Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-04-03
co,tumc for Amerlcan Ladies.

Costume for American Ladies'.
Mrs. Harriet N Austin, NJ. D., editor of
the Ld,cs of life, a journal published at
Dansville, New York, gives the following de-
scription of the american costume" for
ladies, which she herself wears, and which
she desires others of her sex to adopt to keep
her company r.'H
The best under-garments, for winter partic-
ulariy, are waist, with long close sleeves,
and drawers buttoning to the waist. They
may be of jean, cotton flannel or other
warm material, and if this is not sufficient,
woollen flannel garments, corresponding to
the inner ones, may be worn over them.
Ladies of the feeblest vitality can dress com
fortably in this costume. Some wear over
their inner drawers another pair wadded.
The drawers may be buttoned or tied 10 the
pants at the top, instead of buttoning to the
waist OF course, each person will arrange.
all such matters according to her judgment.
My pontaloons are all cut at the bottom,
like gentleman's. / like them better than
straight ones; and those which some ladies
have worn, full and gathered at the bottom,
are "unmentionabe? My pattern was cut
by tailor his wife taking the measure.
Where this is not practicable, a skillful per-
son may cut o pattern from pair of gentle
mans pants. | always wear elastic suspen-
ders. found that if ]. suspended my pants by
shoulder straps or buttonihg to my waist, my
buttons were apt to give away.
| do not find under-skirts necessary for
warmth, for the same amount of clothing
which need on the lower part of the limbs
is sufficient about the hips. But | do not
like to see the dress hang straight down from
the waist hence wear underskirts for "the
looks" For summer make them as light
as possible, with one or more small hoops in
L. Al L. A. H.
reen. One skirt of this kind is sufficient ex-
cept the dress is very thin, when it may be
needful to wear avery light one over the
hoops. In winter wear very light quilted
skirts outside the hoops. Skirts always but
toned to the waist. dislike, and / find
that others dislike very much to see under
skirts of differant color from the Dress
hence have them of various colors to match
different dresses, and never put on a white
one except under a very light colored dress,
and never wear them so long that they can
hang below the dress.
The dress skirt is quite full, perhaps one
breadth narrower than the long skirt, and
reaches Just about one inch below the point
where the knee bends. 1t oftener than other
wise has an outer skirt, a little more than
half the length of the first and usually both
have some sort of trimming about the lower
edge-perhaps several rows of velvet ribbon,
graduated in width or galloon, or ribbon, or
anything to correspond to the general trim
ming. 1t is well to put Lining in any skirt
except it be calico or muslin. The waist is
also sufficiently loose to allow perfect respira-
ton, and it and the sleeves admit of as great
variation in style as the common style of
dress For fine figure perhaps nothing is
prettier than simple plain waist though n
velvet basque with nice silk skirt is very
handsome. For such waist, the sleeves, to
my taste, are just like a gentleman's coat
sleeves, with a close undersleeve. My sleeves
are of this style, or cut full, and made close
at the wrist, or sometimes for warm weather,
II moderately full flowing sleeve. The dress
fabric may be of any quality from broadcloth
to the finest muslin. Plain colored, or small
figured goods seem more appropriate for this
style ofdress than those with large figures
never wear a shawl, because think it
looks i'll with short dress, and because !
think it unfavorable to erectness and health
fulness of posture with any dress. But /
wear for outside garments, capes, talmas, sac
ques coats, cloaks of any form appropriate
TO the season.
For the head, always wear something when
make a journey, or go down town. Other
wise, wear simply the natural covering. This
is ample for summer or winter, except the
weather is very cold when tie a scarfround
my ears. But walk for miles over the hills
in moderate weather, bareheaded, because
like sunshine, air. dew, rain and snow.
If were milliner, | am sure could make
n very handsome velvet cap to be worn with
the American costume. As it is have tried
quite number of milliners, and | confess ]
have not yet found one who can produce
cap according to my ideal. Yet wear a vel
vet cap in winter, and in summer, white,
drab or brown straw hat, with narrow brim,
because dislike the looks of broad-brimmed
hats. .| ."
For the house in cold weather, wear but
toned, thick cloth, cotton flannel lined shoes.
prefer shoes that button, at any season of
the year, as they are more convenient than
those which lace and are more healthful than
those which are elastic at the top. When
walk in the mud or damp snow, / wear high
rubber boots; and when | scramble over
rocks, fences or hills, | wear high leather
boots.
TREADING OATS AND THE REsuLT.-A little
affair happened the other day, which is too
good to be lost Mr.. f. called on one
Of our farmers and asked him the price of
oats, and was informed that they were worth
thirty-fve cents per bushel. He agreed to
pay forty cents, on condition that he should
be permitted to tramp" them in the half
twelve bushels, and the next day took his
wagon and went after them. The farmer
filled the half bushel, after which Mr.. A. pot
in and gave them most vigorous ''trampine.p
contracting their proportions considerably,
The farmer thereupon emptied the oats into
the bag without filling up the measure. Mr.
A. rayed, but 1t was no use. The farmer had
complied with his part of the agreement
and, as an evidDce, told Mr.. A. after he had
measured the oats, he might tramp them all
dayy-7-Jersey Shore Rspublcan, 3l.d
AvENGING A BRofHERs MURDER Mat.
Degare killed a man named Shanehaw, in
Vicksburg, Mississippi, a few days since. De
ceased shot Degare's brother in Missouri,
some years since and was acquitted, and the
survivor Of this affray killed Shanehaw in
revenge. 'rih
A SHIP's OREw EATEN By SAvAaEs.--The
Australian papers record another horrid mas
sacre Of an English ships crew by Polyne-
sian sayages, The ship 1.-THE Pearl of Sidney
was burnt and the nine persons ON board q
including the eantain ware k;ilad ana aatanIs