Star.
London, England, 1817-02-03 00:00:00

FASHIONS FOR FEBRU ARY.

Rata. Dales.—A frock of tissue gat.ze, tile ground white,
flowered with itinner. limner.% round b •rd -r, and the ince
elegantly mirminiiitrd Ivy a wreath of yrlk,w eroculses. The hair
&rimed with a fah plume of white ostrich teethes tipped with
amber, and placed rather backward on the summit of the head.
Amber neeklabi in two rows.

Morning ‘!re.ses are matt: chiefly of fine Merino cloth or pop •
En: fur eve: .in;; dress, matron Ladies sport alternately the rich
rarenet or gossames satin, clitsorly trimmed with lace or ermine:
the evening dresses of young, petite consist chiefly of white crape
p:tticoats over satin or arguer; with coloured boildice; amongst
which latter article the Hibernian corset is much admired: it is
of holly green, ornamented with white satin, whereon is pa wed
the sae, the shainreck,
_and the thistle entwined; a wreath of
Sewers of the same Find is twisted agnot.gs• the hair, n-ftl it is.,
espected-that this costume will be very prevalent on the next
Anniversary of St. Pariek.—(Le Belle distessilec.)
Chinaman Deem—A white poplin rotor} dress, made half-
h igh, with plain long sleeves; the body and the too:toms of thi:
sleeves are trimmed with palings of blond, intermised with
white satin, and a stogie &nose of deep blond lace finishes the
bottom of the skirt. The pelisse worn with this dress is com-
posed of blue levantlue matte about a quarter of a yard sherter
than the gown; it is quite tight to the shape, the back something
broader than las: month, and the waist about the same length.—
(dticierseaues's Befasiters.)

The nuptials between Sir WATCH; WILLIAM
WyNNE, Bert. and Miss HARRIET CLIVE, We learn,
are to be sulemotzei to-morrow, at St. G.:orge's
Church. Hanover-square.
The English population in Rome is at present be.
tween five and 4,4 hundred. It is variously composed
of Lords, Wadies, ,Hono'tables. EsquireN, CulottekJ
Captain', Asnmeure, -and Poets. Am•mg the most
distinguished .arty the. Duchess of DEvonsritam writ* w
numerous aka brilliant party ; Lnrd and Lad Jae.
say, Lady. WISSTIS.MIRLAND, the Marquis and a4!;'
chioness of LinsoowN; Lady FRANC'S Btarsey".
Lord and Lady KING, Lard and Lady.comprort,
Lord and Lady Luxus, atoll Lord and Lady Cow•
PEff, WWI-their larnilies.; Lords Gowan, DUb:STAN-
'IIIGLR, DZREIGH, CARNARVON, BREADALIANes Mr.
and Lady.CHAstarrs YERNoN, and Lady Louisa
•i3txclowit ; that greai . poetical necromancer Mr.
Lawn; Mr. SOTHIEY, the accompl'shed imi.
itator of Wieland?. Oberon ; M:. and Mrs. T. Hove;
General MATHEW • Messrs. DoUGLAS, J. LArouctie,
Etc, The Duchess of Deyonsnine stilt has her weekly
parties. Wady W aSTUORZLANDhas a ken splen did apart-
meats lithe Ghistiniani Palace, where she receives a
greatrleal of company. Lord and Lady KING, and
/4r.ssid.Mrs..T. Hors, reside in the Palace of Lu-
spifillomavairra, who still lives tetirbdin the vicinity
of &log. 'His brother Lot:pato° lives retired. and
devotee she greatest part of his time to the 'education
of his children. The Princess PAULINE BOIiGHILMI is
the only one of the family who seems alive to the
pleasures cf society and the world. Her doors are
'open ev.MTnestlay evening. The principal, part of
her society Are English. Cardinal Feast,. and
Ma-
dame Maas (Ilonnammi's mother) live together. in
'a state of seclusioo. .• .
%cm's TrixATlte.-11ie heantiful Opera, entitled
The Marriage of Figaro. one of the finest compositions
of ...MOSAltr, *AS kir.rtOrrOtd at this Theatre on Satur-
day night. 'Sistine Aimitoorrat made his tit st ap-
pearatat in the charieter of Count ifissaviea. He
-has n•fine deep nulling nice,. and his action is very
goad. The Opera* was, on the whole, extrethely
well got,up;. lied-seer off with edat.—The IPitit,of
Henri Qtiapi :40ei,t1Os Jose its interest by repetitisire
—The house . overflowed with rank and lashiew
The Princelof.Ssia-Cosouao and her Royal High:
nos the Princess CHARLOTTE of Wm.= honoured
:their new box with their presence. It is on the second
tier on the.lefi side of the stage, nearly opposite the
Pstticx REGENT'S. It-is fitteshup in a splendid style,
lined with crimson and blue satin. Her ls.oyal High-
ness wore a black velvet robe, with a wreath of white.
roses on her bead, and`plaited white net lappets at
the side. The Duke and Duchess of GLOUCESTER
:occupierktheir own box, which is in the bow on the
right side of the stage. Her Royal Highness wore
a white satin robe, with two. rows of diamonds
through her hair. The Grand Duke Ishetros.as and
suite were also in the splendid sink. On the arrival
,of the *Menibers of the Royal Family. QM save
the aigle.? was played by the Band. .
DRUUT.LANS TliaATßE.—.,The Comedy of The
ICwattry Girl was perfo:med at this.Theatre on Satur-
day night. Mrs. Atsor sustained the part of Peggy
With the most bewitching effect; and the Play Was,
;Ivan out tor repetition with great applause.

It is a singular circumstance, that none of the Al.
Insanacks notice the now returning direction of the
asalinetia needle towards the North ; in the year:
1657 it. pointed due North, but has been 160 years
increasing in' declination Westward ; last year it
,at-
tained A declension of 25, and then became stationary,'.
and is nOw receding back again to the North.
The following extract of a private letter from St.
Helena,. contains the details, to far as they were
known to the writer, of the late occurrence on that
Island, Which led w the separation of BONAPAILTZ
from bii.friends, LAS Caws, MONTHOLON, Ste. t
. :a Sr. MELINA,
gg I ad+isel_lnts •Of a circumstance that took pliVise
here two qr 000' wecks once.. One of BOVAPAATSIT
10; was to have been sent to
imidw, lor the
.S,A. purpoopoi conveying two ietters.
one written bY BosArraTe, the•other. by I#AB CASA%
contents ,to .us unknown I.tbe 144 went one evening'
to receive his commission, when Las CAtAs himseh
opened .bla (the lad's) Fasten*, and -sewed in it
two pieces of is aitlt, in 4e shape of lette/s; every
thing bad been axrenged tot the parpose of his lea..
ing the .talendubut tbc•boy discovered the affair
hia father, whoiminiediately gave id/naiad= to. the
Goiverope; in cansequerete there was a great rumpus,
AnflL4okci**.4.s astit hieklvere separated Irons • ED.
'AMAT/. and the black is in closa conaenieuttn •J