Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-06-05
THE GAZETTE.
SATURDAY M6Npk9, ,pSE&, 1855
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A wcRb re- frE wkAxERS VESSEL ~ lady
who obstinateiy rereists. IN weafihs. hoopss,,
ought not to complain OF beins Ildic1itea' III
she will make Barrel Of herself, she must
expect to be treated as butt ..,. Ia.,,L ,;
" ARrvAIRY WORTHY Of BEElSG NOTED Two v,
cheap tailors are emulappy the musica. II,
RES Of Dussek and. W8ela. Their, rivalry
rims upop seryapts, liyeries, ;Oqe has an;
noupced bis Kn1, Plus UAsa. whilst the 9th.
or goes ,beyoad him, by Bringing OUT his
Plu&f! Ukral + The; first leaves of merely at
the knee-- = bilst the, second goes down TO
your very sole, sudall for the same money!
The varionsisersAhts' Aslls Of this large me
tropolis, 30 rich in .Hunksydou, sre-srsnging
loud with the praises of the two compositions
and the Fiohcss and ,seftness of beth are loud
~ eztolled by the :Jeamses and jenklnses
who have tried them on"
HAB1Ts OF HEaLTHY ESEKc1sE.G1f young
lady il unable TO sport a riding habit, she
should adopt a walking habit.
a rERiLoUs PJsITIoN.z-A lady swooned the
other day beforeohe Of the horrible Cawnpore
pictures 10 the Royal Academy. Owing to
the preposterous circumference of her dress,
it was found impossible to approach within
several yards Of her. 1t was apprehended ut
one time that she would perish within sight
of several hundred sympathiziog bystanders.
owing to the difficulty of conveying assis-
lance to her; and it was not before the great
er part of her skirt (more than sufficient, we
are informed, to fill with the hounces and
trimmings, three gOod-sized wheelbarrows,)
bad been ruthlessly cut away. that restora-
tives could be administered to her. One
minute more delay, and the case might have
been fatal!
GESTLEaENS FASHIONS We see ourswels
are partly turning their backs upon the all
round collars, that for so many months past
have turned their heads-tbat is to say. gran
ting the possibility of any one who was i'm
INJURED inside one Of those linen Businesses
being able to turn his head at all. Our hand
some young swells--tbe darling pets of OLD
matchmaking Dowagers, and the cherished
proteges of all lady pstronesses who have
manageable dsugbters--are now devuting
their cultivated minds to new kind Of col
lar. The present lawn enclosure is by no
means so high, allowing large slice Of the
neck to be exposed to the admiring gaze Of
the fair equestriAns Of Rotten Row. The
outer rim is doubled down over the edge of
the shoe.te that still does gorge duty Instead
of peck-kerchief Sometimes the shoe-tie
is run through handsome ring and the ends
allowed to daugle elegantly in front The
effect il especially light and airy.
One or two swells. anxious to distinguish
themselves, have their initials, or their crests,
engraved on this same ring somewhat in the
same style as sailors have the names OF their
ship chalked 10 white thread on the broad
cushion of their breasts. The plan, though
in a trifing degree redOlent of the tincture Of
vaoity, is not without it's uses, as It's evident
that if any swell were a. any time 10 lose or
forget himself las for instance, in danger
Gus Irritation with an Irish widow, or, still
worse, 10 making love to a dowerless beau.
ty) be might be easily identified by the help
of his signetring, snd carried away immedi'
ately, before be had committed uDjustiGable
sweiicide, to some place of safety.
However, we must beg to protest against
the custom. that certain poetical sentimental
young gentlemen Of Byronic tie aud ten
dency are anxious to make popular, of having
the name Of their lady-love engraved on this
same ring. 1t is too fantastic, and conceited
and ungallant, to meet with our approving
fat. For instance, " bat right has an over
grown boy, like juvenile Paul Bedford, to
tell every one whose eyes happen TO settle
on bis naked throat, that the name of the
young lady, who is the temporary tenant of
his bosom, is Zephyrina? We wonder how
Zephyrins likes to have everyone ringing her
name in this way in every diVan and billiard
loom all over town?
The new style, however, of doubling over
the collar, and leaving the neck barely COW
nod piv hnnno no pln
swells are fast returning TO the habits of
their youth, and We may shortly expect to
see small squadron Of them sailing down
Pail Mall in short jackess. and large lay
down collars, falling, like elephants ears,
over their shoulders.
The fashion Of trowsers improves. if any
thing, in ridcule. The latest attempt has
been an endeavor to initiate the hcur-glass
full even to baggiog over the thigh, squee2-
ed in tight about the knee, and rounded 10 a
corresponding amount Of bagginess over the
calf. The effect is most supremely ridicu-
lous; and as we suppose that is the effect de-
sred, these new trowsers must be pronoun-
Ced great success, that is no less loud than
it ia genuine. henceforth, peg tops are split.
Umbrellas continue the same. The great
point seems to be to get one long and light
as a sunbeam. 1t requires six to equal the
thickness Of common area railing, and
they average about the same length OT
OWn Dear Jenkins.
A DERIVATION AND AN ILLUsTRATIoN.--The
telegram is so called from two Greek works,
afar off, and ,criting: and is SO called from
what is written being so often far OF the
meaning. Example,
What is acriten--"The Oath regiment was
cut up at Azimghur."
What is meant THE Oath regiment was
shut up at Azimghur."