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FASHIONS

FOR

DECEMBER, 1818.

EXPLANATION OF THE PRINTS OF FASHION.

No. 1.-CARRIAGE DRESS. Round dress of Bombazine, elegantly finished at the border with broad black velvet, surmounted by a flounce of fine white muslin, headed by a rouleau of the same. Black velvet spenser, with a sau toir, or half handkerchief, of mourning shawl manufacture.

Bonnet of white crape, with full plume of black ostrich feathers. Bouilloné ruff of fine muslin, Black chamois slippers and gloves.

No. 2.-EVENING DRESS.

Health and youth light their torches at
her fane, and the solemn pomp of woe suits
not with her varied votaries. Yet, as if
presaging this dire event, never, even in
the ancient courts of Spain and Portugal,
was black so prevalent as it has been for
this last fortnight, both for the evening
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costume and for the promenade.
satin and black velvet spensers have be-
come almost universal among the higher
classes for the morning walk.

Among the bounets, on the present mournful occasion, we have been favoured with the sight of one made by Mrs. Bell for a lady of high rank: it is of transparent black crape, very large, and ornamented at the edge by a full cheveux-de-frize trimming: a superb cluster of the blossom

Andalusian robe of black crape, worn over a black satin slip, ornamented at the border with crape flutings. The robe vandyked with black velvet, richly ornamented with trimming of twisted crape, down each side. The sleeves confined at the mancher-called honesty, is laid in a kind of studied ons by a superb knot of jet. Henrietta ruff of white crape broad hemmed. Black velvet toque ornamented with jet, and black cypress feathers.

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FASHIONS AND DRESS.

THE stagnation that prevailed for several weeks in the motley regions of Fashion's extensive empire, shewed that we were, in a great measure, prepared for an event which was almost to be desired by the friends of the Royal sufferer, as a sure relief from the anguish she endured, and the certain conviction that virtue meets its reward in heaven, and which reflection makes us submit with resignation to its unerring will.

Fashion is the power which is generally arrayed in the varied robe of Iris, and to whom is consecrated

"the dimpled smiles, "Such as glow on Hebe's cheek.”

negligence between the crown and the brim; emblematic of the honest grief of a British bosom for the consort of him they still revere; while they bless for ever the generous heir apparent who, possessed of all the dear affections of nature, has shewn such unremitting and dutiful attention to his late venerable mother.* A black velvet college cap, with a plume of cypress feathers, is n high favour; and a large black satin bounet for morning walks, trimmed with folds of crape, is much in requisition.

A new Scottish toque is much worn for paying morning visits, or for friendly dinner parties; it is composed of crape and black satin, with laurel leaves affixed on the left side, of the same materials. A dress cornette is, however, more prevalent on the above occasions. It is formed of white crape, and ornamented in front with a full half wreath of black crape flowers: the

*Nothing enhances so much the excellent qualities of the Prince Regent's heart as his incessant and unwearied affection to his august and virtuous mother, which has never ceased from boyhood till the present mournful hoür,

crown terminates loosely behind, and is formed of black crape: there is a taste and fancy in this head-dress which confer bigh honour on the invention of Mrs. Bell. An evening toque of black velvet, trimmed with rows of jet, dividing the crown from the head-piece, is also another specimen of her unrivalled powers in the article of taste.

The bonnets are still worn very large; cypress feathers are more worn than we expected. Opera cloaks of dark grey, lined with black, are in favour at present for the general mourning, but we prophecy that they will become too common to be adopted by the higher classes, by whom they are seldom worn, except at entering the Theatres, or in the early spring and late autumual season, in an open carriage.

N. B. Our Cabinet of Taste is unavoid ably closed at present: every European court will, no doubt, adopt the "sable garb of woe" for Britain's virtuous Queen.

COURT AND GENERAL MOURNING. THE following orders of the Lord Cham berlain and the Deputy Earl Marshal, re

specting the Court and General Mourning, were published in a Supplement to the || London Gazette of Tuesday the 17th of November:— .

"Lord Chamberlain's Office, Nov. 19. "Orders for the Court's going into mourning on Sunday next, the 22d inst. for her late Ma jesty the Queen, of blessed Memory, viz,

"The ladies to wear black bombazines, plain muslin or long lawn linen, crape hoods, chamois shoes and gloves, and crape fans.

"Undress-Dark Norwich crape.

"The gentlemen to wear black cloth, without buttons on the sleeves and pockets, plain musliá or long lawn cravats and weepers, chamois shoes and gloves, crape hatbands, and black swords and buckles.

"Undress-Dark grey frocks,"

THE DEPUTY BARL MARSHAL'S ORDER FOR A
GENERAL MOURNING.

"Heralds' College, Nov. 19.
"In pursuance of the commands of his Royal
Highness the Prince Regent, acting in the name
and on the behalf of his Majesty, these are to
give public notice, that upon the present melan-
choly occasion of the death of her late Majesty,
of blessed memory, all persons do put themselves
into deep mourning.

"H. H. MOLYNEUX-HOWARD, Deputy Earl Marshal."

MONTHLY MISCELLANY;

INCLUDING VARIETIES CRITICAL, LITERARY, AND HISTORICAL.

THE little novelty represented at either of our national Theatres, at the commencement of last month, and their close on a Jate lamented occasion, will, we trust, be an apology to our readers for omitting at this time of universal sorrow, our usual dramatic intelligence; while we devote these remaining pages to the present Royal subject, of a nation's regret.

are taught to believe, more surprising to her medical attendants, than that she has ultimately yielded to their violence. The Queen was born on the 19th of May, 1744; having from nature a sound and vigorous frame. Until within these two years, her Majesty enjoyed an almost uninterrupted state of health; and, as is sometimes the case with those whose habits are regular, and whose various bodily powers are thence exposed to a pretty equal pressure, the first very serious attack of disease was that which indicated a general breaking-up of Ir is at length our duty to announce her constitution. The water which accuthis melancholy, though not unlooked-formulated in her limbs and on her chest, was termination of a course of human suffering uncommonly protracted and severe. That her Majesty should not have sunk before, under the complicated maladies which assailed her at so advanced an age, we

DEATH OF THE QUEEN.

an unequivocal symptom of the deadly stage at which her Majesty's sufferings had arrived. This source of distress and immediate alarm was, however, acted upon, from time to time, both by medicines and

surgical operations; which were productive of partial, though gradually diminishing relief, until "the potent poison quite o'ergrew" the antidotes applied to it by professional science. Each interval of repose became shorter than the preceding one each succeeding paroxysm more acute -each struggle more nearly mortal. The Queen expired at Kew, about one o'clock, on Tuesday, November the 17th, 1818, in the seventy-fifth year of her age.

The last bulletin issued respecting her Majesty's health was of a more than usually alarming tendency, and served to prepare the public for the event which was afterwards announced. It was as follows:"Kew Palace, Nov. 17.

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"The Queen's state last night was one of great and imminent danger. Her Majesty continues very ill this morning.

(Signed)

"F. MILLMAN, "H. HALFORD.”

It is asserted, that the first alarming chauge in the state of the Queen was on Monday afternoon, and was of such a nature as to induce Sir Henry Halford tö write to the Prince Regent to hasten his departure from London; and the Regent immediately sent for the Duke of York to accompany him to Kew palace. Their Royal Highnesses remained at Kew till near one o'clock, when her Majesty hav ing recovered from her serious attack in the afternoon, and there being no immediate appearance of danger, they left their af flicted parent for the night. The Queen passed a disturbed night, but only similar to what slie had frequently done for some time past: and the physicians had sent off an account to the Regent a little before eight o'clock to that effect. In two bours afterwards a serious change for the worse took place, and Sir Henry Halford sent off an express, which arrived soon after eleven o'clock at Carlton-house, and the statement was so alarming, that the Prince sent instantly for the Duke of York to accompany him to Kew. Their Royal Highnesses arrived at Kew palace before half past twelve, and repaired to the chamber of their expiring parent, who, we are happy to say, was perfectly sensible of their presence. The scene was truly distressing, and the Prince Regent had the trying task of supporting his mother in her last breathings

a fit, though melancholy, close of his incessant attendance day and night, and of his anxious contrivance of every expedient that could administer relief and comfort to his parent, in her long and afflicting illness of six months. His Royal Highness was assisted by the Duke of York and their Royal Sisters. The expiring scene-thé heart-rending feelings of the Regent, and all present, it will be equally impossible and unbecoming to attempt to describe. The brothers and sisters were supported with much difficulty to another room, where the Regent continued several hours, and then left for town.

The first communication which arrived in town of the melancholy tidings, was about half past two at Carlton-house, by communication sealed with black, to Viscount Sidmouth, as Secretary of State for the Home Department. The intelligence was soon circulated, and inquiries were made very numerously at Carlton-house; and at three o'clock the following notification was issued:

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"Whitehall, Nov. 17.

MY LORD,-It is my painful duty to inform you of the death of her Majesty the Queen. This melancholy event took place at Kew Palace, at one o'clock this day.I have the honour to be your Lordship's most obedient,

"SIDMOUTH.” "To the Right Hon the Lord Mayor.”

In the evening, and before the post hour, a special Gazette, with a black border, sup plementary to the regular one, was published, for the express and sole purpose of announcing her Majesty's decease, in the following words:

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