Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-08-10
Dashing's Diary.

Etvera incessu patti, Dea-
II has been my fate or fortune to touch with tran
silent foot the soil of many CLINE where beauty hath
been deemed pre-smiaent; but from out the world,
could not gather q lovclier bouquet than may be
found within the boundary Of our second Venice
uur lovely, blooming City Of the Waters. The bon
ME Scot-he blooming fair Of Britan's see grit isle
the animatep daughter of Napoleons rcalm-the
Italian, with her flashing eye-the ma 4 Of Cadiz-
the wtching ssfcery Of the Jewess smle-the placid
Greck-the bright Crsasslan's dswncast look-all
may meet rival in the modest, half-blewn lily Of
the valley that decks the bridal wreath OF this our
virgin Isle-but alas alas!
The faiT.st e'sa the seonest4
and too Oft the canker gals the infant blossoms Of
the spring. do not love to draw dreary picture;
but when l sec the numerous victims Of consanp.
ton ard other diseases borne to their silent graves
sometimes fancy can trace the cause Of that pre-
mature decay TO an inordinate passion Tor dress.
do not wish to be severe-neither 10 1t IN my power,
if did for, were to behold grosscr folly than II
has been my lot 10 witness. might weep but could
not rail At it. my observations therefore TO be ia
ken AZ the admsaitiens OF brother, anxious that
the world should admire, rs much - he does those
heaven has graced with all its choicest gifts.
FIRST them let advise the fair to pay particular re-
gard TO the becoming which 10 the uue standard OF
taste all extremes are ridiculous. Imagine fat-i
mean very fat woman, in PLAIN jacket sleeved
dress! very lean woman locks equally bad; and yet
you see those whom Nature has already made toe
slender their dcormity by tight acing
because forsooth |, is gcn,sci to have waist like
wasp Let me gently hint too 10 some Of my gen,ler
readers that slight alteration in their carriage would
add greatly 10 the beauty Of their appearances There
is a style Of walking mush practised in Broadway,
which is net wiggle nor shuttle nor jump, bot
a combination of all these elegant movements. New
there 10 poetry, an elegance IN good department.
that nothing can exceed. Nature must plant the
stamp Of nobility upon the mind, or IL Will never die
tate that sublime eloquence OF step which speaks TO
the eye and shows the innate correctness Of the soul
But the dancing master is the poshcr whose duty II
10 to bring ont the beauties of this natural gem, and
make her, lin the language Of my motio)
The goddess In her walk reveal"
Ladies, think me not impairment il l alludc
few Of the little blemishes upon the general picture
Of womans loneliness, and attempt with carefnl
hand of sincere admiration, TO remove the obnoxious
spots-whch Lewis most absurdly declares is bat
The natural color Of the canvass appearing through
the palAt that covers it but then Lewis is bschs-
Tor and misogynst and no one need mind what
| Before conclude, let nae say one word on ladies'
| dress in general. tall person should wear
| her dress almost leng enough to sweep the
| tainted ground her carriage shesld be erect and
qracsfal dignity seems TO belong TO her whose sta
ture surpasses the Ordinary height Of her sex-lke
| Diana among the nymphs OF Eurota. short per-
son should aim al elegance; more playful style
is her's-one that makes US love her a. favored
sister. In the street. all gaudy colors should be
avoided, especially when they do not harmonize
4 with each other. Woman should net DO walking
rainbow any more than a crow should deck itself
with the gorgeous feathers Of the peacock Modes
| ty 10 her charming attribute. Modcsty in colors-
| rnodesty in thosght word and action; nesesty in
private and in public; but the love of shew IL no
| more compatible with modssty than the tawdry A.
| merry Of the Indian squsw with civilization. But
enoueh-dress rues not here prominent; day by
day more refined and elegant taste s gaming ground
| the cultivation Of the mind precludes too much
thought for the body. And in listening 10 the cu-
waited tones Of her melodioss vocs-in tracing the
over the strings of the harp or the keys Of the piano.
we call forth the living portrait on the canvass-in
| attending to her conversation, which with wemans
tact and taste she embsllshcs with ideas ORA wn from
| the most accomplished Of the French and Italian
writers, we are led to exclam-" Woman, lovely we
| man. Nm NM
au.l.iS Eurc,s riDl' perrus.. cyn.Ai'
Deus superimset omnts