Star.
London, England, 1828-07-01 00:00:00

FEMALE FASHIONS FOR JULY.

Somme DRl43—Dress of giraffe colour ►aptiste, with small lilac
sprigs ; the corsage a l'Eapagnol, rather high and straight across the
bust, edged with a narrow cording of lilac gros de Naples, and a
rouleau of the same down the front and on each side, in the form
of a stomacher; it is divided into straps, edged with lilac round
the waist, which is of a moderate length. Sontag sleeves, ex-
tremely full as far as the elbow, and divided by three lilac gros de
Naples bands; the rest of the sleeve is shaped to the arm, and the
wrist ornamented with vandykes. The skirt is gathered full as far
as the stomacher, and has a Bounce half a yard deep, arranged in
large flutes, headed by a giraffe colour band edged with lilac, with
semicircular ornaments above, and a waving band, which entwines
each division of the flounce; and beneath are two rows of lilac satin,
with orange colour of the same width, cut bias, and placed trans-
versely over the lilac. Giraffe bead-dress: at the top in front are
two high bows of hair sustained by pins,, and bows of satin and
gauze ribbon, interspersed with large curies. Necklace and brace
lets of rows of small coral twisted; lilac gloves ; black shoes and
sandals.

Fusser Bata. Dana.—Sclavonian dress of Tyrian blue gauze,
with a broad band of gold tissue on each side of the front, which is
a little open, and round the skirt, which is very short ; it meets at
the waist, and is fastened with a large clasp in the form of a star,
composed of rubies in the centre, surrounded by emeralds : the
bodice is made close to the shape, and laced in front with, rose
colour silk cord, and a trimming of Grecian lace adorns the top of
the bast above the gold tissue band. The sleeves are triangular, of
white ariophane crape, set in very fuU on the shoulder, and ter-
minating in a point below the elbow, forming a shell-like receptacle
for the arm, open in front, where a rose-colour satin bow is
placed. with long ends pendant, finished with gold ornaments.—
The skirt is slashed on each side of thrfront from the waist to the
border, and bound with narrow gold-colour satin and laced with
rose-colour silk, and displaying the white satin slip beneath, which
is made with a deep and very full border of Tyrian blue gauze,
reaching within three inches of the gold tissue border of the dress.
It is ornamented with perpendicular rose-colour satin rouleaus a
quarter of a yard apart. The head-dress consists of a fancy turban,
having on one side a row of lunulatum-leaves of Tyrian blue satin,
edged with gold, and strung on a gold cord a plume of white
ostrich feathers, with a cluster of golden pheasants feather., in the
centre, on the right side. White cornelian ear-rjngs. Necklace
of large white comelian beads, one row close to the throat, a second
reaching to the waist. Armlets and bracelets of chain embossed
gold, with white cornelian cameo clasps. White kid gloves, em-
broidered ; gold tissue shoes and sandals.—From diaereses**, Repo-
sitory ti Arts, lc.
Friday ADAM GORDON, Esq. and,Captain CHRISTIF,
attended by their seconds, crossed the Channel, from
Dover, in his Majesty's packet Salamander, for the
purpose of settling an affair of honour. The respective
patties met on Saturday morning on Calais sands,where
the business happily terminated without bloodshed.
Beth parties returned to England on Sunday morning.
Yesterday se'nnight the Right Hon. JOHN CA LCRAFT
was unanimously re-elected to serve in Parliament for
the Borough of Wareham. A numerons assembly of
Ladies and Gentlemen were present io the Town Hall.
The Right Honourable Gentleman entered at con-
siderable length into the motives which induced him
to join his Majesty's Government. He stated, that
in taking his seat on the other side of the House he
should not leave his principles behind him, for on
every grand political question they remained un-
changed. He assured his Constituents that it was his
firm belief that the most rigid economy would be in-
troduced into every department of the Administration ;
and as far as the word party, and the distinction of
Whig or Tory, the Noble Premier now wished to con.
sign them to oblivion. The Right Hon. Gentleman
said, that after so many years of public life, nothing
could induce him to have accepted any situation which
implied a compromise of his patical integrity and
consistency.