they are flowered in a variety of rich and beautiful patterns. The material most decidedly in favour, both in dinner and evening dress, is white watered gros de Naples. Corsages are cut square, but higher round the bosom than we have lately observed them. Long transparent sleeves are much more generally adopted than short ones; the latter, though still large, are reduced in size, but the former are as wide as ever. Blond lace is the favourite trimming for silk dresses; riband continues to be employed for those of lighter materials. We see, also, some crape dresses trimmed round the border with a row of dents, of the same material, corded with satin; they are placed three and three together, are of different sizes, and laid one over the other. Head-dresses of hair are almost universally adopted in evening dress; they are decorated with flowers. The colours most in request, besides those named above, are lilac and rosecolour. STATEMENT OF FASHIONS AT PARIS The make of gowns has altered very slightly indeed: the waists are not quite so long, and some of those made with crossed draperies have no lappel, but sleeves remain as large as ever, and trimmings are not worn at all for the promenade. White muslin scarfs, embroidered at the ends, China crape shawls, and shawls of mousseline de laine, with coloured borders, are all worn for the promenade. We see, also, a good many ladies in silk dresses, with only a cravat of riband, or gros de Naples, tied loosely round the collar of their chemisette, or put underneath the triple frill which forms the collerette generally worn in the earlier part of the morning. Promenade bonnets have not altered in shape, but their trimmings and materials are very diversified. Some of the most novel are of plaid gros de Naples, or else of striped, in two light colours, as green and white, canary and rose, lilac and blue. Others are of gros de Naples, printed in JUNE, 1831. small squares, and very much resembling gingham. There are also several made of straw tissue, and even of straw gauze, a material composed of a mixture of silk and straw, figured in leaves or rings. A bonnet of this last material, which has been very much admired, has the brim disposed in large deep plaits, and bordered with a plait of straw; the crown is round, and arranged in cross plaits, resembling the rind of a melon: it is encircled at the bottom by a fancy band of straw, and ornamented with a half wreath, composed of a sprig of roses, ripe ears of corn, and field flowers; one end of this wreath is attached to the edge of the brim on the left side, and the other traverses one side of the crown near the front, where it is fastened : as the stalks of the flowers are long, they rise perpendicularly above the top of the crown. Since Paganini has been the rage, the toilettes at the Opera House have been very brilliant; at present they present a mixture of simplicity and splendour, the gowns being of silk, crape, or muslin, without any trimming to the skirt, except for muslin ones, which are adorned with one or two chefs d'or, placed just above the hem. Those of silk, or crape, if the corsage is in crossed drapery, have it edged with narrow blond lace; if it is plain, or draped in the Grecian manner, a single fall of blond lace goes round the bust. Whatever may be the colour or material of the dress, it must have white transparent sleeves over short ones the same as the gown; many of the long sleeves are made à l'imbecille; and others, in the Medicis form, are nearly tight from the elbow to the wrist. The head-dresses are in general of a very rich description. Among the most novel are bérets of figured gauze: they are in general in large flowers, and of three colours, as blue, lilac, and rose, or green, canary, and violet: a single ostrich feather, of one of the colours of the béret, is placed under the brim, and attached by an agraffe, composed of gems of the three colours; the feather falls back over the crown of the béret. Another very elegant style of head-dress is composed of blond lace and flowers; the front, which is in the style of a béret, is formed of blond lace; the caul is open: it is formed by two rows of blond lace, placed at some distance from each other, and looped in the drapery style, with small bouquets, composed of sprigs of flowers. Head-dresses of hair are also more splendidly decorated than is usual at this season. If they are ornamented with flowers, the flowers are placed far back, and a bandeau 2 U of gold, pearls, or coloured gems, is brought low upon the forehead. Unmarried ladies dress with more simplicity than ever. Many appear without any ornament in their hair; others have a single flower, with buds and foliage, placed at the base of one of the bows of hair. Their gowns are trimmed only with one or two satin rouleaus, or, if the dress is of muslin, a light embroidery round the border. The favourite colours are lilac, tea, and emerald-green, rose, straw-colour, and skyblue. BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. BIRTHS. IN Eaton Place, the Lady Caroline Calcraft, of a son. In Grosvenor Square, the Countess of Wilton, of a son. At Edgeware, Mrs. Foote, of a son. In Sussex Place, Regent's Park, Mrs. W. E. Phillips, of a daughter. In Hatton Garden, Mrs. Henry Wakefield, of a daughter. In Smith Street, Westminster, Mrs. C. Smart, of a son. At Herne Hill, Mrs. Arnot, of a daughter. In Upper Harley Street, the lady of Richard Jenkins, Esq. M.P. of a son. At Dulwich, the lady of Samuel Page, Esq. of a son. At Chatham, the lady of Major Wolrige, of the Royal Marines, of a son. At Lymington, the lady of Captain Bernard Yeoman, R. N. of a daughter. At Putney Heath, the lady of Captain Basil Hall, R. N. of a daughter. In Somerset Street, Portman Square, Mrs. R. M. Baxter, of a son. The lady of the Rev. Edwin Prodgers, of a daughter. MARRIAGES. In By the Lord Bishop of Winchester, the Rev. William Gilson, to Eliza, third daughter of the Bishop of Chester. Paris, at the British Embassy, by the Rev. Bishop Luscombe, the Count de Montebello, son of the late Marshal Lannes, Duc de Montebello, to Mary Teresa, eldest daughter of Thomas Boddington, Esq. of Cumberland Place. At All Souls Church, Langham Place, by the Rev. the Provost of Oriel, Francis Hawkins, M.D. of Curzon Street, May Fair, Fellow of St. John's College, Oxford, to Hester, third daughter of the Hon. Baron Vaughan. On the same day, Le Marchant Thomas, Esq. only son of John Thomas, Esq. of Brunswick Square, to Margaret, fourth daughter of the Hon. Baron Vaughan. At Henley-on-Thames, Robert King, Esq. of Grosvenor Place, to Georgiana Anne, youngest daughter of the late Hon. Lieutenant-Colonel George Carleton. At St. George's, Hanover Square, the Right Hon. Robert Grosvenor, youngest son of Earl Grosvenor, to the Hon. Charlotte A. Wellesley, daughter of Lord Cowley. At St. George's, Hanover Square, William, eldest son of Sir William Curtis, Bart. to Georgiana Maria, eldest daughter of the late John Stratton, Esq. of Portugal Street, Grosvenor Square, and of Farthinghae Lodge, in the county of Northampton. At St. Giles's, Camberwell, Edward, the eldest son of Charles Baldwin, Esq. of Grove Hill, Camberwell, to Anne Calcot, youngest daughter of John Horner, Esq. also of Grove Hill. At St. James's Church, the Hon Richard Pepper Arden, of Pepper Hall, Yorkshire, to the Lady Arabella Vane, youngest daughter of the Marquis of Cleveland. DEATHS. After a severe and lingering illness, Walter Wilkins, Esq. of Marslough Castle, Radnorshire, and Cambridge Terrace, Regent's Park. At Wybrooke Park, in the county of Devon, the Right Hon. Charles Lord Clifford. At Bath, ViceAdmiral the Right Hon. Sir William Johnstone Hope, G.C.B. In Craven Street, Strand, Rear-Admiral George Sayer, C.B. In Lower Connaught Place, BrigadierGeneral Sir Samuel Bentham, K.S.G. late Inspector of Naval Works, and civil architect and engineer of the navy. John Vaughan, sixth Viscount and third Earl of Lisburne. At Welling, in Kent, Lieutenant-Colonel Bunce, formerly of his Majesty's 24th regiment of Light Dragoons. John Robins, Esq. of No. 170, Regent Street, and Norwood Green, Middlesex. The Rev. Henry Alexander De La Fite, A.M. Evening Lecturer of St. Paul's, Covent Garden, &c. Harriot Mary, only daughter of Hardwick Shute, Esq. M.D. of Gloucester. In Harley Street, Colin, relict of the late James Baillie, Esq. of Invernessshire, N.B. and M.P. for Horsham. In Lincoln's Inn, John Calthorpe Gough, Esq. At Eltham, Elizabeth, relict of the Rev. John Wilgress, D.D. In Portland Terrace, Regent's Park, William Lumley, Esq. Major-General Sir George Adam Wood, of the Royal Artillery, C.B. K.C.H. and Governor of Carlisle. In Clarges Street, James Wedderburn, Esq. On the 25th inst. aged 60, William Hayward, Esq. of the Middle Temple. INDEX TO THE FIRST VOLUME. NEW AND IMPROVED SERIES. AGED Penitent, the, 220. Anathema on a Hat, 307. Amazons, the, 79. Athenian Martyrs, the, 259. Births, &c. 48, 96, 14, 196, 244, 326. PROSE. Chitchat, 47, 95, 141, 191, 240, 322. 105. Conscience, a Tale, 97. Deaths, &c. 48, 96, 144, 196, 244, 326. Editor's Council Chamber, 30, 127. Election, the, by J. S. Clark, Esq. 302. Fashion, Mirror of, 45, 94, 142, 195, 241, Fatal Fortnight, the, by the Hermit in Fatal Temptation, the, by Mrs. Hofland, 209. Fine Arts, Notices of the, 191, 238. First Play Bill ever issued from Drury Lane Foundling of Liverpool, by the Hermit in Happy Philosopher, the, 80. Historical Sketches,-No. 1, The Tourna Le Lettre de Cachet, by the Hermit in Lord Lothian, 311. Marriages, &c. 48, 96, 144, 196, 244, 326. Mother and Son, a Tale, by the Hermit in Musical Reviews, 41, 89, 137, 187, 236, My First Magazine, 76. Notices of New Books, 33, 81, 131, 181, Pastor's Story, the, 110. Princess Victoria, Memoir of, 125. Rescued Templar, the, 73, 121, 175. Singular Dissolution of Parliament, 229. Slave Question, the, 27, 299. Tale of the Sixteenth Century, by William Wreck Ashore, the, by the Hermit in Lon- |