Star.
London, England, 1824-05-01 00:00:00

FROM LA BELLE ASSEMBLEE.

Caaranct DRESS.—Dress of g..Js de Narks, the colour of the
Parma violet, ornamented at the border with separate roldcata,
each entwined by satin ribbon of the same co:our. The town is made
partially low, and the bust is elegantly ornamented with narrow
:-.Jena and antique tohinzs, in a kind of treillage work. The
mancherona are ornamented with a row of resac,..J, formed of the
rare material as the dress. A broad fa/ling collar, of fine =silo,
:rimmed with lace, 'et on rather full, hangs over the shoulders and
i.:trt of the bust. A bonnet of white satin, with a bird-of-l'aradist
plume, and a full blown canker rose placed on mu: ~tde, is worn
rith this dress, and a small contrite itf blond underneath. A superb
of white Cachemire, with a variegated border, is carelessly
:!mown over the shoulders. The half-boots are of black satin, and
the gloves of yellow kid.
LVENiNG COSTUAM—DrEss of pink crepe lisse, with a very full
aed brold Lczii!lc.nne: puckering of the same material next the lion ;
:las puckering is confine d lw hands futmed of very narrow pink
.:tin Ahove this trintitiitig are five common tucks lying
one over the other ; they are rather broad, and are ..ach f.dr,s•il with
nartow of pink satin. The corsage is el la Jciwe ; anti
on the back are etossed Spanish bracers of pink satin, edged with
tartar: dyke 1 iced. A pearl buckle fastens the ho::./brit
tira-
pa•ry 0; centre of the bust and at the back part of the
tucker l'etweo: the shoulders. The sleeve!: are or pin!: crepia, short
and hill, at ornamented downward:, kat teat contioad, by
narrow rateczar of pink satin to correspond with the barri&unree: or-
nament at the I-order. The hair is arranges in the ancient Roman
-':Yler d la and profusely scattered over with full:Olown
:Provence roses. Ear-rings and necklace of pearls ; the latter of an
el tsely new pattern, and most excellent wurktuanskio. White
shoes, and carved ivory fan.

PARISLJN rAszz:on.
l.7:raisr and chip bonnets are still in vogue t but, in or4r to vary
great uniformity of the last y ear, they are how made of many
Some of then: have immense: ti‘hzs, f0rn...l of the same ma-
tcral. One of the favourite bonnets is of P ili dc lei of a round
holltrved behind, with blonds: trimming, and a bra:n.4 of
i...” wdure in front. The ribands are dCo ika,• mixed with Hue.
.E.,•re. are also worn a great many plaid and striped gauze ribands.
)k:eit of the chip hats have a bow of the !Wile material. The most
Orgaot bonnets are of blue gauze, ornamented with flowers, cr
1.47-thes of riband. Blousscs are still worn, and theta attic pro•
!I"e:r of r.ieir going speedily out of fashion. As to Ladies' dresie4,
the inet fashionable are Bros de Naples a enurika, or of
4.,r sandal colour. Muslin gowns u r.rp.,the are also prevalent. to
rntivmen's dresses, they have not vet displayed any alteration.
•We are quite unable to state what colours these are. We ooly
^74.Av that Ourika and Ipsibo are the names of two (w/o:vitt:
It rch lintrinees, which have turned the heads of the Fren.h
Ourika, in the Romance, is, we believe, a black woman—
P•t:naly,therefore, this is the colour alluded to.

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MIS morning a battle royal took place between two
pat6ss 4ri&hts of the shovel and brush, alias dealers ip soot, in
i!osemary.htak , owing to the one party serenading the castomer of
.e other w.th muAc peculiar to the Ist of May. The fight corn-
. 'ced wilt tat: total destruction of all their gaudy trappitip.
• .lutels and brushes than went to work,a.nd coming in contact with
equal number of heads, the claret flowed in copious streams.
hr young man had his right ear split by a blow from a shovel,
.d many others were much hurt.
At the Cambridge Quarter Session, John Milton.
,;,ed 23, was indicted for violently a3s2uliing Frances
-i:-awson, on the 20th tilt. When the pro...ecutris was
•!alled, it appeared that'she had been married to the pri-
s:Ther, and twat her name was Fiances Milton; and as
,ae indictment was for an'assault upon Frances Straw-
-In, the maiden name of the protecutrix, it was ac-
i.ordingly qtEisked. It was dated by teberal persons
.1 Court that the prisoner was a very violent character,
and had a former wi e still living at Newmarket,
'.acre he had sold her ter 20/. The prosecutrix said,
she feared, it the pii3oner trav releatedi he would again
assault her. •