The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-03-07
From Gatacays Erpositor.
Howells Improvement.

| made an improvement to the common coiton
! g'n' which must certainly prove greatly bene.
/ llclal TO the planter, while the manufactured
interest cannot fail TO be advanced. This nerr
| invention, however, will, no doubt, be repudi-
ated by those who expect to "sandp their cot
ton, or sell dirt and trash for cotton. as il III.
vests the lint Of both, and even NOTES. The
| objects OF this improvement, (Which Is not AZ.
/ tended with much additional expense Is that
the lint may be made clean, and to deprive 4
Of the notes and particles of leaf which are
known to be so exceptonabIe to the rnauufact,,-
| rer, and even to the consumer 1t Is not for
us to say what will be the extent of the hem
etits which the planter is to derive from this
improvement; but having witnessed a per.
| Torrance Of gin to which Mr. Howell has
made this improvement, we can say from a
personal knowledge that it "DoEs the WORK.
separates the lint Eom the notes, dirt, sand
and trash.
We copy the following from the highest
fashionable authority, Morris e. WilIs's Home
Journal. 1t will interest our lady readers
LADIES DRESS ARTISTICALLY CON-
SIDERED.
To dress in perfect good taste lady should
thoroughly understand the philosophy of an
parel. Dress is not simply an article Of use:
a garment which the female sex indiscrimi-
nately can wear, and in which each will an
pear equally WELL but it is a means whereby
the especial nature Of the wearer is clearly
displayed. That which is becoming and an
propriate to one is essentially out OF place IL
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, digniied in her carr
rage and inclining to soberness of spirits, IN
She would preserve these characteristics
would doubtless, select such stuIs for her
dresses, Of neutral tints, as would increase
this impression, and would have them made
up IN a simple, chaste style, and wear them
~ thout hoops: if the impression she desired
TO make were more lively, she would probably
choose bright colors, and add hounces and
other trimmings. The opposite of this lady,
a brilliant gay, little beauty, would select
materials much higher in tone, and, probably,
with brighter and more contrasted trimmings.
beNCHN - uOb ODlOAiOuo On SUCH DeTHDnk.
and brilliant head-dress adds to the general
! appearance Of vivacity. Such a lady can
wear hoops of a moderate size with great adj
vantage. Indeed the present fashion Of hoops
which we are glad to see continues unchang-
ed, notwithstanding all the gossps say to the
! contrary-is becoming to more persons than
any style OF dress heretofore adopted. 1t
| combines gracefulness and elegance with
| healthfillness 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 adyices, 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
increased, especially since the French I'm
| press has, for weighty reasons, expressed a
| desire that they should remain in vogue All
| American ladies who consult taste comfort
health and good sense would not dispense
with them on any account A slight altera-
| ton in the shape Of the skirts is the only
! change at all apparent. They have become,
we perceive, tritle more moderate in dimen-
sions, noticeable particularly in the upper part
OF the skirt-the hoops in the lower portion
having suffered little diminution. The FASH
ionable skirt, as now manufactured by w. S.
80 - G. u ThamSan & Co, combines several
novel features, not heretofore introduced,
which renders it, We think, not only more be-
coming, but secures for it a permanent exist
ence among the thinking and consderate po--
ton of the community. We refer to their new
patent Corrugated Springs, !" which, while they
increase the strenth and stiffness of the skirt
yet reduce the weight of it nearly one-half
most important feature, we Judge, to their
general worth. This is undoubtedly the great
est Improvement made in the skirts since their
adoption in this country.
so tar from the business of hoop skirts de-
clining, we learn that the Messrs. Thomsons
are extending theirs; and that they are now
manufacturing, at their four factories, from
four to five thousand skirts daily. Their
"Crown Skirts" so well known to the trade
anc the ladies throughout the country, have
been slightly modified in form, to accord with
the new shape just introduced. These last
are said to surpass, in beauty and elegance,
any yet offered in the New York market
Among the old favorites Of this firms manu-
iacture we recall to mind, the "Indestructible,"
tue Nv oven," and the "GosSamer." each Of
which IN their peculiar excellencies stand I'M
rlvalled. Their new skirts the Double
Trail" and the Partisan Belle" have special
tiles of their own, which must be seen to DO
appreciated
Ihere IS no dress lady can wear, no matter
what may be its material, its color or its FASH
ION, that Is not improved in its general appear
ahce oy being spread out by hoops. Through
ther and dignity and grace are attained, and
the sweeping line of the skirt preserved in
all its purity. Gb17