folds of satin of a bright geranium-colour. || hung over the shoulder in careless draAll head-dresses were placed very back ward. pery. The hats had broad brims, with one In PARIS, pelisses, trimmed in a novel side of the crowns lower than the other. manner, prevailed much in the carriages, They were generally finished at the and in the public walks: they were of edge by a broad blond, and sometimes slight silks, figured; the favourite was of ornamented with a willow feather, of an a barbel-blue, with stripes of very delicate || immoderate length. Many bonnets were foliage in a dark shade of mazarine-blue. || adorned with wallflowers and lilacs, and The ornaments down the front, from the bonnets of dark green silk, trimmed with throat to the feet, were made en rouleaux, || black and green ribbons, were much in to represent batons, crossed over each favour for the morning walks. A few other, forming broken chevrons. The body chip and straw hats made their appearwas made tight to the shape, and at the ance: they were of various shapes and throat was a double ruff of lace. A hat dimensions, but nothing very novel. of mazarine-blue satin, placed much on one side, was worn with this dress, with two white feathers of a gossamer kind. One on the summit of the crown, on the || right side; the other drooping over the left. See an engraving of a French Car-loured satin, and a Sévigné drapery across riage Dress, at page 212. The waists of the dresses were made very long, and à la Marie Stuart; they were stiffened with whalebone, and laced behind like a corset. The ball dresses were of white tulle, with corsages of co the bust. A friar's belt encircled the waist, A beautiful evening dress appeared at || terminated by a splendid tassel. The borParis, of pistachio-green, with one deep der of the skirt was trimmed by a broad flounce at the border, which was embroi- bias fold, over which were laid triangular dered in floize-silk, in the darkest shade || ornaments, formed of rouleaux of white of myrtle-green. The flounce was headed satin. in Spanish points. The body slightly en gerbe, with a pointed zone round the waist, of the same colour as the dress, bound with myrtle-green. The sleeves were à la Marie, with the fullness confined by narrow bands, and the wrists encircled by two bracelets. A pelerine of white satin, elegantly ornamented, was sometimes added, and fastened behind. A dress-hat, of pink gros de Naples, constituted the head-dress, and was overshadowed by a beautiful plumage of white feathers. This hat was placed very much on one side, and a small feather reclined on the hair, under that part of the brim which was elevated. See an engraving of an Evening Costume, for May, at page 212. Small caps of gauze-lisse were in gene||ral favour for half-dress; they were much in the shape of a beret, and ornamented with flowers in detached bouquets. A classical Grecian head-dress was much admired, consisting of purple fillets; but, in full dress, many ladies had these fillets formed of pearls and flowers. Jewellery, and flowers in wreaths, with bandeaux formed of cameos, were also in great request. Blond scarfs began to appear in outdoor costume, when the temperature of the weather was warm enough to admit of so slight a covering. High dresses, with pelerines of the same material as the dress, were, however, most in favour, particularly for the promenade. Muslin and cambric canezous were very general; the sleeves and bodies of which were laid in small plaits; and Cachemire shawls We must now bring our Half-yearly Summary of Fashions to a close, ending with those which we may pronounce established, till about the middle of June; which we shall have the advantage of ascertaining before the publication of our number for that month. Led on by observation, we must mingle in Fashion's varied round, and explore her temples, where her priestesses most renowned for taste preside over her altars; where, borne on Fancy's wings, they offer all that invention can form, of whatever is rare, becoming, and elegant, for the fairest votaries of the versatile goddess— the unrivalled daughters of Britain. INDEX TO VOL. VII. Illustrative Memoirs.-The Right Hon. Lady || Family Pictures, 199 Jemima Isabella Mann, 1;-Lady Burke, 47;-Mrs. Fitz Gerald, 93;- The Right Hon. Katharine Mary, Lady Forester, 139;The Right Hon. Harriet, Countess of Guilford, 185; The Right Hon. Harriet, Countess of Sheffield, 230. Original Communications. The Wardrobe of the Nations, No. IV., The Wedding, 12 My Wedding Day, 202 London Forty Years ago, 206 Original Poetry. Lines, written after viewing the Tomb of Abelard Nature will prevail, from the Spanish of Don Stanzas, by Emma Roberts, 26 Alonso del Castello, 13 Precepts and Examples, 18 Maternal Revenge, 20 Count Ravenstein, 22, 60 New Year's Day, 25 The Nightingale and the Ant, translated from the Persian Poet, Sadi, 25 A Glance at the Poetry of Spain, 48 Sketches from the Country, No. IV., The Dead Manners and Morals; the Fine Arts and the Drama, 56 Courts of Love, 61 Traces of Robin Hood, 67 Recollections of Lady Caroline Lamb, 94 Fairy Mythology, No. I., 101;-No. II., 189;- The Lady Satirist, or, a Season in Town, No. I., Jewish Poets in Spain, 109 The Fidelity of Viravara, 112 The Margravine of Anspach, 114, 148 On the Modern Antique in Poetry, 160 No. 42.*-Vol. VII. Winter, 27 Lines. By Captain M'Naghten, 27 The Garden of the Dead. Written on plucking a White Rose near the Tomb of Mrs. Jordan, The Captive Linnet, by the Author of Field To of Dumfries, 69 To L. S. S., on reading her Poems in LA The Ocean, from Mr. Bird's Poem of Dun- The New Year, addressed to Sir Robert Kerr The Seraph's Flight, by L. S. S., 163 I'd be a Poetess; by H. Brandreth, Esq., 164 One Thought of Thee, 164 Stanzas for Music, by Captain M'Naghten, 164 Sonnet to the Moon, 165 2X Morning, Walking, Ball, and Evening Dresses, Cabinet of Taste, or Monthly Compendium of Monthly View of New Publications, &c. The Clubs of London, with Anecdotes of their Memoir of the Right Hon. George Canning, with his Parliamentary Orations, his Poems, Sir Michael Scott, a Romance, by Allan Cun- The Red Rover, a Tale, by the Author of The Hope Leslie, or Early Times in the Massa- chusetts, by the Author of Redwood, 36 Blue Stocking Hall, a Novel, 39 Tales of a Grand-Father, being Stories from the Journal of a Residence and Tour in Mexico, in A Pilgrimage in Europe and America, leading The Annual Biography and Obituary for the Herbert Lacy, by the Author of Granby, 80 The English in India, by the Author of Pan- Coming Out, and the Field of the Forty Foot- Yes and No, a Tale of the Day, by the Author Herbert Milton, or Almack's Revisited, 81 De Beauvoir, or Second Love, a Novel, 82 A Fire-Side Book, or the Account of a Christmas Letters on Greece, with Remarks on the Treaty Remarks on the Improvements now in Progress Sayings and Doings, or Sketches from Life, One Hundred Fables, Original and Selected, by 130 The Speeches of the Right Hon. George Can- The History of George Godfrey, written by Tales of an Antiquary, chiefly illustrative of the Manners, Traditions, and Localities of Ancient The Adventures of Naufragus, written by Him- The Old Irish Knight, a Milesian Tale of the The Christmas Box, an Annual Present for The Omnipresence of the Deity, a Poem, by Fairy Legends and Traditions of the South of Robert Montgomery, 175 Metrical Essays, on Subjects of History and Pompeii and other Poems, by James and Ed- Socrates, a Dramatic Poem, by H. M. Grover, The Gentleman Cit, a Comedy, in Five Acts, being a Translation of Moliere's Bourgeois Gentilhomme; by the Translator of M. Jouy's Sylla, 177 Annotations on the Mutiny Act, with Observations on the Practice of Courts Martial, both in His Majesty's and in the East India Company's Service, by Captain M'Naghten, late Deputy Judge Advocate General, Bengal Army, 177 Proceedings of the Expedition to explore the Northern Coast of Africa, &c., by Capt. F. W. Beechey, R.N., &c., 217; and in Supp. Narrative of an Attempt to reach the North Pole, in the Year 1827, under the command of Captain W. E. Parry, R.N., 219 India, or Facts submitted to illustrate the Character and Condition of the Native Inhabitants, with Suggestions for reforming the present System of Government, by R. Rickards, Esq., Part I., 219 Illustrations of the Public Buildings of London; with Historical and Descriptive Accounts of each Edifice, by J. Britton, F.S.A., and A. Pugin, 220 Mornings in Spring, or Retrospections Biographical, Critical, and Historical, by Nathan Drake, M.D., H.A.L., 220 Dunwich, a Tale of the Splendid City, by J. Bird, author of the Vale of Slaughden, &c., 220 The Cypress Wreath, by Mrs. C. B. Wilson, 221 Ephemerides, or Occasional Poems, written in Scotland and South Africa, by T. Pringle, 222 The Art of Tying the Cravat, by H. Le Blanc, 222 The Man of Ton, 263 Records of Women, and other Poems, by Felicia Hemans, 264 Ada, and other Poems, by Mary Anne Browne, 264 A General Biographical Dictionary of the Lives of Eminent Persons of all Nations, previous to the present Generation, 265 The Posthumous Papers, Facetious and Fanciful, of a Person lately about Town, 265 Cameleon Sketches, by the Author of a Picturesque Tour round Dorking, 265 Tales and Legends, by the Author of the Odd Volume, 265 Salathiel, a Tale of the Past, the Present, and the Future, 266 Penelope, or Love's Labour Lost, 266 The Kuzzilbash, 267 The Roué, 268 Sketch of the Progress and State of Literature for the Last Six Months; comprising reviews (with extracts) of numerous works, 277 Review of Music :-Hasten by the Starlight, a A Lover's Vow, by Pio Cianchettini, 40 Come laugh with me, by W. Kirby, 40 Jamie's o'er the Sea, a Ballad, by W. Kirby, 40 The Heart of the Hunter is glad, a Duet, by M. I roam where the Moonbeams are streaming, 40 Follow, follow, o'er the Mountain, with Variations by T. P. Chipp, 41 Il Mezzo, a Sonato for the Piano-forte, by J. B. Three Popular Tyrolese Melodies, arranged for Le Petit Tambour, with Variations, by S. Dussek, 83 Plaire sans Effort, Petite Esquisse for the Harp, from Rossini's Semiramide, by N. C. Bochsa, 83 Willis's Patent Music Portfolio, 83 L'Aurore, ou Journal de Guitarre. Choisi et corrigé par Floretski, No. 3, 83; No. 4, 130 Lord Mornington's Glee, "Here in cool Grot," as a Divertimento for the Piano-forte, with a Flute Accompaniment by T. A. Rawlings, 83 Moins que Rien, Petit Divertimento, par J. B. Cramer, 83 Select Subjects from Haydn's Creation and Seasons, as Divertimentos for the Piano-forte, by J. B. Cramer, No. 2, 83 Forty Seven Original Preludes in the Principal Minor and Major Keys, for the Piano-forte, by various composers, 84 Saxon Air with Variations, by H. Hertz, 84 The Enthusiast, a Song, written and composed by F. W. Horncastle, 131 Deep 'mid the Battle's Rage, a Song, composed by C. F. Horn, 131 Day is departing, Love, Ditto, by J. Willis, 131 Bless the Lord, an Anthem for four Voices, by W. Poole, 131 The Festive Halls are lighted, by W. Ball, 131 Sweet Home, fare thee well, composed by J. Percy, 131 Poor Maco, a Song, by T. Cooke, 131 The Battle of Navarino, a Divertimento, by Aug. Voigt, 131 320 INDEX. A Grand Naval Divertimento, by W. Carnaby, J. N. Hummel's Amusement à l'Autrichienne, || Calmly beams yon azure Sky, a Song, by Att- The Wish, a Canzonet, by C. Horn, 177 The Butterfly, a Cavatina, by Alex. Lee, 177 New Analysis of Music, by D. C. Hewitt, 222 Sing on, thou warbling Bird, by G. Hodson, 223 223 The Persian Maiden's Song, by J. Nelson, 223 and Modern Airs, arranged for the Piano- See yonder Rose, a Duet, for two Soprani, by Duet between Prince Charles, and Lady Eleanor Fantasia and Rondo for the Piano-forte on the Fantasia on a Favourite French Romance, by S. Trois Airs variés pour la Piano-forte, par Henri Sunday Evening's Amusement, consisting of Fine Arts' Publications, &c. :-London and - Literary and Scientific Intelligence, 44, 90, Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 46, 91, 138, LONDON: |