the markets of
the French departments continues, and under the in-
fluence of fine weather the average fall, according to the
last intelligence, is from If. to 3f. per hectolitre. The
accounts of the crops are at the same time of the most
satisfactory kind. At Etampcs all descriptions of grain
were in a forward state, and the harvest will, it is
thought, prove excessively abundant. From Arcis sur-
Aube, Chattelherault, Beaumont-sur-Oise, Loudun, and
other points, the letters are all written in the same en-
couraging terms.
MERCANTILE LIFE. It has been remarked by
intelligent foreigners, that cases of baldness prevail greatly in this
country. and as a cause, that the unwearied application to com-
mercial pursuits contributes largely to this result. Be this as it may,
nowhere is a protective and restorative preparation more needed •
and probably' there is no European people to whom artificial a 11'
ances have been so eminently serv'ceahle. The numerous cas‘ P•P -
recovery of the hair after having fallen off, or partial baldnes e,° of
truly astonishing. The testimonials of the efficacy of 01.irid,,e'ssB arc
of Columbia place its power and virtues beyond all doubt °or cavillm :
and 11. per bottle. No other prices arc genuine.
Oldridge's6s., Dalai, ris weuingten-strcei, the second house from the
Sand.