The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-08-05
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Suur Youn Eyes LADIES. A Cor
respondent Of the N Orleans Bulletin
writing from Saratoga Springs, gives
an account of the grand ball, there, on
the 4th inst. His remarks are very
pointed and pertinent. Our fair rea-
ders, will forbear reading them, as they
are not republished for their benefit.
The grand bali came off last night at
our house, where / suppose 300 per
sons were present. A large number
of the gay company present were from
Florida Louisiana, Mississippi, aud a
few from Tennessee. OF all the fashion,
able follies among the fair sex to be
found any where, we have them here.
Women so ETHEREAL in their composite
on that it occurs to me the slightest
puff Of wind would carry them of, and
rude winters blast utterly annihil-
ate them. Thin angular forms-pale
wan faces--listless, unanimated crea-
tures,' are epi'hets truly writton Of
such speciments as were present last
evening. Those tight boiices now all
the fashion, spoil half the grace Of our
pretty girls. The dressmakers are
to blame three times out Of four for
this great folly. | had the company
last night of one whose annoyance at
the tightness of her dress was sincere.
It was truly a needless discomfort. Her
natural figure, though full, is beau'i-
fully symmetrical, and her waist small
enough without pressure. Yet the
pleasure Of dancing with such com
preston Of the lungs was quite spoil
ed / wish The 1ressmaker could
be reached with the idea that this plea
SEES no one. They should be made to
fit their fashion upon those marble
models which some writer lately des-
cribed vergwitily as " unprotected fe-
males The Greek Slave, and the
Venus de Medicis, would be troubled
enough to make fashionable-dress
meet" All the absurdities of fash
ion are disbed up here. It would be
worth something to see some Of these
bellies in plain calico wrapper " at
home" Our Southern girls do not
enter as fully into all the absurdities Of
Dame Fashion as the New York and
Boston bellies. OF all the studied dis
play of rings and bracelets, elaborate
hair fixing the costly six and seven
hundred dollar dresses the rolling up
and casting down of eyes the getting
up and down before the proper attitude
and finally the prsy-look-at-me- air is
only carried out most exquisetly fine
by these latter names, laying aside, as
they utterly do, simplicity and self
forgetfulness, two-of the greatest
charms Of our Southern women. [
can but notice among the ladies' now
on the taps here for matrimonial pros
poet, majority street sixteen years of
age only, and u smart sprinkling less.
Thi~ placing girls Of this temper age so
forward, is certainly a great evil that
should be corrected in our country.
Girls of the above mentioned age
leave school, come out are engaged,
soon marry. and settle down for life,
their heads full IF all the lighter &C.
conpIishmcnts, but utterly ignorant
of everything pretaiping to domestic
affairs knowledge far more useful in
practical life than all the book lessons
ever learned. They leave school en-
tirelv too early, marry too young and
thus loose the charming season of girl
hood, free from the care that added,
years will in some from bring to all
he daughters of Eve. Parents do
not allow them time for body and
mind to mature. But more anon
concerning the fair sex. | love item
with all their faults. God bless EN-
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