The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-03-28

We copy the following from the highest
fashionable authority Morris & Willis's Home
Journal. 1t will interest our lady readers
LADIES DRESS ARTISTICALLY con-
SIDERED.
To dress in perfect good taste a lady should
thoroughly unders:ab the philosophy. Of ap-
parei.- Drcss is -.Iply an article fuse;
a garment which L female sex indscrim-
nately can wear, AID in which each will ap-
pear equally well, but it Is a means whereby
! the especial nature Of the wearer is clearly
displayed. TLst which is becoming and APP
| propriate to one is essentially out Of place if
worn by another; while some costumeS-the
Bloomer for instance-possess no fitness for
| any, and simply serves to render the wearers
ridiculous. Many things are merely utilita-
rian in character and have no claim to the
slightest beauty, but are stiff and unseemly.
Such garments may be convenient for COM
mon use, but with Us grace and elegance of
costume are the truest signs of lady. A
woman of a tall figure, dignified in her car
rage and inclining to soberness of spirits, if
she would preserve these characteristics,
would doubtless, select such .stuffs for her
dresses, of neutral tints, as would increase
this impression, and would have them made
up IN simple, chaste style, and wear them |
y thout hoops: if the impression she desired |
10 make were more lively, she would probably |
choose bright colors and add hounces and |
other trimmings. The opposite of this lady. |
brilliant, gay, little beauty, would select |
materials much higher in Tone and probably.
with brighter and more contrasted trimmings. |
Jewelry is not obnoxious on such persons,
and brilliant head dress adds to the general
appearance of Vivacity. Such a lady can
wear hoops of moderate size with great adj
vantage. Indeed the present fashion Of hoops
which we are glad to see continues unchang-
ed, notwithstanding all the gossips say to the
contrary-is becoming to more persons than
any style of dress heretofore adopted. 1t
combines gracefulness and elegance with
healthfulness and comfort Since their intro
duction spinal diseases, once so common. have
in great measure disappeared; nor has any
other complaint arisen in its place. The
latest and most authentic advices, received
since the first of January, from the Courts of
Europe state that hoops not only continue in
much favor, but their popularity is essentially
especially since the French EN-
press has, for weighty reasons, expressed
desire that they should remain in vogue All ,
American ladies who consult TASTE comfort, {
health and good sense would not dispense
a |
ton in the shape of the skirts is the only
change at all apparent. They have become, [
we perceive, trifle more moderate in dimen-
sions, noticeable particularly in the upper part
Of the skirt-the hoops in the lower portion t
having suffered little diminution. The FASH t
Onable skirt, as now manufactured by w. S. c
& c. Ii. Thomson Il Co.. combines several
novel features not heretofore introduced. T D
which renders it. We think, not only more be- a
coming but secures for it permanent exist o
nee among the thinking and considerate po:- /
ion of the community. We refer to their new
,atent Corrugated Springs, which, while they
Increase the strenth and stiffness of the skirt, b
'et reduce the weight of it nearly one half a d
most important feature, we Judge to their n
eneral worth. This is undoubtedly the great 81
st Improvement made in the skirts since their
doption in this country.
So far from the business of hoop-skirts de- a.
lining we learn that the Messrs Thomsons u
re extending theirs and that they are now OF
at their four factories, from eC
,ur to five thousand skirts daily. Their W
Crown Skirts so we'll known to the trade re
nc the ladies throughout the country, have ny
cen slightly modified in form, to accord with W
lie new shape just introduced These last 81
re said to surpass in beauty and elegance.
ny yet offered in the New York market.
mong the old favorites Of this firms manu- TO
cture we recall to mind, the "Indestructible," 10
10 "Woven," and the "Gossamer," each of an
hich in their peculiar excellencies stand I'M
vailed. Their new skirts, the Double eri
rail" and the PARTISAN Belle" have special
les of their own, which must be seen to be
'preciated. IN
There is no dress a lady can wear, no matter Is
hat may be its material, its color or its fash
n, that is not improved in its general appear ~ :.
ice by being spread out by hoops. Through =;
ca s,'-oao;pS i;ra Of 1bs SLIT anu lie
its purity. feb II ~ ~