MOSCOW. 
was originally derived from Paris-, but the 
women of France and England may go to 
Moscow to see their own fashions set off to 
advantage. The drapery was disposed chiefly 
after the Grecian costume, and the hair worn 
bound up round the head. The modes of dress 
in London and Paris are generally blended 
together by the ladies of Moscoiv, who select 
from either that which may become them best ; 
and, in justice to their charms, it must be 
confessed no country in the world can boast of 
superior beauty. When, in addition to their 
personal attractions, it is considered, that the 
most excessive extravagance is used to procure 
whatever may contribute to their adornment 2 * * 5 ; 
that a whole fortune is sometimes lavished 
upon a single dress ; that they are assembled 
in one of the finest rooms in the world, lighted 
and decorated with matchless elegance and 
splendour ; it may be supposed the effect has 
never been surpassed. 
In such an assembly, we had every reason 
to suppose a couple of English travellers might 
(2) It is related very generally, in the higher circles of the city, 
that a Princess of Moscow, who had purchased a i trig to imitate the 
colour of her own hair, confined her hair-dresser in a closet, fed him 
always herself, and allowed him only to come out during her toilette, 
in order that her false tresses might not be detected. 
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