Star.
London, England, 1810-07-02 00:00:00

FASHIONS.

FROM " LA BELLE ASSEMBLEE," JULY, 1810.
ENGLISH COSTUME.—COURT DEESS.—..A NEC sarsnet train
and petticoat, covered with silver net lace; the drapery of white
crape, tastefully looped up in a bow with diamonds on the left side
—the bottom of the petticoat drapery, and train trimmed with a
rich point lace; body and sleeves of the same, richly trimmed with
lace and looped with diamond brooches; lace tucker; the head-
dress a bandeau of diamonds. with a rich plume of white and lilac
feathers, diamond hoop ear-rings, diamond necklace, with Mal-
tese cross; bracelets of diamonds, white kid gloves, slippers of
white satin.

MORNING WALKING DRRIL—A round dress of thick fine In-
dia muslin, made high in the neck, with long sleeves, which are
trimmed at the wrists with a narrow edging of lace; a Lice let in
round the bottom of the dress between four rows of small tucks.
A light sky-blue mantle, lined with pale buff, with elastic collar,
•zhich is formed with leuing-in lace, and has the appearance of a
full collar; but wilt, if required, by drawing over the head, form
a very pretty and becoming bonnet ; a cape of the same materials
crosses the back, which is confined at the bottom of the waist, on
the inside, with a pale-blue or buff ribbaud, tied with a bow in
the front; it is entirely trimmed round with narrow edging of
lace, worn underneath, tied under the chin, with a yellow rose in
the front, and hair in ringlet curls, completes the dress. Gloves
of pale buff. Boots of the same colour, ealashed and laced with
pale-blue.
For home and dinner dresses, sarsnets, Opera nets, and co-
loured muslin, attiring those who 'eject virgin white, seem the
most prevailing; and they are more frequently made high in the
neck with ruffs, deep vandyke lace, or work laid on, than from
the season one would naturally imagine.

In full and evening dresses, black and white face, silver tissues,
crapes, Imperial nets, and satins, are in the highest estimation,
as are fine muslins over satin slips. The frock style of make,
with short trains, is still ►he most approved ; the sleeves are
frequently in the bell form, bound with silver, as are the bosoms
to correspond. Black velvet bands for the waist, with diamond,
pearl, or other clasps, are new, simple, and becoming.
The prevailing colours for the season are primrose, straw, ce-
lestial blue, pale pink, lavender, lilac, and bull.

Saturday Mr. Clements, the Water Bailiff's assist-
tant, was charged, at the Mansion-house, with detain-
ing a box of jewellery, belonging to Mr. Levy, of
Gravesend. It was explained, that a box, stated to
be worth 82000, had been dropped into the River,
while putting ma board a Gravesend boat ; that Mr.
Levy had offered £2OO for its recovery ; but when the
plaintiff had taken it up, he refused the reward, and
offered to submit it to arbitration ; but even thf!
reward (45;1) he had refused. Mr. Levy stated to
the Lord Mayor, that it never was worth so much as
had bevn said, and that the goods were deteriorated
by the water. In consideration of which, his Lord-
ship recommended him to pay *4O, if the parties
would accept it; and they retired to adjust the busi-
ness.

Saturday, at Union-hall, John Greenwood and Charles
Carpenter, for having in their possession a large parcel
of Bandanna handkerchiefs, supposed to have been
stolen, were fined £30.. Sarah Bear, for robbing a
sailor of his watch, &c. was committed for trial. Eli-
sabeth Golden and Mary Hughes, who sobbed a tailor
of his watch and in, were also sent for trial. W. E.
Whetstone, charged with a gross and violent assault on
a Lady, was sent for one month to prison.
7'. .11fries, driver of a Greenwich coach, was charged
by Mr. Ford, Clerk to the Income-tax Commissioners,
with extortion and foul language. Mr. Ford said, lie
was going from Gracechurch-street to his house in
the Kent-road; and having stopped there, he offered
the driver Is. 6d. the whole fare to Greenwich, which
he .flung on the ground, insisted on sixpence more,
and called him most horrid names. This is the first
case that has occurred under Sir J. Slay. ant's new
Act. The Magistrates reprimanded the fellow se-
verely, and fined him i!Os. with costs.
Saturday R. and W. Davis, were fully corn•
mined, from Shadwell Police-nflice, for stealing 45
handkerchiefs, at a shop in Hermitage Bridge ; as
was H. Crawly, from Whitechapel Office, charged
with breaking into the Fir-tree public-house,inChurch-
, lane, Whitechapel, and stealing a quantity of money.
Tuesday, the family of H. SPENCE, Esq. near Kes-
ick, were awakened by the screams of a female ser-
' vault, who ran into the room with her cap and hand-
kerchief on fire. The flames were soon e:ainguished ;
Unt it was some time before she was able to account
for the event, when it appeared that lae.• fellow-servant
being taken ill the sufferer attempted to strike a light,
but the tinder being damp, she added to it some gun-
powder, which exploding occasioned the catastrophe.
Her sight, which is considerably injured, will, it is
hoped, he pit:served.
.WITCHCRAFT.—The following is copied from a
provincial paper :—At a village, about two miles di,.
:ant from Burton, in Kendal, a farmer had lately
s veral of his calves died of the distemper ; some of
his credulous neighbours persuaded him that they
were betwitched, and a cunning woman told him that
nothing would • thrive about his house till the witch
was burnt, and that the most effectual mode of break-
ing the enchantment was to cause a calf to be burnt
alive ! This plan was accordingly adopted on Friday
the 11th ult. and a fire was kindled for the purpose
on an adjacent moss, whither the poor innocent suf-
ferer (a fine heifer calf) was taken in a cart, and
placed on a burning pile. Two men and a servant.
woman were the barbarous executioners, who held the
animal on the fire, one by its legs, another by its tail,
and the third by its head ; it however escaped from
them several times, and was again and again commit.
ted to the flunes. It bleated in so pitiful a manner
as must have aroused the most torpid feelings of any
human being ! at length death put a termination tol
its sufferings.