Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1844-12-31
FASHION.

o wad some pOw'r the gift te gle Us
To see ourselves as others see Us!
II would frae monte blunder free US
> And foolish notion;
What aire in dress an gait wo'd lea'e vi
And ev'n deVOliOH!-BURNs
There are few things in which the fol.
ly of fools, and the wisdom of wise men
are more apparent, than in blind sub.
servience, or sturdy Indifference, to the
prevailing fashion. As most fashions are
originated by individuals, the multitude
are at best bul imitalOr 4. and where ex
Iraordinary attention is paid 10 the exile.
riOr, we may be pretty we'll satisfied that
the interior suffers from neglect-lhis has
grown into proverh, 50 that we never
ok al gentleman, dressed in the height
4 of,lsshiOd, without conviction that we
have seen tho best Of him, that there Is
nothing underneath that is worth inVesti-
eating. Il would be puzzIing to assign
proper reason for this conclusion. II ia
inIIitive but un6cCountable, nevertheless
experience shows it to be true, for ale
though msn " no study dress frequently
are well educated. and possessed OF
certain degree Of knowledge, ~ is The
knowledge Of the parrot. Every express
sion denotes their sballownSss--Ihe def.
clency Of that thought which gives char
acter TO individuals and removes them
from the UnhiDkIng mass. #a l.a ..4
Much that is amusing, as weIlas seri.
Gus mis- fortunes, ,having spEung from fash
ions. In most cases the different modes
have been Invented to hide deIOrmily as
patches, much worn 10 the laat century,
were introduced by lady who had wen
on her neck -and wigs, because ono Of
the Dauphines Of France had a high |
a wig Preysnted The diff
ference from Appearing. Sometimes .
very beautiful lady chanced 10 hay6 aa un-
equal hip, and was nscessialed 10 pad,
all tho ladss followed her
example. Charles the VII of France,
invented long coats to hide his iIl.,nsde
shoes wllh points two feet long
we're introduced by Henvy PIanIagenel,
Duke of Anjou, 10 conceal an cxcres
cence on his foot. .7I
10 pasl times, fashions invariably orig
mated with court gallAn's, The various
grades below imitarng them as we'll as
Ihelr means woUld permit.
A curious anecdote is related in old
remaias, Of a method adopted
by spine eentlemen to cure a shepmak er. !
ii Imitation in dress. The style is
% quaint, that we give his own lsn-
gnage.
Sir Philip CalihiOp, purged John
brakes The shoemaker o! NOrwicb,in The
lme Of King Henry VIII, Of The proud
lumOr which our people have 10 he Of
he gsntleman's GU. This night bou ght
IN time, as much fine French Twanev
10th as should make HIM a gown,snd sent
/ to the talors to be made. Jno. brakes,
shoemaker of that town coming to this \
aid laiior's and seeing the knights gown :,
), 9th lying there, liking it we'll. caused 7
he tailor 10 buy him as much ofthe same r
9th, and pisce 10 the same extent, and !
urlher babe ,himtO make il oi the sam :.
ashion that the knight would have bis {
made Of, Not long qfler, The knight :
,oming to the tailcrs TO take the measure !
If his gown percslting the like cloth ly. !
nq there, asked the tailor whose cloth il
vas. QuOlh the tailor,jt is JohnDrakes !.
he shoemaker, who will have il made Of \
he same fashion that yours is made Of! :
Well aid the knight, in good time be !
{! willhaye mine made as fullOicu s I
IS The shears can make it, III shall be :. =
lone,' said the tailor wbeFenpon, be. :
,suse The time drew near, he mlde haste !,
o finish both their garments, JUhnDfskes = I,
lad no time to go 10 the lailof's until (
Christmas day, for serving his custom i i
Ire, wien he hoped TO have worn his a
IownrrpercsiVing the same to be full OF !.
uts. began TO swear at the tailor, fol !,
making bis gown after that sort II have i i
one nothing,' quOth the tailor ,'but what !
ou bid me, for Sir Philep CalthrOp's
Armenia, even 50 have Tmads yoursf
Bymy laichsi. quoth John Brakes, Il "a
III never wesr genlleman's fashiensla las q
aim sn N h9lal.hk * 4,
Had this man bssn blessed With mind b
l1aas n as3o o4tf4fs, &f,