bable that they may become very fashionable. I Other bonnets, and more in vogue, are those bubbled up, if we may use the expression, with taffeta, and divided into large sides, with tresses of yellow straw. Many small coloured neck-handkerchiefs are worn, which are thrown sometimes on one shoulder, and as often on the other. Leather gloves of all colours are universal, pea green and rose colours have, however, the preference. Shoes which hitherto had round toes, now resemble the beak of a swan. Green shoes, have their admirers, and are much in vogue. A LETTER ON DRESS, From a Young Lady resident in London, to her Friend in the Country. I HAVE imposed on myself a heavy task, my dear Caroline, by agreeing to send you a regular communication of fashions. So capricious is the humour of the varying goddess, so changeable and versatile are the forms she assumes, that while I am tracing her habit of to-day, it is not unlikely but she intrudes on my sight her more elegant costume of to-morrow. In the days of our sober ancestors, negligées, fly-caps, ruffled-caps, sugar-loaf shapes, and high-heeled shoes, formed the sum total of fashionable description. But in these fluctuating times, you scarcely meet two females in like attire; and singularity and novelty seem the order of the day. However, there is a tout ensemble, which marks the women of fashion, and which consists in a well-chosen, well-arranged, and well-united costume, under the regulation of a good taste. There is a general standard for style and effect, though not for the article by which it is in part constituted: and this I will endeavour to delineate for the benefit and amusement of my rusticated friend. As I have lately been admitted to form one in the train of Cupid and Hymen (the fair daughter of my noble host having entered the lists a fortnight since), it will be a more regular mode of proceeding to begin with a description of bridal decoration. Lady Louisa, you have heard me say, is a very lovely creature. She completed her nineteenth year on the day of her marriage; and her union bore the happy sanction of parental approbation. Her figure accords with the general taste of the times, and is tall, || round, and graceful. She was adorned with the most simple elegance for the marriage ceremony; and wore a robe of plain muslin of uncommon the delicacy, made a walking length; a broad footing lace was introduced round the bottom, finished with four little tucks. The bosom and short sleeve quite plain, except that four tucks, to correspond with the bottom of the dress, terminates the latter. The long sleeve, and shirt, were of lace; a pigeon-broach of embossed gold, eyes of the bird of brilliants, fastened the shirt at the collar, and the robe at the bosom ; and a gold chain of delicate workmanship, with diamond studs, confined the long sleeve at the wrist. Her profusion of fine hair (which is of the bright auburn) was fastened on the crown of her head in a hard twisted cord with a comb of embossed gold; a few curls in front shaded her finely polished forehead. A lace veil of the finest fabric, and very long, was negligently thrown over her during the ceremony; and her shoes and gloves were of kid, the colour of straw. Lord George (her husband) presented her with a gourd ring of the finest brilliants; but the Eutopian ring, given her by the Dowager, her mother-in-law, is the most splendid ornament of the kind I ever saw, and is now anxiously sought for by all our women of fashion; it consists of one row of precious stones set separately, in the form of a hoop; each stone the size of a small pea. Lady Louisa's is formed of the diamond, ruby, emerald, amethyst, topaz, sapphire, and cornelian, and has a most attractive and brilliant effect. After the ceremony we all set out, a family party, for the country residence of Lord George, near Windsor; where we dined and stayed the week. On our arrival the bride changed her dress to the following:-A train dress of Moravian worked muslin, over white sarsnet; the sleeves very short, slightly looped up in front, with a small pearl broach; the bosom made high and the back low, a plaiting of net round, and fastened down at the corners of the bosom, with a broach similar to that on the sleeves, giving that wide appearance which constitutes the Cleopatra bust, now so much ad mired and imitated. Her necklace and earrings were of pearl, armlets and bracelets of the same, with antique studs. The hair was now worn in front, with a few simple curls falling on the left eyebrow, a cornet of pearl in front. The hair behind was still twisted in a tight cord, and fastened with a pearl comb; from the edge of which was suspended a transparent veil of fine lace which crossed the hair behind, and flowing over the back, fell on one side so as to shade partially the profile; her shoes and gloves were of white kid. Thus, my dear Caroline, have I finished my sketch of a fashionable exterior. On the internal decorations of Lady Louisa, I could be still more prolix, but in pourtraying her amiable unob- he back. No trains are to be seen with morning trusive qualities, I should not delineate a fashion-dresses. The bodice of coloured sarsnet; a sort able woman, but the female of polished manners, of spenser without sleeves, formed like the plain extensive acquirements, well-regulated mind, waist of a gown, with plaited net all round, has a and warm heart. But to proceed with the ful- very pretty effect; and in public places, and in filment of my treaty, and give you a more general parties, they are rather generally adopted. The account of the present fashionable attire; and, Turkish turban is more observable within these first, let me beg of you to lay aside your Spanish last three weeks; the roll is very full; and a gold cloak for the more modern one called the Gipsy. or diamond tassel falls from the crown on one side It is somewhat of the Spanish form, but much with a band of the same at the edge next the longer, extending nearly to the bottom of the hair; and a broach in front, to correspond. petticoat. It is made with a hood, around which, Shoes of straw, or kid of that colour, have of late as well as the cloak, is a broad hem, through succeeded to the fawn-colour. The pantaloons which is laid a ribband the colour of the bonnet (as I predicted in my last) exhibited their cumor hat you may chuse to wear with it; the brous folds, and disappeared. The open wove corners are square; this is a very graceful sort of stocking of pale blush-coloured silk, is now quite cloak, and very generally esteemed. But the the rage. The shell-crowned hat of straw, and spenser à la Turk is now a most distinguishing the low crowned Gipsy of chip, ornamented with habit amongst our belles of ton; it is made of a white rose in front, or a wreath round, is also plain or figured sarsnet coloured, and is particu-general. Pale pink, or buff striped muslin of a Jarly pretty in lemon, or lilac. The spenser is made with a full collar of reversed plaiting; and from the seam of the left shoulder falls a width of silk the same as the spenser; it is put in with gathers rather full, and flows over the left side a little below the knee; is sloped nearly to a point, and gathered into the compass of a large tassel, with which it terminates. The spenser and flowing robin is trimmed round with a Turkish ribband, laid flat; and the whole forms the most elegant out-door covering I have witnessed this season. The Grecian cloak, however, is still considered fashionable, and the Egyptian mantles of white and black lace, are still to be seen on many females of the haut-ton. Sarsnet or satin hats and bonnets are now the distinguishing selection of our females of taste and fashion. I have seen lately some in the form of a Gipsy, which look very light and pretty, and are well adapted for the youthful female. Veils, I am pleased to find, are still very prevalent as a head-dress; they are wom in diversified forms, but generally at the back of the head, or flowing on one side, shading the shoulders, which would be otherwise entirely exposed. The coronet, pigeon broach, antique, or animated butterfly, of embossed gold, are invariably worn in front of the hair in full dress. The gowns are universally made high in the bosom, and low in delicate texture, forms a very becoming and fa shionable attire. Some of our élégantes wear Gipsy, or Turkish cloaks of the same, which has an attractive and pleasing effect. The quartered cap of spider-net, with a net lace gathered in the middle, and put full round the face, and under the chin is in high vogue; the quarters of the cap formed of net, the middle of white satin. Caps of all descriptions are much worn in a morning. And now, my dear Caroline, you will, I trust, give me credit for having fulfilled my engagement with you. I have, emptied my budget of fashions; and if I have not tired your patience, I must confess I have fairly exhausted my own. We only stay in town till Parliment is dissolved, when we either repair to Windsor, or to some watering place for the autumn. My kind friends here will not allow me to quit them at present, therefore you may expect to hear from me when our destination is fixed. 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