The National Register. — London, England, 1809-11-05 00:00:00

i THE NATIONAL REGISTER: FASHIONS FOR LADIES. • MORNINek DRESI.—A high morning robe of fine jaconot, or cambric muslin, buttoned from th e th roa t t o th e f ee t ; a hi g h 'fluted collar, edged with lace, and clasped in the centre with a topaz, or other gem. A Chinese girdle and tassel confines the bottom of the waist, and is tied in front, se as to reach a little below the knee. A loose morning robe, or pelisse, of white muslin, green shanl prim, or jubilee sarsnet, trimmed entirely round with a correspondent border. Silver filigree bracelets, with topaz studs. A matron mob, or cap of point lace, orna mented with shaded yellow, or lemon-coloured ribbon. Gloves and slippers or lemon-coloured kid.—lnfant's robe, of yellow muslin, over a fine soft cambric skirt. A MORNING WALKING DaEss.—A petticcat and Roman ionic of fine thin cambric, long sleeves, and high collar, inter joined and trimmed with lace ; the tunic finished at the bottom with a border of fret-work. A jubilee cloak of bright amber velvet, or shaded gold-coloured sarsnet, trimmed entirely round . 'with swansdown, and confined. at the center of the throat with a rich cord and tassels of blended silk and gold. The cottager's hat, of imperial coloured straw, tied simply under the chin with a white ribbon. Parasol, gloves, and shoes, of correspondent shades . with the hat. • 711 tempted to conceal himself behind the door, but his pursuer seized him, and demanded his name, and what he entered his room for; he made some vague answer, but did not tell his name. The noise of the pursuit had drawn several persons to.. get her, and amongst them the waiter, ss ho immediately recol lected the voice of the night-walker to be that of Mr. Edwards, who had been resident at the,tiotel for some days past. This suggestion the Prisoner Imrhediately took advantage of; adopted the name of Edwards, and said he had been taken ill. which caused him to leave his room, and in attempting to 'find his way hack in the dark, hid mistaker It, and disturbed the gentleman who had detained him. This explanation was con sidered satisfactory, the Prisoner was released, and all the parties retired to rest. In the morning, however, the watch and snuff-box were missed, and it was recollected that Mr. Ed wards had left the house the day before. From several circum stances suspicion attached itself to Captain T---, who was then absent, but on his return in the evening, he was taken into custody; no person, however, could swear to the person of Cap tain T.--. Captain T , in his defence, said he was- a Captain oft half-pay, in the first regiment of Font Guards, ands in of the late Lieutenant-General T—, He slept on the night men tioned, at the Surrey hotel, and did not awake from the time of gging to bed till he was called by the waiter, bet wren eight and nine o'clock in the morning,• He had a house in Bryanstone street, where he had resided upwards of seven years. The rea son of his being at the Surrey hotel ,was, that he had sonic taw business to attend at that part of the town; his servant had lea! his name to a publication, which had been declared a libel,— The libel inquestion was ahatid-bill'On his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex. •:$l. 4:1 ' • The Captain's Agent then appea, and itat i ed.„;lhat he hat known Captain T-- for upwa rds of SO. years; he was as Officer in the Guards, and retired on 'half-pay, on account of his sight being imperfect ; has 3s. lid. per day, besides which, he has an income of 7001. a year, arising from money in the fluids. He had always considered him to he a man of strict honour. Sir John Pinhorn said, that when this business had first come before him on Saturday last, he had taken a very great respoasi bility upon himself in permitting Captain T---- to he at large upon his bare word; from the high character winch Cap-. fain T-- had hitherto sustained, he was still willing to as sume that responsibility, upon his pledging'his word and hountsr to appear again in a fortnight during , which time, the Magis trate said, he trusted such an explana tion t ' would take place M would remove all suspicion of his person. The Captain pledged his honour to appear at the time :lamed, and was discharged. THE WORTIIpiG MYSTEItr. On Tuesday the Grand Jnix for Middlesex found t} !rat bill Upon an indictment for perjury against Miss Frances Latham. It is understood that she intend; to apply by her Counsel to re move her trial by Certiorari to the Court of kioes Bench. Wednesday evening, as Mr. Sanderson, of Chelsea, Was re turning home in a single !wise chaise from Bromley, he was stopped by two footpads "between Camberwell and Brixton Causeway, who robbed hinslef between IS/. and 141. in cash. Cattle Life Insurance Company, Instituted 1909. Capital 5e0,0001. org oa, Skinner-street, West Smithfield, London..—The Directors be leave to infir m the Public, that the Office for transacting the zeneral business of the Cu:l:patty' is now open, where printed Proposals, containing, the Premiums and t.,`unditions of Insnrauce, will be delivered to such persons as apply for them. The cam. tal of the Company is divided into• shares of fifty pounds each, Proprietors of which will have a vote at the general courts for every five shares they may hohl ; but no proprietor cc itlbe intitled to more than ten votes. Ten per cent, on each share is to be paid for when called flu' by the Directors, and no more will be required unless found absolutely necessary.. • • • • Applications have been very numerous from all parts of the kingdom, but the many considerations requislfe in this Undvrtalskt, have prevented the Di rectors from riv . ing answers to 'every applicant: ariangements me, however, `lllalthr . to give replies as speedily as possible.--There are yet vacancies f u r 'a- for which, country hankefs, sfewards Of noblemen and gentlemen, aod farmers of respectability, mill be .preferred but no pvissrm.cats be appointed an ag - en t, upiecs he hold five hones at least, and glve enritY to the trustee., as well as reference to same per Son In London. 'Semi Shares will be reserved for ' country Notlemen, .owners and breeders el' cattle.farltiers graziers, and others, . _ _ _ who r• Stuck ' caged stou made 1141* isj. NOD. • 7.: ,•• azy,lloolo.o nuu omen, may be disposed to counteuntice this Institution, by causing. their Live kto be iniured by the Company. A deposit .of IWP Per cent. only has been for on oath state, .and fiaid to Messrs; Smith, Payne, end - Smith, Mau- Honse-street, ox Messrs. Hainmersleys and Co. Pall-Mall, bank ers t o the Couotry aeatlemen, if proprietors, will be oppl)joted Imnotaty m tor s in thei r rocreetbie (114tricts.--The Direlitors regeest; 'Rlbt aptSji-ntiou le to them by letter, be addressed.at their office, and post-paid.—Nova Istaltioo. " GENERAL OBSERVATIONS ON TEMA LE DRESS. The common classifications of the form are familiar to every one, and the terms, full, round, long, thin, &e. as applied to faces; and short, tall, slender, embonpoint, as applied to figure, convey to the mind of the hearer the idea of a class, the indivi duals of which are infinitely varied., To general distinction only can any observations of mice apply; all besides must be left to the taste of the individual. Unfortunately. as it happens in the case of complexion, where the brunette is ever sighiy; for a fair skin, so with regard to figure, the short wish to be tall, the large to be slender, and the slender sigh in vain for frizbonpoint. .N ow I would wish to con since my fair readers, that these desires are as absurd as they are hopeless; I would persuade them, that to endeavour to appear what we are not, is as erroneous in dress as in morals, and that it as Invariably fails in its object; no one is ever deceived by it. .Set sing aside, then, the obvious error of elderly ladies dressing as though they were in the bloom of youth and beauty, there are other combinations which, though not so generally remarked, . are equally incongruous and offensive to the eye of taste. The imperial purple and flowing robe accord as ill with the " nose cocked in air," as angular forms, ribbons, and other petty matters of dress, with the grand lines and majestic symmetry of the tragedy queen. Let harmony be our guide, and all will be right. Unerring nature distributes to all some distinct beauty, some interesting* peculiarity, some characteristic charm. Let it be our business, then, to call forth and improve these latent • graces; and let the lusty, instead of binding herself• with tightening ligatures, to produce a slim appearance, or the slim, attempting to swaddleand swell herself into embonpoint, adopt a dress which, from its analogy to the form of the wearer, shall improve what is beautiful, aad bide what Is defective. Let the Grecian face and figure he clothed 'With the utmost sim plicity; let the large, the majestic. the Juno-like form, on the contrary, be vested in full and flowing robes of satin or velvet, with ample train and swelling folds; and let the small-featured, sparkling, vivacious conutenance, with the small bewitching figure, for its characteristic covering, forms more angular, and contrasts inure abrupt. ARBITER ELEGIANTIAMIX. POLICE. UN TON-if A Lt.—Captaiß a person describing him . self to be an Officer in the Guards, was brought, before Sir John Binhorn, charged by Mr. Guyer, master of the Surrey Hotel, lackfriars'-road, on suspicion of having stolOn a silver watch, with gold chain and seals, and'a silver snuff-box l the property of Mr. Lay,.a gentleman, residing at Danbury, in Essex. It appeared that Mr. Lay and Captain T— had been lodging for some days past at the Surrey 'Hotel, Blackfriars'- . road. On Thursday night, or early on Friday morning, the house was di:turbed by some person walking along the gallery, and attempting to open several of the doors. A gentleman who slept with his dour open, by the glimmer, of a rush light, saw a person enter his room; be immediately jumped out of bed, and attempted to seize the intruder, who quickly retreated, and gain al s room at a distance Nibich was unoccupied. Here he at- 3; 110Y,