Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1861-02-19
MISCELLANEOUS READING.

requires it. 1t is not necessary, however, for
any lady to hold her dress with her hands,
to keep it out of the mud. The English wo.
man, says the European writer, understand
these things better than We. 60 out walking
in rain and mud, wearing long dresses and,
without taking their hands from their muffs.
come home with the clothing as cleanly
as when they started out. How do they do
it? They wear skirts that do not reach low
er than the ankle; short enough in fact, to
keep clear of the mud without any lifting
The dress is worn long, but is looped up
when the lady is in the street. The loops
are a late invention, and are now the fashi
in Great Britain. A woman who should 90
out in muddy weather without them would
There is belt Of black ribbon three
quarters of an inch wide and long enough to
20 around the lady's whist, with hook
at one end and an eye at the other, as fast
enipg; piece ofthe same kind Of ribbon,
three yards long is attached to the end and
the middle of the belt. The belt is now put
on with the hook and eyein front; and hang
ing down on each side is loop of black rib
bon, three quarters of yard long. When
the lady is about to 60 out, she puts on her
belt, and puts part of the lower portion of
her dress through each loop, which is thus
raised into four festoons, and all OF 1t ls
above the lower edge Of the petticnat. She
then walks out with her hands free, her dress
clean, aud her conscience at ease; and II she
wishes to enter a house, she can take her
dress out of the loops in an instant. The
louped dress is not only clean but graceful,
and it shows a white petite at. one Of the
most beautiful articles of ladies' apparel, 10
much advantage. In England, however, a
white pettcoat is not considered indispen-
sable: on the Contrary, scarlet woolen petit
cuats are much worn by rhe most fashion,
ube pc pile, as also ere rel wnolen Stockings.
Indeed, the white cotton Stockings are the
exception, and not the rule for Lond'n wear
in winter. Wool is ordinarily worn, some
times scarlet, or scarlet with black stripes,
or plaid with variety of c"lors. And then.
the shoes are not nf thin cloth with paper
soleS, but Ba!mDral boots, with heavy uppers
and hck sples, lacing un in fr,nt, as ifthey
were made for beings Of FISH and blood bred
on r. ast beef, and good for real service,
hard work, sturdy health aud long life
Our American women are too much IN the
habit Of following bad fashions, and neglect
ing good ones. IF they will just adopt the
healthful practises as we'll as the expensive
,uxuries # European arlstncracy, 1t Will be
far Aet,er, as we'll as more creditable to
them. We are glad TO see, b. .wever, that p
correct taste is being exercised fy our ladies'.
they study health and inf 'rt more than
the fashions. and we may expect to see them
a. r sy-cheekcd and robust ns any of our
English cou,ins.-Home Journal.
ELIZABETH AND THE QUEEN Scors.-We
TAX tn filnwlns from the f'rthcum'ng
vrlumes Of Mr.. Motley's new work, 'The
United Netherlands
Yer, although display of sublime virtue,
such as the world has rarely seea, was not
10 be expected, it was reasonable to look for
honest and royal dealing, from great sover-
eign, brought at last face to face with
great event. The great cause" demanded
great, straightforward blow. 1t was obvi-
Gus, however, that it would be difficult, in
the midst of the tragedy and the comedy, for
the Netherland business to come fairly before
her Majesty. Touching the Law Country
causes" said Leicester, very little is done
vet, by reason of the continued business VIC
have had about the Queen of Scots matters.
All the speech have had with her Majesty
hitherto touching those causes hath been
but private" Walsingham, longing for re-
tirement, not only on account of "his infinite
grief for the death of Sir Philip Sidney,
which hath been the cause" he said, 'that
have ever since betaken myself into solitar!-
ness, and Withdrawn from public affairs"
but also by reason Of the perverseness and
difficulty manifested in the gravest affairs by
the sovereign he So faithfully served, sen.
information, that, notwithstanding the arrl'
val of some Of the States deputies Leicester
was persuading her Majesty to proceed first
in the great cause "Certain principal per-
sons, chosen as committees" he said, "of
both Houses are sent as humble suitors to
her Majesty to desire that she would be
pleased to give order for the execution OF the
Scottish Queen. Her Majesty made answer
that she was loath to proceed in 80 violent
course against the said Queen as the taking
away Of her life, and therefore prayed them
to think Of some other way which might be
for her own and their safety. They replied,
no other way but her execution. Her Ma
iesty though she yielded no answer to this
their latter reply, is contented to give order
that the proclamation be published and so
also it is hoped that she will be moved by
this their earnest instance to proceed to tho
thorough ending of the cause"
And so the cause went slowly en- to it's
thorough ending. And when "no other way"
could be thought of but to take Marys lite.
and wien "no other way" of taking that life
could be "deyised," at Elizabeth's suggestion.
except by public execution, when none of
the gentlemen "of the association" nor
Paulet, nor Drury--how skillfully soeyer
their "pulses had been felt" by El;zabeth's
command-would commit assassination to
serve O Queen who was capable OF Furnishing
them afterwards for the murder, the great
cause Game to its inevitable conclusion, and
Mary Stuart was executed by command Of
Elizabeth Tudor. The world may continue
t, differ as to the necessity of the execution.
but it has long since pronounced unani-
nous virdict as to the respective display Of
royal dignity by the two Queens upon that
great occasion.
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