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the grave be for ever loft ?-This you are to determine by your anfwer, which, I hope, will be foon, to calm or destroy the wretched Your fincere friend,

Account of the principal LADIES'
DRESSES on the QUEEN's
BIRTH-DAY at ST. JAMES's.

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HE court was more than commonly fplendid, and the nobility feemed to vie with each other in the tafte, richness, and elegance of their dreffes.

Her MAJESTY

fpots of coquelicor's and white filk formed an ornament between each

ftripe. The body and train were

fuch is my due? Afk the good fenfe of mifs M *** 9, If fhe, in your fituation, would have acted the fame part? Tell her a man has been treated with ungenerous feverity-mind of and for what? A trifle!-Because he had the daring frontery to declare he loved, or in other words, confeffed a favourable opinion of you-I repeat it again, afk her can this be deemed an offence, when no fecond attempt was made to urge that fubje&t? If any one has prepofieffed you with fuch a notion, reft ffured that it is groundless, as I fhould justly fpurn the idea of fuch meanness, and would think it far more honourable to finish my exiftence, than again flicit what has bien once denied.-You know, to Wore a white petticoat embroidered avert a dreadful evil is my reafon for with ftripes of coquelicot and white wit ng to you, being the only per-velvet, edged with fine blond lace, fon 1 cau apply to for relief; yet not mift.ke, for I make no requeft but what any good-natured woman would clearfully grant, and that is common civility! Is this unreafon-white coquelicot and brown fattin. able? Ihould think not, nor is there any caufe for the treatment received-if you think otherwife, as a triend tell me the error, which I am unable to difcover. Remember that unfortunate I plead not for pity to an paffion, but to vindicate the innocence of my conduct, which, by your behaviour is certainly condemned, and it is this that distracts me; the former, painful as it is, I am in tome meature, by refignation, enabled to bear; but the latter, with out a deal of prudence on your part, will confign me to everlasting perdition. Ah! think what a wretched flate I am in, having no friend here from whom I can receive that confolation which true friendship can give.-Alas! too long have I borne thefe thoughts, at firit with horror, though now with indifference.What will become of me, Heaven knows you, by a mild conduct, may fave-take your choice-fay,

Her head-drefs was composed of fine blond, with ribbons to correspond with the other parts of her drefs.As ufual on her own birth-day, she did not appear in her best diamonds. -She wore a ftomacher with diamond buttons, and had a few in her hair.

Princess ROYAL,

Whofe native dignity and benevolent countenance add luftre to any drefs, looked beautifully splendid on the occafion. She was dreffed in a petticoat of white crape, most fuperbly embroidered with wreaths of laurel leaves, on a running pattern of purple foil, divided by an embroidery of white and gold, in cross ftripes-the bottom was flounced with a very rich gold taffel fringe, mixed with coloured foils. The body and train were a gold fattin spotted with green. The toute enfemble formed an appearance magnificently rich. Her royal highness, as well as her two

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fifters, wore his majesty's picture, I embroidered crape, blue foil, fone fet round with diamonds.

Princess AUGUSTA. A crape petticoat, embroidered in ftripes with green foil leaves between the ftripes were medallions of blue foil with gold fpangles, and a rich flounce at the bottom, the fame as the princefs royal's. The body and train were of gold fattin.

Princes ELIZABETH. Excepting that the embroidery was purple and green, had a drefs fimilar to that of the princefs Augufta.

Duchefs of RUTLAND.

knots, and blue and filver bows in
waves. The drapery was handfome.
ly ornamented with spangles.

Duchefs of RICHMOND.

A buff and green velvet mantua trimmed with fringe, and petticoat of the fame, with flounces and rich gold fringe.

Marchioness of SALISBURY.

A ftriped velvet mantua, the feams covered with embroidery, and joined with crape embroidery in Stripes, and rich fpangled crape. Her ladyship looked peculiarly ele

Countess of WESTMORELAND.

The new vice-queen of Ireland, and who is not without much fame as to her beauty, and more as to her good fenfe, feemed to sport a very pretty idea in her drefs of the natural antipathy which wine has to the company of money; or in other words, that the fpirit of that bever age is an enemy to economical prudence; for the fpangles of gold were chained to the bunches of grapes.

Lovely in her perfon and magni-gant. ficent in her drefs, commanded admiration from the whole drawingroom. There is a natural dignity in this woman which gives additional power to beauty: but that which out-luftres every other charm is, that with the bloom of Hebe on her cheeks, the poffeffes the purity of Diana in her breaft. The ornaments of her perfon were fashioned with peculiar elegance, and put on with fuch taste, that he was trully ftyled the beft dreffed lady at court. She wore a white fatin petticoat puckered with crape, and richly trimmed with Bruffels point. The drapery was lined with pink fatin, over which appeared a wreath of pink flowers, with green fir-leaves festooned across the top of the petticoat. The body and train were of pink fatin, edged with point.

She wore an embrodered crape of green foil vine-leaves, with white ftones hanging down as bunches of grapes, and chained together with large gold fpangles. The bottom of the petticoat had a very rich gold fringe. The body and train was of

white fatin.

Lady MARY HOWE.

Duchefs of DORSET,
Whofe juvenile charms are highly
Who had the honour of being celebrated in the circle of fashion,
previously introduced on her late was much admired. She was a lovely
nuptials, a circumftance rather un-model of beauty and innocence. Her
common on a birth-day, looked re-
markable well, and with becoming
dignity did honour to the ducal co-
Tonet. It being her first public ap-
pearance, the confequently drew
many a gazing eye. Her drefs was a
rich white fatin mantua, fuperbly
embroidered with fpangles, the pet
coat as elegantly trimmed, with
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drefs was a petticoat of crape croffed
with four large bands fuperbly em-
broidered with gold and purple co-
loured foils, and fprigs of laure!.
The drapery was tucked up on one
fide with a large bow of embroidered
crape, and the bottom of the petti-
coat flounced with a rich embroidery
of crape, that terminated with a nar

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Lady HILSBOROUGH.

A pink striped filk mantua, trim. med with embroidered crape and gold fringe, the petticoat covered with a rich gold embroidered crape, with ftripes of embroidery. A deep gold fringe at the bottom.

Lady ARDEN,

Who, even before marriage, was allowed to be one of the most fashionable ladies in England, took peculiar care that the fhould not lofe any of her fame on this happy day. The contour of her drefs made an elegant and fplendid appearance. It was a crape petticoat, elegantly embroidered with white and gold-the body and train of white velvet. Ladies GEORGIANA and CHAR

LOTTE LEVESON GOWER, Dreffed alike, and univerfally admired. Their petticoats of crape, with fprigs of embroidery, moft fuperbly flounced with a drapery of purple fatin and ftones in feftoons, and fringed with a deep gold lace at the bottom.

Lady CHARLOTTE BELLASYSE. A pink fatin mantua and pericoat, embroidered with gold fpang les, green foil and filver oats. loof drapery drawn up carelessly with bunches of filver oats. This drefs, and that of

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Lady ANNE BELLASYSE, Were greatly noticed for their tafte: this lady was in a blue fatin mantua and white petticoat, trimmed with rich embroidered crape, and drawn up with blue fatin in bows, embroidered with filver. The body of the drefs beautifully fpangled. Lady CHATHAM

A crape peticoat striped with blue and black velvet, the ground of it was richly embroidered with gold and coloured foils.

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Mrs. ADDINGTON

Was among the best dreffed ladies in the drawing-room. Her petticoat was white and gold, embroidered with ftones and covered with fmall branches of embroidered feathers.

Lady SUTHERLAND.

A ftriped embroidered petticoat of gold, purple and green foils, and flounced with a rich taffel-fringe. The body and train of white fatin ftriped.

Lady E. WALDEGRAVE.

The petticoat a very rich embroidery of purple foil leaves, feparated with gold ftripes. The bottom fringed with a very deep gold lace.

Marchioness of BATH.

It was her first introduction at court with this title. Her ladyfhip's drefs was very fuperb,-a white fatin petticoat, with a rich drapery of white and gold embroi dered crape, ftripped with fine fable.

The Ladies THYNNES.

Their petticoats a rich embroidery of white and gold, with white fatin' trains, fringed with a deep gold lace.

Countess of AYLESBURY.

croiled with pink and velvet in stripes. A very rich embroidered petticoat,

Lady HAWKESBURY.

A brown ftriped mantua, with a white fatin petticoat, embroidered and covered with gold and filver rape, and flounced with a deep gold taffel-fringe.

Lady LOUVAINE.

A green and gold mantua, a white fatin petticoat trimmed with embroi dered cape, green foil, and ftone bows. The fringe and taffels at the bottom correfpondent with the dress.

Lady FAUCONBERG.

A white fatin mantua and petticoat trimmed with embroidered gold fpotted crape, with an embroidery of

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Dreffes of the Ladies on the Queen's Birth-day.

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Lady HARCOURT.

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Mrs. BOONE.

A rich gold lilac fik mantua, trimmed with rich embroidered crape and fatin, drawn up with lilac fpangled bows.

MAS BOONE.

An emperor's eye coloured mantua, trimmed with fweet peas, on white fatin ribbon, a white fatin petticoat, embroidered with the fame kind of peas, the drapery diawn up with lilies.

Lady FRANCIS DOUGLASS.

A crapeau white fatin ftriped mantua, trimmed with embroidered crape, white fattin petticoat, with ftripes of blue and gold foil, richly embroidered and fringed.

Miß BRUDENELL.

A lilac green clouded fatin mantua, trimmed with gold fringe, a white fatin petticoat, edged with a broad gold fringe, the drapery of gold embroidered crape, drawn up with foil bows and gold oats.

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Miss JEFFERIES.

A green and gold fpotted mantua, with a white fatin petticoat trimmed with embroidered crape to answer the ground, the drapery drawn up with green and filver bows, embroidered with tone, and elegant gold taffels.

Mifs DAMER..

A drefs in every refpe like Mifs Jefferies.

Lady HOWARD: Train and petticoat of green and white striped fatin, ornamented with crape and gold fringe.

Countess of MOUNT EDGECUMBE.

In a drefs fuited to her age and perfon-confpicuously antique, to fet modern elegance at defiance. Her lady hip had on a coquelicot fatin flounced all over, and marked with very broad ftripes of fable, gloomy as the view from Mount Edgecumb to Polyrinin hazy weather.

Lady MARY COOK F.

Was determined that no mufcle fhould contract itself into rifibility at her expence this day, as it did on a former occafion by the juvenile fancy of her drefs; and therefore the very wifely remained at home, faving her credit as an old woman, and her money likewife.

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CHARACTERS in the HEIRESS.
Vol. XX. p. 600.

1. Clifford. 2. Lord Gayville. Lady Emily. 4. Alton. Alfcript. 6. Prompt. 7. Blandi. 8. Sir Clement Flint. 9. Chignon. 10. Rightly. GLENN Aufwered likewife by Belfield.

A Solution to the Lift of WOMENS
CHRISTIAN NAMES, Vol. XX.
P: 661.

1. Dorcas. 2. Sophia. 3. Baththeba. 4. Agnes. 5. Caroline. 6. Phoebe. 7. Edith. 8. Julia. 9. Omired. 10. Melicent. 11. Louifa. 12. Anne.

Solution to the Enigmatcal Lift of
TWELVE CITIES in England,
Vol. XX. p. 662.

1. Westminster. 2. Oxford. 3. York. 4. Coveatry, 5. Canterbury. 6. Chester. 7: Lincoln. 8. Exeter. 9. Bristol. 10. Bath. 11. Litchfield. 12. Worcester.

An Enigmatical Lift of PRECIOUS
STONES.

2.

1. Spotted, omitting a letter. Que half of reward, three fifths of Chriftian name. 3. Three fixths of an herb, and two sevenths of a man's a fmall horfe, and three tenths of lowest. 4. Five fevenths of a priest of Apollo, and a fruit changing a The HEAD DRESSES. letter. 5. Three fevenths of driven by force, and one half of a woman's Suin caps, very high and remark. garment. 6. To conceal tranfpofably narrow, trimmed with crape and ed.. 7. Two fixths of clear, and a fpotted with foil. They were fafhi-whirlpool omitting a letter. 8. oned fo as to answer the other parts Half of deprived of, one fourth of of the drefs. Oftrich and Vautering fifth of lees and three fixths of part two, and one fifth of three. 9. One feathers, broad but not very high, of a watch. 10. Three fifths of a were generally worn. fot, and two fifths of a colour, 11. The wife of Pompey and a confonant.

The SHOES

Were chiefly white fafin, faftened 12. A fruit changing a letter and with rufes.

one eighth of fmall.

BELVILLE. POETICAL

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