The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-08-19
Tom he C5Maectleut .Hirror.
THE LEGlIORN FLAT.


srn--In the Parish where live, have
observed Of late, 4 very great and ncreas
|iog attention paid t. dress As nearly as
N can, will give you an Instance II this
Ipassion for display which seemed to have
Il penpie once us simple in their
Il,ins, as they are now simple i'll the less
|G,ttering SENSE ofthc word. 1t would take
100 much time 10 go through with the his
|rory Of mGGs mi Eppeis, from tie time
uhry we're barely large enough To pass two
uhands within them, and were made of
IouiIted silk and lined with squirrel skins,
lin they exhausted the stock OF the, North
West Company, increasing in size and fine
ness. and comprising all the variety of pei
try that the Frigid Zones can furnish -
nor will say amy thing of the insinuaiins
progress OF the shGirl, from the small square
4 Of silk, through the progressive variety Of
Camcls hair, Merino and Cashmere, till
the modern belle, wrapped in the folds of
this Mysterious fabric, may vie With the Eas-
tern splendor OF Tippoo Saib. The finn
has been celebrated by II better pen, tho
imyself have seen the female part Of Il
| congregation, fan themselves into Il heat
VIII IL ItIlSC tiIdl I'M
/ of flock of quails, and with such zeal that
expected to sre them take Wings every
moment Nor shall | say much about
/ Iaces, Xephlrs and Xellias, Reticuies and
4 adispensahlrs, b II proceed al. once TO that
4 mnst essential Of all articles at this season,
H. Lfghorn Fiat Straw, in some shape,
seems to have been from high antiquity,
the appropriate covering of the female
Head. C'ers worca bonnet Of straw, which
klLrdy saved her complexion from tanning,
while Pan played pastoral diltles to her
+ on Il pipe Of the same material, and there
spetos to have been ever since attached to
y the straw bonnet, the notion OF rustic beau
8 ~ aud hu,ui,ty. Yet the power of straw
Twas slow in its progress 1t crrpt into high
8company Ivy slow degrees IT WAS modih-
I fed Into the cottage bonnet, transmigratcd
Unto the Gypsey hat, rose to the order ol
Z the Dunst be, b II nrvcr shook oil its de-
penlence upon the sweet face OF the
4 yearer, ill from its own intrinsic value, il
4 became irresistible, IN tiie shape of a leg
& horn nat. Thus much 10 try my pen =
y and now sir, let me- stoop 10 plain matter .
8 fact.
q There was in orr village, Il very pretty
n girl, who had worked for the last sis
\ IA ,nlhs past with more industry than any
mnin thu ariEhborhood rising early ana
sitting up late, denying herself like IA i.o-
mistl pcnltcnt, and 81 SAVING of her money
tat DR.. Franklin, nay poor Richard him
SILL would not have wished a strlrter pu-
r,l. What the penIrous little G5psey
WAS doing all the while, could mt br con
rcttucd. Same Thought she was sick
and asked about her health others knew
Il thai she Was weaving, sewing aud work
iag through the infinite and endless rounc
Il OF female industry. At last the mystery
came out. One Sabbath mornlng, the lit
Il lie girl appeared at meeting with ii large
i i.egAorB FIT. A Cardinals, bat believe
H has often been obtained at less expense
H and attracted less attention. The preach
/ cr could hardly make interest enough wit
H the divided attention othis audience 10 gan
Il the victory over the erhorn flat ; and the
H little girl, whose lurking ambition ] haC
H ueter before suspected, came oil the con
qarruf over the whole congregation say
over tae eh0ie congregation. To be
sure the imnrdiate effect WAS confined I,
de female part, bat many a sturdy far
! lurf viii rtlnemter ana will RE the day
! which, without non,inaIly changing the
l.glec of hay aud straw, o. carving the Nrlc,
curent of those article, cosenanted ane
contracted inks AND haas, and stacAs .
iHler lao irahprA las. Ny dear sir
tley soon became ~ neycI.y ai.h ns-bu
| VII cuninc myself To my own expert
tace. On my return from meeting, it wa
easy to observe iha seriousness OF m3 faml
E--thcy were al! rcseNcd and n'Hotc
n9n5. rs lkry occas ,aaily GROUPED ITEM
srlsrs, could over|ear III" word, " 'ec9
%'ag, Lerh1rR,' &. About week If