The Sun.
London, England, 1811-02-01 00:00:00

LQ:0)0111 FASIIIO,Vg.

GFNEEAL OBSERVATIONS OF THE PRESSES OF PtRSONS
OF TAsrr., FROM LA BELLE Assziait.ke OF THE PRE-
SENT MONTH, FEBRUARY, ISII.
WALkIND DRESS.
A pelisse of scarlet Merino cloth. buttoned down the front
and up the arm with small gold buttons; the collar and
cuffs of purple velvet; but during the mourning, of black,
striped with scarlet ; an ermine tippet pointed in the back,
and muffs of the same. A bonnet of scarlet cloth, turned
up with velvet, and formed to come over the face; the veil
passed through the front and brought round the neck. Boots •
of scarlet cloth trimmed with velvet.
EVENING FULL DRESS.
A round dress of white satin, stalled qp in front ; with
small train ornamented round the bottom with, velvet in a
scroll pattern, vandyked at tile edges, and dotted with bra k
chenille; the velvet during the mourning should bp grey or
scarlet ; the bosom, girdle, and sleeves of this dress/are orna—
mented to correspond, in the form exhibited in the plate.
A turban cap or white satin, looped with peals, and edged
with velvet; the hair combed full over the face, curled in
thick fiat curls, divided on tne forehead. Necklace,ear.rings,
and bracelets of gold and pearls blended. White kid shoes
and gloves ; fan of white crape and gold.
GENERAL OBSERVATIONS ON FASHION AND DRESS
, Our readers are doubtless informed that the mourning fat
the late NIHICeSS Amelia does not expire until the itth of
the present rrninth, and that the Court has extended it thee
weeks beyond that period, in compliment to the deceased
Queen of France.
As the mourning habit admits taut of small variation, we
have again bet little of novelty to communicate. l'he few
remarks we have to make respeel only the term of the dreSses,
and of those articles that compose them, which arc consider-
ed as most cot respondent to the older issued by the Court. I
Were we to detail the dart:rent dresses worn by numbers of
people, we might still fill our pages with the etatineration
of varieties, and hold up something of gaiety, though not of
splendour ; but those wit compose the Court, or are con.
;tette,' with it, and are therctore the surest models of fashion,
affOrd us no such source they still continue to adhere to their
sable garments '
In morning dresses black sarsnets or luqres, either high in
the neck with crape ruff, or in the pelisse or wrap lora', seem
most prevailing; but toned down the front. .
For dinneLdresses, the long sleeves of sarsnet give place to
those at crape; the bosom is cut,down and the neck shaded
by a sin ill tippet of white crape or lace; in public, tippets
of 'swansdown are very ntimerona; on the parade, sable seems
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the most admired, and best adapted to the smoky atmosphere
of the metropolis. .
Evening dresses are most elegantly appropriate when made
of black crape, and, worn over white satin. We have also
been compelled to admire those in grey crape, trimmed with
white bugles; black lace dresses are also very frequent, but
they are not mouriong. Gold is much worn on the head, ei-
ther in the form of 'bands o'r nets; pearls also, in' every de-
vice, are very generally worn, and contrast extremely well
with the mourning orb.
For the ;ultimo:oe, cloaks in scarlet or grey
cloth, black velvet ptlisses, lined with grey sarsiiet, wrap.
ped platnover whit sable tippets •;' Spanish hats in velvet, or
cottage bonnets in nlacK, grn, , or scarlet cloth, or scarlet.
'ln respect to the fashion tor jewellery, all ornaments,
whether rings, necklaces, ear-rings, bloodies, buckles, '&c.
are worn much smaller. ,
There are no colours worn but black, grey, or sarsnet

FROM ACK ERMA NN'S RRPOSITORY OF ART.II, FASHIONS,

M ANLIFite TURES, &C.

FASHIONS FOR. LADIES.

PLATE I I .-PROMENADE OR CARRIAGE (ADSTUNIS.

A nulitary qor pelisse of ambcr- c,,loure.t velvet, or
Merino. cloth, with% Se.inish high Owed collar.
unlined enhr:ly tomia wait • AbtrAc,tit for. A runncl
of the saillu, an.; ,iiticule coiriposd ot the same, and riituutt
cor.)poseti 01 the ~.ineinatt:rial as the. eon, An, Algeli c
helmet cap of the same, bletide,tl Nvitn Astr.leatt tur,
ttietlie,4 14 tr Ninth an amber crescent and- ch:4iii nt silt's.
Gloves a pat.:. tan colour, and hall-biiuts ot amber-coloured
kid.
PLATE 12.--E-VENINc; tin CiPERA DEEsStiS.

rIR sjyteux s.— A round.robe of white eraPe iar tttuslin, I
with deir.!.traiiie and imperial. %Viliged Fria of pi:it:A.l,XL% 1
A Circassian lace I bodi'ce or American green velvet, tritri:6;(l.
with ChiiieSe.coro, and confined at the bottom of the waibt
with a mother of pearl c;lasp; An A rineniati h. .dress coin.
posed of white satin, with silver antique ornament,iu.hnapt.
Necklace consisting ot a single row ut large pearls, with a
cross of the sante, suTelitted in the centre of the botoin ;
the cuffs of the long sleeve ornamented. with pearl. An
Eastern mantle .01 aliber.coloined .velvet,, trimmed with
swansdown. Shoes of velvet, the same as the bodice. Gloves
white kid.
S &CON D lo u as. —A Grecian frock. of celestial blue, or
silver grey net, with full long sleeve, and bias:.ed bosom
ornamented round the bottom andhossom With • a vandyke
border, cotnPosed ut white velvet and beads ; deep antique
culls of the saute. The robe ,worn over an under dress .of
white satin. Head-dress composed of a French nut veil,
confined and ontainerited in front of the totehead with a ti.
are of silver. Necklace and cross of white coruelian, and gold_
ear-riugs to correspond. A Carinelite,cloak, of light,pui plc".
or violet velvet. lined and borcleted with w ermine—.
Blue kid slippers, With silver clasps; att. gloves of white
kid,

PARISIAN FASHIONS.

:FROM TUE JOURNAL DES DANES ET DRS. MODES•)

Artificial flowers are still the sort of bead-dresS ,hicll4
best suit those Ladies who are least disposed to ktrain the
purses of their husbands, and consequently that which is
mast generally adopted. Dianionds'anit precious stones have
also their charms ; frequently she whb tOr them has
them not, and often she who wears theta bewails in secret.
the moment in which she took the fancy of making herself
so'brilliant. Thus diamOnds ate only seen on women who
are extremely opulent, and 'on those Whha re far train being.'
so. The women who occupy a just weditun in society do.
not wish for a dress which would rentl:f them suspected.
In a country where 'every thing shines with luxury and the
efforts of the toilet, they cannot reasonably confine thel4-
selves to simple nature, but they only - employ artifice for
their flowers ;' a very innocent and excusable artifice, which
embellishes their persons without injuring the purity of their
minds.

Furred riding-coats, fichn shawls, and pelerines of shag,
are crowded together at present with less taste than precau.
non for shelter. The head•dress alUne is 'elegant ;it a
bonnet or white or rose.colouredsatin, or pluche, ornament-
ed with a jarge bow,' and bordered with a tulle. Neither
green nor sky blue are in fit:uncut use.. Yellow has becoinc
very rare; grey, on the contrary, is much in layout.

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CVROM THE JOURNAL DR LIEMPIREI
At Ant fringes were worn to Spencers, then to riding costs
of Merino, to (loud letter, and to velvet riding Lo3ts ; at
present, gold and silver fringes are adapted to ball robes.—.
A long and very flexible plume, or a bird of paradise fea-
ther, is the ornament of Inc toques. Velvet toques are Be-
nerally poppy coloured. Almost all the satin toques are
white ; tt is also a white satin ribbon, which the ltinlluiers
join to a light silk,to form the ball stoinachers. Some head-
dresses are composed.of flowers, or instead of baptists they
use velvet. Speaking. of, velvet head-dresses, it is proper
to mention that sonic bands of hair appear strewed with steel
spangles.

Yesterday the Judges met in the King's-Bench
Treasury Chamber, Westminster-liall, to CIRKIse
their resOe'dive Circuits.
m Di. A wri.—Lord Ellenborotigh, Mr. Baron Wood..
r oxvoLK. rd Chief Justice Marbfieid, Mr. rustice
C. rose.
liciria.—Lord Chief Baron, Mr. justice
NoirrntaN.--Mr. Baron l'hompbon, Mr. 'Justice Le
Blanc. •

Oxroo.o.—Mr. justice Lawrenc., Mr. Boron Graham.
WESTERN.—Mr. 11.15tiCe Chambre, Mr. justice Bayley.
GLOUCESTERSIIIRE ELECTION.--Tbird day's poll i
a quarter before (brce o'clock.
Sir W. B. Guise .
Hon. Mr. Dutton . .
Majziity for Sir W. B. CuLc