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SPECULATOR

The Sepeculator. No. 20, and 21, will be inserted in the next number. Having been prepared too late for this weeks paper.

LONDON FASHIONS FOR
JANUARY 1811.

ver the shoulders in front, or tied in a bow behind which ei ther way forms a pretty finish to the dress. It is made just to touch the ground behind, and is bordered with a rich satin of the same colour, edged with beads. This truly elegant dress is worn over a white sa

General observations on the dresses of tin slip. The cap is compos. persons of taste, from L- Belle Assemlee.

CARRIAGE DRESSGown of black Italian gauze worn over white, with long sleeves, made high in the neck, with antique ruffells la queen Elizabeth or Ramented round the bottom with a grey flosse silk trimming A mantle of French grey satin, with collar fastened on the right shoulder with black broach, and trimmed entirely round with a rich stamped velvet, lined with the same colwr. A bonnet to correspond, with stamped velvet flower in front. Shoes of black or grey kid; gloves of the same.

AN EVENING DRESS.An amber colour crape dress, with long sleves, and frock waist, tied with white ribband; slashed Spanish front, let in with satin of the same colour, ornamented with white beads the bosom and sleeves trimmed with beads; on the back of the dress is worn a drapery of amber colour satin hanging o

ed of amber plated ribband' and lace, edged with Vandyke lace, tied in a bow on the left side, with an amber flower in front. Necklace and ear rings of pearl. Amber satin shoes; white kid gloves; tippet of swansdown.

General alservations on fashion and dress, A general transition from black to grey has happily relieved the social board from much of that air of gloom and sadness which it was feared

would have overcast it at this festive season; but there is still a cloud which hangs over the nation that must disperse bebe restored to its brilliancy, or fore the fashionable world will its bustle be seasoned with gaiety.

From Ackerman's Repository of
Arts, Fashions,Manufactures, &c.

EVENING DRESS.-Erect figure. A French frock, with demi train of black imperial geuze, worn over aslip of white

sarsnet or satin; the bottom, bosom andshort sleeve ornamented with a vandyke border of white velvet or thread lace. A white velvet or satin hat, ornamented with two curled ostrich feathers, with a silver or beaded band. Whitekid gloves and shoes,!

SITTING FIGURE.--An elegant Grecian robe of silver grey crape, worn over a white satin under dress, ornamented at the feet and down each side the figure with a light and tasteful border of black bugles. Stomacher of the same, edged with black beads, corresponding with those which fiuished the bosom and sleeves.

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jet. Hair in waved curls on each side of the face, divided in front of the forehead with a full platt, and ornamented with a pearl comb of jet. White satin slippers, with black jet clasps or bugle rosettes. White kid gloves, and fan of silver frosted crape.

BACK GROUND FIGUREA robe of black Venetian velvet with short. Circassian sleeve, gathered in a knot of white beads, or pearl; the bosom and stomacher to correspond. Pearl necklace, ear-rings and bracelets. Belt of white velvet,

with mother of pearl clasps. Convent veil of white cobweb net; confined in front with a pearl crescent, a la Diena. Sandal slippers of white kid Gloves of the same, and fan of carved ivory.

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A WALKING DRESS-A ronnd high morning robe of cambric, with deep full trimmed collar. A Swedish coat of lead coloured cloth, or black velvet, trimmed entirely round with swansdown or blue for fur. A Spanish pelerine of the same, fastened iu front of the throat with. a mother of pearl broach, clasps to correspond for the bottom of the waist. A traveller's hat of black or grey velvet, or cloth turned up on the left side with a shell ornament. Half boors of grey cloth, laced and bound with black velvet. Chinese ridicule of gay or lead, coloured satin, embellished with black medallions and tassels. Gold chain and eye glass..

SUICIDE.

On Saturday evening, Jan. 26, a promising young man of about 21, by the name of Tinney, late of Hanover (N.H) who was employed in teaching a school in Hartford, (Ver mont) put a period to his ex

istence, instantaneously, by shooting himself through the body.

The following letter was supposed to have been written on the Wednesday preceding, and assigns, as the motive to the fatal act, an apprehension of approaching insanity ;-a painful proof, that he was actually labouring under that awful deprivation, so much to be dep. recated, and which he deemed nore dreadful' than even death itself.

Windsor Washingtonian. Ah my dear Parents, it is my most earnest wish that you may be free from the grief in reading this, which I feel in writing it. My heart aches while I must tell you the cause of my conduct, and the conclu sion I have made. It is some time since I doubted the full enjoyment of my reason. It will be the more unexpected, as I employed deception. I carried a heavy heart under fictitious smiles and feigned spirits But, from observation, it fast increases upon me, and dreadful it appears to me to be left without my reason. I know, in duty to you, I ought to spare my life and study your ease and comfort. But it would be the very reverse. I fear I hould be a continual torment

to you, and a disgrace to our
family, and for these reasons I
have determined to meet my
exit, if I should have my reason
long enough. Ah, me! dis-
appointed in myself, why did
you thus fondly bring me up
te disappoint you and disgrace
myself? My derangement fast
increases. I am frequently lost
to any thing about me. I feel
it a certainty that my sense is
going, and I earnestly wish my
life to go with it. It pierces
me to think I blast the hopes of
fond, indulgent Parents:
But I die.

May you be as prosperous and happy in this life as the world happy in this life

can afford, and may you enjoy
the blessing of your other chil
dren, without bemoaning your
loss in me, more than a blank
which was never filled; and
may you teach then virtue
from my
faults.

Farewell, Laura*!-Farewell,
my Brothers-Farewell, my
Father-Farewell, my Mother
Farewell!

LYMAN TENNY.

*His only sister.

CRITICS.

Lord Bacon, speaking of commentators, crities, &c. said with all their pretensions, they were only brushers of noblemen's cloths.

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there with them, until the hor-head in the most deliberate rible massacre by the blacks in March 1804, from which her father was so fortunate as to escape; but his life has been embittered by the loss of his daughter, who was supposed to have perished under the hands of the savages. He has however lately understood that she was providentially saved, and is either at N,York, NewOrleans, or with one of the daughters of Mr. Combray, for merly an inhabitant of Jeremie. Her anxious and distressed father solicits information respecting the said Urania Motheau. Should any person possess any knowledge of her fate, they will render a service

manner: his eyes were fixed, or, if they turned to any one near him, he made a pause, and fixed his looks on the person, after much delay; his features, at the same time, telling what he was going to say, before he uttered a word. During the whole time he presented a sign of woe and misery, and a total alienation of mind from every idea, but that of his unkind daughters. He was used to tell how he acquired the. hints that guided him, when he began to study this great and difficult part; he was acquainted with a worthy man who lived in Leman-street, Goodman's-fields: this friend bad an

only daughter, about two years old; he stood at his diningroom window, fondling the child, and dangling it in his arms, when it was his misfortune to drop the infant into a flagged area, and killed it on the spot. He remained at his window screaming in agonies of grief. The neighbours flock ed to the house, took up the child, and delivered it dead to the unhappy father, who wept bitterly, and filled the street with lamentations, He lost his senses, and from that moment never recovered his un. derstanding. As he had a sufficient fortune, his friends chose to let him remain in his house, under two keepers appointed by Dr. Monro.Garrick frequently went to see his distracted friend, who passed the remainder of his life in going to the window, and there playing in fancy with his child. After some dalliance he dropped it, and bursting into af ood of tears, filled the house with shrieks of grief and bit. ter anguish. He then sat down, in a pensive mood, his eyes fixed on one object, at times "looking slowly round him, as if to implore compassion, Garrick was often present at this scene of misery, and was ever after used to say, that it gave

him the first idea of king Lear's madness. This writer has often seen him rise in company to give a representation of this unfortunate father? He leaned on the back of a chair, seeming with parental fondness to play with a child, and after expressing the most heartfelt delight, he suddenly dropt the infant, and instantly broke out in a most violent agony of grief, so tender, so affecting and pathetic, that every eye in company was moistened with a gush of tears. There it was, said Garrick that I learned to imitate madness; I copied nature, and to that owed my success in king Lear

MAXIM

There is no crime more infamous than the violation of truth; it is apparent, that men can be sociable beings no lon ger than they can believe each other. When speech is employed only as the vehicle of falsehood every man must disunite himself from others; inhabit his own cave, and seek prey only for himself.

"A SE CRET SELDOM DIVULGED

Bayle says, that a woman will inevitably divulge every secret with which she her own age, is entrusted, except one- and that is

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