The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1861-05-18
The Rcd Petficonts!

his fiend Little John, was something of
thief in his day; but neither the Scar
let Letter, nor Will Scarlett, nor any
thing else of all that there is scarlet,
ever attracted so much attention or
stole so many hearts as the far-famed
Scarlet Petticoat is destined to do-the
great phenomenon, specimen of which
has already arrived in this city, accom-
panied by the red flannel caleconI which
forms a part of the "regimentals."
Place aux DANES make way for the
Sublime Petticoat and UiUe le ,jupon
rouge!
Queen Victoria in England-nothing
less-being fascinated while at Balmor
al by the red petticoats of the peasan-
try, her attention being called to them
by observing the degree to which they
absorbed Albert as .'art studies," sud-
denly resolved to counter rcheckEugenie
hoops and Introduce something which
should be both useful and ornamental.
Still the idea had been broached before.
Somewhere in Moriarty's novels foppish
but intelligent young man remarks the
picturesque effect of the red pitticoat of
Irish girls, and thinks that there is
something rather Spanish in it. How
ever, the Queen got one OF the petit
coats, and calecon and put them on.
Albert put up his quizzing glass and ad-
mired the affect Lady Gore Ously saw
it, and introduced it at Westinghouse
hurrah for the Scarlet Petticoat, and
uioe le jupom rouge!
It is made sometimes with black |
stripes, Ga species of rouge ct moir, at |
which there will be much losing of
hearts by those whose affections. are
readily attracted 6y fine ankles,) form
ing what is popularity known as ''thc
devils mourning" Light and darkness,
Joy and sorrow, love and hatred, are
all equally typifcd by these stripes of
the shell which encase Beauty-so
hurrah for the Scarlet Petticoat, and
C'tC u .JNl/O'1 'OO5C
Men will no longer speak of the wars
ce the roses, they will talk of the wars
O. the red and white petticoats. When
literary ladies put them on--those who
wear the bas bLcu then the world will
behold the glorious tri-color, their
hearts will expand at the glorious
memories of liberty, and with palpitat-
ing hearts and glowing cheek they will |
sing the anthem of hurrah for the red, |
white and blue-so hurrah for the |
Scarlet PetticoaS ct 2';0c le jmpon rouge!
1t is warm and comfortable, it does
not sweep up the dirt; like the cele-
brated soap, if it does not eradicate it
at least does not show stains derived |
from any ordinary enemies TO neatness
so hurrah for the Scarlet Petticoat
and Vive te upon rouge!
In Bavaria the peasant women wear
a petticoat which a'yellow inside and
red without, consisting of one hWndred
folds like those of fan, resembling a
strange flower reversed q. The red
petticoat also reminds one of beauti-
full tulip upside down, Of which the
wearer's shoe-tips are the pistils. 'Oh!'
as Bayle st. John says of the Pyra-
mids, indeed they are very lovelyn
All right, hurry them up We have
wanted, something new ever since crino-
line shasheen overdone, and now we've
gotsifs s shurrah for the Scarlet Petit
coat tsand riDe 4e ejupon et ie catecoo rouge!
[ [PhiiQdelphia Bulletin.
tB~ Two gentlemen the other day,
at public table, got into a vehement
dispute upon subject of which it was
quite evident both were profoundly
ignorant. A big bulldog, which had