Star.
London, England, 1831-07-04 00:00:00

PAC.ININI.

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FASHIONS FOR JULY.

(From the La:ly's Magazine.)

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Of all the beasts which Nature made,
With just no other view
Than to surprise our mortal eyes,
And show what she could do;
Of monsters in the air or deep,
Four-footed, fitted, or finny.
There's none to be compar'd at all
To Signor Paganini.
With lowing hair, and forehead pale,
And eyes of earnest fire,
He's just what Dr. Rice would call
A musical Messiah.
The man that mocks the thrushes, 02
The man that chop. his chin, he
Is/no.hing at all, believe me—no—
TA Signor Paganini.
An air with variations,
That run up all the score
He'll play as well on one string
As some folks can on four.
A violin's but a fiddle,
And yet I'll bet a guinea,
A violin turns to what you please,
In the hands of Paganini.
acb instrument, by turns, it is,
That sounds in peace or war;
Now the Apollonicon,
And now the light guitar—
And now it is a little bled,
That sits up in a tree;
That sits and sings, till another begin., .
And sings as well as be.
All mends which earthly passion breat es,
With fingers long and limber,
The Signor can elicit front
This most harmonious timber ;
What does Mr. Mathews say ?
Is it not surprising
To hear a little bit of wood !
Mono.poly-logue-izing ?
Sometimes it is a beggar woman,
With an infant at her breast,
With 'plaining moan, and pleadirg tone,
Most piteously exprest ;
Sometimes a little fretful child,
That roars with desperation,
While Paganini belabours hint
With right good flagellation.
Sometimes, bow and viol struck,
Like flint and steel togtther,
Give sparkles of sweet sound that fall
Like stars in frosty weather;
Now lightly glancing, one by one,
They momently shine and die,
And now in a show'ring profusion of sparks,
Rocket-like, fall front high.
Sometimes the note breaks forth so large,
You'd rather not be near it ;
Sometimes so very small and thin,
You wonder you can hear it :
Suddenly comes a hu!.hub wild
Of inarticulate words;
Is this the House of Gammons,
Or is it the House of Lords ?
Last, 'tis some fair cantatrice,
Whom he holds In his arms,
Gazing most einapturedly,
And wildly on her charms ;
" Be mine, sweet maid," the fiddler cries,
" My life. my love, my hinney !"
" Not I, you brute!" the nymph replies,
" Sweet, do!" says Paganini. P. W.

flastavaviows ox W UJUNG DRESS —Mine silk
dresses and pelisses are worn, the material called quingamp
de sole is generally preferred; it is similar In quality to gros
de Naples but Is figured in little squares, and shot in vari-
ous reflections . it is often setn in myrtle or Polish green.
White dresses are seldom seen in walking costume without
beirg lined with colored silk; we may attribute this to the
great prevalence of white in the bonnets and hats. Every
species of figured muslin Is in high favour (particularly
those with coloured grounds.) the designs on which are
printed in colonnades. and often in detached bunches. Not-
withstanding the warmth of the weather, chalis still conti.
rue to be worn in preference to silks; the daily improve-
ment of this manufacture in lightness and beauty causes it
to he held in much estimation. White muslin and a net
pelisse robins back a la tonic, to show a coloured gros de
Naples high dress beneath, is the most elegant costume now
seem

ORSESVATIONS ow EVENING Daus.—The leading fea.
ture in evening dress is the absence of whole colours; every
tltiag is figured or painted. Silk muslin and organdi in
rich patterns There is more fulness in the corsage than of
late, and the upper sleeve is arranged with much taste and
rovelty. Flounces are still confined to full dress, and even
tt,en only partially worn ; they are generally of lace or
blonde, very deep, with little fulness, and headed with lace;
the front of the dress is then generally trimmed en tahlier,
to meet the flounce ; in this cue the skirts are gored and
sloped, but of a great width at the bottom. Belts and aehi-
tures, and bracelet bands are manufactured of rich baseade
to suit the colour of the dress.

Caps.—Morning caps are with slight mobs, and are a
little in the form of those of Mary. Queen of Scots. British
lace is the material preferred. Blond promenade hats ore
worn with very little variation in evening dress. A few,bows
of blond riband, mixed with tuft.; of cut riband, from which
spring numerous little esprit plumes of small birds' feathers,
are at present the principal novelty.
Ham—The Chinois style of dressing hair is now quite
exploded. Natural curls am coming into favour; but the
hair is still arranged in high bows on the crown. Bauch a
Is Ferroniere are on the decline, but in their place leaves of
minute flowers are worn across the brow.

JawsLLEßY.—Enamelled jewels are still worn in pro.
menade and dinner dress; festoons of pearls, or chains if
small coloured stones, mixed with enamelled medallions.
for full costume.

Patriots —The newest parasols are of a very light and
fanciful cut; the partitions are deeply cur, and the knobs
finishing the frame continued so low, and so tastefully
wrought, that the parasol looks like a canopy of vandykes ;
'they are similar in shape to some seen an very old china.
The handle is eceptre.shaped, They are not now embroi-
dered.
Cotouas.—The reigning colours are jonquille and Me-
laide blue, and vapeur, u lining to muslin welkin dresses ;
shades of dark green, as laurel green, Poliah green, and
myrtle green; tea green of various shades; the more bril-
liant greens are softened by white crape linings to bonnets,
and are wan under net of muslin tunics.
(From the Royal Lady's Magazine.)
CARRIAGE DREsk—A robe-pelisse of sat'n, colour bright
Green, lined and faced with rose-coloured Bros de Naples.
The corsage is cut rather lower than usual, and displays, to
great advantage, a chemisette of cambric, which is made
very full in front, and finely plaited lengthwise. Two
plaited frills of cambric surround the collar, one of which is
continued to the waist. The skirt has no other trimming
than the facing, which is continued from the waist across
the bust, to the back. Sleeve very large at the upper part,
but small below the elbow. The upper sleeve is ornamented
with three large leaves, set on full, and meeting a point a
little above the bend of the arm, where they are terminated
by a mend of satin. A beautiful capote is worn with this
dress s it is composed of white crape and satin : the front is
of the cottage shape, and is alp d with blond. The crown
is low, and surrounded by a guirlande of roses, with their
foliage. Above the roses are placed &nines of crape and
blond, Intermingled with dents of fringed tiband. The hair
is arranged in plain braids in front, and ornamented with a
jewel and small chain of gold on the forehead. Brodequins
of green silk, gloves of white kid.
EVER 'S° Daass.—Full dress of pale rose crape, over a
white satin slip. The body Is made plain in front, with a
double reverse of crape and blond, so cut as to shade a part
of the sleeve, which is short and full. A plaiting of crape
and blood reaches from the top nearly to the bottom of the
sleeve. The skirt is trimmed with a magnificent fall of
Queen's blond, surmounted by folded acanthus hives, droop.
ing over the flounce. The hair is arranged in three toques
at the summit of the head, which are encircled by a wreath
of small French roses. A braid descends from thence. and
under the curls on the right side to the back of the
passes
The front curls are soft and full, and plated rather
low on the blow. Faure of emeralds and gold. Gloves
and 'boss at whits satin.