Extracts from the "Chit-Chat" Columns of the "Ladies' Pocket Magazine" of 1833
The Queen who figures in the "Chit-Chat" was Adelaide of Saxe~
Meiningen, wife of King William 11 "Sailor King" who was succeeded of England, the bluff and genial in 1837 by his 18-year-old niece Victoria. "Miss Rothschild, whose Court dress is described, would be daughter of Baron Nathan Rothschild who made a fabulous financial coup by transmitting first news of the victory of Waterloo—at which he is said to have been present-—to the Rothschilds' London branch.
Quvex's Daawnne-Reost—On March the 2Ist her Majesty held a drawing oom, which wus very numerously attended, 'The' most beautiful and tractive dresses were:
Hin Masesry—An elegant blonde luce "dress, over "white satin, the cly and sleeves ornamented with diamonds. and blonde; train of blue terry velvet, lined with white satin, and trimmed' with ermine: Head: reas, feathers and nick.
(o> Kewz—A white crape dress, em:
Rover" emwsy sue Ducness broidered in fold, over white satin lend attraction everything of the sort that had preceded it;—there were to contributions from the Empress of Russia, the Queen of France, the Queen of Belgium, the Queen of Sweden, the Princess Royal of Prus-la, Her Majesty of England, the Duchess of Kent, the Princess View feria, and many more persons than we can spare room even to enumerate. On Wednesday the Fair opened, and such was the Jciush of company that not one half fect admittance, and many, who thought themselves fortunate in {acing 60, were carried out fainting.
here were stalls for all nations: Hier Majesty had three for Eneland, Hanover, and Saxony, at which the Countess of Digby, the Countess Mowe, the Baroness Ompteda, the 'MMarchioness of Westmeath, and the Viscountess Beresford, attended as sellers: and at other sialls other distinguished persons presided. The result cannot fai" to be serviceable the funds of the institution, and se far so well: but we are' old-fashioned enough not to be very sincere admirers of these new-fashioned Charities. In tuis instance, where the lady-merchants were selected for rame and rank, no great harm, perhaps, could result; but, on com-non occasions, youth and beauty are held to be the requisite qualifications: Jand the youngling of an innocent flock soften invidiously selected to be made a show of; and mamma humoured into a thing, under pretence of charity, which in Itself is exceedingly objectionable utes Wo the Pamstan BAL Dass—ft is of white Grape over gros des Indes." The skirt Nae' running pattern of Rowers and lage" in "pal So held heretofore; but 10 trick out a sweet innocent girl, and teach her to wear a marketable smile upon her face, and then offer herself for admiration at half-a-crown or five shillings a head, is what no charitable results can compensate us for: it strikes at the root those med-st blushing virtues for which English-women were of old wonured wid Beloved, The extent to of eerie trish tbinet, braceded [in gold, trimmed. with "a rich gold \erder io. correspond with the dress Nendvarem feathers. and. amend Which these charitable bazaars are Neing carried, and the system on which they are conducted, is a growand, therefore, we protest Docsern or Gewnon—A. who atin dress, embroidered In gold, body' and looves "handsomely trimmed" with Hondo; tin "of chaste "velour erepingl, ined seth white gross poles "and timed with gold Genaments, diamonds and" torquolse, Dowseex Mancnoness or Nowra. son-A richly embroidered dress black aerophane: train of watered triped satin; mantle of point lace, Mendearess, Court. plume, iapets. Point ince ornaments, diamonds and Doctess or Ricwsone—A rich Ctanilie blonde dress, with pointed Reay, over awhile solu litre Thea with, blonce- Hend-dresfeath-
Courness or PurMouni—A sliver lama dress, trimmed: with pol lace ind' Blue feathers: train of blue selves trimmed to correspond, Miss "Roteacena=<White" erapcress, emibroigered ta" silver_tama ena white satin'a moutan tein blue "waterrd alle trimmed with wer and: inet. with, white satin Head-dress, feathers peoria brill nts and lappets, Fancy Fam 4 1#e Hanoven Square Pooms.—Trump'ts were sounded. [from time to tine, to prepare us for {this Fair, to be held for the benefit fof the Shelety cor aiding Por-leners In: Distress, and which, tt was 3 nounced, would exceed in splendour pageant of drome in Lewisham Town Hall, in which 300 children will perform. "This Is, the work of the Lewisham Children's Theatre Guild. which Includes 72 local schools. Not only is the pageant played entirely by children, but they Rave painted all the scenery and made all the dresses The guild was formed two years ago and is a deliberate underisking to build up.a permanent school of acting by British children. A fund has been opened to which all the proceeds of the pageant are to go, with which it is hoped at some future time to build Children's Theatre. Meanwhile the Lewisham children are being encouraged to try their hands at play-writing. Leading actors and actresses are taking great interest in. fond giving their help to, an enterprise which plainly is full of exciting possibilities. against what may seem to sanction them, even at the risk of being thought a little straitlacsd. Let any sensible man look to his experience these matters, and then say how far we are wide of the truth in this Antique Brass clean old brass without spoiling its character by giving it tos bright a finish, treat it in the following way. Place a little inoly powdered whiten: ing in a saucer and moisten a cloth with inseed oil. Dip. the cloth in the whitening and apply it to the brass, rubbing gently until a film of oily paste is spread over the whole surface. Then wipe the paste uff and five a nal polish with a soft, dry cloth, Victorian Frocks
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.