Star.
London, England, 1814-11-01 00:00:00

FROM LA BELLE ASSEMBLES.

A RUSSIAN MANTLZ, PALISSZ, AND BONNZT.--.Thi/ walk-

log or carriage dress is perfectly new, highly appropriate to the
season, and will most probably be the prevailing morning dress
for November. There is great ingenuity in the mantle; it is the
most elegant and novel thing introduced, and is ornamented with
a trimming never before seen in this country, far more beautiful
than fur, both in point of elegance as well as effect ; it is expect-
ed to be universally worn this winter for muffs, Etc. The pelisse
is made of rose-colour satin for the carriage dress, and for walk-
ing, velvets and kerseymeres are most approved; it is made in a
most novel and tasteful s:yle ; the lower part of it is made tight
to the shape, and is cut In points of better than a nail in depth;
the remainder of the body, which is high, is put full into these
points, which are edged with a roie-colour silk trimming to cur-
respond. 1, he bonnet which accompanies this dress always cor-
responds in colour with the mantle; the shape is perfectly novel
and becoming in the highest degree; it fatens under the chin
by a satin ribband, and a bunch of winter Bowers ornaments it
in front.

A BALL DRCSL—French rose-colour silk slip, made tight to
the shape and very short in the waist. French gauze frock, open
behind, the bosom embroidered to correspond with the slip, and
the bottom tastefully decorated with artificial wreaths or rams
fancifully placed. A very short sleeve of French gauze drawn in
.full compartments, each of which are ornamented with pearl; a
double row of pearl goes across the sleeve about an inch from
the end. Hair dressed full on the temples and low on each side
in front, hind hair ala Grecgue. Head-dress, roses Emcifully dis-
posed to the side, White satin sandals, and white kid gloves.—
Necklace, ear-rings, and bracelets of pearl.
In morning dresses, chintz is the i.ighest in estimation, wash-
ing silks are still worn', but not so generally, and a few of our
juvenile 4.gattei have nut yet given up muslin, though it has, it
must be confessed, a cold and comfortless appearance for the
time of year : we believe, indeed, the principal reason which in-
' duces ladies to prefer it, is their loudness for lace, which is not
worn on other things.
For dinner dresses, cloths, sarsnets, poplins, and satins, are
Worn, •but the first is, we think, the highest in request. Frocks
are still universal, and the bosom and shoulders are by some fair
votaries of fashion as much as ever exposed; others shade their
bosoms with a long white lace tippet, the form of which is ex-
tremel7 simple, but very pretty, it is composed of two pieces of
broad white lace joined together, and it is formed to the shape
of the neck by a little fullness being thrown behind, the lace is
not cut at allnt Is gathered at the ends and a silk tassel axed to
each; we cannot help wishing that this fashion was more gene-
ral, it is certainly extremely becoming, and equally delicate and
appropriate to the time of year.
The Circassian corset. has now become so universal a favou-
rite, that no lady of taste will wear any thing else; our fair
fashionabies are astonished how they could so long have sub-'
milted to the torture of steel, whalebone, &es from a mistaken
idea of improving their shapes, a purpose which the Circassian
corset answers most admirably, •while at the same time it gives
to the figure that perfect ease which is the soul of grace and
elegance.
A slight alteration has taken place in the manner of wearing
the hair since our last number. A part of the front hair is now
brought down behind each ear, and forms a lciose bunch of full
' curls in the neck; the hind hair is still worn aLi Greclate, and
bands of hair are occasionally intermixed with the curls in front.
For full dress, diamonds, &c. set in the form of olives, are still
very prevalent, but we may expect a change in jewellery. Full
dress slippers continue to be made too low over the instep ;
they are as usual of white kid or satin : if the latter, they are
richly embroidered. •

MARRIED.

Saturday. Mr. William Smith, of Westerbam, Kent, to Miss
Waters, of the same place.
Saturday, 1). Plokker, Esq. of Seething4ane, to Ann, daughter
of H. Pitman, Esq. Barrack-Master, Dover Castle. •
Sunday se'nnight, at Durham, Mr. Meggison, surgeon to the
infirmary, to the daughter of the late Jonathan Smith, Esq. of
Easington.

Thursday se'nnight, Captain Costello, of the 45th regiment, to
Miss Merryweather. This young lady, some time ago; obtained
a verdict of £5OO damages against a gentleman, for al:mewl of
contract of marriage.
Monday se'nnight, at Bath, Colonel Brown to Mrs. Hodges,
widow of Colonel Hodges, of Bolney Court, Bucks.
Thursday, at Tbanington, Lieutenant Dover, of the 55th Re-
giment, to Mary-Ann, second daughter of thel late William
Wines, Esq. of Tonford Place, Kent.
At Dover, John Russell, t.sq. Lieutenant in his Majesty's
Navy, to Mary, third daughter of Mr. J. Corbett, currier and
lather-cutter, of that place.
Rev. Mr. Sloper of Honiten, Devon, to Martha, youngest
daughter of Mr. Blatch, of Collingbourn.
Last week, in Buckinghamshire, Chevalier Perroquet, to Miss,
Fanny Norris, with a fortune of 120,000. The Chev..ii‘r is a
native of France.