Star.
London, England, 1828-09-24 00:00:00

PARISIAN FASHIONS.

Waxittso Deus.—A dress of Grecian blue cate,pill,tflit amp
ila 'terse, and the skirt trimmed with a broad bias band, stir!
mounted by three very deep tucks, also laid en. bias. A-canetou
of jaconet muslin, having the centre of the back and front •dis.
posed in three folds. The sleeves are extremeti large, and ono:
Sunned with epaulettes, which are also finished by three folds. A
very deep cuff ila antique confines the fulness at the wrist. A.
falling collar, finished by two folds, is supponed round the *eat:
by a Craven en foulard; the ground is white, with a runnhiggiaT.'
tern of Boyne' in Grecian blur. Mottling cap, made in the cornett,.
style, with a broad border of Valenciennes lace. Bonnet of rise
brown gins Napless, lined with Grecian -blue; the brim
'usual size; the crown something higher than ordinary; the trhill
ming consists of a drapery in brown, very tastefully arranged riled'
the crown, and intermixed with full- knots of mingled blue•and
brown rinatiti4. Pale yellow gloves, and kid Isettines to correspond
with the bonnet. , .
lin.sate lieass —A clear muslin dress over a white gres de
pies alp. To:. cors.ge is made aquae, and extremely low; it double '1
tail at Engli.h lace, of the new hied, called Grecian lace, femora
lecher a fclitalit. The corsage is paned butb before soil. bellied,
aid the ceinture also in organdy is very richly embroidered. Long
sleeves, eacewsively wide, over full epauktits of *bite gros di
Naples, The sleeve terminates with a sigh-peented,enff,abo richly
embroidered. The trimming of the skirt cottons of a very broad;
bias of muslin, the upper eagd of which is cut out in the Wan laC
vine khves, which are edged with. narrow Valenciennes lace. A
blond lace cap ; the crown is much higher thin usual, and displays'
the hair dressed underneath in full bows. A Muni lace drapery,
disposed round the top of the crown. gives it the form of a tiara.'
The.bordav WMs eutietly back, and is confined in four plates by a
full-blown rose; two of thew roses artwhite, the others red; sprigs
of myrtle are placed round the drapery at the back of the heed.
tappets of eribrolderid gauze ribbsnd. White kid gloves aid
shoes. Necklace. &c. a mixture of dead and bright gold: • •
• Formuto Daus --Drees of palmfiritnne of a goidcolour;lhe
corsage is made, tight to the lower pan of the shape. and drape
round the bust • a narrow realm' of sane goes down Use middle
of the corsage afore and behind ; tailing tucker of broad blood
lace; creature pointed' and edged with a satin violate; blond net
sleeve over a short fun one of isaltneriener ; It is 'confined in the
middle of the use by a band of guld-chatn with a jewelled•clasp,
and finished by a pointed ca.—the points edged by a small satin
zuulssu and a nartuw blond lace; the trimming of the akin con-
sists of• two very deep flounces arranged en dents de loop, and cut
at ihe tpp like the teeth of a saw; between the Bounces is a trim-
mist abo en dents Ale scie, and the • tippet Atinneeris finished by a
similar heading ; the flounces are of crape. and the rouleaus
satin. A white mire bat of a very large size,* very full, trimmed
with a mixture of blond lace draper* and gold coloured ostrich
feathers. White gros de Naples Mews. White kid gloves. Pao
of painted feathers. Neckhee,fice. $ Mauve Gigolo' and coloured
gems. The bracelets consermad *kap bias* round the arm

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his announced that the Marquis de LOULE and hit
'Lady bave received permission from the Government of the law
torintriei to reside at Reelects.
Letters limn Madeira to the 7th have been received:
ltdoes not appear that the Rspedkkxi found one armed man M
the whole island. The Wand was perfectly tranquil when tbe..lase,..
which brought: tee letter, left the Wand. Nom of the &India
had been disturbed, and oily one coMiscadon had taken place
among the Portuguese.
Mr. YeAN is re-engaged at Covent-garden Theatre
-to have fur the season, k is mentioned,. ems thousand pounds; to;
*tredve such soma 1:y instalments of forty pentads a work; and
In play two nights .
Ifesterday aCourt of Directors was held at the East
. India House, when Captain JONI Pavement was sworn in to the
command of the ship Repulse, consigned to Diadridand China.
His Grace the Archbishop of CANTERBURY held a
Confirmation on Monday, in the pirish church of Har-
soli on the-Bill (the first since his elevation to the
Friesacy). The Clergymen of t'te neighbouring parishes
aftetwArds took a collation at theyicat's. the Rev • _ •W.
•Cuansmohax. The Earl of ABIRDELN invited the
Vacate,' and the Rev. Dr. BuTuti, Head Master of the
'school; to meet his GIIACt at dinner at the Priory,
• Stanmore, yesterday.
ZATII believy it
Js net geiserally known that 14r. Girton% for many years not
•mtly resided with the bte•Lord GIKNIVIMOR, but that he regularly
accompanied his Lordship to Newmarket races, and was himself a
cuusiderable sporting map on the turf. One of Mr. Girroases
most confidemial friends in those days was the respectable Mr.
Witatitsaav; of Menden-street, the publisher of the Sporting Ca-
lender. As kis house Girroaii trequently dined, in the company
of the Indio& jockeys, front whom be gained considerable infer.
asautio, to the advantage of Ms Noble Patron, and for his own be-
at. On one particular race, however. GIMIRD was most san.
• grim, and risked upon the event of it all that he pos-eased, and
rather more than all. This race Gurus* lost, and in ordrr to
soaks up Ms differences on the day of reckoning, he was obliged kr
toreow fifty pounds front s friend, upon the credit of an edition of
the " /levied and Minvied," then on the point of being published ht
ens volume. Sul sequently GI/PURD was very fortunate osi the
turf, and a portion of the great wealth of which he died powesseir
was derived from this source..
COPYRIGHT AMONG THe ANCIENTS ....Though the
accounts left us of the- coodiHen of authors in antiquity are very
obscure, it is quite clear Man many passages, and especially from
nom in Martisl, that they sold copies of their works; but that what
*jean cepyrisht was wholly unknown. The copyists (librori)
Were altogether distinct from the booksellers (irilispefes). The
{Wowing, forming pert of the 1111th Epigram, is the passage re.
tarred ~,—.. Whenever I meet you, Loperrus, you say to me,
▪ Allow my slave to call on you for the ropes, of getting yore
volume of Epigrams; and 1 will return it when I have Hsu! it:
' not gave your slave the trouble, is my reply. My lodging is at
a great dalliance. and 1 occupy the third Boor. You will nod what
rot want ourat nea res. luu go stun into the district of
Sam. There and near Cscsar's-place you will find a.shop. the doors
of Which are covered with the names of poets; enter and ask ha
MC, ginng yourself no concern about Atrectus, the shopkeeper;
• pad from the first or second shelf a. Martial will be banded to pm,
%realised and embellished with purple ornaments, for which he was
demand of you five deriarii.—' Elir you retie, you are tou
. worth so Dumb.' worth you ate rieht. a—Laudon Wedgy
*view •
A few nights past, an inflammatory and thteatening
POMO posted at Kaduna, Barony of Keury• but lOU's.
down the &Rowing morning by the It: vcisittili twit 6.
VcttrXiat. Jt..wss signed " John* Risck. C-ussrAnde.
in Chief and Goveinor is Cork l'epor,