The Sun.
London, England, 1810-08-01 00:00:00

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come very general at °tamest fashionable waferli
places A new kiwi of hat. has just aepeared,•zoid,.
, in white whalebone, which, to all the delicacy :(,)t
the chip, `from its transparent 'qualiry, has the ar•
pearonce of being lighter ; we Lase observed Sever'i
coldurecl-eliips an-t; SrraW,,, also rettl3ikedt
that they_are wry unbecoming,- and are-besides *l[o
.conveniertt, as being difficult to adopt to every kitl4
-I of dress ; a Mixture of ribbaod and Srraw, is spiel!
:.•to be preferred.
In trill.or: evening dreSs; Paris nets, and
1 white lac••,_ em roidered or plain muslihS'oi"ri
1 satin slips, with figure ! gauze., white or cokeir
crapes, and satins, -made up in the -fro. Cfashinift;
with short trains and sleeves, unless for clanc"-
ing,,wtten'lotig'sleeves and no 'trains are more cow
. , venient, and most approved. .
Nothing is, in• so much estimation, 'for rriorninf"
dresses, ,as the -fine French cambric, -delic.,--'1".""
.1 wrought, and trimmed with V.denciennes- lace
1 the French corded, spotted, and moss mastitis,. nr°
• rather on Le decline; they have-the appearNke Of
two much substance for the present season.
The
waists are certainly worn long, but not extravagantly
'or ungracefully so by elegant people. •
The dresses of all _descriptions are 'made fuller/
which is undoubtedly a great intprovement, it gives
ease-and play to the air atpd figure. Coloured mus-
lin pelisses•of a very transparent texrure, are light
and. prevailing ; the. colours of every kind' of dress
are of.a pale and undecided hue, gay col Ours et this
i season wttuld appear gaudy.
Gipsy hats, with the waarroner's crown, begin to
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re-appear, and although straw hats. are"not-consl'
-dered of sufficient elegance for the evening' prorile-
nade,, no lady of fashio,. who iodulges in the, hiea"
' srrres of a ruril itroll, or sea side ramble, can pO5"
Sibly dispense with one. •
No variation has taken place in the mode of
-wearing the hair; it.is curled in round, t„ick,
flat
curls •over the: face, j)laltcd behind, and twisted
tonnd the back rot of the head; the ends confined
by a grid, pearl, ordramOnd 'comb, according to tilts
degree of dress or fancy of the. wearer. The'inost
fashionable ornaments for tbe heat are beads, bon-
dean, rolls of crape- twisted with pearls or s!iver,
silver nets or dowers, artificial -and-foil'
Which should be made to sir cf)Se, to the tiejd, in
order to a,void giving an appearance- orslze, w.hchr
if natural, .woold be considered as ongraCetul:
With regard to jewellery, in the Morning wc
have Otserved a great prolustbe of .neuklades "is
ral, gold, Egypti,nt.i..‘ebbles set nu gold, Wialiese ?-!,d
amber beads. In the evening pearl, diamond, and
emerald necklaces abound, but amethysts and gar-
nets are of the most select adoption ; they excel all
other grms in the appearance of
.yand
ness which. they give to the compleition. Hoop ear'
rings are quite out, smail.britharit snaps, 'andin 101 l
dress, pearl chops are 1.11,-, most esteemed.
'The most novel shoes are composed of brocaded
silk ; for walking, !Janke& n boots, or jean sandal',
bound with. coloured binding, are very general ;
dress, white satin slippers .or sandals,, bound wit's
silver and ornamented with silVer ruses, or in
silver
brocaded silk, arc much admired.
The prevailing -colours for the season are light
blue, pale ,pink, buff, Li-vender, straw, lilac, and
yellow.- •

• It is not true that the accumplished daughter of.
the late Duke of HAMILTON has any intention 01
making her, appearance on the stave.
Thursday morning, tite%2Bth inst. as Captain Fro',
son, of thepith or Royal Irish, was returning in hi 4
curricie from 3 ball at Sidinonth, in coi»pany. with
Captain Gorrequer, of 'the-saine regiment; whilst
endeavouring to pass a timber cart, Which was care'
lessly driving in an oblive/ directiOn before them,
near the top of a steep hill, the horses- made oil 3t
full speed, and bot Ore they could be checks:''!, the
pole giving way, tho'body of the Carting fed for-
ward on. the horses' -heels,- the head of 't -c;itrie,
having been previously dravvo tip, .so con)p-lete]Y
enveloped the twoTGentleinen, th it t:ity ere utrabid
to make any effort to disengage thern•e;v s. Fri ,1"6
perilous state they were .dragged with the ..c.9-c,,te3t
rapidity for near a quarter of .a_tnile, when a vio!ent•
concussion, which dashed the curricle Id • pi:.ce4,
threw them out on the road, and extriCatW:
from a most critical situation, miraculously \vitholt
any serious injury. The horses continued their i i-
petuous course down the hill, till t:ey 'Came to the
Hattfbrd,turapike-gate, which being at thi., mum nt
shut, they tore off its hinges, and there fortuna -AY
the harness and remnant of the carriage getting ,!11-
tangled with the gate-posts; they:were stopped. the
poor.animals did not, however, escape withou be-
ing shockingly lacerated. •