The Arkansas advocate., 1830-11-24

things, for they are ( all the go, just as we admired Bishop sleeves when they were "aIl the go," although the Ame- rican tells us that they have Y lately been reduced in size 50 as to require not more than seven yards for each.
 1 As a matter of curious fashionable history however, and in order that our 1 fair readers, of whom by the by we here i lihaye many, may see tine origin of these famous bonnets we extract the follow ing authentic account of their introduc- ton:
 SThe history of the first edition of 1 these bonnets, we understand to be this. 4 fashionable nilliner in Boston con \ tracted for a considerable quantity to be made for her in an adjoining county village, at about 53 each. She boxed them up neatly and sent them to New York by land, where she had them shipped in one of the principal packets for Boston. She then procured all an- nonymous paragraph to be inserted in several of the Boston papers, announc- ing the arrival at New I ork of quan- Itity of elegant and "new style,' bonnets, just from Paris, which were 'sall the go, in that city, and were worn by al the females of the Royal Family. 4 few days after this annunciation, she pub lisbed in the papers a glowing adver- tisemcnt, that she had purchased few of the new-style p;1risian bonnets. just arrived at New York, and expected to receive them on the following day. This news created considerable stir amongst the fashionable females of Bos- ton, and several of the < tip topo ladies made engagements for the first choice at from Sl6 to SIS dollars each. The bonnets arrived as expected-and all the female Requisites were speedily sup piled. The deception, however, be- came knownin few days, and the price was reduced to S5 or S6-but the trick was not discovered until the fashionable milliner had disposed of her Parisian supply. As all the " high tonedn ladies of Boston had gotten them on their hands at SIG or SIS each, they conclu- ded to continue to wear them as 's D,trt- stable Bonnets," (taking their name from the town at which they were made,4 and thus did they obtain rank in the fashionable world.n
 Lope and SausQges.-1'he Cincinnati Gazette, tells a queer story of a young man, who after rowing about with Aan- kee instability, and practising nuner. ous callings at length settled down at Cincinnati, commenced trading and af- ter q time, in due form fell in love- Matters between Mir. Jonatilan and his fair one progressed so far that at length he determined to screw up his courage to the sticking point, and $ ''popthe ques- Gon." Seizing favorable oppeFtuai- ty when the old folks were away, our hero started to the dwelling of hischarm- CT, big with tho important question, up- on the answer to which his destiny de- pended, and feeling a natural embar- rassment at the nicety of the proposi- tion he was about to make, he stopped by the way at house of refreshment, to fortify himself with gin cock tail, or something ofthat sort. Seeing some oranges on the counter where he was taking his drink, he purchased a few, directed the shopkeeper to tie them up in paper, which was done-toss'd of his cock tail-caught up bundle that lay near him clapped il into his pocket, and was of, in jiffy to see his mistress.
 Wemust follow Jonathan to the house of his goddess, and in short time we find him seated to his satisfaction by her side (not very near)-Aftcr little chit chat our lover intending to "pop it out" draws his chair little closer till at length when he had brought himself to critical contiguity, his heart sprung to his mouth, his fortitude completely forsook him, and the poor fellow sat completely "dumb founded.s The si. lence and nature ofhis situation increas- ed his embarrassment. The lady her self was somewhat confused when (oh lucky thought Jonathan remembered his oranges. He put his hand into his pocket, drew outhis bundle quickly and throwing it forward so as to free the contents from the string and paper, de- posted in tbe lady's lap pound or two of long plump greasy sausages. The