The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-10-06 00:00:00

A LUDICROUS RCLAIRCISiNMENT.

A sort of Dandy Gentleman, both in vanity and errs**,
In the vicinity of Chiswick, wishing to entrap the affection
of a jointer branch of a certain Nohte Family, found it ex-
pedient (to accomplish his plan) to phew some attention to a
Series Convernanie. The latter, quite dated rrrltt•his assi-
duity, was su dapcd, as to think it really intended for her-
self; and. in return for smelt marked attention, t.he procured
for him the eksiecrf twiner, and the most delieieas fruits
Or memos could produce, to feast his delicate appetite.
His lanyaiseinp looks, his bestow-ding smiles, Hie gentle
squeezes of his hand; in shoat, the Gancerarsals was lost in
eestacy. her disappointment, on finding that his real
attention wits intended for her prrely pupil, instead of
herself !

TO MR EDITOR OF THE BRITISH PREB4II.

Stn—As you bare exhibited a very laudable industry to
throwiag light upon atm extraordinary MMus of animals
called DaveUm, I beg, have to baud you • very Kebable
etymology of the siguificam name by which they are distil.-
go:shed. I must confess, for one, that I oat rot at all *alias
led with the elaborate and limited imptiry en Ibis head
which appeared some lime since, and therefore set myself
to work (being something of a naforaf-ist) to discover the
trim derivation. Willsetut tiring pine readers with my labn-
mons search, I beg leave to (e'er them tp. Bailey's Dic-
tionary, where they will God not only the synoniere, but
the ppm itself e::pressly typified—as 611141% :
Dande-prat [perhaps of Mullen, 'to play the fool, and
prep! (both Dutch words), a trifle.. or of Dawdle, a fool,
from Paw:leer, Fr. to play the foul (or as some will have
it, frum Dandle, Etc. nod ?west, fit, Fr.), F. Q. D. one fit
to be doodled like a India a 'leant, or little fellow."
It aced nut be captiously otriecteit that our modern Dan-
dies are not uniformly dwarfish little fellows, heroism it ig
clear that they go bark to the etymology amber than the
word seemilingly they have coutracted the
relented to the original signification—that is to say, a foal,
pr one Al to ploy the fool, which is most exactly preserved
both in their exterior and their actions.

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will jail heg leave to add, that the Dandy shops, where
They sell extra eoltira sad wristbands, and riding-befit fur
geutleanen, are guest euroursgers of the bleed ; the heat of
the juke is, that the riding kits are not only worn fur the
Mod part to walk in. but generally by those who have no
hero. As to the spar., we may learn from court history
that our Dandies of ancient times had tang pealkrd lees to
their shoes, which were attached to the knee by a chain, and
I should not 'wider if the rpm, were to issue is a simile,:
vagary, and curl up to the calf • they would then be just as
useful, besides terstug as an radar to point out the wearer's
• capacity.
I remain your obedient &Tenni,
A LOVLit OF NATURAL HISTORY.
Ocdaber 3.

•
TO THE EDITOR OP THE BRUIN, PRESS.
ha-1 beg leave to correct • mistake in your Paper,
whieh stated, that the mour • nrikrcil for queen Caro-
line. who timed in November, 1737, was purple. •1 find in
Me Gotflexion's Magazine for that year, the order for the
mourning, *inch is hhitk, and very mar* the same as the
present toilers fair Court mourning. 1 refer you tp the
seventh wahine of %he Grttlemon's Maga:lac, page 71*.
I am, Sir. yours, &e.
A CONSTANT READER.

The Earl of Witimole died at his house it Rut-
land-square, Hublin, on Sumley sentogist. •
It is mousing to remark the great changes that
have taken place since the time of the celebrated
EVELYN, eutlsor of the f' Ira," its the public
taste, and use of esculents. The bud of the sun-
flower, before it expands, was then Brest like ass
artichoke, mid eaten as a great Bionic; the root of
the minor pistipinello, or II buriirt saxifrage,
dried and pulverized, was preferred by some per-
sons to any kind of pepper; and the pounded
seeds of the nasinstium were thought superior to
mustard. EVELYN praises the milky or dappled
Massie. either as a sidled. or boiled or baked in
pies, like an ertiFhtke. The bur also he calls de-
licate and wholesome, when young. The young
leaves of the ash were a favoinite pickle, but of sill
bu delicacies the strangest seems to he al The small
young acorns, which we find in the stock doves
craws." These. hr says, are al a delicious fare, as
well as those incompanshle aallado of young herbs
taken nut of the maws of partridges at • certisiii
season of the year. which Kites them is preparation
far exceeding all the art of cookery."
la the roof now erecting over the Kent, in Ply-
mouth Dock.yard, there are 65 vitiators, to which
many others are isdesided to he lidded io the parts
covering the stern and how sloping. These roofs
contribute not only to the durability of the mate-
rials employed iss conetructing our ships, but to
the health send comfort of the artificers.
A stew mode of preventing the dry rot has been
subMitted to the Nov, Board, by Mr. CUMMINS,
of Truro. which consists in boiling the timber in
alum-water, previous to its being used.
Ois WedurAday last, part of the 95th regiment of
font marched into Leeds, from Chester, and on
Saturday entailer division was expected from Halt-
fax, oat their route to Sonderlatid.
Thursday last a Court-martial assrmb!ed in Edin-
burgh Castle, to try a private of the Enniskillen
Drisgooini desersion and theft. He was sent
from Fries 4,e by warrant of the PlitplClt REGENT
to stand Iris) there. Colonel WA LL ACE. 1.1 the
Sispli foot, is President of the Coors, and there are
DO le.s than seven other Field Of§cers members!

Q., Friday night, about ten o'clock. Captain
Jounsow of the How's/ Novv, resident ut Chelsea,
was attacked by too men on the Surrey side of
Waterloo bridge ; one of thew struck loin a vio-
lent blow with a bludgeon; his riles brought a
parole to the art, and the vilkieis run away aith-
out t ffeeting their object. Alit' 011 tin satine ineht,
the house of llrs. ALLIS, No. 3, Cliakrob:
tryrace, near the Cobtir4 Theatre, was broken
When, soil pl uodrrril boleti, and hober.
dubber), to the inonunt of 3001. Mrs. ICH•LLIS is
widow, with six ;bikini), and had recently cow-
mewed business. -