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                     THE
     SOurror of dI1 Oractr;
                      OR,
THE ENGLISH LADY'S COSTUME.
              Combining and Harmonizing
   TASTE AND JUDGMENT, ELEGANCE AND GRACE,
       MODESTY, SIMPLICITY, AND ECONOMY,
           WITH FASHION IN DRESS;
And adapting the various Articles of Female Embellishments to
    different Ages, Forms, and Complexions; to the Seasons
         of the Year, Rank, and Situation in Life:
            WITH USEFUL ADVICE ON
  FEMALE ACCOMPLISHMENTS, POLITENESS,
               AND MANNERS;
The Cultivation of the Mind and the Disposition and Carriage of
  the Body: offering also the most efficacious Means of preserving
    BEAUTY, HEALTH, AND LOVELINESS.
              The whole according with
THE GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF NATURE AND RULES OF
                  PROPRIETY.
        BY A LADY OF DISTINCTION,
Who has witnessed and attentively studied what is esteemed truly
  graceful and elegant amongst the most refined Nations of Europe.
              AbrIconb ifitln.
                  LONDON:
         PRINTED FOR B. CROSBY AND CO.
STATIONERS' COURT, LUDGATE STREET ; AND SOLD BY
               ALL BOOKSELLERS.
                    1811.