Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1851-03-05
THE GREAT TRowsER p1ovEMENT,

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Since our last article upon this subject new levelop
ments have to light. The female trowser movement
we announce it without much surprise-has spread to
America. Some of the Mormon women appear 10 have
been the first TO adopt the theory and practice of Miss We
Der, of Belgium. But the following letter from Lowell
girl in ST. Louis to the Lowell Courier proves that the
irowser contagon spreading among our female ppula
tion to a considerable extent. Read and ponder
81 think told you had or was getting male suit like
Miss Weber's. wore it several times in ST. Louis, and
here put it whenever choose OPcourse, do go
out visiting our neighbos in it, but when any Of them call
upon US, If happen to have it on at the tme do not
change it. Most of our neghbors have seen me were it,
and every says becomes me- and no one as far
can hear ever says word ofdsappoval of me or my suit
have had it on all this day. 1t is certainly ahead Of fe
male dress the of convenience and think also in
point of elegance, when the figure isl suitable one Our
folks compmented me by saying am a 'gorious look
ing beau,"-quite fatterng to girl who is so plain
as TO have never heard compliment applied to her
when in female atre.--My suit is just like Miss We
besbue coat, buff vest, dab pants black hat SC. My
coat buttons very rich gill; flat, mirror Surfaced about
the size Of ten dollar gold coin and each might serve for
mirror, pinchso they are of some utility as well as
ornament had set of gold buttons made for my vest
They are perfectly plain also, with mirror like surface
there is just dozen in the row, and they do certainly give
my vest rich and genemanly appearance. My unmen-
onabes- that garment much coveted by men-are ex-
act enough in their fit to suit the veries dandy in Broad
way. Oh, am charming fellow, rather better looking
think than either of the Miss Sprngers but not so hand
some beau as Miss Weber"
AT first were somewhat alarmed by the above-but,
upon second reading. beahed freely We begin
to understand now What will not some young ladies' do
to be admired They will draw their waists into the cir
cumfeence of good sized wrist-hey will wear thin soled
slippers the coolest or sormest winter night-and in
other ways submit tomehts only eauaed by those of
martyr at the stake, for the sake of adding, as they sup
pose to their attractveness Do understand us to say
that all of the sex are thus weak. BY no mesns. 1t s
only small minofitygeneray the butterflies of fashion
who deficient in understanding and true taste
GLAss-As KNOWN TO THE ANcIENrs.-Dd the an
clients know any thing abuut glass? 1t supposed by
many that they did not ard work written to show
that they were not acquainted with its manuacture-when
chamber in the ruins Of Pompeii was broken into and
found to oe full glass of all kinds, qualities and coor-
In article the subject Dr. Lardner undertook to show
that it was impossible for steamer cross the Atanii;
and during the month that the article was published
steamer crossed from Europe America There in the
British Museum vase brought from Rome, which has
been satisfactorily proved to be Egyptian glass, manuc
ured thousands years SINCE The ancens were enabled
to manufacture glass of elastic nature An instance is
record where goblet thrown and damaged or bent
in, and again restored. Wilkinson brought from Egypt
tube glass; in the centre of which was small duck of pur-
pie color, and perfect in its finish and lis feathers was
covered with white transpaengass and anneaed
The windows of the ancient cathedals Europe 90 feet
high were ornamented with rich coors on the glass; rep.
resenting prophet apostle, &c., and where repairs
have been made with the best stained glass of modern
times quito con,ras, in the qualities of the coors was
manifest.
Did the ancens know the use Of the telescope Sir
William Drummond contends that they did, At Carthage
the historian tells US, they had shpseers with which they
could see their ships hundred miles off. This was the
spygass. In the theatres at Rome the gadators fought
in the centre of the arena Of great BREADTH AT extem
iy of this, separated far from the in The centre of
building, the Emperors box where Nero sat- and eyed
through ring the feats the stage Here the opera
glass In the museums of the old world are curoses and
objects Of antiquity manufactured in the times of julius
Cesar so minute that microscope always handed to WIS.,
iors by which to examine them There must have been
microscopes magnyng glasses used to assist the artist
in manufacturing these miniature objects. Drummond is
right in aributng the ancients this knowledge of the
power Of gass.-Philps.