der; a brilliant diamond necklace; Maltese gold net, gold chain and tassels; body and cross, earrings and bracelets. Her Lady-sleeves covered with gold net.

ship's head dress consisted of a superb diamond tiara feather surmounted by a beautiful plume of lofty white ostrich feathers. This was altogether one of the most splendid dresses exhibited at Court, elegantly neat, and excellently set off by the youthful elegance of the ||

wearer.

The Hon. Lady Hood.-One of the most splendid dresses in the Drawing-room. A violet velvet splendidly embroidered with wreaths of || gold oak,and festooned with ropes of the richest || gold, supported with gold doves; head dress, feathers and diamonds.

Lady Boston.-A dress of blue satin, ornamented with drapery of black lace, chains of white beads; smaller draperies of blue satin tied with bows and ends, and trimmed with beads, had a`novel and striking appearance. || Robe, black velvet trimmed to correspond with the dress, and point lace.

Lady Isabella Thynne.-A white satin petticoat, embroidered in gold shells and lilies; drapery of puce coloured velvet, embroidered in gold shells and lilies, which had a most beautiful effect. Train of puce coloured velvet. Head-dress of diamonds and feathers.

Lady Louisa Erskine.-A white crape petticoat and drapery richly embroidered in silver vine leaves and grapes; the borders were finished with small cockle shells of matted silver; the draperies suspended by cords and tassels. Train of blue velvet trimmed with silver. Head dress, feathers and diamonds.

Lady Ashbrook.—A white satin petticoat, the front of which was richly embroidered in crimson roses and green leaves in shaded chenille; the bottom to correspond. Short pointed draperies on each side, embroidered in chenille. Train of ruby-coloured velvet. Head dress of feathers and diamonds. This dress was much admired for its simplicity and elegance.

Lady Diana Herbert-Lilac satin petticoat, gold border and drapery, fastened with elegant gold ornaments and tassels; lilac satin train, trimmed with gold. Her Ladyship's beautiful and elegant appearance attracted universal approbation.

Lady Cranley. A green velvet dress, the .petticoat embroidered in stripes of gold shell, the bottom of it trimmed with cord depere, Buenos Ayres gold tissue; pocket-holes richly ornamented with cord and tassels to correspond.

Lady Elizabeth Legg appeared in a dress of rich yellow satin, ornamented with superb

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Lady Legg wore the same as her sister. Lady Bruce.—This truly elegant lady ap peared in a white satin petticoat, trimmed with swansdown and matted gold beads; crape drapery intermixed with satin, richly embroidered in bright and matted gold, tastefully ornamented with gold beads; white satin train trimmed with swansdown; body and sleeves embroidered to correspond; a white satiu cap embroidered in gold, and plumes of ostrich feathersparticularly tasty and elegant.

Lady Georgiana Buckley. A white satin petticoat, embroidered in amber chenille intermixed with brown velvet; body and sleeves trimmed with Brussels lace and drapery richly embroidered in amber chenille; pocket-holes ornamented with cord and tassels to correspond—the whole of it extremely beautiful, and was well adapted for so elegant a figure.

Lady Mary Coots.-A dress of ruby velvet embroidered with gold.

Lady P. Coots-A dress of ruby velvet embroidered with gold.

Lady Francis Pratt.-A beautiful dress of white satin ornamented with an antique fringe of pearls, which had a rich effect, and was particularly becoming to the lovely wearer; head dress, feathers and pearls.

Lady Bowyer-A dress of white silver.

Lady Mary Meed.-A dress of green and silver gauze.

Lady Lucas.-Petticoat white crape edged with spangled crape, beaded with puce velvet and gold in shells; drapery strewed in puce and gold, and bordered in gold point d'Espagne, deep vandykes of white satin, bordered in puce and gold, and gold tassels; train, puce velvet trimmed with gold and point lace; cap, puce, white and gold, with white ostrich pluine.

Lady Redesdale.-Petticoat white satin ; drapery of crape strewed with white satin leaves, and fastened with scarlet and white velvet wreaths; second drapery festooned with vine leaves and grapes in white satin, looped with rich silk cord and tassels; robe, scarlet aud brown Mosaic satin, trimmed with point; head dress, diamonds with ostrich plume.

Lady Wodehouse wore a rich brown velvet robe and body, trimmed with gold and point lace; petticoat a most superb gold tissue, richly embroidered with broad gold lace the whole forming a dress of uncommon elegance. Lady De Clifford.-A Spanish brown velvet embroidered with gold.

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Lady Georgiana Cecil was elegantly attired in a beautiful dark green velvet robe and body,

trimmed with point lace; petticoat of white crape, richly embroidered in chenille, with superb border, and drapery of vine leaves tastefully arranged, and tied with a sash of green velvet; head dress, rich plume of white feathers, with a splendid profusion of diamonds.

Lady Emily Cecil.-Her dress exactly the same as her sister's. These dresses were much noticed for their simplicity and novelty of design.

Lady Ann Culling Smith-A petticoat of white satin, with a border of crape slashes after the Spanish costume, embroidered round with real Scotch pearl; draperies of white crape, with an elegaat border of ruby coloured buuches of oak leaves in silk work, and looped up with rows of pearl; the train ruby velvet embroidered round with the Spanish slashes in white crape, worked round and ornamented with the same pearl; the train elegantly thrown over the boop, and drawn up with rows of pearl, had a beautiful and elegant effect; head dress, a ruby velvet toque, ornamented with pearls and a panache of six white feathers.

Lady George Thynne.-A white crape petti coat with satin and bead border; draperies of white oak leaves in silk work, drawn up and ornamented with beads and bead tassels; train of green velvet; head dress of green velvet, and a mixed plume of green and white feathers.

Two Ladics Percy.-Rich satin petticoats richly ornamented with pearls and pearl fringe; trains to correspond. These dresses were particularly elegant.

Lady C. Wynne Belasyse.-A pale blue crape petticoat with Chinese border of bugles, and daperies of blue velvet; train blue velvet trimined with point lace.

Lady Banks-White satin petticoat with draperies of swausdown richly ornamented with gold rouleau and tassels; train of purple and brown satin, trimmed with swansdown, interspersed with gold and a paradise plume. Hon. Mrs. Walpole.—A petticoat and train of pearl coloured velvet, trimmed with sable; head dress of velvet and sable, with feathers and diamonds.

flon. Mrs. C. Long-An elegant, dress of green velvet; head dress of green feathers and diamonds.

Hon. Mrs. Egerton.—A white satin petticoat ornamented with purple velvet trimmed with sable; train purple velvet; head dress, a white satin toque, with a panache of feathers.

The Hon. Mrs. George Villiers-White satin

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petticoat, scarlet and gold border, and drapery ornamented with black lace; white satin train trimmed with scarlet and gold.

Hon. Mrs. Crewe.-A very rich silver dress, ornamented with dark velvet flowers.

Hon. Mrs. Abbott wore a most superb petticoat of ruby velvet, embroidered in silver, with a rich drapery, bordered and fastened with ornaments; a robe to correspond, trimmed with rich embroidery and fine lace; head-dress of ruby velvet and diamonds, and plume of ostrich feathers.

Mrs. Broum-A white satin petticoat, with draperies of scarlet Anglo-merino cloth, embroidered with wreaths of Chene et Glands en Or; train to correspond, with Spanish sleeves.

Mrs. Lee was most splendidly dressed in looped up with rich gold cords and tassels; puce velvet embroidered in gold; draperies head-dress, feathers and diamonds.

Mrs. Robert Thornton wore a handsome dress of puce velvet embroidered with gold.

Mrs. Nightingale.-A white satin dress, with draperies of rich gold tissue edged with silver and gold.

Mrs. Defrise was dressed in one of the most magnificent dresses ever seen in the Drawingroom, crimson velvet, embroidered with silver; draperies festooned with chains of matted silver, supported with silver doves; head-dress feathers and diamonds.

Mrs. Caswell.-An amaranthus velvet robe, lace; a gold tissue petticoat, with draperies and body richly trimmed with gold and point superbly embroidered in chenille a l'antique, tastefully arranged, with rich gold tassels, and suspended with cords of gold; head-dress, white feathers and diamonds tastefully blended.

Mrs. Pepper. A most beautiful petticoat of with a superb border of prominent gold roses white crape richly embroidered in real gold on crimson velvet; draperies of the same tastefully designed, and fastend up with gold rolio and superb gold tassels; a train of rich crimson velvet, trimmed with gold military chain; sleeves of point lace, beautifully looped with diamonds; most superb diamond stomacher and necklace; head-dress, crimson and white ostrich feathers, and a profusion of diamonds.

Mrs. Fielding.-A dress of Bishop's blue Merino cloth, embroidered with silver in bunches of fancy flowers and Guernsey lilies, tied with rich bows of brilliant bouillon, and bordered in waves of spangles and cockle shells; the draperies looped up with broad bands of silver foil, and rich silver cords and tassels, the

Mrs Dampier, Bishop of Ely's Lady,-Ap-top border of velvet and satin work, fancifully peared in a dress of uncommon splendour, || trimmed round with satin wreath; the traia consisting of white satin, with rich draperies of || of rich white satin. ruby velvet and white satin, embroidered in silver, tied up with cord and tassels; a robe of ruby velvet, richly embroidered, to correspond. Head-dress, diamonds and feathers. Mrs. Fisher-A blue satin dress richly em. broidered with gold.

beneficial to our landed interests? Suppose, moreover, the Jews, the money-lenders and the proprietors of the crucible, should be infected with this growing sense of honour, the gaming-table must be deserted, there would

These scribblers seem to have forgotten that, estates, so convenient for our families, and so there are writers better than themselves; that if we wish for delicate and refined sentiment, we can recur to Grandison and Clarissa; if we would see the world more perhaps as it is, than as it should be, we have Joseph Andrews and Tom Jones; or that we can find the happy mix-be no market for stolen watches, and the túre of satire and moral tendency in the Spiritual Quixote and Cecilia.

triumph of sentiment would be the downfall of the nation.

There is much perhaps to be complained of in other publications which tend to disseminate the glare and tinsel of false sentiment; we mean the works of those imitators of Sterne,

If we see in the playhouse a huge blacksmithlike looking fellow blubbering over the foolery of The Stranger, we should immediately take it for granted he came in with an order, and look upon his iron tears as a forgery. Indeed, might we be allowed to dictate upon such an occasion, no man should be permitted to moisten a white handkerchief at the ohs and the ahs of a modern tragedy, unless he possessed an estate of seven hundred a year, clear of mortgage and every other incumbrance. Such people have a right to fling away their time as they please; the works of the loom receive no impediment from their idleness, and it is at least an innocent though insipid amusement.

We cannot help noticing the glaring impropriety they are guilty of, who make their nobility and their peasants speak the same language: they defend themselves, no doubt, by the authority and example of Virgil's Shep-whose pages are polluted with ribaldry and berds, Sanazarius's Fishermen, and the rustics dashes; and those compilers of modern traof Mr. Pope. But when they are told, that to gedies at which no man weeps, unless in pure copy the deformities of good writers will be no friendship for the author. embellishment to bad ones, they may perhaps cease to overwhelm us with the sentimentality of their abigails, the heroic gallantry of their footmen, and the rhetorical flourishes of their shoemakers. These are more particularly the characters which do a material injury to that part of the nation, who, when they have shut up shop, wet their thumbs and spell through a novel. A love sick chambermaid is enough to ruin half the sisterhood; an intriguing apprentice is the torment of master trades men; and the high-flown notions of honour, which are inculcated by "Johnny with his shoulderknot," will set a couple of tailors a duelling. If the rapid course of these grievances be not checked, we shall have the epicure justly complaining, that he can get no lamb to eat with his asparagus, from the sensibility of the Leadenhall butchers; or that the melting tenderness of the cooks prevents the eels from being skinned, or the lobsters boiled alive. Should delicacy of thinking become too common, we may drive the lawyers from their quibbles, and how then are we to get those little odd jobs done for our selves, and oul

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