Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-12-05
THR LADY THAT WAS roo PAsn
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why should We speak Ola fashion in
. cily where Il is 30 inc..ossssant. Yes
ssrds,s fashion is gone to-day. aud taai
OF to-day will be- you. to~qaorsow
In Paris those who drrss arcord,r q t.
fashion ase always busy the, mus
eoetoss q moment in the day. here
y The morning urdress and the morning.
dress; day dress, evening di cas- and CON
rert or ball dress anu this is not all.
One must have fashionable car riayes and
torses, fashionable Iiveries, and fash
enable harness, and fashion is always,
heeting
The people TO whom fas,. ion is every
thing are extremely unhappy when they
are found wanting IN the smallest par
iicuisr' This way OF thing the cravar
" nrlo- ger in fashion; coats are no,
buttoned up so high as this now-this
hat Is not OF the new shape this color
is in a bad taste, and this cane is com
Pletely gone BY.
you have been so unfortunate as to
go out without knowing all this you are
lost. Run hide yourself quick, before
sny one sees you, or your repuia ion Is
gone.
Fortunately for the Parislans, they
are not all slaves to fashion: Men Of tai
ent think very little about it--they hate
other things % think about. Some aus.
tere philosophers and cynics affect to de
sPise ;i-ih-y sometimes carry this too
far. Est nsodus ia rehus,
The following circu Instance befel a
lady In Paris. to whom fashion was ev-
cry thing. This lady was forty years
old. She was no. handsome, but she of.
ten wore things that made her less so,
at Is the fsshion,n was her favorite
saying. "One can I go wrong when one
is in the fashion. y
s'But IL the fashion is a ridiculous
one,n said her friends,
"Fashion can never be ridiculous
"Ifn is unbecoming."
alt IS OF no consequence" !
fashion direct you to oppose YOU
throai2"
81 would show il -
"fo wear your dresses to your knees.
al would wear them so. | would al
ways be in The fashion,
The husband of this rfdy. who was
by no means OF her own wny OF think
ing, took II into ms head one day TO com
pose little piece, and put it in The Jonr-
nal des Modes, wiIha picture represen
ting lady whose hair was dressed with
carrot Underneath was written
t.New sly lie OF dressing hair; drawn
back la hinoiss-natural carrot"
The lady examined il long an | seri
ously.
'sOh, what singular head 1Iress-
how new. All! they will wear vegeta
bles in the hair after this"
The husband shrugged his shoulders,
exclaiming-
show ridiculous. Ii is not common
sense hope you wtl not make yourself
ridiculous in that mannor -
aWhy not my deara Il is not uely-
not al all ugly besides, il is the fashion,
and that is enough | must have car.
rot We are gningto the opera--l must
have my hair dressed sou
The husband affected TO oppose her.
the lady persisted. She put the carrot
IN her hair, and went 10 the opera.
The effect was extraordinary, but not
what she expected. Every body laugh
ed, and so very openly that il Was i'm
possible for her TO misunderstood il.
The poor lady came home very mel.
ancholy. and quite disconnected.
I'll Is very singular. was dressed
IN the last fashion, and yet people laugh
ed at me-
'.My dear, /" replied the husband, sail
fashions are not becoming to you, 1
have told you 50 a thousand times
You should adapt your drees to your
looks--a carrot is moi becoming 10 a
blonde"
Since then this lady mas not follow
ca the fashions 90 imPlicity.-Lady's
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