The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1858-11-24
McGREGOR, IOWA. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER a. 1858.

her till she was wearied out with exertions to
prevent your surfeiting yourself with sweetness
and unsuccessful. she should lay her tired
head costly down on your bosom for rest. and
il should rest there during an eight hours drive
in stage coach, then look At her hair and you
have life picture of the new fashions.
The late announcement in regard to the
Frsnch Empress, has preserved the redundancy
Of crinoline. Contrary to the impression Of
some Of your fair correspondents. the jecrs Of
men for the past two hundred years have not
been directed at "hoops' n such, but at the
want of deccncy, the immensity OF their pro.
portions. the barren taste and utter ignorance of
the clcarest principles in philosophy, display ed
by wearers. This fashion is not new, but old.
It was, scores Of years ago. carried to such ex-
ceas in Britain that lady Of quality in full
dress was unable to get within two feet of her
food. Every man of reflection knows that we
can not have good and healthy children, when
mothers are not, but make rule to violate
every axiom in medicine that they can. In
this view every sensible man rcjoiced when
hoops again came in vogue but the ridicu.
lous extreme to which it has run, has an inevi-
table tendency to disgust every sensible person
with it. 'and to run it into the ground in the
same way that the same fashion has so often
been. Many Of our bellies resemble eircus
tent more than anything else, and when they
press against car seats and show cases, give
one the idea th.t the performers are about to
drive under. ii the sex desire to exhibit
themselves to their waists in public. after the
manner Of model artistes,' it certainly will not
shock the nerves Of your correspondent but
those Of US that have sisters or daughters have
no desire to see them occupying any such pre-.
eminence, nor to worship such tickle goddess
az Fashion. which measures generally their res.
pectability by the closenss with which in dress
they ape the wantons of Paris. For the bcne.
ct Of those whose think otherwise, We copy the
two following acts passed by the Legislature Of
Mass:
Ac, Sept. 3. l634.-"No person shall here.
after make or buy any apparel either woolen,
silk or linen. with any lace on it, silver, gold,
silk or thread, under the penalty of forfeiture
Of said clothes. Also all gold or silver girdlss,
belts, ruffs and beaver hats are prohibited. Also
immoderate great sleeves, sloshcd apparel, i'm.
moderate great vaylcs," &c.
Act Sept Q, l639-"Hcrcafter no carmen.
shall be made with short sleeves, whereby the
nakedness of the arm shall be disco overed in the
wearing thereof; and hereafter no person What
| ever shall make any garment for women Or any
Of their sex, with sleeves more than half an
ell wide in the widest part thereof"
Capt. Marcy has been nominated in the Eas
tern district for Congress, as predicted. Brown
IAN able many will be in the Western district
as Wheeler. who is now town, informs us he
shall not bs candidate.
OF the anict but heartfelt rejoicing ever The
triumph Of Douglas. the greatest persona
triumph ever achieved BY any one man sine,
| sss U.ien~ ~-~isssI, Z Will tell ysu ;n my asxt
1t strengthens the hands of his friends herr
much. The tide in his favor swept ever thine
here along with it, save a few 'mourners' wht
'ick the hands that feed them.
Yours. GRANITE.