The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-06-26
"oPINIoNs OF THE PRESS" ;"

Change in Femaie Costume. e.-There is |
an extraordinary amount Of Interest maui
tested by the Press, on this subjecf. Near
ly every newspaper has commenlatory re-
mark, and the new Turkish costume is app
pearing in every city, town and village
The difficulty is, who shall lead Who
shall first start this beautiful fashioni Once
adopted, aud il will spread like wii-fre.-
In the staid town Of Stamford, Conn, a
few miles from New York, the new dress
has appeared, and is everywhere welcomed
with acclamation. Papers from every city
recommend both its beauty, fitness and con
venience.-[Oswego Journal.
The ne,c Costume for Ladies.-NVe look
forward with pleasure to the day in which
every well-dressed lady will be atlired in
garments as graceful and becoming as are
the ''frock and pants" we see described in
the northern papers. A fog Of prejudice
must he dissipated to make way for The i'm
provemenI; but if our fair ones will it, that
will vanish. .-[Washingtnn Cd. c. Tel.
| The Ne,c Styie.-The ladies who have
adopted this style Of dress claim that il is
tar preferable 10 the old cumbersome sty !;
anu editors who have seen it worn, speak in
glowing terms of its beauty and effect
Speed the reform, if it will benefit the la
dies. WbaI bachelor so ungallant as to Oh
ject!-[ Detroit Tribune.
! We are heartily glad to find that we have
one supporter among the softer sex in our
movement in favor of the short dress--even
though she be "already disposed Of" There
are doubtless hundreds in The ranks willing
and anxious to come out when The opportu-
mil, Is he &c "a,
male costume is slOuchy, slovenly, and one
ed. Ii must be abolished so "y.ush Oh the
column. GWiiiamsburgh Times.
Short Dresses in .Mii,caukee. The streets
yesterday afternoon presented a more excl
ted appearance than an election riot, or holi-
days. A lady made her appearance, dress
ed a la Iark-short dress of green silk,
coming just below the knees, white "trow-
seis," fastened with band around the
ankles, and a neat frill. Old and young
men, bachelors and benedcs. boys and girls,
gathered in adniring crowds to witness her
progress, which was like triumphal march
through the streets. Let other ladies follow
her example, say we--cast off the street
sweepers--adopt this neat, tidy, approprl-
ate and becoming dress-revolutonize the
tashons-and their gentlemen friends, old
and young, will bear them out in it, ani adj
mire them the more, and love them the bet
teri Milwaukee Adv.
The Turkish Costume-The Rochester
Daily Times says, il is estimated that the
ladies Of that city are TO hold secret eau.
Gus to consider the proprety of coming out
in the Turkish dress. To which the SYRIA
. cuse Journal remarks: " Our ladies have
not waited for anything OF this kind. 1t is
now no uncommon thing to meet, in passing
through our streets, several ladies' in the
new costume, and we must say that it ap-
pears far heater and more tasteful than thai
generally worn."
The Netc Dress.-The Albany Kncker.
: booker of Saturday says "a young man
and pretty lady, whose name is Mrs. Mil
Ter, and who has been sojourpng at the
Delavan House, appeared in Broadway
yesterday afternoon, with an elegant Turk
ish dress, with short skirt and neat pair o
petitions. She created some excitement
but none Of that ridicuie those who follow
the old style of long skirts SO much fear
, Mrs. M. is the daughter Of Hon. Gerret
: Smith,"
The Turkish dress is much talked o
,, among the women of our city. A troup o
visitors from Pittsburgh the other day,
dressed la Turk, set the whole city in
rage for the seni-masculine dress.--l Gin
cinnati Nonpariel.
E Ladies' Dress.-We noticed on Sunda,
: last an approach, 10y one of our village girl.
: to the "short dress and trowsers" style, ant
2 mentally exclaimed "good." Oh, you nee,
not ask, III not tell who it was--your eye.
, must answer you-and if she will only com,
r out right, the thing is done. We ''go" tn,
D reform TO the extent of brevity-and ther
!, for some substitute for The awkward, view
n obstructing bonnet, with its superfuity o
g trimming--and the reform will be complete
: -GSilver Creek Mail.
; We have seen young lady dressed il
: the new "costume." There was nothing il
r the appearance of the garments at all i'm
4 modest, but on the contrary, they were evi
: dently convenient and apparently becomin;
q and graceful. We look upon the new sfres
v as a decided improvement upon the DID,
!, Hartford Times.
i Ii has Come.-What: Why, the Turk
: ish costume. A young lady, evidently
y stranger in this city, was observed in Broad
u way, on Thursday evening, dressed in
g very neat Turkish costume. Ii was some
q what singular IN appearances, but still wa
d preferable to the trailing gowns now wor
by many Of the fair sex. We pntlersran
o the young lady in question took passage fo
New York the same eyenng.-[Alb. Elk.
Ladies la Tnrque.-A young lady dress
:. ed in the new costume, astonished some G
;. our staid citizens yesterday, but we mu:
say that in our opinion it was a most he
', coming dress. Beautiful feet were hand
soruely encased in half patent iesthers.-
J. The pantaloons were Of a mixed tweed ma
n teral similar TO the dress, full and buttone
,r at the ancle. A large cape, and a dashin
,e straw bat completed the costume Of The ladl
i. who was evidently a stranger, and travelle
n. It may be sometime first, but we think Ii
m innovation will finally succeed.-( Newar
j. Mercury.
I'd The new style of Women's Dress has al
20 peared in the streets Of Cleveland, Obi
In 1t attracted great attention, and is genera
IL ly approved.-GC Cleveland paper.