Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-12-29


the Paris correspondent of the New York Jour
nal of Commerce, the shape of the bonnets th
winter wi II be very much in the Marie Stuart
style-coming more forward on the forehead
than those worn during the summer. The same
| writer adds:
"The prevailing toilettes for young ladies fol
the evening are sky-bue barages, pink or white
silk, and muslin or tarletane. Berthes of the
same material as the robe, or of lace, are still
worn. Many low bodies are draped-a style
very becoming to the figure. We see great
many fancy bodies of velvet or riband. They
are merely braces, connected by crossbands
before and behind. They have a bow on each
shoulder; another, with long ends, at the waist
behind; in front, a sash with very long flowing
ends, and bow of three or four loops
{" For full dress all bodies are made low, and
draped as under the first empire; sometimes
they are rounded behind in the form of high
berthe. Forday dresses, two kinds of corsages,
pointed and with lappets, divide the favor OF
fashionable ladies' When pointed, broad
riband sash is generally worn, tied in front with
long ends. Corsages Of ruches, black lace, and
ribands, with founced silk skirts, are much
worn by young ladies. They are sometimes
made of ruches of pink, or blue or white tulle,
and trimmed with white lace, guipure, or Brus-
sells. White muslin skirts, with embroidered
founces, from pretty costume for young ladies'
All skirts have a small train, and are worn as
enormously wide as they were last winter
Starch, hair, tissues, straw, whalebone are no
longer deemed sufficient to support these imita-
tons Of the fashions Of our grandmothers
Many ladies have adopted hoops; they are not
more voluminous than the founces crenolines,
and hang more gracefully. The fronts of silk
6rnssaa aroo nj wifi LODI b,,t&o
black velvet basquines the buttons and loops
are generally of jet"
JUST WHAT THE NATIVES SAY.-The address
Of the late Irish National Convention, held in
New York more than 4nfrms the truth of
American principles. The following extracts
are admissions which show they have, while
abusing our hospitality, taken rope enough to
hang themselves
We would remind the Irish in the British
Colonies and elsewhere. that this cause is COM
mon to the whole race; And under chateuer
flag they find shelter, r.hoceuer prosperous their
lot may be, their natural home is IN the street
raAeys Of Old ireland, beside her historic rivers,
and under the shadow Of her ancient pillar
towers and cathedrals.
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1t is but few years since we too were in
Ireland; the current of our blood foacs still in
the same direction; the chain that binds our
affections to our kindred as it links at both sides
of the Atlantic.
Aye however prosperous their lot may be,
their natural home is in the sweet valleys of old
Ireland!'' Irishmen themselves proclaim it;
and who dares dispute it. Fearing they might
not be understood, they make it more i'm
pressive by asserting, that "the current of our
blood still Jaows in the SAME direction ?,
And yet these men find fault with the natives
Of the soil for proclaiming the same sentiments
on this continent, and pseudo-Americans sup
port them in their mad attacks upon the Ameri-
can party.
Pour in little more grape of the same sort;
we endorse the doctrine, Americans shall rule
America. freshmen may rule Ireland Sound
doctrine Roll on the ball, and "let the cur
rent flow in the same direction. ''-Creole.