Passion's wild flame was past, but he
Who pin'd before her burning eye,
The number'd beatings of whose heart
Told on that summit they must part;
He was life, soul, and world to her.
Beside him, what had she to fear?
Life had for her nor calm nor storm
While she stood gazing on that form
And clasp'd his hand, tho' lost and lone,
His dying hand, but all her own!
She knelt beside him, on her knee
She rais'd his wan cheek silently;
She spoke not, sigh'd not, to his breast
Her own, scarce living now, was prest,
And felt-if when the senses reel
O'erwrought-o'erflooded-we can feel
The thoughts that when they cease to be
Leave life one vacant misery!

She kiss'd his chilling lip, and bore The look that told her all was o'er.

The echoes of pursuit again
Roll'd on; she gaz'd upon the main;
Then seem'd the mountain's haughty steep
Too humble for her desperate leap;
Then seem'd the broad and bursting wave
Too calm, too shallow for her grave.
She turn'd her to the dead, his brow
Once more she gave the kiss of woe,
She gave his cheek one bitter tear,
The last she had for passion here-
Then to the steep!-Away, away,

To the whirlwind's roar, and the dash of the spray!

ENGLISH DINNER PARTY DRESS. Dress of fine plain India muslin over pink satin, with three rows of puffing of clear muslin round the border; between which rows, are broad spaces richly embroidered in raised spots, or filled up by letting in of broad lace spotted muslin or lace sleeves to correspond, wreathed round with puffings of muslin. The mancherons of plain India muslin, braced in puckers in the antique coronation style, with pink satin rouleaus. Falling tucker of fine Mechlin lace, surmounted by a row of puffing. Agnes Sorel cap of fine blond, with diadem points towards the back part of the head, bound with pink satin, and ornamented in front with a full blown rose, and drooping yellow lupins or wheat-ears. The hair arranged in antique ringlets, as in the reign of Charles I. Scarf-sash of white sarsnet, beautifully fringed; white satin slippers, and yellow kid gloves.

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FASHIONS AND DRESS. HAD the splendid pageant of a Coronation been graced with the fair forms of Britain's Dames of high degree, gorgeously appa

relled, walking in the train of its grand procession; then, would our pages have been filled with a description of new and brilliant dresses, and we should have rejoiced at the certain benefit procured thereby to trade, and the added lustre of that solemn spectacle which, magnificent as it is, would yet have received additional attrac tiveness from the charms of Beauty attired by the Graces.

Peeresses are always well dressed; they have generally a variety of full-dress robes; and they have them sufficiently handsome to sit in a box at the Abbey, or at Westminster-hall, to see the ceremony of dining or crowning; and therefore it was not likely they would bespeak new dresses, which they evidently would have done, had they walked in procession.

But as before the 19th of July the town was filled with almost every female member of rank and fashion, we have it in our power to inform our fair readers what is likely to be the reigning mode for the month of August, in the different paraphernalia of the toilet; we shall therefore present them with a description of some very tasteful and elegant articles, which we were indulged with the inspection of, at Mrs. Bell's Maga

zin de modes, which may be justly styled the emporium of fashion; and where, this month, some Carriage-bonnets just completed for several ladies who move in the first sphere of dignified and modern life, struck us particularly by their beauty, their becoming shape, and unique elegance.

The Spencer of coloured silk over a white dress, is yet the favourite out-door costume, either for the carriage or for the promenade. One of ethereal blue sarsnet for the former, richly trimmed with moss velvet, and finished in front by long points à la fichu, is much admired: it has an Arcadian jacket frill behind. Another Spencer, of reps silk of a light slate-colour, is much admired for its chaste simplicity: the sleeves are laced at the wrists with white satin ribbon; the cape, collar, and down the bust, are lightly ornamented also with white satin. A spencer of red lilac gros de Naples, obtains also a high degree of favour; the muncheron and cuffs are of the same material in full puckers, which are folded over by points à l'antique: the collar is French, and beautifully fluted; this collar is made to stand either up or to lie down.

A beautiful Carriage-bonnet of pearl coloured marabout silk, cannot be sufficiently appreciated; it is crowned with a delicate bouquet of Catalonian jasmine, and has a novel kind of trimming at the edge of the brim, composed of net and floize silk. Another bonnet for the carriage is of stiffened net, fine blond, and deep ethereal blue shagreen sarsnet, in stripes crosswise. A fichu ornament of ethereal blue shagreen sarsnet is placed on the crown in scallops; the interstices filled in with bouquets of roses, double white narcissuses, and Catalonian jasmine. Bonnet for the open carriage, of variegated plaid silk, crowned with a half wreath of fancy flowers, correspondent in colour. Pink summer recess Dress-bonnet of gros de Naples, with open points at the edge of stiffened net, each point trimmed round with quillings of narrow blond, and the crown surrounded by a wreath of fullblown roses. Barouche-bonnet of white stiffened net, with stripes in bias, composed of satin rouleaur and quillings of tulle; separate bunches of roses are placed carelessly No. 151.-Vol. XXIV.

about the crown. Fine India muslin bonnets, crape unornamented, and coloured silk bonnets, are more worn by the higher classes for the morning-walk, than are either straw or leghorn; though it is probable, when the excursions to the different watering places commence, that very large bonnets of fine straw will be prevalent, to screen the complexions of our fashionable belles. White Dresses are now become very general, and will most likely maintain their station till the latter end of September. The Morning-dresses are of fine cambric; and those for half-dress of India muslin, richly embroidered, or trimmed with a profusion of lace. For Evening-dress, the beautiful half clear mull-mull of the finest texture is worn over pink or peach colour; and as the dress is but lightly trimmed with the finest lace, so, on the contrary, the corsage is often composed entirely of lace, which has a beautiful effect over the coloured sarsnet or satin of the slip.

The Morning Cornettes are made chiefly of fine embroidered muslin, and are trimmed with URLING'S PATENT LACE; though this truly beautiful article is worn in every style of dress, from the Morning to the Evening, or grande costume. Dinner-party Cornettes are of fine net and blond, crowned with double millers' caps, and other field flowers. The summer theatre cornette is also of fine net and blond, ornamented with separate bouquets of blue periwinkles, set in on patches. The most elegant home cornette is of fine blond and white satin, placed about the front en anneaux. A very pretty Parisian cornette is much admired for select friendly parties; the crown is of pink satin, confined at intervals with fall-blown roses and white field flowers. A Turban of white satin and blue crape, with two drooping white ostrich feathers, is a favourite head-dress for the evening; but it yields to the coronation toque of white satin, elegantly ornamented with pearls, with Egyptian points of fine nct and blond, terminated at the ends by superb tassels of pearls. The Adelaide of Savoy Cap, is well adapted to either the ball-room or evening party: it is a tasteful little article, well suited to the mutine countenance, as we should imagine,

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