The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1829-09-16

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VAcARIEs OF FASHION. People on this side
he country, have but faint idea of the many
and often ludicrous, changes, to which fashion
subjects her votares in Europe. As soon as
fashion becomes common there, il would be
vastly ungenteel for the 's the ton" any longer
20 appear ia it and he who lags little be-
hind, in the ever varying changes, must calcu-
late to be of but little repute in the world OF
fashion. An anecdote is related, which we'll
illustrates the eager haste with which the vo-
tares of fashion follow those, who are consider
ed as entitled to take the lead. few years
since, when queues were universally worn, the
present King, then Prince Regent, appeared
one morning in st. Jamess Park, with his
queue turned up under his hat. He was MOTTO
ed by all the exquisites, who, supposing his
queue was cut off, Immediately repaired TO the
BARRIERS to follow his example, and such crep.
ping of tails never before took place in one day
in London. The next morning, to their great
modification and chagrn, the Prince appeared,
as usual, with his queue at full length laugh.
ing in his sleeve, no doubt, at the number of
tailless monkeys which had been thus duped
by aping him.
So great is the number of the slaves to this
arbitrary mistress, in London, and so great is
the Importance they attach to the subject, that
several periodical publications, expressly devot-
ed to fashion, are well supported in that city.
From one of them, " The Gentlemens Maya
zine of Fashion," we make the following ex-
tracts, showing some of the most striking pc.
culiarities of the latest fashions, for the amuse
ment of our readers:
In evening dress, gentlemen wear white
pantaloons, rather full, and fastened by two
buttons and cordons of silk, just below the
ankle. The stockings are silk in open
work.
We have seen some young men of fash
ion at the opera, in green coats with en-
broidered waiStcoats: white pantaloons
with shoes and stockings, with open
clocks.
The waistcoats all turn back, which rem
ders them open on the breast; some are
white, quilted and stitched; others are seen
of a fancy kind. A great many under waist
coats are seen of blue silk, or of chestnut
brown, spotted with scarlet.
The waistcoats of some exquisites, which
have already been left open enough, have
now onLy ttco buttons at the bottom of the
waist The surtout coat only fastens by
the single button, which marks out the
shape. Nankin is the material for dress
pantaloons in the evening, and for the rural
ball; white stockings, or those of iron grey,
ribbed silk, are most fashionable.
Some dandies wear white quilted waist
coats; the part which turns back being
stitched with colored silk.
Pantaloons, made of light colored merinc
cloth, are much in vogue; they fasten un
der the foot by three Buttons of mother-o
pearl.
Nankin pantaloons are in high favor
some are of satteen, and are white, ligh
grey or green, these are also much worn
The pantaloons mark out the shape of the
thigh, are tight over the knees, loose owe
the leg, and are cut square at the ANGLE
where they are slightly followed out oil
one side.
1t is reckoned the height Of fashion t,
wear, in dishable, colored shirt; thu
ground white, striped with blue, in gng
ham.
The shirts won in the morning in tn
country have small running pattern il
4feient colors some are sprigged.
stead OF conarird tAS gshiQnaa9sles wear in
lie collar, the under one being laid down !
Shall plalts, and the other, which touche
the chin, has quilting or piping at th
edgesand stands above the crayat nearl
an inch
Cravats Of black satin are become to-
common; those of fancy kind, of whit
ground, with running pattern of blue O
scarlet, are more admired They are no
tied in bow, and the ends are folded un
der the cravat, so as to cross over in
point, in front