The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-03-21

We copy the following from the hirhe
fashionable authority, Morris & WilIiss lion
journal. 1t will interest our lady readers
LADIES DRESS ARTISTICALLY COL
SIDERED.
To dress IN perfect good taste a lady shou
thoroughly understand the philosophy of
parel. Dress is not simply an article Of us|
a garment which the female sex indiscrim|
nately can wear, and in which each will a
pear equally we'll but it is a means wherelI
The especial nature Of the wearer is clear
dissplayed That which is becoming and adj
propriate to one is essentially out OF place
worn bx another; while some costumes-tll
| Bloomer for instance-possess no fitness ID
any, and simply serves to render the wearer
ridiculous. Many things are merely udliiJ
rian in character and have no claim to thI
SLIGHTEST beauty, but are stiff and unseemlf
Snch garments may be convenient for com
mon use, but with Us grace and elegance q
costume are the truest signs &C lady
woman Of tall figure, dgnihed in her car
rage and inclining to soherness of spirits,
She would preserve these characteristics
would doubtless select such stnffs for he
dresses. Of neatral tints as would incrcaS
this impression, and would have them mad
ND IN a simple chaste style, and wear then
y thout hoops: If the impression she desire,
20 make were more lively, she would probably
choose bright colors and add flounces anI
other trimmings. The opposite Of this lady
brilliant, gay, little beauty, would selcc
materials much higher in tone, and, probably
with brighter and more contrasted trimmings
.Jewelry is not obnoxious on such persons
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appearance Of Vivacity. Such a lady cal
wear hoops Of moderate size with great al
vantage Indeed the present fashion Of hooI.
which we are glad to see cont nues unchang
ed. notwithstanding all the gossips say TO thi
contrary-is becoming to more persons thai
any style OF dress heretofore adopted. /
combines gTacefulness and elegance wild
healthrllness and comfort. Since their intro
duction spinal diseases, once so common, hav,
in great measure disappeared; nor has aiJ
other complaint arisen in its place. Tn
latest and most authentic advices, r-ceiyet
since the first Of January, from the Courts o
Europe state that hoops not only continue II
much favor, but their popularity is essentially
increased, especially since the French En-
press has, for weignty reasons, expressed (
desire that they should remain in vogue. Al
American ladies who consult taste, comfort
health and good sense would not dispenst
with them on any account A slight altera,
ton in the shape Of the skirts is the onl,
change at all apparent. They have become
we perceive trifle more moderate in dilnen
SONS, noticeable particularly in the upper par
OF the skirt-the hoops in the lower portion
having suffered little diminu'ion. The fash
Il e.
& c. II. Thomson & Co. combines seyen
novel features, not heretofore introduced
which renders it, we think, not only more be
coming, but secures for it permanent exist
ence among the thinking and considerate po:
ton Of the community. We refer TO their 'nev
patent Corrugated Springs" which, while thel
increase the strenth and stiffness of the skirt
vet reduce the weight Of it nearly one half
most important feature, we Judge, TO thei
general worth This is undoubtedly the great
est Improvement made in the skirts since thei
adoption in this country.
So far from the business Of hoop-skiTts de
clining, we learn that the MeSsrs- ThomsOn
are extending theirs and that they are nov
manufacturing, at their four factories, from
four to five thousand skirts daily. Thei
Grown Skirts so we'll known to the trad
and the ladies throughout the country, havr
been slightly modified in form, to accord Wit
the new shape just introduced. These las
are said to surpass, in beauty aud elegance
any yet offered in the New York market
Among the old favorites Of this firms manu-
facture we recall to mind, the 'Indestructible,
the "Woven," and the "Gossamer," each o
which in their peculiar excellencies stand IN
rivalled. Their new skirts, the "Doubl
Trail," and the "Parisian Belle" have special
tiles of their own, which must be seen to b
appreciated.
There is dress lady can wear, 10 matte
what may be its material, its color or its fash
ion, that is not improved in its general appear
ance by being spread out by hoops. Thrpugl
Their aid dignity and grace are attained, anc
the sweeping line of the skirt preserved il
all its purity. feb II