The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-03-31 00:00:00

LOSDON FAslliu.4.s FUR APRIL.

CAltaiAtla DRESS.—A round dress, composed of
French grey housbasine, and trimmed with black gauze;
the skirt moderately wide ; the trimming, which is very
deep, is formed in a singularly nosel and pretty style,
the gauze being disposed in rows of foil plaits, which
are laid on lengthwise in a bias direction, and set very
close to each other ; each row of plaits is edged with
black satin ribbon. The body is made high; the collar
stands out a little from the neck ; it is peaked in the
centre of the hark, and slopes dolts, so as just to meet
in front. The bark is tight to the figure; the waist is
long: and a small jacket, which is rather full behind,
bar a very jaunty effect; the fronts are plain, and the
dress faitens before. The long sleeve Is of an easy
Width, except towards the buttons, where it is nearly
tisk to the arm; it is ornamented by three black satin
nod finished at the hind by a full fall of white'
crape scolloped at the edge. The half-sleeve, of the
saine material as the dress, is mask errs full; the full-
ness is divided into compartments by narrow :villeins of
black satin. A very full white crape ruff is partially
sten sunder the collar.—lfead-dress, a bonnet composed
of grey relours :battle% and lined with white satinet;
the edge Of Ilse brim is finished by full black genie
recite; i bunch of black flowers is placed on one side
of the crown, and it ties under the chin with black
strings. they kid gloves, and black kid half-hoots.
Es avtato Dices.—.t round dress, composed of white
crape, spotted with white satin ; it is wort over a white
Mrsnet slip: the skirt is moderately full, and is finished
at the Ism/ by A wreath of flowers and leaves com-
posed of black milk ; the (towers, which are roses, are
very small ; a double row of leaves, placed thickly to-
gether, with the points downwards, is attached to them:
there are tWo rows of this trimming placed at some
distance from each other, hut not so high as to be unbe-
coming to the figure. The corsage is composed of
black releurs sittettli. : the Waist is long, and it is a little,
but very little, peaked in front t a narrow pointed trim-
ming finishes it at the bottom of the waist, and it fastens
behind. The upper part of the body is composed of
white crape, let-iti in easy folds, and confined in the
centre of the bosons by a jet clasp. Short roll sleeve;
the upper part composed of relotsrs sLMerlr, edged with
a narrow white crape tai anti lAN/riled up in the
drapery style. The under sleeve is a kite crape ; it is
very full, but is drawn close to the arm at the buttons,
anti is finished by a pointed fall of white crape.—The
front hair is stressed in light ,in=lets; the hind hair i 3
disposed in different plaits, which are fastened up in
bows at the back part of the head: a bite flowers, inter-
mixed wills pearls fancifully disposed, ornament the hair.
The necklace and ear-rings are also pearl.—White kid
gloves ant! shoes.

The Princess Sophia passes her whOle time In
strict seclusion, admitting no visitors, with the excep-
tion of Prince Leopold, but her /loyal brothers and sis-
ther., Her Royal Highness has latterly given directions
for the sale of ill her horses, those for the saddle as well
as the carriage ; and she has also reduced her dousestic
establishment to the lowest possible scale.
Sir Charles Smith, of Trinity-college, Cam-
bridge, was on Priday last admitted to the degree
of Honorary Master of Arts.
The Aquatic Theatre, &idler's Wells, re-opens
on Easter Monday, under the new management of Mr.
HOMAIRD PAlt Xi, the author of Brutes, &c. tintstiL9l,
BOLOGNA, BARNUM, and Miss Va taxer, ate the prin-
cipal pantomime performers. new Comic-Pantonomr,
fonsoled on the popular stoty of Goody Tiro Shoes.
written by Mr. CHARLES WEATAIACOTT, the artist, is, we
hear, likely to prove highly attractive.
ARIIIVALI AT SIIIILLT'A PPPPP-1101:sr. AMID
HOTEL, COCIV.PVII-.:TlllErr.—l'apt. Bradshaw. dth Dragoon
Guards. from Birmingham: Major Marshall. from Gibraltar;
Major Campbell. and Lieut. IWO, Stb Foot, from Corfu; I
Capt. (lark, 14th regiment; and Capt. Burn, 4th Dragooo
Guards.
Dar • s saws Derrn.—Lient. t. O. Mistiest,. sotith
Toot, to sec:Mead ; Copt+. Net Hie and llamerslel, of the 19th
Lasers's. to Brighton; W. Collard. Esq. to his seat, in Kent ;
Lord Creighton, to Ramsgate; sod J. Bonham, to Done.
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SmyrnttaLn, MARCH 31.—This morning there was a
very great show of Beasts, and those of good quality
fetched a high prire.—'f he quantity of Sheep was also
great, and supported Monday's prices. This being the
first day of grass Lambs, a great number were produced
at market, bat those of Rood quality were very dear, the
hest Ss. 41. per stone, sinking the offal.—ln Ilay and
Straw no alteration.
Coax-ExensNCL—This being Good Friday the Mar-
ket was shut.