Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-04-15
From The True Delta
PRETTY WOMEN. No MORE BEAUTIES.


have often wondered why there were pro.oassed
hrontlos now days VIII le every rat aue h,ast lis
l'eenE "u generation may number many pretty face,
hn u s The only among he thousand already conn,
ed that produces no beauties hose shall descenl
,mrcrishahly 10 the generations vet To come.
Nc cannoi open page Of history that dacs record
HE aine OF some beauty; the Bible has is Rachel-so
lovely that twenty years Of sefvcn deemed light
lee tn her affections; ihe world os, ir Ceupa ~
tho beautiful misirssrs Of The French kings ruled the
world through the hearts o their imperial lnves. even
d"wn Ia the days o. Ccotgr the Fourth there has always
been some lady whose charms have been powerful
| than monatcls aud prime ministers.
but think he problem mny he solved II is the df
lecnce OF dress costume does IT all Revive tho rob
'nga of by gone ages and You will revive all Iho beauty
and the u,hnes e th DAYS; for there must have been
good deal oil ngness. .nherwlse beauty would have
hcrn 81 iorchly appreciated. Had there been prel-
ty girls In the days Of rmy Helen would have had fw
snllors. and inm might have been standing vet. What
mean 10 say is ihls-n those times people dressed
nnhecomngly. that unless their features perfect
they wefe literally nothing; all the mirror graoes which
sci oil medtoere pesan now were totally unavailable
under thnt system of costume.
Fur instance Helen must have Loose rohc.
huad g'tdc. bare arms sandals IN her feet aud her har
hound back IN hnsr rirh magnihccn, bIads itrmed 10
| this day. "Grecan paits."
| Bn imagine fot moment all your acqnnntauces
dressed IN This wa,l would not tho malri be- ttightu
How few aces. how few conplr Mons could stand that
banding hack of tho thick hnii' how few forms would
p"tlicoas how few Ice, would be ,ndu,b in sandals'
how few would hear the ooon-day and the sharp
winds would soon reduce them 10 the paltern aud form
Of n WASHER wnman's,
Perhaps the Jewish costumes Of Rehccca and Rachel
may have been shade better; but here the
posore ot neck and arms with ,hc additional dsalvan-
'age u" robe tha, showed leg encased IN hdeuus booa
and hose aud that refused 10 sweep with Greclau ampli-
tude round The lmhs Of the fair wenIrrs.
CLEOPATRA. who is represented ms being both dark AMI
| oulN ruh uI ~ ilp
heavy dadem The strings Of pearls ,h, allotted II
tho gard oi Egyptian pinces. How dark and how un-
comey must have been tho mairllv oi her countrywo-
men. may he Judged from The sitm she made
The Roman Indies were famed for thef stately cairl-
age and what large but npble alures; aud when Ia
hose charms are ndded those Of regularity and drcncy
and beautiful clornn. do duuh, lhelr simple prucoquif,
style o dress especially becoming IN them, hat with
out these latter qunlif aons how gannt aud coarse the,
must have appeared.
Nha' can he more lovely ih1n Tho figure Of Aprippn,
bendinr iha, stately bead above tho ashes VI German
cus 2-'he robe falls in long sweeping fold; the bar
arm, nrked IN the shoulder shppors the urn; the hai
braided hrck. the smio brow the mnrnifren eve in IL
larg mud lofty chamber; a ribbon nor the cleaning
Ie' vel, breaks the calm outline dis,urbs The
unity. Peihaps among The cifce Of our acquninancc
there are two thrce who would appear Ia NJ
vantage attired' but oh! how well fr the dummy am
the scraggy "ncs retronse and tho "nr. snnb ;" ha
they fall upon better days
As we descend The stream of lime the number Of col
ehrated beauties decrease; this may attribute 10 h
increasing knuwrdgc OF The at Of dress ind rfcn com
plexions bad figures, irregular features. BEGAN Ia hav
something like fair play shown them cxicenrcs nf per
sons met with assistance from costumes; and IN ih
same degree as the plain women were made 10 aPpee
less plain, the beauties less prominent and the dis
tanco between tho parties lrs4cned
Sui hear Of some strangely Lvely as 10 b
known 10 all the world hv The fame of their eyes only
Of those. we may name Fdh of the swan neck sn cn
ed from the brilliant whencss of skin capable Of esie
ting the exposure 10 sun and wind. which tanned an
irecl led into rgtfnlnes the Qneens aud fty Iadios
those rude days; Rosamond the Fair--so fir that il wa
said Of her, "none but Jealous and cxaspera ed woma
ud have harmed her" Beatrice Genci whose braut
made one shndder. mysterious seems the light IN thos
large nnirnnbed eyes. abou, TO close brneah III
pressure Of awful fate; Iucrezia Bargla angel
face. demon in hear; May, Of Scolland whom IN
man ever behed without love- and some few Others
until we reach that famous Trio Recorded in the letters
Horace Walppe, as the losellest woman of their time
the Misses Cunning.
One u these the Duchess Of Hamilton was 80 r.
nowned fnr her charms thai her fame spread far an
near lnspmuch. that, when travelling from the
To the town. the mob in the places where she rested
nights, assembled round the hotels. would they de
part until she had appeared the balconies display
them her world famed face.
And there is something strangely sad in the ncconn
# the death ofanoher Of the sstcrs-I.ady Coventry
who perished of resumption whio in the highest prid
Of youth and beauty. She * recorded patiently n
waiting her approach of deaih-her looking glass he
constant cnmpanlonas scarcely ever removing her ty
from The reflection of her face and bewaling onl
the too early extinction of beauty worthy Of immoI
iaIiiy
At later time. when the Of some favorite beau
ties again recorded The costume totally different.
so hldeons, that one could wear II with mpnnity =
hence the high reputation FIR beauty # Pauline Bona
parte and Madame Recamer. Tho former is describe d
!, appearing nj party given by her mighty brother. IN
unic of white mnslin reaching little below the knees
and commencing far below the shoulders, the waist
cecdngly short and bound with a girde ;sande
clothed the small feet. while mantle of leopard ski
hung ronnd the firm Of Can,va's airest model.
. And there many who can remember the appear
ance of Madame Recamier in The parks of London cla'
in robe scantily and simplsher dark hair wrea h
cd around her head and fastened with bodkin 10 tn
:, summit. and scarlet mantle wrapped around her.
u Nova days, the toilet of lady is exactly cnnluc'e
upon the principles most bec ming to all; few figure
look i'll in the sweeping robes and heightened corsage-
ample and stately without stiffness ankles howeve
thick, concealed by the long dresses the mode
Features however coarse be soened shaded int
something like symmetry, by the ndiclons arrangement
Of hcks, permitted be in bands. braids ring
lets. just best suils the face they surround
And while arbitrary fashion frces the exposure
fnghifnl profile. clumsy arm, ponderous ankle. N
rne exss 10 prevent The reverse Of these being shown
Every lady is at liberty to bring out her ''goo
points" she thinks best and is easy 10 do So wei
conceal her weak ones without departing from tn
fashions ,ha, prevail.
THE RICH AND POOR.
Clipper tens " sinall fry" "poor people" "swelle
heads" !" &c., SC. Il is sometimes the case, ,ha, person
in moderate circumstances, when speaking of the nor