TEE EGINA 1411 N I . —This epidemic continues to
prevail to such an extent, that the papers are under the necessity of dwelling constantly upon the beauty not only of the Queen's person and features, but of her feet, and even of her slippers. The Chronicle has more than once of late called attention to the important fact, that " her Majesty's foot and ankle are peculiarly small and elegant." The Corot Journal is in raptures with the Queen's feet every time she appears in public ; informing us " they are so small that no lady about the Court ran wear the Royal slippers, which were invariably of satin," &c. The same journal, as well as others, have noticed that " her Alajesty hits appeared weak in the ankles," and at other times that she appeared " tender- footed, and wearing her slippers down at the heels ;" from which we should infer that the said slippers must be too small for the Queen herself. But the Times of Wednesday contains a paragraph giving an account of a pair of velvet slippers, made by command of the Queen at Bristol, which absolutely out- crisping Crispin. " The result," says the Times, "hasbeen a pair of slippers which rival the famous glass slipper of Cinderella, and seem more like the manufacture of Puck, Robin Goodfellow, or Queen Mab and her band of fairies, than the work of mere mortal hands !" and after an elaborate descrip- tion of them, it is announced that " the slippers were to be enclosed in a box of sandal wood, with a golden lock and key. the cover being ornamented with the Royal arms, superbly carved in ivory !" A Cabinet Council will, we pre- sume, he summoned to assist at the opening of the box. Lord AIsa.riounxe, it is understood, is requested to place the slippers on the delicate feet of his Royal mistress, and to use his utmost exertions to get them on at the heels. [From a Correspondent.]
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