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London, England, 1826-10-02 00:00:00

IRON THZ NSW MONTHLY MAGAZIN&

Long years have pass'd since childhood's giddy bout
Beheld me wandering 'mid thoae hoary oaks
With step erratic, sporting idle jokes,
And weaving leaves and many a sweet wild dowel'
Into a wreath for my companion's hair-.-
How fresh was then my heart, how gay and light
Ere It was sear'd by years, an& The world's spireN
And care was made its heritage !—'twas there
When evening sank in quietude and rest,
While the soft woodlark, and the mellow thrush,
Day's requiem sang from tree and hawthorn bush,
31y* thoughts were first in garb poetic dress
'there beauty first I worshipp'd, feeling there
Young love's romance, that never comes again.

COUNTY OF LANARK MEETING.

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At the Meeting of the County of Linork that took place
Saturday sennight, a report was read on the state of the
existing distress, for which various remedies were sug-
gested. It was proposed first to apply to Government
for a grant of the public money in aid of private con-
tributions. This request will, we doubt, hardly be ac-
ceded to. Minister, have been decidedly averse to in-
terfere in this matter; and the improvement of trade
which hai. la'ely taken pl.ce, will not, it 'is likely, de-
crease their reluctance. The distress is said to be greatly
ogrravated by the influx of poor Irish, who live in the
most degraded and wretched state, on their most mi
serable pittance of wages. We have no doubt of this.
Labour being already in little or no demand, and wages
low, a fresh supply from Ireland must, by still further
depressing the rate of wages. add to the distress. It
fi Is the country, besides, with a bad population. We
not only import from Ireland what we do not want, a
supply of labour, but also ignorance and vice ; and
farther, the rate of wages may be permanently depressed
by this over-supply of cheap labour, to the level of Irish
misery, which would be a still greater calamity. Erni-
ration has been proposed as a remedy for the over
Crowded state of our labouring population. But
if we were merely to send away our industrious, moral,
and well educated people, to make room for an inanda-
tion of ignorant, and of course profligate Iri.b, for ig-
norance and profligacy always go together, where would
be the improvement? Better keep our people at home,
distressed though they be, than throw open our doors
to the contagion of such vice and misery. Ireland seems
to be an inexhaustible storehouse of people, and of such
degraded habits, that they increase under every disad-
vantage. The inhabitants, thus always pushed to the
very utmost verge of their subsistence, are continually
overflowing into the adjacerrt countries, whose poverty
is considered to be wealth by the Dish. This is cer-
tainly a great evil; but the question is, how can it be
checked? We cannot hinder emigration from Ireland.
We cannot draw a line of ciicumvallation around
it, as if it were some infected place. It is proposed, in
the report of the Lanarkshire Committee, to recom-
mend to all landed proprietors not to grant any fens of
ground fur the erection of hand looms, without first
exacting security that the feuars shall not fall on the
parish. 2. To correspond with the different counties ofl
Scotland, for the purpose of obtaining an Act of Par-
liament to regolate or prevent parish settlements of pau-
pers not natives. We much tear, that those schemes,
labile they e ould lead to abuse and oppression, would
end in nothing. Puverty is the true spring of emigra-
tion. It is this which drives the Irish abroad ; they are
star ving, at home, and. Acts of Parliament will not bind
them to their misery. We cannot expect it. All that
we can do seems to be, to enforce on them the habits of
order and decency that prevail here—to compel them
to leave behind them, with their Irish rags, their Irish
propensities to vice and disorder. The law can do this,
and it ought to du it.—Caledonian Mercury.

OBSERVATIONS ON FASHION AND DRESS

The newest pelisse that we have observed is of Flo-
tentine si'k, the coltrur of la poussiere cr Egypte ; k has
ttimmings down each side of the front, in fluted plaits in
bias, with two rows of the same, placed contrariwise
round the border. The body is made plain; and in
lieu of a cape or collar, is a double Tilling round the
throat, of the same material at the pelisse: this is sur-
mounted by a frill of blond. The sleeves are en gigot,
with mancherons composed of a. double frill corres-
ponding with the trimming at the throat. and ate
finished by the same ornament at the wrists. This is the
most novel article in the out-door department; the
weather is yet too unsettled for the establishment of any
general envelope at present. Collerettes of tulle, double
or triple, are worn over almost all pelisses or spencers:
they have no longer lace round the-edges, but are or-
namented with narrow tulle, laid in small plaits.—
Barege-eachemire scarfs are yet worn, when the weather
will admit of so slight a covering. The pelisses f
taffety and other slight silks are mostiy;made in the tunic
form, so as to display, pattially, where they open in
front, a handsome embroidered muslin petticoat, with
fl unces, divided by rows of embroidery.
Pelisse robes prevail much in morning costume; they
fasten down the front with a row of buttons ; on each
side of these is a quilling of Mechlin lace; they have a
pelerine cape, open in front, over which is a falling col-
lerette; the pelerine and collerette are both edged with
a quilling of Mechlin lace. The sleeves are en gigot, with
mancherons a rnntique,and points of the same kind at the
wrists, formed of lace. Some of the dresses for home cos-
tume, and densi•partere,have rather a whimsical appear.
since; they consist of petticoats of striped silk—such, for'
instance, as lilac striped with green ; a spencer of satin,.
the same colour as the stripes, forms the body and
sleeves; and at the border of the skirt are three bias
folds, on a broad border of satin, the colour of the
spencer. Of a much more chaste and elegant style for
Ws kind of costume, was a dress of gros de Naples—the
c lour, terre d'Egypte. It was made rather low,
hut very pla'n, and a simple rouleau hem, headed
by a silk cordon, was all the ornament on the border
ef the skirt. Dark colouted dresses of Italian net; over
white satin, are much worn at friendly dinner parties;
the sleeves are en gigot as to shape, but are not enor-
mously wide; the manc herons are very elegant, con-
sisting of two frills falling over each other. The body
is en gerbe, and partially low. Three flounces ornament
the border; these are of the same material as the dress;
they are doubled, but not in bias; and by being laid in
full large plaits have a rich and handsome effect; they
are each headed by a rouleau of satin. The skirt is in the
Grecian tunic style; not separated, but the tunic formed
by folds of satin: Another dress for tie above purpose,

and which k also fitted for evening parties, i, of blue
gros de Niples ; orn rmented At the border with flashes
of satin a l'Espagnale; these flashe4--are oblong, and
surmounted by a satin rosette of blue and puce-coloured

ribbons; a niche is placed next the hem over the shoe,.
formed of the above two colours. Though white dresses
are yet worn, they begin to be on the decline. The ball
dresses are very 'simple ; balls being now seldom more!
than little private dances in the country; the outward
robe generally worn on these occasions, is of coloured
gauze, with a broad puckering of the same at the bor►
der ; the sashes are tied behind, with the ends fringed.
Some ball dresces, and also for evening parure, when
worn by young ladies, are of tulle beautifully embroi-
dered, and made very plain; with a white satin corsage,
made exactly to fit the shape, without any ornament.
A bonnet of white. fluted gros de Naples, has excited
much admiration; it is adorned with bows of the same,
and narrow plats, or r .they cordons of straw ; on the
crown are bouquets formed of corn fl nvers and ears of
corn. A white chip hat for the carriage is ornamented
with pink flowers; but the reign of chip hats is now al-
most at an end ; the fl ►w'ers on. this elegant hat are. of
the bell shape, and the other trimming consists of pink
satin bows and a profusion of blond; the strings are in a
long loop, and are of pink and white shaded ribbon.
Some white ch:p hats are of a more simple kind, and
are elegantly, but lightly ornamented with heath, in
blossom. Leghorn bonnets for the promenade. are
trimmed with. bows of coloured sarctnet. A hat laf
striped gros de Nrples has lately been completed for a
Lady of high distinction; it is large, but of a very be-
coming shape. The material of which this tasteful bat
is composed, is of striped gros de Naples, green and
lilac: it is trimmed with plaid ribbons of the same
colours; with green botiquets of fancy foliage, resemb-
ling the shamrock : this beautiful foliage is made en-
tirely of feathers.
The cornettes are very elegant ; they are made en-
tirely of blond, and that which composes the border
next the face is pointed. Bouquets formed of china-
asters and jonquils ornament this cap. A breakfast
cornette is of the same shape, but made of fine thread
lace instead of blond ; the borders of this are also point-
ed; bows of ribbon, with one simple sprig of "forget
me not," over one temple, and another fox-glove on
the opposite temple, constitute tlrl ornaments. A new
cornette of the turban kind has just made its appearance.
Next the hair is a double gossamer ornament of double
bias, formed of the finest and most delicate tulle, and
above is a full border of rich blond. This head dress,
when off the head, gives an idea of everything outr2
and unbecoming. It is, however, infinitely advantage-
ous to the features, arid bears true style of fashion. All
depends on the putting on, and much to-te is here re-
quired. The curls of hair should be large and full, the
cap placed backward, and much on one side: it is gene-
rally ornamented with bows
,of amber-coloured satin
ribbon; one bow of which lies on the right temple next
the hair. The newest tur ban for full dress parties is the
college cap turban : the upper part, that resembles the
student's cap, is cleft on the left side; from this hollow
is a splendid silver ornament, beautifully wrought,
from whence depends a cordon with a tassel ; a bandeau
of silver encircles that part of the turban which is next
the face; and a superb plume of white ostrich feathers
finishes this elegant head dress, which is very much re
sen►bling the Joan of Arc toque, but has a softer and
less warlike appearance. Beret turbans continue in
favour for half dress ; they are rather too large ; al e
generally of white crane, and have an ornament on the
crown, of satin, of a French white; in the form of a star,
the points of which are finished round by blood.
The most approved colours are amber, lilac, green, Terre itEgypte,
puce, and blue.