The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-06-25

GOSSIP WITH THE LADIEs-KID GLOVES
AND GRAPE SHAwLs.-We are aware of the
fact that the ladies are sadly neglected in the
columns of the daily paper. The quotations
of articles in their line are overlooked, while
such interesting commodities as pork, lard
and -four arc commented on at length.
Our lady readers may not be aware of the
fact that we are in the midst of u commercial
crisis; kid gloves and Grape shawls are BE-
coming dearer every day. 1t is a melan q.
choly state of affairs, but we are led to be-
lieve that there is panic in the kid glove
market. The raw material is disappearing;
spectators are in the market, and we fear
that the fair ornaments of the drawing room,
may be driven to the horror of restitution
in gloves. 1t is terrible to contemplate
The shortness of the wheat crop, or the fail
ure of the cotton, would not affect the fash
ionable world. as much as a short crop OF kid
gloves. Rat skins are used in these latter
days, but we doubt whether n lady would
agree to ercase her hand in such vile materi-
al, unless it was rery fashionable. For all
the other evils of life there are remedies
If -four is scarce and high, we can eat corn
bread; for other articles of dress, there are
substitutes: but to the ladies, kid gloves arc
one of the absolute necessaries Of life. The
idea of wearing pair twice has been sug-
gested by some barbarian, the husband of a
fashionable wife, of whom he is unworthy.
OF course the idea has not been entertained
4. hot t1,o, f,, no. -
We confess great charity for the feminine
weakness toward gloves. The soft, smooth
kid, pure white, or delicate straw, "persua-
ded'' on tine hand, of which it seems to form
part, is moro like nature than nything else
of art. II may be necessary to dispense with
silks and brocades. but with gloves, never!
With the present unfortunate scarcity Of
kid gloves, we read that Grape shawls, owing
to the war in China, are becoming fashion
able, OF account of their rarity-and We
might here indulge in the reflection that hu-
man feminine nature will always want the
article most difficult to obtain; and If per.
chance, GRAPE shawls are scarce and high they
become at once ''the rage" 1t is peculiar.
ity ofthe sex, that's all. We therefore adtis,
the ladies to hunt up their Grape shawls
though they he rs "old as the hills" anC
though they have worn them till they Stool
like fright" Hold on to the old shawls, be
cause in the unrcasonableness of the mascu
line sex, men have been known to refuse q
buy an article, merely because it could not b
bought. Even though they have been en-
treated to do so, by those whose every whin
and caprice, they were bound to crafty
The same thing may happen again, as tn
world is growing no better. So save you
Grape shawls.
The other articles of fenlnle attire, may b
reported ''quict." Hoops arc still ''trundle'
in Broadway and along our quiet streets
bonnets are still worn on the back of tn
neck with hinge sails on each side parasol
are ridicuiously large this season, in fact the.
are really servieeable, and ought to be dis
carded. Any ''change" in the price current
OF especial importance to the lady reader
of the JOURNAL. will be laid before them a
the earliest moment.