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Mrs. Terrick, widow of the late bishop of London.

The lady of the late Arthur Forbes, efq. member for Rateath, in Ireland. Ralph Thicknelle, M. D. of Wigan, Lancashire.

The lady of David Boyn, efq. of Great WincheЛer-ftreet.

mes Lloyd, efq. of Shrewsbury. Thoinas Tarrant, efq. of Salisbury. James Cooke, efq. of Colchester. Philip Moore, efq. of Walthamstow. Henry Bond, efq. of Kingston-uponThames.

21. Mrs. Tuting, of Partney, Lincolnshire.

27. Sir Joshua Rowley, bart. vice admiral of the white.

Mifs Martha Hawkins, of Afhford, Kent.

Richard Biffe Riland, rector of Sutton Coldfield.

Daniel Minet, efq. F. R. S. and F. A. S. of Grofvenor-ftreet.

Capt. Robert Martin, of the Lady Jane, in the Antinua trade.

Mrs. Champion, of the Polygon, Southampton.

Mrs. Hingefton, of New North-ftreet, Red-lion-fquare.

Mifs Margaret Anne Ferguson, of Red-lion-fquare.

Richard Hind, D. D. rector of Rochdale, Yorkshire.

The lady of John Richards, efq. of
Cardiff, Glamorganfhire.
Lady Lindores.

John Vere, efq. receiver general of the land-tax for Norfolk.

The lady of Robert Morris, efq. of Swanfea, South Wales.

Dr. Anftie, physician, of Kendal.

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Kent.

Highmore, efq. Wincheap,

John Campley, efq. of Norwich. Henry Albert, efq. of Sevenoaks. Richard Ford, efq. of New Bondftreet.

Peter Baker, efq. of Lynn. 11. Dr. Samuel Hallifax, bishop of St. Afaph.

16. Robert Adair, efq. furgeon to the royal hospital at Chelsea.

Henry Gervais, LL. D. archdeacon of Cafhel..

Sir John Coghill, bart. of Coghillhall, Yorkshire.

of 18. Lieutenant-general Lang, Gower-ftreet.

Thomas Ofborn, LL. D. rector of Clifton and Campton, Bedfordshire, Mr. Baker, vicarf Weft Hendred, Berks.

The lady of the late Robinson Lyt ton, efq. of Knebworth, Herts.

The lady of admiral Danby. The lady of the late William Stone, efq. of Surbiton, near Kingflon. James St. Amour, efq. equerry of the king's crown ftables.

Thomas Hodgkins, efq. of Windfor The rev. Dr. Crombie, of Belfaft. The lady of Thomas Atkinson, efq. of Gofpert.

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THE

Lady's Magazine;

O R,

Entertaining Companion for the FAIR SEX, appropriated folely to their Ufe and Amusement.

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This Number is embellished with the following Copper Plates,viz.

1. A new Pattern for working a Gown, Petticoat, or Apron.-2. A View of Weft Cowes Castle 3. A beautiful hiftorical Ficture of the Gamefter.-And, 4. A Song fung with univerfal Applaufe by Signora Storace, let to Mufic by Mr.

Handel.

LONDON, Printed for G. G. J. and J. Robinfon, No. 25. Pater. nofter Row, where Favours from Correfpondents will be received.

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UR profe Correfpondents will find that we have made a liberal use of their favours this month. Several original pieces are received, and fhall be inferted in our next.

Such Poetical favours as are not acknowledged here, were left out for want of room, and in consequence take precedence next month.

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The following are come to hand and under confideration.

J. S.'s Lifts.

Hannah Maria S-'s Extempore.

Imitation from Fontenelle.

Salisburenfis' Poetry, &c.

Z. Y's Rebus.

Belfield's Poetry.

J. F. A-t-n's Tranflation.

Maria, in answer.

Conftant Reader will, we hope, have no reason to complain this month. -Any hints we fhall always be glad to receive. We have ourselves been disappointed in the Continuations the mentions, but will prevent that in future.

On Eafter Day is incorre &t and fpiritlefs.
Jemima Sweet-briar is a wicked huffey!
My Pretty Doll fhall appear foon.

Of Pettit's Poetry we shall be better able to judge when we have seen the whole.

Harriot Hafty fhall have no more Latin.

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THE

Lady's Magazine;

For APRIL,

1790.

THE INDE X.

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No XIV.

to the thoughts of others. Since
the understandings of women have
been more cultivated, no man need
be afraid to addrefs them as rational
creatures, a light in which many of
thofe who are termed polite writers
have affected not to confider them.

where it falls fhort of merit, others
may take a hint and improve it by
their own confideration and experi-
ence. It is not unimportant because
the practice of painting may not
have extended to every part of the
country, b caufe according to the
progrefs of public manners we have
reafon to fear it foon may be uni-
verṭal.

T would certainly give me much uneafinefs were I to hear that any part of my laft paper, which, as there mentioned, was the com- I fhall, therefore, employ this munication of a country correfpon- paper in a few reflections on the fubdent, had been taken in a wrong ject of painting, not without hope meaning, either as if I defigned to that what little of the paper may be cenforious on the fex, or that it meet with approbation will be rewas my design to bring into difre-membered with advantage, and that pute the articles of artificial beauty here fpecified, although, to fay the ruth, the laft confideration does not "ppear to be of much confequence It certainly is, has been, and always will be, the farthest from my houghts to offer any unqualified cenfures of the manners of the fair fex, or of any great fociety of perons whatfoever. If I had not been pretty well affured that few, if any, of my readers could apply to them felves what was faid in my laft paper, I will not fay that I would have fuppreffed the paper, but I would have taken care that the opinions fhould be expreffed with more ferioufnefs, as the refult of conviction and con-lutely infufficient for both purpofes cern, and not arifing from any finifler motives. The baby age of women is now pit, and their education is calculated to make them think for themfelves, as well as liten

Painting, if we confider it as ufe-
ful, must be defigned to give the ap-
pearance of beauty awhere it is not,
and to heighten it where it is.
I fay
this must be the aft of painting, by
those who do not practife it merely
as a fashion. But that it is abfo-

will appear. FIRS, if we re nark
that the beauty of the face must be
natural, that nature has furnished
that part of the body in all woman-
kind in fuch a manner that it is in-

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ble of any addition by art-and the mantling blufh, the fmiling dim.

ple. In all thefe refpects the is ab folutely veiled, or if a blush fuffufer thole parts of the face where the

therefore every Tuch addition appears obvious. The best painted lady ever feen could not conceal that she was painted from an eye at all accuftom-rouge has not been laid on, what a ed to conder the human face divine." A clown or a purblind perfon may be mistaken, fo may they mistake a face pitted with the fmall-pox for a smooth one, but no perfon used to genteel affemblies, and whofe fight is perfect, can for a moment be deceived. Accordingly, as he fees here a complexion which is not natural, his only enquiry muft be, "is it well or ill put on ?" but he forgets the woman, in fuch a cafe, and is ftudying the perfec

tion of a mask.

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flaming contest between nature and art? I need not add. among other inconveniencies, the ludicrous effects of a warm room, the exercite of dancing, or even a chafte falute, in which laft inftance I have known a lady lofe above half a cheek. But, perhaps, I fhall here be told that good paint will not come off in this manner. The answer is eafy; fo much the worfe. Good paint is that which penetrates the fkin, and leaves thofe dreadful furrows which at the age of thirty must be more morti tying to female price than the natu ral wrinkles of fixty.-Of this more hereafter.

If then painting fails in its effect as a deception, it approaches to a folly, and is not a gi car way, in the eyes of a true judge of beauty, from a deformity. And what is rather extraordinary is, that ladies will indulge the practice of palating, al though they cannot but know that it is digufting to men in general. There is not a more common expreffion in the mouth of nine gentlemen and gallants, than," he is a fine woman"yes" be paints” -or

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that is a beautiful girl”— yes but her mother obliges her to paint before he introduces her into company. What a pity fo fine a girl fhoul be fpo led!"-Such expreffions the fex may depend upon it, are very common. Even amorous epicures, thofe voluptuaries who purfue the fex only for the worst of purpofes, deteft the cuftem, and not unfrequently think they are toler ably fecure of a woman whose gious painting maiks her egregious vanity.

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And here let me add one remark more. Every woman who paints proclaims her own vanity, her defire to be thought more beautiful then

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