Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1850-09-25
MUTATIONS OF DRESS.

taries Z" and adds, that her reign 'was the reign oi
coqueiry, and the golden age OF olmenery."
il was the reign of James the irst that the cele-
braied @egge slreicher" Tom Coryate made his tour
through Europe, and saw many strange sights. A
mongsl other things he seems to have been struck
. with The appearance Of the umbrellas in Italy Hav-
i inc described them as made of leather, and "hooped
in the inside with divers little wooden hoops" he
adds: "They are used especially by horsemen, who
carry them inther hands when they ride, fastening
ahe end OF the handle upon one OF ther thighs. !;
land they impart so long shadow to them That i!
keepeth the heat of the sun from the upper part OF
their bodies"
his probable that tmany Londoners stl recollect the
introduction ofumbrellas into that metropolis. Jonas
Hanway carried one about the streets of London for
many wears before he found any imators. Thus,use-
(ul as was the lashiont could not freely make It's way,
because it was not set bv some D'Orsay or Marks OF
the hour The spencer, on the other hand wanting
in both elegance and utility giving the wearer an air
ofuveny, was promptly and almost universally a.
doned. through bet as is said, of Lord Spencers
about walking the streets in coat with lis skrls cut
off There are no such brave persons now TO be found
An Another custom which cryate picked up in Italy,
was that of eating with fork. Had such custom
existed in France in the days of Montague, that wr-
fer would not have had 10 lament, that, out OF MS
great greediness in eating he used sometimes TO bite
his fingers severely! For the credit of then'ost pot-
ished mation Of Europe, it deserves to be mentioned
thateven SO late as the g sllOnarqueL Louis XIV,
all the company at : dlnner-parIy usen en, TO
plunge their spoons into same turreen OF soup
During the reign of Charles the Second, French
taste predomnaied in all things in England. "Our
Tailors 90 over once year TO France" says Dry
den, .lo bring back the newest modeand learn to cut
and shape it," This was the age of rigs and French
nerruoue1s made great fortunes out of the English
When William the Third came over The rage Tor wigs
and for wigs of an enlarged size, seemed daily to IN
crease-Chares reign was the reign of black wigs
Williams that of phite. All orders, professions,
and ages wore flowing perukes proiusey powdered.
This Fashion seemed to spread itself all over Europe
AT Amsterdam an elaborate treaties, in Latin, address,
ed to the Pope against wearing artificial coverings
for The head was published John Baptist lhlers,
D. D. French ecclesiastic also wrote work emil
titled "Hisoire de perruquiers Parts, lo9o" lhis
was duodecimo of more than FIVE hundred pages,ln
which the writer, inhamed with holy zeal for eccle-
sas,ca torture and with an honest love OF nature,
declamed against the use of perukes and false hair,
especially by the clergy.
The ladies of this period had their hair much iriz-
zled and curled They also founced their dresses !;
fashion which they were charged with stealing from
Albert Duer, who had represented an angel IN
Aounced petlicoat (skir driving Adamand Eve from
Paradise Their head dress resembled wells rather
than caps thrown back the sides hanging below the
bosom. From this, the head dress gradually shrunk
to caul, with two lappets, known By The name o!
, mob. 49,
Families wigs, s,commemoraling the battle Of Raml!Ies,
were introduced in the reign OF Anne Rord boilng-
brooke sent for inhase by the Queen, went to her
lar III IOfa
ed one. which so offended his Sovereign that she
said 81 suppose his Lordship will come 10 court,
the next time in his night cap" Sandals and roll
edup stockings distinguished the bcaux OF this day
The cravat had long ends falling on the breast Goats
without collars or cuffs were edged with gold or Sill
YER, with clasps and buttons from top TO bottom.
During great part of this reign, until The hlgh
projecting head-dress restored, The ladies' wore
their hair IL becoming manner, cured rouhd 'pe
face Founces aud furbeows were carried to most
ridiculous excess and the large tu6 hoop the great
est of all adsurditles was introduced. It's cooness
in summer, by admitting free circulation oil air, was
said 10 be delightful Granger remarks that, -" was
no more pettcoat than Diogenes' tub was his small
clothes - and Swift in one oil his letters TO lriehd
/ in Ireland, declams against it most iurousy.
Dress in the reign of George the First, DID not eX-
perieuce so great revolution might have been ex
and became yet more general than the sacks OF me
present day. 1t received the name from beng dedi-
Gated to the Duke de Roqueaure, whose lille was
thus spread throughout France and England. Inc
ladies' reduced their shapes vlelng, as 1t were, WIN
those insects which seem 10 have their two ends neiu
together only bv a slender union. Inc venus ue
Medcis had not then become model OF our fair ones
nor. indeed is it regarded as it should be by maHy
of our ladies of the present day. Too close laclng
deracts from, rather than improves the beauty OIL 'he
human form.
In the succeeding reign, both sexes adorned Them
selves in most magnificent style lhe iadles wore
gold stuffs, or rich silks embroidered with goiu or
silver. and prolusion Of lace and jewels. The gen.
tlemens attire was also of gold suas or figured vel
: vets embroidered or trimmed with gold. In ml'a-
lion of the ladies' hoops, the skirts were sprung ort
enormously. White stockings were universally worn
by gentlemen as well as ladies'; circumstance the
more remarkable, as acite stocking had been preSi-
ously worn by %ladles ofa certain class" %o"""
Of character had worn colored stockingpink green,
blue SC. Green stockings dyed with verdlgrIs were
thought to occasion the cramp but blue stockings
mark this. We learned far-were esteemed sauary a.
ganst the rheumatism.
To come nearer our own tlmes-we have heard
our mothers falkland we ourselves have some shad-
owv recollection of the naked stomachers .fortfcaon
bosoms, numerous cra"s, corh h,Ps, anu Pio'uo0,a"
nads-oh ave. and we recolIect the telltae powders,
too; but those, and MANY other absurdities, have IN
succession, been consigned to the "lamy vault ofall
the capuletsn Let the unpreudiced observer look al
the weIl-dressed woman and the well-dressed man
of the present age, and then let him candidy answer
the ouestion-Are we, or are we not, an improved
and an improving generation !-IMirr0r Of FASHION,
Prrr1Ye THE FLIES TO Roosr-In one ofthe Toledo no.
,nJ tbo hl,o
points and the only end for which jack the waier was
pester the cook few days snce when the air was scolch
ipo and the flies in the dning.room more plenty than
candidates at free democratic convenon word was SEM
to the cook that Jack wanted him. Hurried up with"We