Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1830-01-29

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1t were thrust through a pillow. For some
time the fullIny Of Tie sleeve was confined
10 the upper-arm, leaving the wearer some
use at least other hands /; afterwards il ex
tended to the wrist, like the lawn sleeve.
oil bishop, and hung down like n huge
rag-bag; sd that ladies at dinner parties
were Obliged to call the waiting maid to
pm up the slack, or take in reef, las a
sailor would say, To keep the superiiuous
drapery out OF their way. Since the lat
ter iasnon, the sleeves again appear like a
balloon or ball down TO the elbow, through
which appears the lower arm lightly COW
cred and reduced, by contrast, TO the APP
pearance OF Il drums,Ick. We cannot, for
the lite OF US, find out any use for these
VIDE sleeves, unless indeed, they were to
be used as travelling bamdboxcs for light
articles, or for the smuggling OF lace and
other ilnery. Ii they were filled with Gas
the lady would certainly be borne albt.
take an aerial Journey to sec her friends in
distant parts.
We now come to the modern bonnets.
contrived, no doubt, by their bulk, to d.
minish the appearance of the countenaHcc
and make the features look neat and small.
La lormer times, females wore strings to
their bonnets TO keep them on. Now, they
have lying ribbons, as well as tying rib
bons, the former being left TO hanr down
lrom the ears, or tiy out like penuons on
the wi':d, by way OF giving the belle girl
lsh, careless and interesting appearance.
But what were the ribbons our mothers
was 50 fond Of, OF about two inches in
breadth, and purchased for ten pence a
yard, TO the ribbons now attached To these
enormous Pcnlh"nses of straw, vclept BON
nets Way ribbon OF less than SIX inch
es III width Is lu;ollerable even to IL coun-
try "ench, and some of the fashionables
have ribbons OF quarter OF yard in
breadth, which cost the very moderate sum
OF los. yard! Ii this fashion continue to
grow, webs OF satin will, in short time.
be rather too narrow tor ribbons, and the
silk weavers must enlarge their looms for
new article. With respect to the bonne,s
1t Is impossible for modern lady to pass
through an ordinary doorway, without be-
ing in danger of damaging her upper works;
and many house doors that open from the
middle hall being sufficient Tor the admis-
sion oil all ordinary corporation have been
made TO open IN one 10 admit the mistress
OF the mansion. Ladies', too, on entering
their carriages, are compelled to uncover,
ard crushing in their Legbern thatch side
wise before them, contrive to find them.
selves beside it. These bonnets NAV how
ever, be recommended to young wives, as
with little stltiening, they may serve,
upon occasion, .or cradles Tor the first
BORN
To the deception Of bustles and puffings
we may add that of false fronts Of luxuri-
Gus ringlcts now much In use, and which
save the weaierS the trouble Of putting
their hair, ii they have any, into papers,
a task which occupies some of them cou-
pie of hours every night. The curling is
assuredly ornamental, but it is, neverthe-
less, species OF deception, for in nine ca
SEES out Of ten, the hair OF the women of
Eng land is as straight and sleek as candle
wicks The curling is nct therefore, a
natural beauty, though women often as
sumo a mighty consequence from we'll
curled patc-iorgetiul Of furnishing the
apartments within; but the curls are so
becoming, SO bewitching, that we grant
them without reluctance, setting them
down, nevertheless, as sort of springs or
gln.work 10 catch the hearts Of the ruder
sex.
10 conc!ade, how is man TO ascertain
the real personal attractions Of modern
lady who is thus encased--Scr arms in
balloons, her hips in bUstlcs, her face set
oft with artificial cuils, and her waist
squeezed into an artificial span by aid Of
STEEL and whalebone Or, rather suppos-
ng man should marry a woman thus
built, and inflated to the roundness and
symmetry ofbeauty on the supposition that
such shape was her own; how would he
look, when he found that all he admired
was The effect of mere padding and wad-
ding, putting and stufing? that she was
inflated into symmetry-all but her waist
which was none of the most slender when
released from the Calling bondage of her
stays, it burst ont, indignant to lis pro-
per cIumsiness Might he not demand an
annulIlng otthe marriage coniracn MIGHT
he not plead, that he had been cheated
and deceived =? Might he not say, 81
married, as thought, fine, robust well
formed woman | find her, when Invested
OF her borrowed plumes and stufiing, an
ordinary, feeble bodied object, as shape!ess
as post J"
In verify, if come redress be not proyid-
ed for sucha fearful coming tncy, no bach
elOr will be safe for, az CALAMITY and de.
IIcacy would forbid him to request more
satisfactory view Of lady than the preseD
fashion Of dress will permit, in place o
flesh and blood he may find (as we obServ
ed few months ago. that lie has unitet
himself, for better or for W ,rse, to bun
die oil drapery and cushions, with a skele
tor stuck in the middle Of hem