Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-04-29
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ve' II YOU think | come hlther as young "'"''
,,were oty of my life. No, am w ou'" "7 !,
49, . od that nobody say when was ootn i"'
IA !; has now become doubtful whether ever "ue w."
80 nast the memory Of the earliest inhao'an' % '"e
o,,h Then. 100 assure you that have snsa'h'o
,.,,h honor every relation of life towards your ee
have been son. BROTHER cousin, lover bridegroom" .6
49,. ,nc,a Grandchildren apd in each different a'u 1'
an, ,os,,ion have shown myself most obedlen'' NV 81,
-, no., tender and most consideratei cli'!i''s
nartect indulgence from my mother, pel'e'' - a.,
nv wife, and perfect obedience from my o'us -, h.f,,e
such an unexceponable old gen''e"a'' and ,oso
YOU a few maxims drawn from ciose oo'ei La, r,r.
ernerience on subject which you Prooao''
), 49, ,,., namely dress know that II Is teee'eu
sa bs mon know nothing OF dress; but, aepehu "p'' "
mo children il is a mistaken one; anl were We
, ), 0,o,,d he YOU who would sutier rof' w
=, "a, d,ess 10 please us Certainly ana aotApa's
Won succeed Then would you have us un'''''"
mating spectators What artist paints o' '' -,
multitude rather Than Tor Inc seeing VIZ -
Siva,ed few7 Nor is there any man VINO mas ''' ~
dress and s effects inherent in M. nature = wa!
have been drawn negligent mother Fuh'ah'ea " "
c,ua, s,.,ers sIoyeny wife may have kept il suodued;
nm, oenend upon it, is there's You can bring ot'n O
well and the fine influence vii! have lis effect hoasn lie
orsr tnow ,sbnt hur, him The proverb says-iehat
did him good, az | would say
But for nv experiences My first maxim IS 'hat no Dress
s. good in ITSELF il i, only good SO far as II SUITS 'he pe'o
1ba, wears it, The philosophers most difhcut peceP A"
INV se was no more needed BY Solomon aud ofd cru
lam ,han il is by each pretty customer OF ohl'o or MISS
Baird Before takes her husoands or ie' ia'et
money 90 ia proper escape pipe Shos counter let her
s,udy her opn points merely her pa sona pon's OUT
her intellectual and social Is she pretty young
niouant living uet in her family and with her friends
abe has nothing 10 do with silk counter or The shawl
tables let Mr. Bliss bring out his sphgged musns' ms us
sues his maDHs and his bewiching short coaRs; lei Mics
Baird set flower garden Of pnks and roses iaces anu no
bands within her In dressing for the evening let ef
never De persuaded her thin musns nor let pef
Gus fashion, sill, more mpeous Eliza Jehnson' con hef
hair in massive Ionic folds her ears should wander
a, its own will" leaving uncovered what Chai'eS
Lamb calls those delicate volues 10 The human captu
Bu1 on III. other hand ii a has features disn-
puished from face she fine eyes broad ofthead ninety
cut lips firmly marked Chin 10 she expected 10 sana
alone rather be held does enc lead her sell ihcau
of being led by ii she brilliant rather than plquane
then Mr. Bliss down with your silks and sains your cash
nees you. Brussels let Eliza Johnson coil those biocE
1res.es ill the LAGOON nothing 10 them, and lei MISS
Baird be vigorously forbidden TO put Thing more ,hnn
velvet bow inside the bonnet or, il flower must be- full
blown rose alone.
For such face The everest pruning is the best Let no
well meaning friend persuade you that curl bow or
flower will reieve;your complexion II may do Thar bul
what you gain 10 complexion you lose 10 expression II
such Is quite sure OF herself ndsise her 10
1ake refuge in black at Is always SAFE ard offers less
.cmp,uon 10 ornament Should she in The fitting situa
zion 10 life however she may diamonds with great e!
scc but diamonds denied her. let her have soul above
paste.
Sometimes a woman is not pretty. Very we'll thal l.
misfortune; but such great one II she only Anows H.
and locke and herself The face Looking her
self the face lot her ask herself 1hat she IT, Pe1hnps
stylish. Eth! ben c'est egat! Stylish lei her be then,
aud give up being pretty. Perhaps che is amabe Well
that than equal If she only think So aud gel
other people think and, uuS the best way 10 make
other people think so, is 10 think 50 herself. Blu. how
should an amabe dress you will ask ally dear
child lie, her ask her own heart that will tell her better than
/ can only know that smiable woman, who knows
10 neither pretty smart is angel und always looks
like one only look up her, she is above my leach.
ing.
Repenous 1nomtons. Que thing most especially de-
prccae this habit that OF buying things be-
they pretty or because they are cheap or
because Lupton and Ayres selling OUT of other
equally appropriate reason Yes that blue black bocade is
very handsome and very ch and, derug the texture
very cheap but what do you il for with your kitten
face and your washed out hair and eyssa Or grant, that
delicate French lawn. cheap oil caicoi know II
will wash for overland DO up spendldy but, mY dear
Miss Brown would be dear you any price, and make
you look twice the strong minded woman you are.
My first wife she has been dead these fifty years. there
is 70 dsrespec in my speaking Of her was very pretty
woman yet her prclncsses had effect, simply because
she was addicted 10 Ills habit Of DRESSING the "scans
would say "pe- accidens" You will say that effect
1hey have had upon me- but both very
young when married, aud she mad then. in addition to
her pretncsses la tedulc du dabie, yuui and health.
When these left her, saw that size had any elect
upon nnybody-by her looks mean. She had great #.
feet upon me- by other ways could mention; but ai
thai Is Irrelevant the subject hcioc To Irlurn she
constantly buying chcnp III, here pretty bonnet
there great bargain Of shawl else" here ill she spent
money enough dtezs princess 10 no more purpos" Than
ST had been expended school mistress and the conse-
auencc her drcss always looked like picked
dinner The fault was that she had reason for putting
her rp hes on except that she happened have them
very Insufficient But le, her now, and her
faults with her
There is in order 10 dress well other Thing which
woman must know well as she knows her character.
Don't start !remcmber, you all children 10 Shr
must know how old she That she ehuud know this, aud
upon this knowledge, does not BY any make it
necessary that others should IT, On The contrary il
rather safe guard against their knowing IT, Dress up
your age whatever it may BE-; depend upon it, every
years taken of your dess adj. your face II you
err all 10 much safer The other side, and dress
older than your ycus. II the face young is
old the bonnet Is; and il the face is old why the Older
bonuot the better This will do for general rule,
though Of there exceptions and notifications,
which require great act and into which could large
ly, Blu, see that am firing the gentlemen.
1t only remains for me to throw few warnings
against the rocks and shoals in the present style dressing
On the WHOLE it is plain sailing, and oil goes smoothly.
Keep your dresses long, matter how pretty your
or dirty the crossings flowing sleeves long
The fashion will permit you; dress your until pow
der really does come in to tighten It's heghen
your complexon but don't be enicej by ,eso ridiculous
lulo bonneis. show your whole lace Of Them
tina, mskes you look strong minded. Never put caps 10
your .leeves that makes you look fdgcly,-and Tie very
wary regard these large, pointed collars have not
made up my mind about them yet
II my few crude remarks The result Of Ioag pei.
encc aud qucc If the fl aud becoming than any
Deep artistic study, help pretty gil out Of iem
in dressing for her party, shall consider old
time profaby employed; and with all good wishes
successful prosecution of study OF this ele