Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1855-11-23
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mt 70 t'Nt ohh 'he '"'fl e'"f~f' f''''
set 10. in good earnest. The mctrop.
oils looks dismal, and dirty enough.
presenting a dingy contrast to the past
week, when the pace was gorgeous
with gay bellies. who emulatcd in their
attire the raiabow splendors Of an au-
tumnal forest. Perhaps Il might not
be unacceptable TO your lady readers
TO receive a'"'fmhon plate" OF the
present season; the dear creatures arc
very much slandered indeed, IL they
do not feel 4 paramount interest in
this important subject, and for the
benefit OF all those who admit this, be
II known that the Goddess OF Fashion,
who swhys her ssceptrc over n. ".
particularly, and creation generally,
hath declared that no woman is dress
ed. no matter how many clothes she
has on. unless she be costumed, nc.
cording TO the following stunning.
rule. viz: A robe of the most brill
liant dye. and most violent contrasts,
the design either in wide stripes. or
broad plaids. The boddice OF said
robe Is fashioned on the model Of q
gentlcman's shooting jacket. which
may be considered n give in" 10 the
Bloomcr cosiomc But il strange
contrast with the lower cxtfemitics Of
The Boomers. are the long. flowing
skirts that depend from these jackets.
In walking. thcfront Of this robe is
slightly raised by the.fair pedestrian,
not only 10 keep il from under her
feet, but to disclose nm elegantly en-
broidered under skirt; behind, the
robe "drags It's slow length along"
rs an item Of ornament and utility al
SO. for III these days Of ftmnlc pece-
dencc every woman has u fright" 20
s,ccep Me streets II she chooses. Ii
would puzzle us masculnes 10 find out
bow the weaker sex" manage 10
oscillatc under such an accumulation
Of dry goods. but they do manage IL,
and with no little grace. Perhaps
they arc assisted in their arduous du-
ties by the hoops which these ample
skirts are said to conceal AS this
is n delicate question. and would in
volyo the fitting out ofen "cxploring
expedition In which we might get
hdned for our peins, we willnot ven
ture in this Arctic region OF iemin-
inc toggcry. but content ourselves
with believing that these mythical
whale bones are by no means all a
'ysh story. Indeed tle hips of a
modern iinelady. are AS invulnerah,e
as Sebastopol. and almost ~ stupen-
dous, and never zee n fashionable
lady. in full uniform. marching up
Broadway. that | don't "prepare to
rum II is really amusing to watch
two Of these formidable apparitions
pass each other. AS they approach
they diverge to the opposite edges Of
the sidewalk. pressing their ands
tightly upon their sides. which causes
the mysterious hoop to assume nm
ccliptical form. they rush by each 9TH
or with noise and n breeze only
cqualled by n brace OF steam engines
on exercise. II these two human 10.
comotivcs should come into collision.
what war Of adjectives. a wreck oil
dry goods. and crash Of whalebono there
would bel Bonnetsare small, and'grow-
ing beautifully ,css." They are no,
much larger than last years nest. and
like last years nest they have nothing
~ them. II the fashion keeps on de-
crcasing attic present rates, il will be
nccess AIRY TO use microscope to dis.
cover this appendage to a lady's toilet.
The bonnet IL not now worn on the
head. butts tied around the throat.
aud gracefully reclines on the shout
deT. so that the back gie,o Of fashion.
able lady, represents her ,ragically
walking with her head cut Of, and
swinging by her bonnet strings This
mad cap fashion came very near pro-
duclng a catastrophe. A "bach
woods" visitor. on his first visit 10. the
metropolis, who had never seen his
phase of the elephant" happened
in n morning walk 20 ovcrtake u lady.
who WIS indulgiug in the extreme Of
il. quietly standing near "a show win
dow, contemplating the temptations
within. jonathan. whose imagination
was filled with tales of city crimes,
and city murders, and naturally sup
posing he had discovered a ease, be
gun shouting mWyicri marderl nj the
top OF his voice; the lady. horror.sirick.
en-. wheeled suddenly around. and the
terrified Jonathan, discovering his
mistake, apologetically screamcd, ~
he took to his heels. "My God. marin.
Thought your throat was cut'' Bat
he was not quick enough for the pc.
lice. to whom he had 10 render an nc.
count for his ''false alarm" ilut
what the ladies' take from one extreme
they add u the other aud thus man
agc 20 maintaln tho equilibrium, II
their bonncts havcn't an "inch to
swear by" their gaiters hav . they
are mounted on heels Of masculine
proportions which is another Bloomer
compromise. II is impossible to de-
tcct u lady's approach by her foot.
faU for there IL no sueh thinO ma "A
feminine foot fall. they have all taken
TO. r''women's rights. "and goue over
TO the men, and when woman's uR.
dersfaading is seduced, we may expect
all the rest TO follow. One would
suppose, to hear them. that Miss
Kilemanusogg" was legion, and every
lady had borrowed precious Leg"
such n thump, thump. thump. thump-
ing rs they keep. In the matter Of
jewelry, every woman carries u young
California on her person. II is aston
ishln5 what an amount OF the wealth
Of that country the dear things man
age 10 hang ON their ears. One. could
almost desire that those delicate le.
male organs were formed on the more
liberal scale of some of the lower an.
imals, they would b. much more in
accordance with the weight OF orna-
ment they have TO sustain, and with
the taste that ornaments them. 1t
may shock your heart-but it is the