Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-08-04
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Keep Keep them alta distance. "a female who is
tnus invested in whalebone," f" he saws. as snfTi
Gently secured against the approaches of nm IN.
y Srea @ teliow, who might as well think Of Sir
george hther1dges way of making love in a tub
as S IN ne NE midst of so many hoops Antcipat
=. .is WPat mas been repeatedly said in these later
times, Addison adds "shouid this fashion get
nulonS the ordinary people, our public ways
would be. 50 crowded that we should want street
room: Does not crinone at this dav drive ne
.t .Ilto corner everywhere? In the bali room, on
III: :Lie promenade, in railroad cars and omnibuses
II ana theatres, at all places and at
~ tl!nes E does not crinoline overpower usy Does
It II not 10 crush US off the pavement and crush US
az az tae ears! Everywhere it occupies twice and
thrlce the space its wearers are leritimotal, N
t'tlea to, and it is most unjust to the maIa
species that the other sex are not charged for
the. space they occupy $50 '-'e eSH4 ~
Ihere l IS liviineSs in Addisons conclpd;nn
retnark: "It is recorded Of Alex5ndar fbo Gaa
tnat In his Indian expedition he buried severai
suItS Oh armor, which, by his directions. were
.ilu1e' hnch too big for any of his soldiers in
p:uet 10 give posterIty an extraordinary idea or
"l"l, ana make them believe he had Commanded
an an army Oh giants l am persuaded That if ono
~ ~ s'.s present Pettleoots happens to be hung up
III u'ly repository of curioSities it viii lead int
errors The generations that be some TcmoveS
IRON. rom us; unless we can believe our nostcr;tv
WIN tninR SO dlsrespeetrully of their crand,not5.
ers that they made themselves monstrons, to
apPe2r amla6ie: When survey this new Cash
lonsd rGtnndo in all its parts, cannot but think
ol the old philosopher, who after HAVING artos
ed into an Egyptian temple, and looked 9ItH obont
Tor the idol of the place, at length discovered =
ilttle black monkey enshriheG in the niif,Si 5F ~;
upon which he could not forbear crvinn. .ort M IN
the great scandal of the worshippeTA 'Whnf y
magnificent palace is here for such ridiculous
inhabitnnt!' ."
AS bon-c - -.rr
again fall into disuSe. The latest fashion bnIIa.
tin from Paris, which exhibits and describes tSa
mo@es Tor July, announces two facts highly in
terestlng to the female portion of society. The
uounle skirt is to be discontinued lin conseonene
OF the change of mode just beginning, which
only permits a great width to the lower mart of
IN the DRESS thereby diminishing the proportion of
the upper perhaps" the reporter adds "this
modification may already be looked upon as n
sort OF invasion on the rights of the long trlum.
phant crlnoline.' The fact is, the EmpTess Eli
genie, who rules the fashions in Paris has set
her Lice decidedly, against the excuses of Grin
'ollne, and, If rumor is to be credited. intends
having them wholly abolished by the time the
next season commences. 1t is her manifestation
against the double-skirt which has already snh.
Sutnted hounces, of which three or four are TO
oe worn, but not above the kneeIIndced- Ell.
genie seems inclined to bring ebacls the female
laSh'ons OF the early part,of the First Empire,
When Josephine was the autocrat of dress, and
restore the figure to its natural shape.e The
impression in Paris, where all things run into
extremes, is thateven short waists will he re.
Vlyed: Think of that, Master lBrooke! Think
OF ladies' with their waists directly under their
arms. n et tins was the fashion worn in 1904
ny Josephine the Graceful; and bv Madame de
Recamier, then acknowledged Queen of Beauty.
The short stumpy women will cingthe most
tt!enaciousLy,. we predict, to extraordinary crino.
Gn, l,ne, remarkable double skirts, nultifarious
iounces, and wonderfully long waists. They
do not know what best becomes them, and. fan
cy that becouse certain shape. style, and quail
lty; OF dress suits their neighbors, who happen
to be tall and graceful, this must also suit them
selves, who are only dumpy. If little ladies
could only comprehend how much crinoline
Shortens and widens them, it would Immediately
be abated. Meanwhile if Eugcnie really does
abolish crinoline, or even abridge it, she will
thereby rindicate her claim to be considered
mistress ofthc modes ~ rs i.S,,s