• FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE.

WE have once before mentioned the monthly reports of Fashions, which seem written with a waggish design to practise on provincial credulity, and convert our rural beaux into apparitions only resembling the dandies of pantomimes. The last of these hoaxes, in the Gentleman's Magazine, has particularly amused us. That it is a hoax, all persons living in the civilized parts of London, and with eyes in their heads, must necessarily perceive. We shall extract some of the prodigies described.

GOLD ENAMEL SUGAR-LOAF BUTTONS.

"Buttons, in gold enamel, of the sugar-loaf form, are a distinguishing mode on waistcoats. They are equally adapted to full dress as to deshabille, and are seen alike on stitched white waistcoats as on those of watered silk. These last-mentioned are much admired for the ball-room., Several deshabille waistcoats are of dark colours, on which are Chinese patterns of striking tints, and gold buttons. Bronze, or chesnut brown, with cherry-coloured figures, are much worn."

To render such startling representations specious, they are accompanied with the new discovery of some very old practices,— such as that, "At the Italian Opera, many gentlemen of fashion have been seen in demi-parure, with black cravats tied with long ends." It might be added—" and with dirty boots and morning trowsers splashed up to the knees"—without any violation of truth.

PANTALOONS MADE SO TIGHT THAT THEY DIFFER VERY LITTLE FROM

FULL PANTALOONS. '

"The pantaloons have undergone some visible change ; they are made so tight across the knee, and at the termination of the leg, that they differ ?wry little from, the full pantaloons. These latter are adopted by our fashionable Adonises ; they are very short, descending only as low as the 1 ottom of the cair of the leg. With these pantaloons are worn black silk stockings, with very large clocks. The shoes are square-toed, and are ornamented with a small gold button on the instep.'

"A small gold button on the instep ! " In the name of BRUMMELL, breathe we in a Christian land, where such things can be imagined, though even in waggery. ? They are literally hated nomin.anda, and can only be conceived at a full-dress ball of an advertising dancing-master. We proceed, " supping full of horrors."

"Some young men have appeared at balls with blue gloves, embroidered with white : these have rather a foppish appearance.

" It is particularly belonging to the system of the cravat, to form the organization of the linen on the breast : and this is one of the nicest tasks belonging to the toilet. All that can be laid down concerningthis subject is, that the high and mighty never discover more than a simple button or two of mother-o'-pearl, and their cravats are carelessly tied by a sea-knot in front, with the ends pressed in under the collar:" However the fact May be, it cannot be denied that this is fine writing—delicate cambric composition—" materiem superabat opus."

STOCKINGS LIKE DRAFT-BOARDS.

"At balls, our young exquisites sometimes sport silk stockings of grey and black, chequered like a draft-board; their pocket handkerchiefs are of fine lawn, with a hem as broad as their thumbs ; the cormrs ordy are embroidered."

This is probably to indicate a reduced condition of the exchequer.

WHAT YOUNG GENTLEMEN DO.

"A young gentleman now suffers his hair to grow, has it curled, and parted on the left side of the forehead."

Now this is obviously all waggish invention ; but we will tell our country cousins how the pinks of the present day really do dress.