Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-04-07

PARsoN BRowNLow ON HOOPS. The noto-
rious Brownlow, editor of the Knoxville
Whtg'-who, by the by, is coming North one
OF these days, to talk the Abolitonists out of
the folly OF their labors, lately visited Mem
pins, and enjoyed himself amazingly in look
ing at the city sights. He attended relig-
lous meeting in the evening, and was highly
pleased with a lecture by the Rev. DR..
Meauss The lecture over. he turned his
thoughts to dancing, and seems to have been
capuvated by the appearance OF the Memphis
bellies, and especially to have admired the
prevailing style of dress. We Judge from
MS expressions OF admiration for hoops in
the plural, that the girls in Knoxville have
adopted the fashion only IN part The fol-
lowing is his description of the ball room:
Returning from church at 10 o'clock, l
entered the ballroom, and occupied the mu-
slc-stand for two hours, where l could scru.
unlse all that was passing, learn something
oil human nature, and gaze upon the fair
daughters of the South, robed In costly at
tire, with forms and fsces, making even
married man forget that he had a family, and
so fascinating him as to make him wish |
were boy again They were ali ladies of
the first class, whose splendid dresses, and ease
and grace of manners, made them the OBJ
served of all observers. The style of dress
is new, indicating pure and cultivated taste,
greatly admired, and producing a be witching
effect UPON gentlemen
Full and flowing robes are the go now
dazzling colors, such as pink pure white.
velvet jets, blue aud dove. colored satins.
striped and plaid silks. with numerous heavy
flowers, each supporting figured lace hounce
with Scotch PLAID velvet, or ribbon bows in
the back and front; and up the sides of some
velvet and ribbon lozenges rose in pyramids.
while the sleeves were ornamented with
putfs, frills and fringes costly and beautiful
necklaces, bracelets, EARRINGS, breast pins
and wreaths upon the brow, and other de-
scriptions of ornaments, turned all eyes to
the ladies
Now. wish to say that believe in hoops,
and for two hours, from the most favorable
standpoint, in this unequalled ballroom. l
tested their beauty and advantages, with the
aid OF eight brilliant chandeliers. Observe.
ladies, say hoops using the plural number.
shame on your clumsy. single hoop, made of
hickory pole, or an oak split, which many
OF our ladies in our small town use, wearing
them opposite the knee. showing its entire
and rough shape through a fm,y skirt.
dragging the dress down BY its weight to the
shape OF a cone, while the twelve or fourteen
inches of dress below the hoop, tucks under.
and flaps in and out. as the weight OF mud,
or the force Of the wind may require
The hoops used on this great occasion. are
the hoops for me. They are made of rattan.
whale Done and brass, extending from the
waist to the feet, only two or three inches
apart, gradually increasing in SIZE as they
fall downward, with that graceful swell that
gives to the dress the airy contour of the
handsomely inflated balloon preserving that
lovely mien touching circumference, that
never fails to captivate gentleman of mod
esty and good taste, such as 1 claim to be 70