Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-06-26
From the Londou Ma,.I,ue.

IneIf l0' aDpFars The best
From the London Magazine.
Hdshion.-It has been amusing. ~iatterly, to OBJ
serve how customary it has become To rail at the
style of dress made use Of by our modern bellies
Their stays, sleeves, bonnets, bustles, &c. have been
subjects Of Standardization and satire from all GUAR
tiers; yet we cannot perceive that the dear creatures
are u whit less bewitching than were their mothers,
who, IN their youth, armed themselves for conquest
In tight sleeves, locped up gowns, dimity pctticoats,
and pigmy bOnncts; or their great grandmothers with
their hoops, sfOmachers, pudding bags, powder.
patches. paint and poma,um. .
1t 10 rel unlikely that some a~ntiquary of the oath
century, meeting by accident with one of The "a ira.
graphs Of The present day, may gravely state, thni
our females wore coal buckets upon their heads. and
young balloons tied t. their arms, and though their
sleeves have now taken the appearance Of wings,
I've presume IN some measure to realize the wish
express d IN the popular song Of I'D be a bu' teray ~
Yet II dues not spoil the conclusion. that thu Ladies'
OF eur times are rs Eighty and high flown as the
vhe:e OF their fascinating sex have been since the
days OF Eve, who, to her immortal honor was the
AFst VINO introduced the art of the toilette into the
world; and though IL is not upon record that she had
couleuf de r"se, parfime de rose. huile de rose. nan.
Hotties, tweezers, or any OF he thousand things neces-
eary to make one Of her daughters of this day eft TO
ne seem yet, we dare say, that possessing hose
feelings Of human nature which from her have been
transmit ed thro' every pulse Of her po~sterity. she felt
As great a 'hrob of pride, and showed as much taste
IN the arrangement of her little garment of 40
~ % 10y viz VI Z oc4 ~ IHe present 0ly does
when she has spent two or three hours in setting off
her beanty's blaze for an appearance IN the ball room.
moi can we perceive shat the laugh should. bv
right, ac all on tn side Of the men. while their own
ofess, IN comparison WIN every thing that is simple
or %beautifui IN nature, is 30 preposte rous g. iucleoant.
Nothing but the force Of habit, which reconciIes a.,
to whatever is fashionable, creating an artI6cIoItos.e
add making what is deformed appear pleasing, could
possibly prevent mon from perceivIng how yery ri
d,culous il tho form Of the present hs biliment,.
The human hgure - now no longer q subject for
tho contemplation Of the sculptor. A man is now
formed upon The beau IDEAL possessed by a tailor, boot
nak"r, and natter, vita q little assistance from the
taste of some such miIksop as Brumncl.-Nov in.
stead OF Stepping from bis portals. proud Of exhibiting
q combnaiinn of thews and sinews that would enn.
bic him 10 overcome the Numidian lion, which in
what q young Roman would most have plumed him
sell upon, u man struts forth q two legged animal
with a birds tail, his feet squeezed into a pair of those
most toriurous and unrssteful OF all coverings ycleot
Wellington boots" which obscure, with n cfrmsv
wrapper of blaokeBed calfskin, the most symmetricsl
and beautiful part of The human body, namely. the nm
Gle; his neck Is swathed and banda ged round with
muslin or silk in such a manner that, were one of hi.
hardy krefathers (who fcsred no damage 10 their
throats but from the steel Of the foemaD5 to see him
he would imsgIne that some CHASTITY wound or Ios,h.
@ me disease were concealed beneath the. rnna,u,,,
covering
RISING proudly from beneath the neckcloth Gre the
two sides Of the shirt COLLAR; supporting the face. IA
! were, TO prevent the head from falling of on either
s,oe' then to crown all comes the hat. o ye fair
ones! would yc have q subject for laughter, Observa
The thing with which the s'lord of tho creation"
proudly surmoun,s his superb figure, that Goure
which, we are told, the Creator formed after his own
INK Examine is qualities. Is it formed for
nsee 1t scarcely covers the top of his head. and in
most cases. the wearer is more anxious abou, I,
than his person Does It's durability recommend il
him. No! for itl IS worn out ere it has fitted itself
to the shape of his skull Is It for the great comfort
which Il may be worn. Comfort, vbv an ;,on
Druce pan might be Woyn with poort,.. =. -
the deep blood red furrow which marks tho
b'ow OF your beau, who has just taken the beaver
rom his smoking head. Perhaps, then, its bcsutv
.nuS induces The "earer to carry it, Surely no one
an look at such a ciufnstIy shaped thing and call II
How much more elegant is even the fur
cap OF the Russian hunter. which has protected HE
bead in a thousand tempests, What, then, can in
auce a man to lnfiict upon himself the penance of
transporting such an incumbruncc ABOUT with hirp,-
Is the fashion Are ye answered."
The primitive objeci OF dress was merely 10 COW,
The human body from the severity Of tho weather.
bot, rs the arts Of ~civiisiion increased, the appeal was
made TO conduce To adornment. as well az wa,mtb <,
protection. Still. however, tbourh tho tcr,,,a .o.
improved. and Of gold, silver. and irwo,.
the costume retained its graceful s,SooIic,S
What can BE- more beautiful, OF sho,y ths bnrns,
hgure to more advantage, than the pIasr, shor, frock
the ancients' or what give more dignity 10 thc
poison, than the folds Of The Roman toon, Co,n-
the tunic OF velvet frock Of the feudel ares with
me m~sihematicel Gu, thing called n cat in our times.
sod tell no which Is the most graceful.
No sooner had the days of chiyalry oone bv ,,,,,
he cavaliers, who before could please thor l.dv
owes bot BY fests Of arms, turned their atten,;on 70
he a4ofnnent Of their persons. Then came. in s,o
sssica, The fashions of the long dooblct, the sLor,
's''d. the hell beard, and The peaked beard; the hiqh
cavcS, tbs low beaver. and the square bcsyer: And
etheS fashions moro or less rid.culous.
70 Enep sn idea of the determines Of the modern
,cdcs of dcss. nothing more Is necessary than 70
sts portrait cfs person dressed ina FASH
N whish hss long Psssed away. suppose IL . jsdv
tho lsst ceatusy; what . ludiorous figure does sbe
~, With her covering hesd dress Of q foot high. her