Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-08-27
From the North Carolina Star.


From the North Carolina Star.
. The ladies, sz,eet creatures, sometimes ioSv
and then
" Get Gstride ofthsS Hobbies, aye jas' Ike me
{" 4ld zyhen they are mounted ane E'eH S's
astride, ;,
6 .1pay ike the Devil fuH gallon they ride.
That every man or woman has weak
side, or part vulnerable to fiattery and loi
", is position long since conceded by
mopaIists. And it may be asserted that
Wisdom consists in our finding out TINS
vulnerable part and carefully guarding it.
But Of all the whims engendered from
this human defect, none is more capri
cious. exeentric, and hobby-hersical than
fashion. It's an i'll wind that blows no
BODY good, and it is an unnatural 1oliy
that does not benefit some elias OF the
community. Our mechanics. dancing
masters, fidlers, and numerous score
Of ornamentaIists too tedious to mention,
live uIon the whimwhams and yanities OF
their fellow creatures. That very love
OF novelty which Blair mentions as beng
one of the sources Of the pleasures OF
taste, is perhaps the cause OF that rage
for fashion which pervades mankind
And as to cxterminate the love for novelty
wos.d be striking at the root of polite
learning. 1 shall sacredly regard this
great privilege OF society, by permitting
every man to be fool according TO his
own taste and convenience.
Inter AMIGOS; ne tiseris ju9er.
A widow lady Of my acquaintance whom
we shall call Mrs. Puffabout, has an only
daughter named Dolly. Now Miss Dolly
Puffabout has as few natural charms as
any Young lady you know, but vanity
enough to supply all deficiencies. Her
form is of the Dutch CONFORMATION. short
and broad. Her arms might be mistaken
{ f,, huge pillars of red marble, and her
anekIes, (spare my bushes worthy friend)
arc so-a-so, well fed and plump, that they
project over the shoe, and resemble
case bottle set on its mouth. But her
mother, blind to these defects which she
considers as graees, sees nothing in her
form but Grecian symmetry and CORN
THAN brightness. Mrs. T. who IS very
rcfnsa woman in her conversation, fire.
aaently declares, that Dolly dances as
:. spry as eat-sings like .Mdrtinsate
and has VERY much of the Jenny -so-
eoy* about her, which them ontlandish
folks admire So" As the fairest pro
d,e,jeus OF stature may borrow assistance
fra:n art. so Mrs. Puffabout is not behind
hand i'm procuring for Miss Dolly what
ever is fashionable in the beau monde
sparing no pains nor expense that may SET
her best fayorite production in the best
nossible light. The following is copy
: of letter from her to her miiliner In
town.
/. HaastacE Grore. Wednesday, before
BREAKFAST.
".Mu dear Mrs. Cut1ceti.-O! the de-
Grbts of fashion. and the Bong Tong and
all that What have YOU pretty, elegant,
rayishiug tell me quickly. Any
news from the dear CapricOses OF the
North What fashions are in vogue!
have sent by Quashy four of my daugil-
ters pef,ieoats. which you will please dis.
pose of, being too large for the present
fashion-iircct the blacksmith to hasten
the little steel jacket. for my daushter, t.
make her geuteel-she grows so Fast, that
he msst des2ateh--I hear that the ladies
OF Raleigh carry Gun-Boats on theii
heads. This is very unaccountable to me
very indeed However send me ons
ner Ouashy, if il can he got in the cart
Dolly being extremely anxious to b'
bo.isd like the best OF them. But how
she IS to cassys such a huge thing on hcI
head. the Essrsi only knows. Iwant youl
s.raws NJ, enable me 10 tighten the better
thew shall BIZ returned as soon as ! eat
baye a similar pair masic--Pray tell mt
what is meant by the Torpedoes, Ileng e
know-O. the bong tong.
Alden. Just-call- a-riyerf
GREZzIIINDA PuFFABoUT.'
*Us saspect .nrs. r. means, JE NE