The Sun.
London, England, 1837-10-30 00:00:00

FASHIONS FOR NOVEMBER

(From the London and Paris Ladies' Magazine of Fashion.)
PROMENADE DRESS.—Manteau of tissue Isos, with
large pelerine en shale, trimmed with black lace, and collar
of velvet. Bonnet of velours d'Afrique.
CARRIAGE DaEss.—Robe of gris perle levanterie, with
a single deep flounce, and mantelet of the same, trimmed
with a volarit. Bonnet of green velvet, with bird of
paradise. _ _ .

EVENING DaEss.—Robe of pink moire, with trimmings
of velvet, tight holy, with pelerine, and tight sleeves, with
three Lillis from the shoulder to the elbow. Petit !cord of
white crape crepe, ornamented with a plume of drooping •
marabouts, and wreath of roses encircling the face.
Dark colours are the fas!:ion for dresses ; siks with
brown grounds, brocaded with blue, Breen, or preneau, or
tight grounds with black pattern. 11ranteaux arc made of
velvet, satin, or other rich material, and frequently lined
withattune ; short manteaux are worn ; the mantel shale
is a novelty of this season. Velvet and satin shawls are
worn of light or dark colours embroidered. The dresses
tOntinue to be made long, and with one or two flounces.
Redingotes are much worn. Some skirts arc confined be•
low the waist, in small plaits, similar to the tops of sleeves.
There is much variety observable in sleeves, and provided
"gyration be avoided they may be wcrn tight or fall.
Fie?!ns a la paysanne of light materials are replaced by those
of satin, velvet, or the same as the dress, trimmed with lace.
Bonnets are certainly diminished in size, but continue to be
worn low at the cheeks, the bavolets rather deep, and the
mends and trimmings placed very low. Satin and velours
d'Afrique are much used, and the colours are pink, Mo-
cassa, different shades of preen, and pearl gray, Some of
the new ribbons have an edge, imitating Valenciennes lace.
Velvet flowers, drooping marabouts, and shaded fella:,
are used to ornamcot bonnets ; the wadded bonnet will su-
persede the capote a coulisses.

EXTRAORDINARY EXPEDIENT OF

AN IMPOSTOR.

Of all the e;iedients ever resorted to for the purpose of
extracting money front the pockets of the charitable, by im-
posing on them through fictitious cases of distress, those
adopted by a fellow, a few years since, were incomparably
the most extraordinary. Wllit be be:;eved that this regue,
who was an excellent swimmer, was in the habit of pretend-
ing attempts at suicide, by throwing himself into the Thames.
with a view to work upon the feelings of whoever chanced
to see him after being taken out of the water ? Ile always
contrived to select a part of the river near which there were
a number of bye-slanders, while another person, who was a
party to the affair, took care to give the alarm, and call
aloud for some boat in the vicinity. Whenever the fellow
pretending to have attempted suicide was brought out of
the water, the other affecting to have been passing acciden-
tally at the time, addressed the spectators, and said that
the unfortunate man had been induced to make the rash
attempt through the greatest distress, and that this was the
fourth or fifth time he had sought to put an end to his life,
and that within a very short period. Every spectator who
had a heart within him, believing, as all always did, the
got-up tale, put his hand into his pocket, and gave some-
thing to the " poor unhappy man." The collections thus
made often amounted to two or three pounds. This daring
expedient, however, was only convenient in the summer
season ; winter was much too cold to do the thing comfort-
ably. It will be asked, in what way, then, did this con-
summate rogue manage to live in winter? Why, by affect-
ing to commit suicide by hanging himself in some public
place in the evenings ! used to fasten a rope to sonic
lamp-post or other projection' at the corner of a partially
frequented lane or street, and then encircling his neck with
another part of the rope, he would scale the lamp-post, or
other projection, as if about to throw himself down again
and thereby hang himself ; but always at this critical mo-
ment his partner in imposture made his appearance, and,
cutting the rope, prevented the rogue from carrying his
pretended purpose into effect. Of course an assemblage of
people presently gathered around ; the same story of dis-
tress was vamped up ; the deepest sympathy was expressed
for the " unhappy man ; " and the shillings and sixpences
were forthcoming from every pocket, accompanied by the
warmest commendation of the humanity of the other rogue.
But the leading performer in this drama of imposition on
the benevolent public, was eventually constrained to. relin-
quish his part. The catastrophe was one evening very
nearly realised in all its horrors. In ascending a lamp-post,
after the rope had been fairly round his neck, he slipped
his foot and fell, and would actually have been hanged but
for the opportune appearance of. his friend, who cut him
down. From that moment he ever afterwards had such a
horror of a rope that the very sight of one made him turn
pale.—From Skcichcs in London.