Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1856-11-13
f0oits' Gepartment.
From The Natim %

faahi0n. e.
TO dIeSs the msid-lhs decent Graees bsoueht
A robe, in al forms Of beauty wrought" .s
This Is subject hs. demands much nice
ind Eing attention. iOr fashiOn Is one Of che great
powers Of the day. Her rule is general. and
nearly univsrSal-ss tbs penalty Of rsbslliOu s
70 be odd, aSkuArd, and absurd. We would
wish our gentle readers to submit gracefully 10
DE reasonable gOvsrumsut Of thn Queen, bat
to re'Olutely resist her tyranny. @
There are some leading PRINCIPLES 10 the art
Of dress that We will lay down in the beginning
First. Eieganse and expense are BY 20 means
synonymous. Hoops may swell. ill The nymph
assumes the proportions Ofths Hsidleburgh ton;
aOunes' may raise Ter upon Tier, and lace may
be piled on velvet, bat the heights Of FssbiOa
will never be sealed without taste, judgment.
And adoption Of material, and Gorm--lo the size
age, and position Of the lady. There exists
bssuIiiulgrOup Of the GrAoss-wIth this legend
-"TenEs di no: Ogni fatieo svsna"-without
n all pains are vain. This, ladies, is perfedly
truel Unless the eye and hand Of taste aid The
eh'iee Of your costume, you may be Zoe, but
you will never be fA'hiOnsbly elegant.
Another good rule IS-pressrVs consistency.
Never ware one expensive article Of drsssif
you are unable to make the rest of Jour equip
msnt somewhat correspond You may be char.
ningly atiired ia plsiD, well cut, well fitting
dress. both becoming and suitable, but some
uulueky diamond, or bit Of costly lace will re.
mind the Obae rveV Of the absent brocade, and
point out that you are wearing cheap silk.
We viii finish these structures with 'qhs
counterfeit presentmsnts" Of two ladies Of our
sequaintabee whom We encountered 10 our
morning walk. The frst was q stout person
age. whom nature had designed to be pretty
petite. Perhaps her proportions were nice. but
Of this il was impossible to determine, as she
had resigned her judgment into the hands OF
her mantua maker, and the latter had quite diff.
ferent views from those nature iLdicatsd A
hOgsl lead-Or hsystaek, or colossal chu,n-sueh
were the objects our figure suggested to the
] imagination, Over this amplitude was spread
silks, hOunees, and fringss Of every hue, no
doubt difficult to bear-mOSt unsigbtly to the
eye. and most unbeeOmiug to the wearsr. The
milliner Who governs her head, as the nantua
maker does her person, has ordered her to
wear eoiffurs-Ws cannot call it bonnet
that held back its flowers and trimmings for
those who followed her to admire, leaving in
front not even bow, or the lightsst illusion
for modssty 70 hide blush bsbind. This
wonderful collection Of useless, expsuiiVs orna.
msnls, obliged its unfortunate owner to assume
| : stiff, and at The same time anxious air. lest
the mass Of fssry would loose all bold on her
head.
We lad scarcely bads adisu. with plying
glsnee to this in advised, and comic locking
dAmssl. whsn We met our friend, the graceful
Miss-, A tasteful simplicity had selected
the rich, we'll chosen materials Of . drsss-beau-
Itifu Sting admiIab -and adapted to show
the elegance other figure. She displayed nei-
the too mucL, nOr too little oFnamement. FAs.
b on bad been everywhere consulted, and had
aided, but not annihilated her natural beauty.
Her hounces we're flowing and graceful, but not
Of The width and rOtundity to Obliterats al ira
ces Of the human form. Her bat. though small
according to the distates OF fashion. came suf-
6cisntly round her face to have pleasing
sfftct-from its delicate TRAININGS, Fashion
subsllished this lady, and made the Other--ri'
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