The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-01-25

Fashion.
A lady writer for the La Crosse Repu5H-
can, fills our idea of sweet, saucy woman;
if we had not domestic partner to look af-
ter us and keep us out of mischief, We
would 60 straight to La Crosse and solicit
an introduction to this (doubtless) pretty
border plant, Miss (do we miss?) Mignon-
nette. Send us your name, "Maria," and
the Times shall be on your table once a
week; as Mickey Free said to the English
man who had never tasted Irish punch,
"Divil fear but you'll like it,
Some time ago chanced upon a local
item, in the Union d Democrat, treating of
hoops. Now, Mr.. Moore is beyond his depth,
when he attempts to brow-beat Fashion -
"Whatever is, is right" Crinolne is Grim
oline, and is all right; and all the opposi-
ton of all the locals, cannot make it any
other way. 1t would be very well to query
how "Venus, Cleopatra and Pocahontas"
would look in hoops, if the supposition had
any bearing on the subject; but you see,
Monsieur, it hasn't! If hoops had been
the 60 in Cleopatra's time, she would have
worn them-you may depend on that. Be-
cause she didn't wear them, is no reason
why zee should be referred to her dress-no;
not bit of a reason!
Fashion is permanent arrangements
fixed institution. She will rule as long as
the world stands; and it is perfectly right
that she should rule; for she wields her
sccptre gracefully--blends and weaves her
changes gradually together, and never
shocks or astounds us with anything too
novel or unique. We should be pretty
mass of incongruity and mixed-up-itioners,
truly, if we had no standard of dress to
follow r....
Supposing Mrs. Croley does appear in a
will every lady, if it is the fashion-and
then in another ten years, perhaps she will
appear in three breadths, or eight breadths
or in blanket-a la Pocahontas-or in a
blouse with trowsers. There's no telling
| what the mode will be. Suffice it to say
that the change will 60 OH so gradually, that
whatever it may be, it will be considered
CONNIE u .taut.
"Venus," etc, in hoops, is all nonsense
These ancient beauties dressed in the fash.
ion of their respective times; so did Mars
so did Anthony; so did the Apostles. Ii
you choose to refer us to long, lank skirts
and hair la pug, allow me to refer you to
sandals, breast plates and flowing robes
Fancy Mars in dress coat and white kids
Antony-Cleopatra's Antony-in . Mar
seilles vest and patent leather boots thu
Apostles in Raglan coats and stove pipe
hats. Its very poor rule that don't work
both ways. Do try it on, Monsieur! Or
der pair of sandals, part your hair in the
centre, and don the sweeping habilments oi
Paul, the Apostle; then, and not till then
will it do for you to come the "Venus, Gle
opatra and Pocahontas," on us of the nine
teenth century.
Honestly, crinoline is good thing
Without it, ladies generally carry abou
from twenty to fifty pounds in skirts-witf
it, from two to four pounds. When they
go out of fashion, sincerely hope the ab
surd, long dress-skirt will 60 to. I hat,
'em always tripping ones feet; alway
getting stepped on; always getting muddy
always bother, and waste of material
Can't they be remedied? Boomers are no
exactly the thing-there's no comfort ant
no grace in them. l should think ''fiv
breadth" dress. reaching to the ankle, will
a small crinoline and irreproachable stock
ings and CATERS, would be good style
However, the present fashion does vcr.