Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1859-04-15

firing little bonnots, and the exceeding broad
cxpansc of-wcll! drcss.-hc is certainly
bad marksman who cannot hit the ladies. A
shot at venture will do, and here is one, made
moro than two hundred years ago. Notwith-
standing the very long flight of the shaft, it
hits the little bonncts just as surely now as
it did in 1871 Sec:
81 honour the woman that can honour her
selie with her attire good Text always de-
serves a fair Margcnt am not much offend
ed if | see a trimmo, far trimmer than she that
wears il in a word, whatever Christianity or
Civility will allow, ] can afford with London
measure.
This is worthy Of a courteous Archer. but
then he fires very old-hshioned and very
rough-headod arrows. We are afraid that
one may in vain search Webster and Worces-
ter, and all other modern magazines for some
of Them
but when heare nugiperous Gentle
dame inquire what dress the Queen is in this
week what the nudiustertiun fashion of the
Court ] mcane the very newest with egge
90 be in it in all haste. whatcvcrit bc ! look
al her as the very gizlard of a trihe, the pro-
duct OF quarter OF .cypher' the epitome OF
nothing. filter to be kickt if shoo were Of a
kiokable substance. than either honour'd or
humour'd. To speak moderately modera-
ton two centuries ago, 81 truly coniesse, it
is beyond the ken of my understanding to
conceive, how those women should have any
iGo & 1il 'e,ue s,oe' ,ua, .,,at
cxo,ick ga,bcs. ms NOT onlv dismnntlos their
native lovely mstre. but tran.clouts them into
rlnt bar-yeose. ul-sbapon-, hotten-sheu-6sh.
I F,yptian Hyero,lvpbicLs mr. nj the host into
French Aurts of The mastery. which propor
Fpolisb Woman sbopId ecorre with bcr bools a."
nov for the boad-drcssos eft is no maxwell
tbcv ,ycare drailes ON tl,e hinder mart of their
bo.d. having nothing M. f. scep,s in the fore
part but few Souirrel. brains to helm them
+ Gisl from rone1 MI Gvor'd fashion to another
| Those vhimm' Crovud shoes, these fashion fansyng
wits, ,.., ,,,. ,.
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""! say '''". 'n''o Us "'''e "u'" '''"
poetry in all this and yet vouch for very lit
tie truth 1t is chatcoal-sketch of French
fashions that were followed in England and
America two centuries ago. as now-orrathcr.
to use "a phrase Of the author. an "odde peg
mn by "be Simple Cobller of Agca,vo,n
l., ,,a,i,." eliza, a.. D.. Van..;.,
ara OIL lPS"lcn' Mass FROM another pas
sage we learn that there were but few fashion
able ladies iu New England at that date. and
that parsou Ward y,s rcoll, &c or;pio,, th,+
''''' '''''0
w nave about ilve or slA OF them iash-
lohaoles I'm our colony II ! see any OF them
accldenialiy' cannot cleanse my phansie OF
them Tor moneth after nav. ing been q
solitary wddower almost twelve years pur-
posed ia'eiy 10 make a step over to my Ma
tive Country for yoke-lellow; but when
c S} now women ni 'ner9 nave trlPe-wlleo
rora, ''',o w
and the Sea. should worl, too sorelv upon nv
stomach. sneak sadly: me thinks it should
brcake the hearts of Englishmon to see so
many goodly Enelish-womcn imprisoned in
French Cages. peering out of their hood-holcs
for some men Of mercy to helm them with a
little wit. and nobody relieves them
And now IN bo fair Gr .Lo+,. a,,
i'"S Jun q" i''''0 ''''''a
knew l how to bring 1t IN ! would speak
word to long hare. whereof ! will say ne
more ou' lniS Il GOA proves not SGeh Bar
~ r.. On - ~. - U,''
and Church be well settled. then LET INV nropb.
, oslo he scorned. as a sound mind scorns IN,
ryot of that sin and moro II moods NOT I
g those who are termed Rattlc-boads and Inn
npritans. would tntc mr.. Resolution to ha
Gin in moderation of bairc IN fine inst ro
Il nroacb of those thot arc coll,d pnrii,ns an,
Rounl-beads won|d bopor the;r ,anlinos.e
) os much as Tho otbors godlincssc so lnngas
y know what man or honour meant If neitho
cam find a Borbo,rs sbor lot tLcn, tnrn. 4,
0 to PeoL G8. 81 der. 7. ~, Cor II. a..
or the morality of New England, W
II read thus
81 thank God have lvod in a Colonv "a
q ~ ~,
many 'h"u9"nU tnSlSh almost these tWeN
l. years, am held very suciable man. vet
NAV considcrot,t,, 500. ,o.o, LoorJ - 80,
= Nv! '"'O'' '"H' "'''i "S'i" "u' ",'
10 nor ever heard OF three women Adulteresse.