seat, as a Peer; and the Vice-Chamberlain, Treasurer, and Comptroller of her Majesty's Household will pass to their seats.

The Lord Archbishops of York and Armagh, and the Lord Chancellor of Ireland, will pass to their seats.

The Dean of Westminster, the Great Officers of State -viz., the Lord High Chancellor, the Lord President of the Council, the Lord Privy Seal, the Lord Great Chamberlain, the Lord High Constable, the Earl Marshall, with the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, will ascend the theatre, and stand near the great South-east pillar thereof.

The Princesses and the attendants of their Royal Highnesses will be conducted by the Officers of Arms to the Royal Box.

The Princes of the Blood Royal will be conducted to their Seats as Peers, by the Officers of Arms; and the Noblemen who carried the Coronets, and the Trainof their Royal Highness will go to the places provided for them.

The High Constables of Scotland and Ireland will be conducted to their places, as peers.

The Pages will, upon ascending the Theatre, deliver the Coronets and Staves, which they had carried, to the respective Noblemen, and go to the seats provided for them; where they will remain until after the return of the procession, which they will not join, but go to the Jerusalem Chamber.

The Gentlemen at Arms, who will guard Her Majesty, will remain at the foot of the steps ascending to the Theatre, and are hereby especially ordered not to advance any further: the Officers of the Yeomen of the Guard and the Exons will stand within and near the Choir door; and the Yeomen of the Guard will stand on the Nave on the outside of the entrance to the Choir.

The Queen, ascending the Theatre, will pass, on the South side of her Throne, to her Chair of State, on the South-east side of the Theatre, being the Recognition Chair, and, after Her private devotion (kneeling on her Faldstool), will take Her Seat; the Bishops, Her supporters, standing on each side; the Noblemen bearing the four Swords on Her Majesty's right hand, the Sword of State being nearest to the Royal Person; the Lord Great Chamberlain, and the Lord High Constable, on her left; the other Great Officers of State, the Noblemen bearing the Regalia, The Dean of Westminster, Deputy Garter and Black Rod, standing near the Queen's Chair; the Bishops bearing the Bible, the Chalice, and the Patina, will stand near the Pulpit, and the Train bearers, the Lord Chamberlain of the Household, and the Groom of the Robes, behind Her Majesty.

The Mistress of the Robes, the Ladies of the Bedchamber, the Maids of honour, and the Women of the Bedchamber, will pass to the Seats provided for them.

The Master of the Horse, the Gold Stick, the Captain General of the Archer Guard of Scotland, the Captain of the Band of Gentlemen at Arms, and the Yeomen of the Guard, will pass to their seats as Peers: and the Keeper of her Majesty's Privy Purse to a seat provided for him.

THE RECOGNITION.

Upon the conclusion of the Anthem, the Archbishop of Canterbury will advance from his station at the South East Pillar, and, together with the Lord Chancellor,

the Lord Great Chamberlain, the Lord High Constable, and the Earl Marshal, preceded by Deputy Garter, will move to the East side of the Theatre, where the Archbishop will make the recognition, thus:-" Sirs, I here present unto you QUEEN VICTORIA, the undoubted Queen of this realm; wherefore all you who are come this day to do your Homage, are you willing to do the same?" and repeat the same at the South, West, and North, sides of the Theatre; during which time Her Majesty will be standing up by Her Chair, and turn towards the People on the side at which the Recognition is made; the People replying to each demand with loud and repeated acclamations of" GoD SAVE QUEEN VICTORIA ;" and, at the last Recognition, the Trumpets will sound and the drums beat. The Bearers of the Regalia during the Recognition remain standing about her Majesty.

Her Majesty will then resume her seat; and the Bible, the Chalice, and the Patina, will be carried to and placed upon the Altar by the Bishops who had borne them, who will then retire to their seats.

The great officers will resume their station near her Majesty.

Two officers of the Wardrobe will then spread a rich cloth of gold, and lay a cushion on the same, for her Majesty to kneel on, at the steps of the altar.

The Archbishop of Canterbury will then proceed to the altar, put on his Cope, and stand on the north side The Bishops, who are to read the Litany, will also vest themselves in their Copes.

THE FIRST OFFERING.

The Queen, attended by the two Bishops her supporters, and the Deau of Westminster, the great officers, and the Noblemen bearing the Regalia and the four swords going before her Majesty, will pase to the Altar. Her Majesty, kueeling upon the cushion, will make her first offering of a pall, or altar-cloth of gold, which will will be delivered by an officer of the wardrobe to the Lord Chamberlain, by his Lordship to the Lord Great Chamberlain, and by him to the Queen, who will deliver it to the Archbishop of Canterbury, by whom it will be placed on the altar. The Treasurer of the household will then deliver an Ingot of Gold, of one pound weight, to the Lord Great Chamberlain, who having presented the same to the Queen, her Majesty will deliver it to the Archbishop, to be by him put into the Oblation-Basin.

Her Majesty continuing to kneel, the Prayer, "O God, who dwellest in the high and holy place," &c., will be said by the Archbishop. At the conclusion of the Prayer. her Majesty will rise, and go, attended as before, to the chair of state on the south side of the

area.

The Regalia, except the swords, will then be delivered, by the several Noblemen who bore the same, to the Archbishop, and by his Grace to the Dean of Westminster, to be laid on the Altar; the great officers of state (with the exception of the Lord Great Chamberlain), and the Noblemen who had borne the Regalia deposited on the Altar, going to the respective places appointed for them; the Bishop of Durham standing. on the right hand of her Majesty, with the Noblemen carrying the swords on his right hand; the Bishop of Bath and Wells on her Majesty's left hand, and, near him, the Lord Great Chamberlain.

The Noblemen bearing the swords (except the sword

Will then be preached by the Bishop of London. During the sermon her Majesty will continue to sit in her chair on the south side of the area, opposite the Pulpit; supported, on her right hand, by the Bishop of Durham, and beyond him, on the same side, will stand the Noblemen carrying the swords; on her left, the Bishop of Bath and Wells, and, near him, the Lord Great Chamberlain. The Archbishop of Canterbury will take his seat in a purple velvet chair, on the north side of the Area, Deputy Garter standing near him. The Dean of Westminster standing on the South side of the Area, East of the Queen's Chair, and near the Altar.

THE OATH.

The Sermon being concluded (and Her Majesty having, on Monday, the 20th day of November, 1837, in the presence of the two Houses of Parliament, made and signed the declaration,) the Archbishop of Canterbury, advancing towards the Queen and standing before her, will minister the questions prescribed by the service; which, having been answered by her Majesty, she will arise from her chair, and, attended by her sup porters and the Lord Great Chamberlain, the Sword of State alone being borne before her Majesty, will go to the altar, where, kneeling upon the cushion placed on the steps, and laying her right hand on the Holy Gospels, tendered to her Majesty by the Archbishop, will take the Coronation Oath, kiss the book, and to a transcript of the Oath set her royal sign manual, the Lord Chamberlain of the household holding a silver standish for that purpose, delivered to him by an officer of the Jewel-Office.

The Queen then returning to her chair, where her Majesty had sat during the sermon, on the south side of the area, the following hymn will be sung by the choir, the Archbishop reading the first line, "Come Holy Ghost, our Souls inspire," &c.

THE ANOINTING.

Upon the conclusion of the Hymn, the Archbishop will read the prayer preparatory to the anointing, "O LORD, HOLY FATHER, who by anointing with Oil, didst of old make and consecrate Kings, Priests, and Prophets," &c. At the conclusion of this Prayer, the Choir will sing the Anthem, "Zadok the priest and Nathan the Prophet," &c. At the commencement of the Anthem, the Queen will arise from Her Chair, go before the altar, and, attended by her Supporters and the Lord Great Chamberlain, the Sword of State being borne before Her, will be disrobed of Her Crimson

Robe by the Mistress of the Robes, assisted by the Lord Great Chamberlain, which will be immediately carried into St. Edward's Chapel by the Groom of the Robes.

The Queen will then proceed to sit down and in St. Edwards Chair, covered with Cloth of Gold, and with a Faldstool before it, placed in front of the Altar, when Her Majesty will be anointed; Four Knights of the Garter, viz, the Duke of Rutland, the Marquis of Anglesey, the Marquis of Exeter, and the Duke of Buccleugh (summoned by Deputy Garter), holding over the Queen's Head a rich Pall or Cloth of Gold, de livered to them by the Lord Chamberlain, who will receive the same from an Officer of the Wardrobe ; and, the Anthem being concluded, the Dean of Westminster will take from the Altar the Ampulla containing the consecrated Oil, and pouring some into the Anointing Spoon, the Archbishop will anoint her Majesty on the Head and Hands, in the form of a cross, pronouncing the words, "Be Thou anointed," &c.

The Queen then kneeling at her Faldstool, the Archbishop, standing on the North side of the Altar, will pronounce the Prayer after the Anointing; when her Majesty, arising, will resume Her Seat in St. Edward's Chair: the Knights of the Garter will return the Pall to the Lord Chamberlain (to be by him redelivered to the Officer of the Wardrobe), and return to their seats.

THE SPURS.

After this the Dean will take the Spurs from the Altar, and deliver them to the Lord Great Chamberlain, who, kneeling down, will present them to Her Majesty, who will return them to be laid upon the Altar. THE SWORD

The Viscount Melbourne, carrying the Sword of State, will now deliver it to the Lord Chamberlain, and in lieu thereof, receive from him another Sword in a Scabbard of Purple Velvet (presented to him by an officer of the Jewel office, who will take charge of the Sword of State), which his lordship will deliver to the Archbishop, who will lay it on the Altar, and say the Prayer," Hear our prayers, O LORD, we beseech Thee, and so direct and support thy Servant, Queen Victoria," &c.

The Archbishop will then take the Sword from off the Altar, and, assisted by the Archbishops of York and Armagh, with the Bishops of London, Winchester, and other Bishops, will deliver the Sword into the Queen's right hand, saying, "Receive this kingly Sword," &c.

OFFERING OF THE SWORD.

The Queen, rising up, will go to the Altar, where her Majesty will offer the Sword in the scabbard (delivering it to the Archbishop, who will place it on the Altar,) and then return to and sit down in St. Edward's chair: the Sword will then be redeemed for one hundred shillings by Viscount Melbourne, who will receive it from the Dean, and carry it during the remainder of the solemnity, having first drawn it out of the scabbard, and delivered the latter to an Officer of the Wardrobe. The Archbishops and Bishops who had assisted during the Offering, will return to their places.

THE INVESTING WITH THE MANTLE. The Queen then standing, her Majesty will be invested by the Dean with the Imperial Mantle, or Dal

The Dean will then bring, from the Altar, the Sceptre with the Cross and the Sceptre with the Dove, and deliver them to the Archbishop.

In the mean time the Duke of Norfolk, as Lord of the Manor of Worksop, will leave his seat, and, approaching the Queen, will, kneeling, present to her Majesty, a Glove, for her right hand, embroidered with the Arms of Howard, which her Majesty will put on.

The Archbishop will then deliver the Sceptre with the Cross, into her Majesty's right hand, saying, "Receive the Royal Sceptre," &c,; and then the Sceptre with the Dove into her left hand, saying, "Receive the Rod of Equity," &c.; and the Lord of the Manor of Worksop will support her Majesty's right arm, and hold the Sceptre as occasion may require.

THE CROWNING.

The Archbishop standing before the Altar, and having St. Edward's crown before him, will take the same into his hands, and consecrate, and bless it with the prayer, "O God who crownest thy faithful servants with mercy," &c. Then the Archbishop will come from the Altar, assisted by the Archbishops of York and Armagh, with the Bishops of London, Winchester, and and other Bishops, the Dean of Westminster carrying the Crown; and the Archbishop will take and place it on her Majesty's head, and the people, with loud and repeated shouts, will cry, "God save the Queen :" and immediately the Peers and Peeresses present will put on their Coronets; the Bishops their Caps; and the Kings of Arms their Crowns; the Trumpets sounding, the Drums beating, and the Tower and Park Guns firing by signal.

The acclamation ceasing, the Archbishop will pronounce the exhortation: "Be strong and of a good courage," &c. The choir will then sing the following anthem : "The Queen shall rejoice," &c.

THE HOLY BIBLE.

The Dean then, taking the Holy Bible from the Altar, will deliver it to the Archbishop, who, attended and assisted by the same Archbishops as before, will present it to the Queen, saying, “Our Gracious Queen," &c. The Queen will then return the Bible to the Archbishop, who will give it to the Dean, to be by him replaced on the Altar, the Archbishops and Bishops returning to

their seats,

THE BENEDICTION AND Te Deum. The Archbishop then pronouncing the Benediction, the Bishops and the Peers will follow every part of the Benediction with a loud Amen. The Archbishop then turning to the People, will say, "And the same Lord

God Almighty grant," &c. The TE DEUM will be sung by the Choir, at the commencement of which the Queen will remove to the recognition chair on which her Majesty first sat, on the south-east side of the throne, the two Bishops her supporters, the great officers of state, the Noblemen carrying the swords, and the Noblemen who had bore the Regalia, coming from their respective places and attending her Majesty.

THE INTHRONISATION.

TE DEUM being ended, the Queen will then ascend the theatre, and be lifted into her Throne by the Archbishop, Bishops, and Peers around her Majesty ; and, being so inthroned, all the great officers of state, the Noblemen bearing the swords, and the Noblemen who had borne the other Regalia, will stand around about the steps of the throne; when the Archbishop, standing before the Queen, will pronounce the Exhortation, "Stand firm and hold fast," &c.

THE HOMAGE.

The Exhortation being ended, her Majesty will deliver the Sceptre with the Cross to the Lord of the Manor of Worksop, to hold the same on her right hand, and the Sceptre with the Dove to the Duke of Richmond, to hold the same on her left hand, during the homage.

The Archbishop will then kneel before the Queen, and, for himself and the other Lords Spiritual, will pronounce the words of homage, they kneeling around him, and saying after him. The Archbishop will then kiss her Majesty's hand, and the rest of the Lords Spiritual will do the same, and retire.

Then the Dukes of Sussex and Cambridge, ascending the steps of the throne, and taking off their Coronets, will kneel before the Queen; and the Duke of Sussex will pronounce the words of homage, the Duke of Cam bridge saying after him. Their Royal Highnesses will then severally touch the Crown upon her Majesty's head, and kiss her Majesty's left cheek, and then retire. The Dukes and other Peers will thereupon perform their homage. The senior cf each degree pronouncing the words of homage, and the rest of the same degree saying after him, and each Peer of the same degree, successively touching her Majesty's crown, and kissing her Majesty's hand, and then retiring. The Peers, bearing the swords, will, when going to perform their homage, deliver them to Noblemen near them to hold during that Ceremony. At the conclusion of the homage, the Queen will receive the two Sceptres from the Dukes of Norfolk and Richmond.

During the performance of the homage, the Choir will sing the Anthem, "This is the day which the Lord hath made," &c., and the Treasurer of her Majesty's household will throw about the Medals of the

Coronation,

THE HOLY SACRAMENT.

After the Anthem, the Bishops of Carlisle and Rochester, who had read the Epistle and Gospel, will receive from the Altar, by the hands of the Archbishop, the Patina and the Chalice, which they will carry into St. Edward's Chapel, and bring from thence the bread upon the Patina, and the Wine in the Chalice. Her Majesty will then deliver the Sceptres to the Dukes of Norfolk and Richmond, and descend from Her Throne attended by Her Supporters, and assisted by the Lord Great Chamberlain, the Sword of State being borne before Her, and go to the Altar, and, taking off

Her Crown, will deliver it to the Lord Great Chamberlain to hold; and then kneel down. Then the Bishops will deliver the Patina and Chalice into the Queen's hands; and her Majesty will deliver them to the Archbishop, who, having said the Prayer, "Bless, O LORD," &c., will reverently place the same upon the Altar, covering them with a fair linen cloth. The Queen, still kneeling, will make her

SECOND OFFERING.

(a Purse of Gold), which the Treasurer of the Household delivers to the Lord Great Chamberlain, and he to Her Majesty, from whom the Archbishop will receive it. The Archbishop will then say the prayer, "O GOD, who dwellest," &c. Her Majesty will then go to Her Chair on the south side of the Area, and kneel at Her Faldstool.

When the Archbishop and the Dean, with the Bishops, Assistants, namely, the Preacher, and those who had read the Litany, and the Epistle and Gospel, have communicated, Her Majesty will approach the Altar, and receive the Sacrament, the Archbishop administering the Bread, and the Dean of Westminster the Cup.

The Queen will then receive the Crown from the Lord Great Chamberlain, and put it on, and repair to Her Throne; receiving again the Sceptre with the Cross in Her Right Hand, and the Sceptre with the Dove in her Left; being there supported and attended as during the Inthronisation,

The Archbishop will then proceed with the Communion Service at the end of which, the Choir will sing the Anthem, "Hallelujah! for the LORD GOD OMIN POTENT reigneth!" &c.; and, the same being concluded, the Archbishop will read the final Prayers, and pronounce the Blessing.

The Service being concluded, Her Majesty, attended by the two Bishops Her Supporters, the Great Officers of State, the Noblemen bearing the Four Swords before her, and the Noblemen who had carried the Regalia then lying upon the Altar, will descend into the Area, and pass through the Door on the South side into St. Edward's Chapel; the Noblemen, who had carried the Regalia, receiving them from the Dean of Westminster as they pass by into the Chapel: the Organ and other Instruments all the while playing.

Her Majesty being in the Chapel, and standing before the Altar, will deliver the Sceptre with the Dove, which Her Majesty had borne in Her Left Hand, to the Archbishop, who will lay it upon the Altar there, Her Majesty will then be disrobed of Her Royal Imperial Mantle or Robe of State, and arrayed in Her Royal Robe of Purple Velvet, by the Lord Great Chamberlain.

The Archbishop will then place the Orb in Her Majesty's Left hand.

The Noblemen, who had carried the Gold Spurs, and St. Edward's Staff, will deliver the same to the Dean, to be by him deposited on the Altar in the Chapel.

Whilst her Majesty is in St. Edwards Chapel, the Officers of Arms will arrange the Procession for the Return, so that all may be ready to move at the moment when the Queen leaves the Chapel.

Her Majesty will then proceed out of the Choir, and to the West Door of the Abbey; the Queen wearing Her Crown, and bearing, in Her Right Hand, the

Sceptre with the Cross, and in her Left, the Orb their Royal Highnesses the Princess and Princesses wearing their Coronets. The Four Swords will be born before the Queen, in the same order as before. The Dean and Prebendaries, and the Bishops, who had crrried the Bible, the Chalice, and the Patina, will remain in the Choir. The Noblemen who had severally carried the Crown, the Orb, the Sceptre with the Dove, the Spurs, and St. Edwards Staff, will walk in the same places as before; those who have staves and Batons carrying the same; all Peers wearing their Coronets; and the Archbishops and Bishops supporting her Majesty, wearing their Caps; and the Kings at Arms their Crowns.

The Swords, and the Regalia will be received, near the West Door, by the Officers of the Jewel-Office appointed for that purpose.

Her Majesty, and the Princes and Princesses of the Blood Royal, will return to the Royal Palace with the same State as in their proceeding to the Abbey.

NORFOLK, Earl Marshal.

LONDON AND PARISIAN FASHIONS.

DRESSES. The mode of cutting and amplitude of skirt is very much on the same scale as when we last month published our remarks. Black is still more in vogue as a trimming, not only edging the top of the corsage, but also placed en pointe and as a heading to the flounce &c.

A rose colored wrapper, having a garland of white roses round it, and with a flounce of the same; the corsage was turned back in a peak at the back of the neck, and graduated off to the waist; a gauffering in upright folds ornamented the front of the bust, the band was ornamented in a similar manner.

Flounces are now to be considered as completely in vogue, and the styles are infinately varied, instead of one, two, or three broad ones, four, five or six are seen at narrow intervals. They are embroidered, or as headings, or in bouillons, or rouleaux, and in numerous other forms which depend on material and style of dress; the best examples will be given in our illus. trations and descriptions.

Tunics in worked muslin, trimmed with lace. A very pretty lilac-colored one was made with sleeves à la jardinière, a fan-like piping in front of the corsage, and an open worked flounce with lace edging.

Dresses are frequently made to figure tunics by the placing of lace or other trimmings round the skirt and en cœur on the bust.

Muslin dresses have the embroidery confined to the front, it frequently forms a tablier surrounded by a narrow Valencienne lace edging, laid on sometimes pretty full. The flat part of the sleeve attached to the shoulder, also embroidered and ornamented with lace is a favorite style. With this description of dress the shawl-collar is very becoming, several rows of Valenciennes are placed on it and form by this manner a species of ruche.

Two or three biais pieces, are now frequently seen ornamenting the lower part of the skirt, sometimes ascending nearly as high as the knee. Broad goffered folds are admired with this style of embellishment on

the front of the corsage; sometimes a piping is added.

The mode of velvet flouncing on a light fabric, as muslin, crape, organdi, but very recently introduced, is nevertheless of ancient origin, and is a revival that notwithstanding the unfavorable impression towards it, will be admired by many of undoubted taste.

The velvet appliqué is formed into garlands of small flowers, stalks of wheat, &c.

The flounces are ornamented in a similar manner to correspond with the dress. Several rows are often used with an entre deur between each plumetis or tulle.

HATS & CAPS.-The various forms of hats and capotes, are all fashioned with a due regard to lightness and elegance and the dimensions are on the whole still less than at the last slight change.

The rice-straw and chip form still a pretty variety. Tuscan and Leghorn have a rather general sway, and the varieties of drawn bonnet in muslin, tulle, crape, organdi, as well as silks, with very simple ornaments, as for instance a slight border or other trimming of lace, a sprig of flowers, a small ribbon coque &c.

A Dunstable hat was made small and in a remarkably simple manner, the brim rather high but not broad, the curtain turned up. A ribbon band and coque, strawcolored, embellished the crown, and the border of the brim had a black lace edging placed around.

Blue-bells, heath, several kinds of wheat, and small clustering flowers are favorite ornaments.

Leghorn bonnets, with white feathers, flattened to the upper part of the crown, a small edging of lace round the front, and the interior ornamented with flowers are greatly in vogue; sarce net ribbons are placed on the crown with other modifications to suit the taste of the wearer. This is a style to which her Most Gracious Majesty evinces a predilection, she appeared in the latter description of bonnet at Ascot Races.

MATERIALS & COLORS.-Nothing can exceed the richness, splendor, and variety of the various fabrics now in our magazines; the season in itself is appropriately grand with the muslins, mousselines de laine, organdis, crapes, tulles, &c., which are 80 graceful and suitable for female costume at this period of the year. The peculiar gaiety and splendor connected with our court at the present time, heightened by the coronation fêtes and the presence of so many distinguished representatives of Royalty and branches of the old Aristocracy, create other wants and other supplies, and the tables both of the Paris and London magazines groan beneath the quantities of new and costly fabrics with which they are loaded.

Our first rate milliners also offer to view the most bizarre collection of materials that can be imagined, side by side with a delicate and simple dress of muslin or crape, we may likewise notice a gorgeous robe of gold worked brocade intended for the Coronation fête. A muslin peignoir is thrown along with a splendid Pekin dress edged with gold lace.

Jaconots are much worn, those printed en tablier and figuring flounces are in vogue. Mousselines de laine worked; Pekins and beautiful silks embroidered in the Pompadour style.

VARIETIES.-Fontanges, these elegant accessories to the toilet, which form so prominent an ornament of our present elegant style of costume, are employed in still

greater variety, not only in the hair, the ceinture &c., but to retain the drapery of a dress or the lace ornament of a fichu to the bust; they are of all colors and styles. The "Petit Courrier" has the following little episode regarding the origin of the Fontange:

"I am now going to give you the history of a bit of ribbon. Once upon a time, that the sun darted its nearly perpendicular rays upon the earth, and that the sounding of arms and din of horsemen of the royal cortege struck terror into the wild boars and stags which ran terrified in all directions. This little ribbon, light, transparent, and waving in the wind, a young damsel mounted on horseback, had in the playfulness of caprice placed carelessly in a ringlet of her beatiful hair. The zephirs becoming bolder, the echoes more striking, her charger more animated, the ribbon at length escaped and fell at the feet of the King who picked it up, discovered the fair rider and tumbled-violently in love on the spot. The Fontange thence forward became a favored ornament in every elegant recherché costume.

Mantelets and shawls exhibit, if possible, greater variety. The gorgeous Eastern scarfs and shawls embroidered in gold are now in request. Satin and cachmere mantelet-shawls are also in vogue for especial

occasions.

Embroidered muslin cloaks have lately come up, and are highly admired for their novelty and beauty at the same time being admirably suited to the season.

NATIONAL EXCELLENCE.-The spirit of travel and commercial enterprise together with the ameliorating influence of increased civilization, have tended to soften down national antipathies and eradicate those feelings of petty vanity and absurd prejudices which have long proved so inimical to improvement. We can now look with an approving eye on the productions of foreign talent, and concede that superiority which local circumstances have developed. We can now as cheerfully ex. press our admiration of the handicraft of the Hindoo, the elaborate workmanship of the Chinese, and even the ingenuity of our Gallic rivals, as of our own superiority as a manufacturing and commercial people.

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Toilette preparations of various people, particularly the Eastern nations, have from time to time come to light, which have shown a remarkable proficiency. the art and mystery of compounding Cosmetics, Washes, Dyes, &c., it is now found that the Circassians and Georgians peculiarly excelled, to which their singular position probably gave rise, the constant traffic in beauty inducing the addition of all that art can bestow to improve the gifts of nature. It was the demand for a peculiar rich and much admired shade of hair, that led to the introduction of the superlative Dye known as Agid Hassan's, and it is a circumstance not a little remarkable in connection with this Dye, that its mode of preparation should have found its way into Europe, notwithstanding the proverbial caution of the Circassians in keeping secret the proportions and mode of manipu lating.

The memorable chance which brought it into the hands of an English mercantile firm which are no less extraordinary than romantic are detailed on the wrapper in which the Dye is issued to the public.

* Dar & Co. of the City, See our Advertising Pages.