The Sun.
London, England, 1803-02-08 00:00:00

PARISIAN FASHIONS.

the weather has become cold, the hair is
,more covered by the head-dress. • The turbans are
now closer,' and are generally of velvet. The fa-
vourite 'colours are crimson and flesh colonr. The
capotes and hats are either of velvet, and for the
. upper half of these colours, or of satin and entirely
white. Few new hats of black velvet are to be
seen. Some Women of fashion wear Poloneie tique
• eft edged with swan.down. The robes are white,.
flesh-coloured, or rose-coloured. The white are
cut d la Psyche, and rise-only half up the neck.—
The waist' of the gpwn is still short. The tunics,
for a ball.dress have plaits on the middle of the
back. The heads (f the combs are sometimes in
the fashion of golden arrows, sometimes in a fan
form. Printed Turkish shawls are nut of fashion.
Shawl's of a square form, and of Cloth of Vigogna
wool, are now alone worn. Tippets are generally
worn, but not muffs.

Thinew Opera which is. preparing at Drury.

• Lane Theatre,' under the title of The Hero of the
,North,_ is founded upon the History of the famous
Gus-rAvus VASA. TIIIS Hero is the subject of a
Tragedy of that name, whiCh was written by Mr.
:BROOKE 'the Author of The Fool of'..Qualio, and
which was suppressed on account of the inlnimnatory
Politics.with which it abounded.
The Messiah was performed at Edinburgh on
Tuesday evening, at Mr. U'R a AN I s Concert.rooms,
before a very numcrOns Audience, by whom it was
received with great applause.
'Quin* is :performing with very great•success .at
Volverhampton. • He was only engaged for four
or ftve night's, but his merit is so attractive, that
he will probably be tempted to renew his engage.
'silent. The principal families for several miles round
-have been drawn to Wolverhampton by the fame
of this popular Comedian. He is engaged also for
the opening of the Worcester Theatre, which cOrn—
'mencei its season en the 21st inst. The lovers of,
true .comedy must regret that such an excellent
ador should prefer rambling about the country,
when he might alWays be sure of a pre.elitinet foot 7,
ing in hiS province upon the London boards.
The theatrical community of Covent-Garden
may .make themselves very easy on the subjed of
Mr: Lsw ts's rumoured retirement, .for, whatever
.ambition may whisper, he is not likely oo relin.
•
• cosh n post in which he gives to much tatisfadion
' the Proprietors and the Public.
Lord DiLLUN is understood to bp the Patron of
Mr. Gout.o, in his recent purchase of the Opera.
House.

A grand Masqued Ball was given by Mrs, CAMP-
B s L r., at Lancaster, on Wednesday last, which was
very numerously attended. The COMpany depart.
ed at an early boor in the morning, highly pleased
and ,gratified with their entertainment.
The Fiend: .Papers which arrived on Priday,
give- the Official List of 'the National Institute.
The list of French names would be uninteresting
to our Readers, and particularly, those Odle second
Chits, whkh is devoted to French Literature.—ln
the first . Class, which is devoted to Physical and
Mathematical Science, are the names of BANKS,
MASK. FLVN E, CAV END rSH, and lisascHaL, of
London'; Pat es-rt.Vv, in America ; PAI,LAs, in
Russia ; and RUMFORD; at Munich.—ln the third
Class, of 1 iistory and Ancient Literature, are iev-
iii6aatv, of Philadelphia; Fox, and. Re N 'of
I,ondOn ; BUHR, of DCIMThrk ; HEYNE, at (Jot.
tingetn ; t,t; Prowl., at Calcutta ; KlLopsToort,
at I knnhurglk ; and W iPiLAND, :It Saxe-Weimar.