The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1859-04-26
A few Remarks on Dress.

From the commencement of the worlds history, when
fig leaves sewed together in the garden Of Eden,
down to the present time, it has been prominent
characteristic of the human family to Dress Even the
nations of greatest antiquity made it of the chief
objects of their solictute and to that their
persons were adorned in the most attractive manner.
And looking back through many long ages before the
commencement of the christian era, when the Jews
enlarged the borders of their garments and scarlet
and fine linen considered evidences of nobility
we find the patriarch Jacob carrying this leading
idea in making for his Joseph Goat of many
colors" Thus showing that in all ages has been
to adorn the person and to present pleasing ap
pearance to the eye. And in own day, the same
great leading idea obtains but there is course
refined and highly cultivated taste exhibited than
at any former period. This is clearly shown in the
present style of Dress Goods which have been
featured with SO much Skill and with such remark
able adapedness to the wants of society These Dress
Goods exhibition and for sale at T. H. BREM
cos great Emporium of Fashion
But especially is the eye pleased and the heart capt
waited by the appearance of well-dressed female.
The Ephesans, in order to impress the mind with the
grandeur and sublimiy of their idolatrous religion,
embodied their Divinity in the form of the beautiful
| and gorgeous looking goddess, Diana. And the
clients, in almost every instance, when they wished to
present irresistible charm to the minds the
Of the people in favor of some doctrine idea in
variably employed the figure of beautiful -attired
female. There sound philosophy in this. For
they knew-and we know-the power and influence
which well dressed lady exerts the hearts of
men, We say that the power is irresistible. 1t is
now-it has been in the past. We find it among
the nations of antiquity accomplishing that which
other power could accomplish 1t a beautiful
Medan lady that caused the King of the Babyonians
construct the celebrated Hanging Gardens which af-
orded much sport to the soldiers of Cyrus when he
diverted the waters of the Euphrates and captured the
proud city of the Chadees. 1t the beautiful and
lovely Athenian eourezan that by suggestion,
caused Alexander to apply the torch Persepos the
beautiful capital of the Persians But it is not neces
sary to go far back for proof of this power-we
it manifested around every day And in this, as
well past ages, the skful artists employed
department And in
stance do we find the art displayed with more taste
than in the present style of Bonnets. The general
contour of the physiognomy and the chronological de-
veopments of the wearer, shown to decided adj
vantage. These Bonnets may be examined and obtain
ed at BREM l. cos.
But regards dress there are variety of tastes to
crafty. The Greeks admired fine figure and paid
but little attention to dressing the head. So in
day, there those who seldom admire the fine FORE
head and well-baanced "dome of thought" but look
rather at the well developed symetrcal FORM and
pecialy the bust. And it is astonishing how we'll the
milners have studied the various of the human
family in the matter of dress They have conceived
the dea and manufactured the very thing which ladies
require, in the shape of Embroideres and Mantillas
These may also be found at BREM & cos.
There are others, however, who make pleasing
survey of the whole figure, when it is properly dressed
and this presents to their minds the paragon of excel
lence And to suit this TASTE the manufacturers have
happily conceived the thought of the celebrated Silk
and Organdee Robes, falling gracefully over the much
admired Expansion Skirt. Let people talk they
may, there is thing very certain, tie mind is uni
versay prepossessed in favor of the present style of
Hoop Skirts. We that in their former reign
Addison wrote some hard things against them but
then, they were considered only variation of the
disgusting 'trai" which obtained among the courte-
cans of Elizabeth; and the general mind being preu
diced against what justly considered extremes in
dress, manifested its opposition to the Expansion Skirt
the moment it made its debut But in times, things
viewed in different light and have yet see
the who expressing his real sentiments will say
that the old sasack style of dress is becoming
than the beautiful, grand, self-adusting double back
action etruscan lace expansion spiral Piccoomn-
attachment gossamer-indestructibe Skirtsl These
may also be found at
T. H. BREM & CO.'S
April g. 1859. If