Star.
London, England, 1808-05-03 00:00:00

FASHIONS FOR 41,424.

EXTRA.CTED "LA BELLE ASSpi*Er ; /SELL.°
AND F.l.sllittN.4lllL.E.U4c.klattli" l'Oft TIIE PRE-
S/INT MONT/I. . I . •

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The MI neres bonnet, the same tsetse plisse, the small French
j oke, the stuall Scotch bonnet, wick puckered tiara fronts, the
two latter worn with short white ',Lilt, and silk cravats, with
cm-
br: Merest ends ter correspond,, adorn many of our females of acts
knowlesta-d taste and celebrity. In fug dress, tae brillia it divers
sity which our fashionabh s display eels scsrcely ewer ecralled.
We obs::rvetthat amongst the many colodred rubes which adorn
our ternalos in pub:ic,tise chaste and elcaar.t garb, formed of white
satin, is selected by many of our fair country svomee, and shine., in
pure ar.d native luster. 'these dresses are variously constructed,
but s:e generally wort ttntrinunc:d, with Lang sleevvo, and high
antique shirts of ;old er. sliver tissue. Hometimesehese appear as.
a simple slip, and are worn with a lava veil, fornied in a kind of
short toxic k, akt others, *silver net drapery ala 4 riart.r, flows in
he Grecian style round the figure, and is fostered on the left
shoulder with a camentorooch, or cliastiond buckle.—Batt the most
unique a. d elegant habit we have witnessed this season, was a
kiniand robe, formed entirely of Brussels laCe, worn over a blot.
awn satin nnder slip ; the hair ornamented with a ti4r4 of the ap..
pie blossum, exquisitely formed to nature, ar.d tastened behind
with a Persian pen of diamonds.
Next to the diamond, which can never be out of fashion, the
amethyst, naby, and emerald, rank highest. Pearl, with centre
ornaments ei these jewels, must aho defy the power of fashion
and the t fh•cts of time, for neatness, grace, and purity can never
be out of date, where the taste is correct, and the judgment sound,
The Persian and comet pin, the cameo, onyx, and mosaic brooch,
the gold linked necklace, pearl ditto, in forms of flowers and shells,
take prerech nee of other minor ornaments. Cloves of French kid,
a pale primrose, silver grey, and flesh colour, nose take their place,
with the York tan, and Limerick. The prevailing colours for the
season ale, shades of pale green, pale blue, lilac, buff, and janquille.

SPORTS OF PLOWDEN FAlle.—Saturday last was a
day which afforded plenty of amusement to the lovers
of athletic sports at Plowden Fair, Hants. Previous
to the usual diversion of donkey racing, grinAing
through a horse's collar, virgins racing for shifts, &c.
.t match of single-stick playing betwixt Hants and
Som( rset counties, and a pitched battle between two
provincial professors took place. The amusement be-
gan as eary as eight o'clock in the morning, when
i-laseil and Grey contended for a prize of twenty gui-
neas at single stick, which was won by Grey, who
conteaded with Davies, and was beat by him. Hasa,
and another tle name of Curtis, who belonged
to Hants,-with Davies, contended for the prize, which
was sv,,n with diaiculty by Curtis, and Hants was the
successful county. The battle for a subscription purse
of twenty guineas, toOk place at ten o'clock, and after
an obstinate contest of ten minutes only (no time be-
ing allowed), Godden, the favourite h,:fore setting to,
heat his man, a miner of the name of OlEeld. • The
fair was not over until dusk in the evening.
On Monday last, a poor labouring man was found
dead on Kingly-bottom, in the 1-arish of Stoke, sup.
posed to have been intoxicated, and laid down to re.
cover himself. Two bridles were found by the side
of him, and seven shillings in his pocket. Verdict—
Died by- the Visitafion ot'Gon.
On Sunday, the 17th ult: a box, the property of
Messrs. Pease and Maberly of Newcastle, near Gal-
way, porter-brewees, containing a large quantity of
dollars, was stelen out of the jnail coach, on their way
to Dublin, in. ;he neighbourhood of Ballinasloe. The
guard is in custody.
Yesterday evening as a Gentkman, his wife, and
two children ware 'driving along Tottenham-court-
road, in a gig, the horse took fright, ran for some
considerable distance at a furious rate, and then stum-
bling, threw all that were in the chaise over his head.
The Lady most courageously started up immediately
and took her children from belOre the horse's feet ;
she then turned round at the risk of hes own life, to
try to assist her husband, not knot; ing but he might
have been hurt. He, however, recovered froni being
A little stunned by the fall, and got up of himself.—
The whole, ace are happy to state, escaped without
any serious injury.

The body of a promising /outh, seventeen years of
age, of the name of Jermyn, an apprentice to ailinen-
draper, in Tottenham-court-mad, and the wn of Mr.
Jermyn; of Homerton, was picked up floating-on the
surface of the Thames, above bridge yesterday morn-
ing, and to all appearances it had been for several
days in the water. The deceased had not been heard
of since Wednesday last, on which day he was sent to
Lambeth to receive a bill of two pounds sixteen shil-
lings, but had not received the money. He was sup-
posed to have taken a boat with another youth, who
is missing, and which boat waspicked up at Wapping,
on Thursday morning last. °'
Bow-STREET.—Yesterday evening Joleph Moody,
the soldier belonging to the 3d regiment of Guards,
who was some days ago found to be in the possession
of scmething gout the sum of 3001. for the amain-
ment of which he did not give a satisfactory-account,
was brought up for further examination. Some ad-
ditional witnesses were heard, for the purpose of com-
pleting the chain of evidence. The testimony of these
witnesses was on the whole more favourahle to the
prisoner than that which was giamit the former ex-
amination ; and it was somewhat remarkable to per-
ceive, thatWheti some of them stated that the priso-
ner had declared that he wished to behave like an
honest man, and wished the Gentleman to have his
mon. again, he appeared to be more agitated than
when any thing was said against him. After all the
evidence was closed, he gave in a statement that he
was intoxicated at the time of his receiving the money,
and that the Gentleman was more so. Mr. Coleden
was then bound to prosecute, and the witnesses to give
evidence. The prisoner was fully committed for trial.
MANSION HOVSE.—Yesterday a respectable looking
woman was charged with being found concealed in
the sank at a late hour on Sattirday night ; but it
appeared that, having been in the neighbourhood in
the afternoon, she wandered among the new build-
logs, and being rather deranged, had lost her way,—
' She was therefore discharged.
IkIARLSOROUMNETREET.-3- Glomet, a hither-
dasher's shnpman, was charged with an assault on
the person of a Miss Keppel.. The prnsecutiii stated,
titat she was passing along Oxford-street, on Sunday
.at • eleven o'clock, with a female companion, 1
when they were overtaken. by the defendant, who be
came veryliressing in otering his protection, which
was refused e• and he continued teazing thtin- fur
above haltaltttle, when they parted, and he went on;
but, to. her 'great surprize, when she knocked at the
door of 4er aparunents in Berwick-street, lie, again
;presented' himself, and Insisted on saluting her. He
'followed lie:Tinto the house, and so intent was he -in
his pursuit, that a watchman was obliged to take him
from the house. The defendant pleaded his attach,
went to the sett and the lady forgave him.