The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1856-11-13
Fashions for Oe.Ober.

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HooPs.-These increase in favor every
day. They are bot confined to the extreme,
i,sb'onaties--not even TO the ei,y-~but
they enter the village. church, and make
their way through the farmhouse door.
The plainest ladies', with but slight p,e,eu-
sion TO fashion, have given up their preiu-
diees against laein and adopted lhem. Thas
they lave oblalaed y complete triumph.
. Notwithstanding the fair weasels oceany
two or even three times rs much space as
they did formerly. That Only increases
itie'r ;oneriaiiee in the world. .Thus."
says wtItef. tatler advocating the fashion
on the score Of utility, convenience and
eco"omy,) "the question al issue (if IL be n,
issGe) reduces ITSELF 10 ono merely of fact
whether hooped skirts DO imrarI tie prop.
or contour 10 the female form. 4 had,
pUssed my window The other day. unoa
whom leyelled The battery Of curious and
otservant eyes ia her notions ON his si,,.
llset, shc WAS Of tie fps,ner school. TAI
she WAS, and Tim even into iaekness. As
lhe day was excessively warm, thou6l, DIS
eatdhs or esclswing hoops, Sic h..a, too
lnaaiI sehse 10 mal;c herself naWyr 10
beaniy by bearing i.loug tho streets the
heasy cross Of bait q dozen skirts. or Of
even one. lieJ dress. ,i,ereiuse. (5f rich
materials, might add) hnng strai.sht
down to her feet, elingina closely ahee,al al,sr
tonp. So Giles SeroggIu's : GHOST must ls,ye
looked IN rs wiading.slleet. Aud asfluck
wonld have IL, tI,at suight enjoy the o,
poFtHuily oi 'nst.!uNng q cosnpafison, a
young hpiy, admirably Looped in the pres.
eM style, came by lnonlenl after, so tha,
.o0li stars werein nay field cs vision al the
same Lime. Ii is well-wItlen that one Star
uiherent rom another star in gl0ry.< Tic
demonstration Was complete You mieh
rs well compare a taiow candle 10 lie
Queen Of Night" .Nhen size ungei!s her
peerless face, and o'er the dark llcr Silver
m"nile throws, rs. 10 liken that coIlapsed
/ maiden 10 her OF the loops Tie one was
like schooner uIiJer bare poles-tlic otlie,-
like ship of war on Cue bosom OF tlie
deep, with alli,s Snowy canvas spread. and
ITS gallant pennons streaming in thewind.
voted unanimously for tlieshoop. Us in all
other instances. where they casle into CON
parison with liiiereuts modes ef fitting ont
'ha, iea'ill aud wondeflal ereature, wo.sa,,,
TO SAL the streets or grace the drawing
r0on,n
GoNNErs.-Ihe fayorite colors Cor bon.
nets aIo brown and beaver, but an shades.
are worn, aud every complexion, from tie
de.ie&te blonde TO the glowing brunet g,
can lind tAe hue that becomes Il best. w,
give one OF n most beaalis:sl descrirtion
The material is white satin, laid on tlle
foundation plain. Tie front is edged t,yo
inches deep with ppfed tulle, separated IN
lbe centre by a narrow ba0,l Of ,ih6ed. mos.
ve're;, edged on eillier side with blonde
Two oihgr bands, edged in Ike mmDey
succeed the pniRng Wl tn0c. Two.nelMi
bands OF the ribbed moss velvet extend
across the crown in slant;ng direction,
The le't side is adorned win tDarab6u,
feathers. The curtain IS Of White sat;p. !
pulling OF tHlle headed by a parrow balal
al velvet, iofmsa fNsh to the edge. ffl,e
h'ee'himmiugs consist Of a f,ili cap Of llonae
mugled with fGschias and ctnSh rose
buds, with loops OF marrow black velye,
edged with lace Pale7's ,Sj1isiL
lloRss RACiNG BECOMING RgsPRcrABLr
House racing is fast becoming q respects
bio institution" and there is now scarcely
a county In the State ShiS-n cannot boast
OF It's lace track, whore people can witness
tho sports Of thoiuf without compromising
lheir Standing IN the church Oh community,
ol course "no racipg" is allowed on tl.ese
tracks. By a yefy dsxierous construction,
as the lawyers would say, that SIM i
avoided, The horses g round singly, aud
the "conniuec moi The Judge" mind
ye--t'me them just TO SEQ which can. 90