The throng is already increasing; the variety, richness, and gaiety of the shops in this street, will always be attractive, and make it a popular rendezvous of both sexes.

It will shortly be as crowded as Rag Fair, or the Royal Exchange; and the magic splendour has very peculiar properties.
"It makes the tradesman forget--while he is cheating a lovely and smiling Duchess--that in all probability her ladyship is endeavouring to cheat him.

It makes the gay and airy, the furbelowed and painted lady of the town, forget that she must pay a visit to her uncle,{1} in order to raise the wind before she can make her appearance at the theatre at half-price.

It makes the dashing prisoner forget, that while "he is sporting his figure in the bang-up style of appearance, he is only taking his ride on a day-rule from the King's Bench.

It makes the Lord who drives four-in-hand forget his losses of the night before at some of the fashionable gaming-houses.