Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1854-09-16
Ladies' Shirt-CoilarS,

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men shir,.bosoms a fascinating mono
poly of embelShment oG which it was a
wonder that the ladies did not dispute
with Us. The shield Of spotless linen on
the breast, with the studs of turquoise and
an aftcUona,e button and buron-hole at
the proud arch of the neck; and these 'ip-
ped with shrt-coIlar, elastic in It's starch
which sustains the head like caresSing
vase there was a becOmIngness in this,
a becomingneSs abstarct, chronic, intrinsic
and undlminlShable by any change OF
fashion or age of The wearer, which II was
miraculous should continue from year 10
year as an enhancement only of male IT.
resistibIeness. But il has gone over -
Broadway behods, at present, SHIRT
BosoMS WITH PETTICuAT COMBINATIONS,
and siirt-colars, looking upwards to curls
and bonerS. The dress of colored silk
parts at the waist, and lays of low around
the shoulder to the back, presenting the
rsnowy bust, rounded and gliucring in the
sun a conspicuousness of display, by
the way, as to quantity Of linen, which
without their waiscoats.
But how charmingly the ladies' wear
mot our breecheS,) but our shirts after all!
How much more neatly they button them
and how much more flly 10 the proper
tons Of head and neck are adapted the
small and modest hly-cups of collars -
Really, those pearlv edges of rosy cheeks
rise away from the collar much more
gracefully than our bearded jawboncs and
chias OF peltry Suppose we turn 1t o.
yer 20 woman as her charming monopoly!
Male magnauimity, which has been found
unequal to the sharing with woman Of the
"forkcd wear above mentioned, might
now redeem itself by giring up the shirt
collar to her lovcier chm alloglher-
While nothing could well be more un-
Staluesque and artistically inharmonious
than a coll ar wiih beard, nothing could
be more CmbeIlishing than collar TO a
throat and chin ,ciihOm one. II must
have been because we were shaved 10
look like women. that efleminate barren
ess of face, could have been 50 obstinate
Iy worn by use.
The Broadway petticoat, however is
between two astonishmcnts Of male wear
shirt collars above, and high heels be-
low. The peepings in and out, upon the
sidewalks, disclose the LoFTIER INsTEP Of
ladies walk and conversation al the pres
ent period, and not unlascinaling, we
must say. TIE difference Of an actress
pace doEn the Stage, or up it, shows
what difference Of dignity there is in
placing the loot on a level with the heel
upraIsed. 1t maryeously queenifes the
gait We wonder that rhis, TOO, has been
so long left to male monopoly Of wear.
RoUGE, We are sorry 10 observe, a.
mounts to an epidemic scaralina uslncw,
in Broadway. It's not more "henious"
that we know Of, than any other attempted
embeIIshment Jf the person but being
usually made secret at home, most
probably, IS put oil without aid or consul
tation by the wearer herself and is often.
est unskiIuly done. In a new book.
which is quite the rage in Paris, called
'Ten Thoms for One Flower" there are
two passages, with which We leave the
ladies' fashions for the present:
The savage paints his body 10 frighlen
his enemies the woman-not savage
paints her face red and white to charm
her friends; which Of the two is the mos.
ii culousIy tarooed ?
AT the scashore, women bathe by
themselves; they are clothed in a long
robe. which coHCcas them from their
own looks; but IN the evening yoI en-
counter, at the balls, these same women
just sufficiently covered to cause the re-
mark, how little they are covered; 50 that
they have the appearance Of dressing TO
90 10 he bath, and OF undressing 10 @ 10
d ball"
Does IBIS razor 20 easy p asked
barber OF = victim who was wrirhlug IN.
der clumsy instrument whose cLIef dem
was a strong handle.
"We.,' replied the poor fellow, "thai
depends upon what you call the operation.
II you are skinrIng NE 1t goes tolerabIy
cay; b1t u YOU are shaving ne !! goes ra-
tncr hard
BEFvrry ~ PRhYER.-An instance of
the ciiracy Of SHIRT prayer - related ia
connection with the history Of w yomiDg
Valley. An American who had siraycd
INTO ,he woods beyond tie protection of
the fort was surprised hy tody Of IndI-
ans who had been ying ~ ambush. 4
savage yell and a foot race resulted. In
MS fight the American discovered IN aged
man upon hi. knees, prayIug Tor prolec--
lInn from die sav,ge Toe, aud IA passing
near cred 0Gl: "Od f=Iler, YOU bet
leL maAr LM-l d--d shurl n Won ManI ln