Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1858-12-31
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An Englishman has lately written pamphlet enti-
tied Dangers of Crinolne" in which he ayows that
this fashion is making lamentabe nroads into the health
morals and happiness of his fair countrywomen Here
are some extracts:
THE TALL WoMAN.-Now look in the opposite di-
recon and see that tall lady sailing along in all the
plitude of skirt. What does she look like? A Jack
in-the green stits weeping willow grated on to
poplar the monument stuck into the dome OF st.
Pauls with the dome downwards any other brizarTe
congomeration you can imagine. Onward she comes,
against violent gust of wind. See how she rocks to
and fro, like vessel in Storm keeping her perpendicu
lar position with the greatest difficulty and graspng
hold of the ratings she passes along to steady herself
on her feet. rr .a-s=s ..i
The FAT WoMAN.-Anon there comes very short
lady, to whom nature has been extremely kind in award
ing an amplitude of figure seldom seen. One would
think that this lady would be satisfied with the amount
of bulk that had been apportioaed her. But no such
thing with that waywardness and blindness which the
victims of fashion guilty Of she believes that adding
to the extent of corporal outline adds charm to the
already liberal possession boasted OF. Gg a
The Thin WoMAN.-And now there comes the ex-
act opposite of her who has just passed thin, very
thin lady, somewhat macously called scraggy" with
out the slightest pretenson to figure and no development
worth speaking of. Be good enough to observe that
the lady is for purposes best known to herself holding
her dress several inches from the ground and she does
so displays loot and something more pair OF slender,
shapeless legs that contrast most oddly and mpctur-
esquely with the surrounding extent of skirt. $685. y
THE SruMPY WoMAN-See! there is a short, stumpy
woman of about forty-fve, coming down the street.
What does she look like in the distance? Why, her
body resembles pincushon, and her head pin stuck
in; or water-butt with the handle of broom peep
ing out at the top; or animated humming top; or
locomotive Goblin or inflated sack tied at the mouth
or anything in fact that be more udicrous than
another. Mark the lady draws near she evidently ad
mires herself and looks downward with air OF supreme
satisfaction. There goes the precious crnone
swing swob swob first backwards then forwards then
round about then up and down, and finally ends with
tumble of all the movements. A set of little boys
my lady coming and began scent fun. Crickey, amt
she full blown 'un Tom?' "What time does the bal
loon go up?" "Who's your cooper ?" and several
other mpertnent queries addressed by these wicked
little boys to the inflated female. Onward she goes
somewhat crestfaen it is true but not quite converted
and haters herself with the contemplation of the
sation she will when she reaches the purleus OF
| the West End.
We must make one more extract from this pamphlet
| The indignant Englishman-whoe evidently some day,
has been crowded into the gutter by sweeping crnolne
says:
If we walk along the public highway, we are often
compelled to stand each sde to step into the road
to permit it to pass if enter church, find it
monopolzing the greater part of tie pew if we turn
round the of the street. it rshes against u.s. and
nearly knocks off our equilibrium !; if we ascend a
flight of stairs, it descends like avalanche upon
so that compelled either to retreat into the land
ing or fall backwards the mat if we visit the thea
tire, it surges before behind and either side of u.s.
so that cannot see hear anything of what is per-
forming on the stage and are well nigh suffocated into
| the bargain.
| Old women trembling the verge of the grave
shrine their decrept bones within it; young children,
not long released from the trammes of swaddng clothes
jerk their little forms about in it ugly women pretty
women dark women, fair women, all under the dla
bolical influence of crinoline.