Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-08-30
Nl1SGAHIAW Y.
From hie July No Of The London .NeH Monthly
Mugdsine.
MY COUSINS TOILETTE.
Why art thy thus stirred - TITUS 4sdroniess.
Sect thou not what a dnformed thief this
Fashion IS = Much lido about Noting.

deem my Nalehlc'Ofy pleuge OIL pointing oul u
few habllimentary inoong,uities into which. du-
ring my rustication among YOU, the practsed vi.
sion OF metropolitan eye failed not 10 discover
you to have been betrayed. First and foremost,
of with that Mnmbrno's helmet which you are
pleased TO dignity with the appelation OF bonnet.
We 1--we IN the nineteenth century in times mi.
mical 10 cheek.by -jowl greetings IN the market
place such salutaiions went out with the lar
thingales of antiquity, aud vet you walk beneath
The hads vi a regular " kiss me II you will -
cast il off forever, for wherefore lag behind the
world wherefore be the lady IN the straw
while Louise breathss, aud Girat walks the
earth
=. Your head, Dorothy, is good;
phvsiog phrenolog icsily ,ealligin
mically COED: Nature has done much, but art
must do more IL IS not enough thar " your ala
baSter forehead is hung with locks that glitter
like Hyperion s." ifthose locks struggle as il
" wooed by each Egean wind" and iioat upon
the gale, wild and ungovernable, the emblem
of your own buoyant spirit. Think not that
would commend that trucuen distortion oil
the iresses" lately prevalent; the airocnus fr'z.
z'ng and grating OF "A delnded people but
" applaud TO the very echo" the simply elegant,
The exqusitely graceful style, called the toqae
the more general adoption OF which would save
us many painful enumeration of " the various
ways Of dressing a calls head. VIII this,
then, become all Z me thinks | hear you ex-
claim. BY M means: rJnglets are endnrabe
occasionally n lew. the JUnos q. the creation,
may emulate Pasta in Medea, and sons al
most ve0u,e upon s--no, mol a crop--Hebe
herself could not dare that with impunny. Or
that Croppies lie down were the stirring cry
of vengeance 10 ears polite = ob that y were
the tcc.in Of war even to the knife '--oh that
mine enemy would wear a crop - Heads en-
togue become not all shoulders; but recon.
mend the siyle-albeii rejoicing most in the
gioriously fronled--ns Il Kind of refuge Tor the
destitute II sanctuary 10 which your sex may
Ny from tho visil at0us Of depraved taste orgi-
nally and agssegaiely no, wort uttle.
Strong as IS my creed upon this point, there
is another which would maintain al the stake
itself; namely that ear rings are An idolalrous
and hra,heniSh illumination. As the sun shi-
neih believe them TO he unsghtly relics OF
barbarous age. II we are 10 retain the customs
Of savagps, why except the nose from lis annu-
lar appendage Why subject so delicate a
feature as the ear 10 the lorInentor, after The
emancipation of lis more obtrusve neghbor
The e.r, independently otis abstract beauty. is
no mean index OF character IA baa one never
hung from good head =; the path oil the lop-
cared, whether IN tho quadrltie or the ioresb
| cross not willingly be II mistress, or be Il
rieud--be it woman, or be il man-,he mark
of the beast is there, and fec incOntineOl-
ly.
The streHm of narrative bears me TO the cor.
puS deiiciuDt, the delinquenceis of your body
corporate. a sleeve, says johnson, is The
par, OF a garment that covers the arm Mar
row minded photographer little guessed he
the capacity OF that portion OF attire when he
defined it thus cerieS the mighty moraIsi took
I'm cd we "a al "A
garment that covers the arm, quotha say
rather thing tina, eclipses the figure from col.
lar bone to hip, falling below the hnger-tips,
as II to show, like a mandarins gloves, that
the weaTer does nothing : symmetry from the
front, aud when viewed du derrtere. resembling
the trailing wings OF a tatgued flow IN full re-
treat.
The sleeves being out of the way | am ena.
BILE to get glimpse OF your waist. How uD-
like that ofPro,'s Emma, small! by degrees and
beautifully less lntestnes are not TO be -irl-
fled with. and time, which mt last sets all
III Ings even, will exact a fearful expiaiion for
such ouirages upon nature as you are gull
ty of remember the ob)ursalory uuendo oi the
poet,
Lesbia wears a robe Of gold
But all so close the uymph has laced il,
Not charm IN hoauty's mould
Presumes TO stay where Nature placed il.
Not satisfied with njuriDg, you would acfu-
ally destroy the mould. Think not, however,
am for leaving evsry beauty tree, 10 sink or
swell as Heaven pleases no no, Nature is far
too loose a character to he trusted entirely.
In the glare Of The world, keep tigh,
though not a toruring hand upon her. Partial
auentioris indispensable IN woman as well as
nan. and from the bottom of my heart do
pity the wretch whose habiliments run 10 con
yexity.
So much for latitude now for longitude
As you love me, ekalt that band two inches.
At present it is to you what the artificial hori-
ION is TO a globe, II cuts you into TWO equal
parts and however convenient As geographi-
cal arrangement, renders humanity somewhat
abomiHable. The exaltstion, moreover, will
withdraw il from the disreputable vicinity Of
your downward peak, the exact point OF which,
by all that's unsophisticated | never could for
the life ofme discover.
| am firmly convinced that attention TO dress
in n woman is, at this moment, paramount du-
~, the neglect of which cannot fail TO prove
detrimental to society. Mistake mo not; | see
no moral turptnde IN lis disregard mean not
TO rank lis observance with intellectual or re-
lieious cultivation But feel that the time is
arrived, in which all the energies of your sex
must be exerted LOT the mhiiteDanc oil your
dominion you must put forth all your beauty
aud your knavery TO neuiTaze the pernicious
attractions OF Clubs-those selfish and unsocial
enemies Of socIeiy-hat threatening consteIla-
ton, beneath whose lurid influence the delights
and elegances of domestic lie are already
whitening away. We surround ourselves with
spendour, we repose W luxurious Incidence,
we are becoming independent OF your sway
your supremacy totteTs 10 its base and will you
not strike one blow tor empire Under the
slavish banner oil Fashion you have been wors
ted quit her camp, and uniurl the standard of
taste For VIVA, DO you mingle with the
world 7 in whose eyes do you desire to SHINE
whose approval to ensure? Prudery herself
must answer mans. And man, be assured, IS no
omniiarious dIeesIer his appetite pals with