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London, England, 1815-08-01 00:00:00

FASHIONS FJR itUGUST.

?Bolt AC/MUM ANN'S REPIWITORY OP ARTS, TASHIONS.BCC.
/tannins ihiess.—A white satin petticoat, richly ornamented
at the fre. lithtls a broad border of tull and satin ; a frock body,
tied 'sehind, composed of tun and satin, with a quilling of tell
terminating at each pohi of the shoulder strap; a short sleeve,
'richly ornamented with frilled WI, to:responding in the bottom
of the dress; short sash of white satin, tied In bill bows behind.
Cap composed of white satin and gathered tull, decorated in the
front with s full wrelth formed of tull edged with satin. Stock-
• ings plain slit Slippers white kid br ribbed semen Gloves
French kid, drawn over the elbow.,
The waists of both morithig and fall dress continue extremely
shaft, and the hacks lb full dressite generally brought very low,
and frequently 'the bottom of the want. Ile fronts of both
high and low bodies continue without alteration; and are made
plain. to fit the shape. In morning and promenade drat the
. sleeve is utilversally lona, and this month wortzof the same mate-
se the.dress. 'the short full sleeve is equally prevalent
io
evening c,tstume. The length of thr walking petticoat continues
to meet the top of the timid, which appean in more estimatioß
than the boor.
1 Me most prevailing colours of the present month are, Pomona
green, pcimanse, apple blossom, and the celestial blue.
Flttoal LA BELLE ASSEMBLIsita
SltA•4loe nA i vING DR IS S.--This very elegant dress Is cons-
posed of the newly introduced Berlin silk, It is madein the form •
of a yelisse, and is so contrived that the stays, petticoat, and
pelisse 4ro Ail put on in a few moments. A flounce of green
gauze, crape, or muslin, edged with an exceeding pretty silk
trimming. ornaments the dress; which, when on, is so finished.
and elegant. that no one could suppose it was possible to adjust
it in a hew ntonten:a. A Leghorn hat,ornamented with zpluntt
• of straw colour fea• hers, and green plaid leather boots, finish
this dress, which we look upon as a chef sfoueire in its way, dine
independent of the A.l.valitage which it ts to a lady to be able to
dresti and undress st quick:y, the most fastidious Belle must con-
fess that nothing can possibly be more becoming than the Sea.
sada Bathing Dress. The Wellington corset, with which it Is
wore, is admirably adapted to display In the most easy and grace-'
tut manner he natural proportions of the" shape ; and the tout
exusaile ty! this elegant and uscfid habit Is simple, 'moan!, and
In te.e Lights: degree appropriate.
Wares LOO WALKIttG Mass.—This very beautiful dress.,
which answers the double purpose ut a walking or dinner dress,
is composed o' clear tendon, and is made in a most origipal and
tasteful style ; the petticoat is ornamented in an elegant and ape
poopriate manner with a tasteful black trimming. ihe body and
*beets, composed of an intermixture of black satin and clear.
nasisloi, are exquisitely fancied; they axe made in a style of no-
velty, elegance, and simplicity, which we never recollect seeing
equalled is the mourning costume. The Waterloo dress, when
want for dinner parties, has no shirt. but ante ladles 'shade the
neck a little by a narrow frill of white crape round the bosom.
In the walking costume it is wurn with a shirt invented fbr the
occasion, and trimmed in a very novel and appropriate style. Of
die hat worn with this dress, we can only observe, that ft is the
satuit elegant and striking head-dress ever invented mourning;
it Is an intermixture of white satin and black crape, rnesztaste-
fully ornamented with either black or white fathers. Black or
white kid sandals, and white kid gloves, finish this dress, the
iffeet of which altogether is much more elegant than our fair
renders can conceive.
The above dresses were invented by Mrs. Bell, Inventress of
the Ladies Chat catlike, and the Circassian Conets,and ofwbom
only they can 1* had, at bee Magazin des Nodes, No. WI, Char-
hae-etreet, Bedford-square.

The Gretna Green der:plot has indeed had a
brisk run of business. He received lately the sum of
re'.Bl) in three days ; but during the last fortnight'he
has been very slack, which the hosed toren attributes
to the war.--He likes peace—for he says the a bee*
skieh of the army haie plenty o' time to run awe wi'
the haul Sooth country .sus !"
A few days ag', at Up Hblland, Lancashire, as
antne barmakers were amusing themselves, after
their labour, it, the gambols .4 the field, a fine young
woman imprudently attempteki to leap 4 small stone-
wall at the end of the field, by means , pikel, be-
tween the tangs of which she placed one of her hands,
and, nuking a spring, her toot slipped, when, awful'
to relate, the tangs penetrated her heart, and in the
agony • of death, she plucked them out, exclaiming,
Oh GOD 1 and expired itnmediately.
Ftlnenal. or Etas,. Fsantsci•—Tlie last ceremony
respecting this unfortunate yoUng woman took place
yesterday afternoon. It had been previously under.
stood that she was not to be interred until five o'clock,
but tier parents and friends very prudently changed'
the hour, by which means much 'contusion was ob-
viated The crowds however ahsembled were immense.
The funeral began to move from the 'house of her
lather in Eagle-street, about halt-past three o'clock.
It was preceited by about a dozen peace-officers, and
these were followed by nearly thirty more ; next came
the undertaker, immediately followed by the body of
the deceased. The pall was supported by six. young
females attired in pure white. Then followed eight
persons, male and female, as chief mourners, fed by
the parents of the unfortunate girl. These were fol-
lowed by several hundreds of friends two and two,
and the shale was closed by a posse of peace-officers.
Many thousands of persons accompanied the proses.
sion, and tht windows and even tops of the houses,
as it passed, were thronged with spectators. The
whole proceeded in the most regular manner until it
reached the burying-ground of St. George the Mar.
tyr, where the key. Mr. Foaca, of St. George's,
Bloomsbury, read the service for the burial-of the

dead. At the close of this awful ceremony the mO.
ther of the deceased fell into a violent fit, froni Which;
after recovering, she again successively fell several
times. The number of persons assembled in and
about the church-yard could not be much short of
10,0eu. Not the slightest accident* hoWeVer oCcur-
red, and the procession of mourners, he: returned in
the same order it came by the Foundling HOSpitah
Lamb's Conduit-streete &c. The vigilance of d
othcers 19 preserving brier was highly meritorious,-
but they were unable to resist the anxiety of the mul-
titude at the church-yard, the pies being actually
forced. A young man, a livery *avant, in the
crowd, who bad spoken soMewhatidisrempectfully
the deceased, was rattier roughly handled by the
populace.
In the evening, by eight o'clock, a crowd of pet.
sons had collected in Chancery-lane, mood the door
of Mr. Turner, and it was found tummy to call in
the aid of the Police to disperse -them. Constables
euntinued in the vicinity till a late hour. •
A CAUTION.-A few days ago a middling.aged
snarl, of rather short stature, and decently dressed,
defrauded an unprotected widow-woman who keeps a
Millinery shop at itamsgate, of £d, by giving her in
pp pent for some trifle a fictitious now, purporting
wise of the Ipiwieh add Suffolk Bask, drawn by
ibikials Holden, Sanders and Cu.. and payable at
Mbsik'Waikley, Brothers, and Co. 6, Sit. Michael's.
▪ Cornhill, London ; where no such firms are in
behovesshopkeepers and others to be parti.
• euiarly circumspect in taking country notes they are
unacquainted with from strangers. Thil person wish.
ed fins ok all to eaebange a 410, no doubt of a sing:
las description, so that it is evident °Uteri are llkelr
le be the dupes oft hi villainy.
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SHREIFSBURr ASSIZES.
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DEFAMATION.