The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1845-01-13
DRESS OF TnE CIRCAssIANs.


noble desire to initiate his example.
DRESS or TIE CIRCAssiANs.
The Circassans are not destitute Of capacity FOR
the mechanic arts, fthey- but less dsncIned 10
work. This may be observed in many Of their pro-
ductions, 10 which that good Taste is apparent which
indie lies talcnt But this talent is wasted by indo'
lence, and the want Of instructors FOR It's development;
It's however manifest in tie objects Of their luxury.
The mounting of their arms, the temper Of their Steel
and their work in gold, equal every expectation. -
They have, in particular, method Of staining silver,
which is inimiable Ornaments Of this metal, with
which they enrich their arms finished in tho
best sty lc and generally, in every thing connected
with ther equipments, they do not yield to good En-
ropean wor;mrn Their dress resembles that of tho
nnc lent French knights; but hey have in front, and
each side Of the coat luted pocket, containing from
ten to twelve wooden cascs which serve them rs cat.
riigt boxes These are usnn covered with green
and red morocco leather, and by throwing oGt the
chest give manly elegance 10 the figure.
They all hOrsemen and their arms consist Of
n curved snbe aud Albanian musket bow
When they enter a house they hang their arms u
ganst The wall, keeping only the dagger They
clurge their pieces with ball and they fro with the
musket supported at the end rods Of about
four feet in length which they fix in the ground in
sluuting position. The Turks rurush them with can
and fire arms ;hut many Of them found in the
country with the name l.u2zmo LHzzaran, formerly
an armorer Of Venice. Nearly all the princes have a
coat of mail with steel nrmles, which tho
hands and arms rron the elbow downward, and
which lhay use as shields 10 turn or sabre cuts
Their head is coveted with steel helmet attached To
the coat Of mall aud the whole forms hood, which
allows nothing TO be seen but that part Of the face
between the eyebrows and The moGth.
They procure these arms roa tho Perssns; but
since their frontier has been separated by the conT
quest of Russia, is very difficult 10 get Them and
the price is considerably augmented They look up
on coats of mail the principal articles Of riches in
family. 1t is natural for warIiko people to thnlt
highly of ,h-ir weapons: and hus they constitute the
ambition and the luxury the Ccnssians. As to
other parts of the costume they do not think
much of it, although they not strangers to the
tom Of sacrificing the shrine of ashion-They fire.
quontly vary the ornaments and the cut of their
clothes as well as the shSpe of their caps in which
they follow as elsewhere the Taste of some of the
most elegan, orthe young people, But they always
preserve long sleeves: because, after the example Of
the ancient Fersians, it is proper to stand with the
presence of those who command respect
Journal # The .fsiatic lSociett
THE MOTHER OF THE SIAMESE TWINS.
The December number of the Missionary Herald,
contains the Journal of MIR Hemeuwny, Ga missionary
of the American boaId } in SIAM and among other
matters Of interest furnishes the following Of
an interview he had, with he mother Of the Siameso
Twins, who are at present married to sisters, and
residing in Wilkes county, North Carolina
Naklong Cat the junction of Maklong river and
Makong canal. ali out two miles and half from the
mouth the formerly is n city which is called by the
same name. It's population is supposed to be about
eight thousand.
"Afer breakfast went on, among the people,
who live the left side of the canal for the purpose
of making known to them the truths of tho Gospel.
In the course OF our morning walk, a very
respectable looking man, who informed US that he
was the individual who conducted the Siamese Twins
fiom this place Bangkok, and delivered them 70
the captain who took them out Of the country. He
also told that the mother OF the twins still lv-
ing the opposite side of the canal We determIn-
ed therefore TO pay her visit before leaving the
place. ...
'.FarIy in tho afternoon we went in search OF the
mother of the Siames Twins, and we 5 hnppy
az to find man VINO conducted directly TO her
house. On hearing that we had brought intelligence
respecting her absent children, who she supposed
to DO dead, she gave hearty welcome. We as
sured her that they were living when we las, heard
from America. and that they had recently married
sisters in one of the Southern States With This in
telligence she was much grati6ed. and expressed
much affection for them. AS SIr Buel's relatives
live in the Vicinity Of her children, he offered to
municato- through them, any messages she wished to
send to the TWINS Sho OF Tighter complex ion than
most Siamese women, and has every appearance Of
having once had great energy of character It seems
that both Of ner husbands were Cinnamon, and that
she herself had Chinese father-so that tho ,Sins
are in no sense siamcso, except they born II
Siam -.- ea sua.