Star.
London, England, 1828-02-02 00:00:00

FEMALE FASHIONS FOR FEBRUARY.

reoat ACIERRSTANE'S RILFORITORT OF ARTS, SPASMS,/ &C.
PROM/UDE DRESS—Merino high dress of giraffe colour ; made
plain-and fastened in front ; the waist long, with a broad band of
the same material as the dress ; gigot sleeves, with deep black vel-
vet cuffs. ornamented with gold buttons; circular black velvet
rape, trimmed with black lace. The skirt has a border of black
velvet, cut bias, and adorned with five gold buttons in front; blue
and scarlet silk kerchief, beneath the dress, rises just above the
cape, and ties in front.
Circulir hat of blue velvet ; the crown full ;'the brim, broad in
front and narrow brbind, edged and trimmed with giraffe colour
velvet ; the trimming in front resembling fern is shape ; the strings
are en bride, hut not very long. Light blue gloves; giraffe-colour
oboes ; chinchilla muff.
ETIRIKO DRUS.—The body of scarlet velvet, made close to the
shape, and quite plain ; pointed in front, and ornamented with a
cruciform bow, and edged with gold lace--circular epaulettes,
edged with gold on either side. Farinet tucker, or longitudinal
folds of white crepe lieu—sleeves of scarlet velvet, short, full, and
stiffened; long sleeves, of white crepe lisse, full to the wrist, where
they are terminated by broad gold filigree bracelets, with cameo
clasps. The skirt is of white China crape, finished with a broad
wadded hem, sod ornamented with two flounces of white crepe
line, cut bias and double, edged with narrow scarlet velvet, and
headed by a row of vandikes or dents de loup. The hair is parted
in front, and arranged tastefully in curls on each side. Coronet
shape head-dress of jewels, set in gold and silver gauze. Necklace
and ear rings of filigree gold, adorned with emeralds and pink
topazes. Imperial Chinese yellow gauze scarf; white kid gloves,
embroidered in the form of a star at the backs, and confined beneath
the bracelets ; silver tissue shoes.

Sir GEORGE CLERK and Mr. DENNISON will return to
the Admiralty, as Members of the Council to the LOAD
MOD ADNINAL.
S.r HENRY HARDINGE returns to the Ordnance
Department.
Lord F. L. Gowen will, it is rumoured, succeed the
moo. Mr. STAMM', as Colonial Secretary.
The election for Dover will probably take place on
Tuesday.
The election of a Burgess to serve in Parliament for
Harwich, in the room of the late Chancellor of the Exchequer,
fixsugs, will take place on Monday next, the 4th fast.
The election of a Burgess to serve in Parliament for
Haslemer_e .! in the room of the Right Hon. J. &cam, will take
place ou Monday, the 4th inst.
Dr. Beowulf, Dean of Ferns, a relative of the Marquis
of &moils generally mentioned in Ireland as the probable succes-
sor of Dr. AILIWTBIIOI, is the vacant Bishopric of Killaloe.
Dispatches were received this morning at the Colonial
Office, from Major General Sir B. D'Uesau, Governor
of Demerara.
Yesterday a Board was held at the Admiralty for the
examination and admission of invalid seamen and ma.
rifles into Greenwich Hospital.
The new road between Lyme and Charnoouth has
sunk away to the depth of nearly twenty feet, in ;once.
quence of the late very heavy rains. By this accident
that toad is rendered utterly impassable.
It was cuirel tly reported yesterday, that Admiral
Sit E. Cvulti ucTou has been superseded in his command
is the Med.terrAnean. Sir G. Commits, it is believed,
will succeed to the command on that station.