The Sun.
London, England, 1806-12-02 00:00:00

FASHIONS.

The foll owing Account Of Female Fashions for
the crisuinc,, month is exttaLt.:.d fronr.an elegant
periodical Work entitled LA BELLE ASSTITEMBLEE
• • - •
A WALKINGDIttss.- Plain camh(ic initsim gown, a •
walking length, made high in the flak, with double plaited
frills of fine India muslin, and long sleeies embroidered at
the wrist. A Russian mantle without a seam,, composed of
fawn-Coloured Kerseymere, trimmed either with Turkish,
ribband; fur. or swansdown ; these mantles are made short or
I lung, according to the taste of the wearer, and arc composed
of cloths; kerseymeres, dr velvets ; two rows. of narrow,
borders laid on the outside, composed of shaded orange and
yellow coloured silk or velvet, which produce the elied of
gold bordering, and look extremely elegant ; it 'has a square
standing collar, and made with sharp lappels ; flows 'Open
before, and exhibits a-deanswaist, or high front, .of the sante,
which sits close to the.form, and Meets the foil'at the „throat,.
where it is bordered to correspoodwith the .mantle. A turban
hat of thesame ;material, withfitll yeoman vown,'trianned
a:, the mantle. The hair in loose.curls-cohfined with a nar-
row hand. Large. goldear-rings of the hoop form ; leather
gloves ; and high shoes of fawn-coloured jeao. tLir
Fuci. ESs. —A round dress of soft white satin, iandvk-
ed 'at the bottom in spots of morone foil. A denii-'relic of ita.
I iau crape, sitting close .to the form in front, and interming-
ling with the dress behind, commencing.with a full drapery
on the left shoulder', where it is confined,at regular distances,
with small bands of pearl till it reaches the bottom ot • the
dress on the opposite side, where it terminate's. A wrap sleeve
formed of lace, to meet a full satin'top ; bound front of white
satin, confined in the centre of the bosom with a•diatnond
brooch ear.rings, &c. to correspond. Tile-bosom shaded
With a lace bicker, the.same as the, trimming of tho- sleeves.
The hair in plain bands on the forehead, •witha few.close curls
in the centre, and others of a cork-screw form falling towards
the left ear ; a coronet comb a wrought gold secures the hair
behind; and partly. confines a small half' square•of morone
muslin, spotted with gc,:d.. Shoes of morone satin gloves
of French kid ; fan of morone crape, with devices in gold.

MALE FASHIONS FOR DECEMBER. . 1
Extraaed from the Second Number of LE BEAU'
MONDE ; or, Literary and. Fashionable Magazine
,Ibr December :
EVEN/ NG Da ESS.-- For this dress are used the various
shades of dark chacolate, brown, and.cdive coats, which are j
made in much the same manner as they were last month, j
both in' regard to the collar and lapelP ;lilt the waist is.
somewhat lengthened, and the hip buttcirr rather farther apart
than they were at that time. The length of the coat remains .1
the same, and the buttons are either covered with the-same
cloth as the coat, or are formed of hasket•-worked twist to
match. Velvet collars are still worn. White Marseilles quilt-,
ing waistcoats continue to be the only fashionable .wear with
coloured clothes: The breeches are made as b'etbrb ; they are
made of the various shades of light drab colours ; they de.•
scencl coinlOrtably below the knee, and are there tied with a
silk string. Silk stockings of the natural colour are more pre.
valent than these of pink.
Moan m.No Lss.--The morning coats are generally worn
of the same colours and make as those of the evening ; and
are distinguished from flietriortly by having a plated button,
which is now worn much larger than it was formerly. But
the most gentlemanly dress is. a single-breasted coat, button.
ing comfortably over the body, and cut away to spew the
breeches. The most ntcel colours arc darkish green mix-
tures, or nut-coloured in*Jxtures,"coatspf which arc equally
fashionable with or without a black velvet collar. Plain
plated buttons are exclusiriely worn bn these coats., The
• coat itself is about two inches shorter. .th4p the evening.
Coat,,and
_has no pocket flaps at the sides. .The waist-
coats for, this dress arc almost exclusively-of Stripcxi Toili-
nets, which are •worn drt rather broader stripes than for-
merly: was the fashion' and the stripe is now beginning
to. be perpendicular with the body insteid of horizontal.
The breeches are made of drab-coloured milled kerseymeres,
with buttons at the knees, and rtiAe sufficiently long to
collie into the whol„e boot ; but the general dress are
panralootis 6f inrichlhesarric.colours as the breeches. These
are frequently made of ribbed kereyrneres, and are worn with'
itcasiadboota,

LAW REPORT

COURT OF: COMMON PLEAS, DEC. r.

HODGE V. WOOD.

Tars was a case of Some interest to the Coal= i ,
dealerk in the Port of London. The Plaintiff is
Captain of the Ship Diana, from "%Vallend to Lon-
don' with coals, and the Defendant a Coal-merchant
of London; The action was brought .to recover a
sum of money for wages paid, by the- Plaintiff, to
coal-meters and whippers, and, for Certain demur-
rage, for joss of time,..and in breach ..of coutraa,
The plaintiff, some time in December-last, sold to
the Defendant his cargo of coalseunder a written
'agreement that the cargo should be cleared within
five days after the Defendant should receive notice
that the Plaintiff was ready for delivery. In conse-
quence of this, the Plaintiff, on the Friday. morn-
ing, -at five o'clock, sent, notice to 'the Defendant,
that he was ready to commence the delivery, and
desired that the Defendaei might bring his barges...
along-:side to receive the coals. Bet the Defendant -
did.not send his barges until the next day ; the con-
sequence of which was, that a day.was lost, as the
Master Was ready on his part, and had the meter.
and. whippers, or • coal-beavers,.on,board his• ship,
to whom, though tit-LT rernainedT4e,ehe was obliged ,
to pey 81. under the letter of the Ad-of-Parliament;
and, as the Wednesday following was a day of in-
cessant rain, the men could not work,'and he was
thus detained in the River two days longer than he
would otherwise-have been, and for which he.claim-
ed a demurrage on behalf of his owners. •
On the part of Ow Defendant it was alledged,
-thet the notice he received from the Plaintitiought
'td hate beeo given the day before the commence-
merit of the five days, instead of being delivered on
the morning of - the first of them, wnich was not a
due notice. ;_nld did not leave-him time to bring his
beige's ;Alongside at any proper hour that dey ; nor
did he receive any notice of the precise place
where. the Ship lay ; and it was also contended that
by the usage of the' trade. in London, it
vets customary and . considered necessary for the
Shi.p.Owner to give the purehaser at least one clear
notice, of his p2llo,:ness to COMIIIei)CC the de-
Jiverj, of his cargo. To this, abundance•of proof
was adduced -by various witnesses, some of whom
had been thirty years in the trade ; and it was there-
fore contended thet the notice was not regular, and
that of course the'Platntiff Was the cause Of his own
Joss, and must be non-suited.
On the part of, the. Plaintiff, Mr.. Serjeant LENS
repli,ed, that this was a transaction to be regulated
under the letter of an Act of Parliament not above
four years in operatioe ; too short a time, copse-
fluently, to 'have establhhed any settled usage.
Sir JAMES Mewsetto..D summed up abe evidence,
for the Jury with great accuracy, observing at the
sarne time, that unless be A& of ,Parliament went
specifically to alter the usage of the trade established
many_ years before that A:I passed,. such an usage
long recognized ought ce tainly to. be taken into
the Consideratioo of the Jt rv, in deciding upon this
Case; which, however, he felt entirely to their dis-
cretion.
The Jury, after. some deliLetation, found a Ver-
- dia for the Plaintiff.