Fremont weekly freeman. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1850-1853, 1851-06-14
Correspondence Of Tho Tribuns

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Tine Turkish ID resa.
The Turkish dress has al lenoth vsdo q.
iappearance 10 this city. -Four Young Isd;e~
have been perambuating our streets an ~
morning. dressed il light blue de laine skirt.
llong euough to reach below the knee. win
ifull Turkish troWsers Of the same material
and neat blue CATERS 70 match. They cestain- s
/ iy made q very neat and pretty appearance
and behaved themselves IN q very modest
and becoming manner This change in ihe
ladies costumes is much approved oftby every
body here, and bids fair 10 become the FBge
particularly among the factory girls. ofwbom
we have some twelve or fifteen thousand
Yours, de- q.
More about the New COstumae.
Editors Of Tribune In common, doubt
not with msny Of your readers twas highly
lgrati6ed by the evidence your TUESDAY issue
affords ofthe widespread favor with which
the new costume IS sreceiyed. The aupeFfci-
lally informed, even among those who favor
the change, may regard Il as 8 matter Of no
great nom emf; but do not hesitate to call
1T q great reform, and thai honor nav Be oiren
where It is due, let US hear no more Or 1The
Turkish Dress, !" but lei us =St hesitate to call
twhat trust Il may become, The American
Woman's Dress
In truth, il is time We declared our inde-
lpendence Of foreign rule il costume as wen
at in governments and if american women shall
succeed in emaneipating there ser from What
il is hardly figure Of speech to call fetteTs,
honor and glory to them eyern1ore-
| notice that in several cases the skiys IS
described as coming 3 little below the knee.
I think il, may be assumed as D fundamental
principal of dress that garments should CORES
pond 10 the ntural divisions Of The frame there
fore unless one IS obviously disproportioned,s
the skirt should end at the knee exactly.
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Correspondence Of the Tfibunea
Boston. Wednesday, May 2e,
Although the new costume for ladies has
been worn in our streets but Ii one or two
cases the matter has excited q deep interest
| in the social circle. and / have understood
that many of our most respectable ladies se-29
riously intend to adopt the new style A
shop keeper in the Westinghouse has display
| ed for several days past at his window wax
figure beautiful dressed Ia Bloower, which,
has attracted general notice. and. I do not
hesitate to say general admiration Crowds
stands round the window from morning ill
might. and have several times stopped 10 lis-t
ten 10 the coments which the novel exhibition
calls forth particularly from the ladies' In
no instince have heard ae expression Of
disapproyal, but many have uttered excia-
nations of admiration. This dress will vet
/ be popular. / am glad that you have given
place to the favorable notices of il by journals
in various parts of the country. A friend 81
mine in Providence q lady Of high social pos
iff;on oko,a ~ o1or,R
The editor Of the Steubenville Herald kssa
lbeen informed that young lady of that city,
/ more progressive in her views and conduct
than her fellows. was seen IN that place on
Monday evening last pTomenading one Of their
Ilatitudinal streets dressed a-Ia-Turk. 10 the
full Miss Webber costume he trusts that
others viii try the merits Of the new improve
lment.
The editor of the Camden Democrat is be-
looming desperate upon .th he subject Of Short
dresses. The following paragraph viii show
with what tenacily he inte nds 10 hang to the
6reec1es.
4 .We understand that a number Of our Cam
.ldeHiadie have adopted 4he Turkish costume
and i'll attend worship on TO- morrow, i'd short
dresses. We intend to procure an additional
i pair Of suspenders 70 ,asr pants. The contest
! between petticoats an'd breeckcs is approaching
d crisis. and we invc,b. e our sex to the.reseue.
We are, however, pr epared for the worst
ExcELLENr,--W were pleased to learn
yesterday, from an uudoubted source, that q
fashionable millirfery establishment IN this
city, had received an order for six dresses of
the new style. So there is a fair prospect Of
downfall Of the old fashioned sdFaggletails.'
and the donnin e Of more beautiful and ap-
lprepriate Costume in their place.
il ESt Louis Reyeille.
d Tine New Costume.
1t is said that young lady Of this city was
: seen IN the street yesterday afternoon. dressed
a Ia Turk We didn' see her. and iherefore
cannot spe ak from the book, but these who did,
declare That her appearance was charming
f Surely tlae tendency Of things is onward and
! upward. ECom. Reg,
TUR1 ING TuRKThe following paragraph
, is from the Hartford CouEant Of Monday
Sc veralsIadies appeared IN our streets on
Satu rday with pantAsoons, short dresses and
1atsa Asit was the first appearance in this
cit of this new costume, it naturally Attracted
M nch attention
And this one from The Boston Times,
same day. sf
: "A real Bloorner has made her apPearanee
: lin this city, at last. On Saturday afternoon
last, young lady of eighteen dNughser Of q
well-known west-end citizen, made her ap-
appearance on Cambridge street, accompanied
! BY her father. dressed IN round hat short
: dress fitting tightly, and pink satin trowsets.
. She wore her 'blushing honors' with consider
! !. able ease and grace, and did not seem abashed
. by the gaze of the crowd.
How should Ladies dresl
This questionis becoming themeof news
paper paragraph. The Cincinnati Commercial
takes ground in favor Of Turkish dress, and an