"The Commander in Chief of Brighton Camp has notified to the Officers, that the use of Flour, for the privates, will be dispensed with, during the present scarcity of Wheat."--(_Times, July 15, 1795._) * * * * * "HAIR POWDER. To all those whom it may concern. "Among the many ingenious, and humane, projects that have been devised for lessening the consumption of Flour, and soothing the minds of the poor, at this interesting period, it is a matter of no small astonishment to me, that that of sacrificing our hair-powder, has not been more universally adopted. To the antiquated virgin, indeed, who still sighs, and hopes, and whose silvery locks might prove too sure an index of that worldly experience, which, for certain prudential reasons, she might wish to conceal, I confess the sacrifice is too great to be expected. To the unhappy _hen-peck'd bald-pate_, whose lively wife nauseates, and detests, the careless _brown-bob_, something may be said in his behalf, also: but, to every other character, whether the grave judge, or respectable grandmother, the buxom widow, or the broad shouldered Irish fortune-hunter, the flirting coquette, or her coxcomb colleague, the hardy veteran, or flashy militia captain, the pert lawyer, or the young priggish parson: and lastly, the smart apprentice, who _beflours_ his head to cut a dash at the Dog and Duck, or Bagnigge Wells: all these, I say, and every other character that I have omitted to name, can surely have no possible excuse for thus insulting the feelings of the poor. I repeat the word _insulting_, for it is the just and proper epithet; for what can we term it but insult, to be thus playing with the feelings of these poor wretches, at a moment when they are suffering the greatest of all worldly miseries--_want_."--(_Times, Aug. 10, 1795._) * * * * * "A morning Paper of yesterday, mentions by name, that a Nobleman of the highest rank, in this country, was, last week, summoned to the Police-Office, Queen's Square, for wearing powder without being licensed. The defence set up that his Grace, being a _Menial Servant_, in the King's Household, was exempt from the Tax: which, being admitted, the matter was dismissed.--We trust that this information is not authentic, for it would be a most pitiful subterfuge to evade the payment of a tax, which is generally allowed to be a proper one." (_Times, Feb. 1, 1797._)--(_Query, the Duke of Portland._) All articles of luxury, and very many of absolute necessity, were taxed to supply the drain of the war--and, doubtless, people had to be economical--but the following advertisement reduces economy to a science:-- "ADVANTAGEOUS HAT SUBSCRIPTION. Stamps included.