Sauk Rapids frontierman. [volume] (Sauk Rapids, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1860, 1855-05-24
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WHAT LADIES CARRY IN THEIR HANDS.

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Men. in the streets and promenades,
carry a cane in their hands, or like the
fourth eqnerry Of Marlbornugh, they
Gerry nothi < at all Women hayescf-
ten changed their fancy fnr this aid III
department, the last accessory IF the
toilet The handkerchief, the fan, the N
work bag, aud a thousand ,.iher hasa-
telles in turn, haze aIssfna,.i...suio,td
the prisi! sc Of playing hei~Aan. s,ht,ira
anssrs, and If ausnellti,,gg ffse lssisafoes lio
Of their. ig.ea eaEaiage ees,. .ss s,ssS ~
4 appsar- tl'sstss lig'i, and flexible
cane was t,r frs, sfaShianabit. aa,ias.af Il
this kiad, although j, j. the least M NJ, M
for the hands 81 women. qsIti<sas sfnatter
Of history that Constance, & the second
wife Of King r bert, put o,t tb.ssyes,of
herconfessor Etianne, with small cane
which ladies' we're at the time arc,lstn,m-
ed to carry in the hand. TIE Iadies nt
the court of Louis Nv and Lo,lis XVI
carried canes aid them in swaIking
which ~as rendered difficult by she
weight Ut their garments, and the height
Of their heels. Tie fashion vas revived I
transiently at the CONNIE encement of the
Empire and DOW again fashionable la
dies are seen using small and handsatnes
canes for support inlong country walks,
aud Tor remeS'ng the branches which
hang eser their paths in til. forests.
q The fan has been used from time i'm
memorial, and in all countries. India,
China, the Roman word, aud modern
Europe. have AL been accustomed to
see the fan in the hands of the ladies'.
This graceful instrument ia susceptible
lof ail sorts OF Ornament, and can be EN-
hellished 4, any extent which fancy or
| estrav gance thirty desire. By its tx.
IRENE suppl.ness, It paitakes Of every
movement of the hand. 1t commands.
il invites. i reps.s, like the hand. So
sensitive is il, indeed, that the fleeing
emotions Of those who carry it, are ex-
! hibted by its delicate oscillations 1t
assimi'afes itself to the physiogn"my Of
a lady. sad sibrates with every SWELLING
Eof her bosom. when yelling half the
face, il sets off the h nd and eniightens
the eyes and it cnnceals a blush nr an
|expressive smile. II shows pretty things
and conceals those which are pr, t,ier
still. The first fans were made Of bird
feathers and the style has been revived
recently with mnch success
I Under Lnuis XIV the LADIES' carried
in riding, and even while walking,
small mirror in the hand. This custom,
which was nf short duratinn, arose,
4 without doubt, from the great imper-
! lance then attached to the head dress,
I and the necessity Of fiequentl. arrang-
\ ling the hair. In fact, Il this time,
lhead dresses varied daily. aud wtr. We
IIFy elegant, Gne Of these, that called
"a Eoningnes. had singular origin -
4 sAfMc de Fnntagnes was one day hunting
lat y incennts the wind disarranging
her hair, she. tosk A sky-bIue ,ibhun
(which had served for garter, aud tied
4 i around her head. The king finding it
Il improved her appearance, prayed her TO
epliftffs.r tp dress her hair IN that man
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u and ribhons worn over the c.forehead took
1 the name of Fnaagnes. $3.50
The sashinn of wearing muHs dates
very farsl,ack, although il Is not SO an
Icient as ,hat of furs, which pre.a led in
4 the tis,e the Gauls Fermerly, seme
furs, s,iel, assefmine and minever we're
\ Flri,e distinctive signs of fhe nobility. and
csinseq qaenti, were worn thrnnghns, the
|syear. with ,fnnfTs Uhrns they came
1liints ttien. Il .ha, time. carried
Il lisslq nd tIiis custom I vas preserved
d tlis tisne pc the evolution. bn, only
" esa of noble blood were privileged 10
81 sfistsae mime ser. nlsrlen SC. In
4 pas, olf itss lbs. reign, NUTS
made o sill aso.nner, or.n-
u 'e1lis a Sa l sshsBs @ M III 4 thousand
n tss.s wsre then mnchin
- u s,ss .,,r de u, l.s'' was.
NJ M Y d ,.s ni Isi II u sensee riick-
u 3 !l|l 1 nslta " Il n ths head u aik,ie