The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-05-06
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Tailor.
After teaching women to pasads s,sas.
selves, fashion ID now fast tending to de-
prive her Of all sentiment Of modesty. TIE
fair women Of not over rigid virtue Of IT,
RegeLcy ended by choosing shs;r dressing
maids from among their lsckets. Their
valets laced their corsets and tied theis neeie
ribbons. ..;.ea u. .-rs g. ...... .s5s.f.
But, would you believe it. now in tbs
middle Of the 10th century, we have seams
tresses wearing boards; men, real men, met,
like Zouaves who, with their heavy haAds.
take the exact measure Of the most titled
women of Paris; dress them, undress them
and make them turn before them ~ II
they were busts Of wax In q halt. .dsesees.s =,
window? ......t
You recollect, Of course, the Rue ds I.
Paix. Somewhere about there, is an Eng.
lishman who enjoys . reputation almoAt
fabulous. Il must be acknowledges that
this man has invented new art, dat ol
shaping the female figure with skill here.
tofore unknown. lie has the sacred Ore of
the scissor and the genius Of the SLOPE.
He knows to nicely where the dress should
fit closely and where it should hang loosely
He sees at the first glance at womAn's
figure what may be exposed and what must
be hidden. Providence has created him 20
invent th- law Of crinolinc and to mark the
curve Of the underskirt.
Beyond this, quite gentleman; always
close shaved, his hair curlcd, with black
nh j. eel 10 ~
finest cambria, fastened with buttons of
gold, he of8ciatex with all the gravity Of Z
diplomatist, who carries the fate of the world
in . compartment of his brain.
Whom about to st dress on oAe ef the
live lay figures Of the Chaussce d'Antin.
he brings all the powers of his mind to bear
upon the subject. With prcfoundest deli.
cacy he places the stufs, lays plat, altsss
it, sticks pin or marks with chalk the fold
that does not give satisfaction. From tims
to time he steps back, and, in order to Judge
better Of the effect from distance, he closes
his hand before his eye, looks through tAs
hole Of his opera glass, and then, with IL.
splred hand, takes Ip again the unfinished
model Of the dress on the body Of his sub.
ject. Now he plants flower here. rib
bon there, to judge better Of the general
Of the toilet Meanwhile the new
Eve, in process Of formation, motioniess
and resigned, silently permits her creator
to complete her creation. st last, when he
has moulded the silk, as il 1t we're clay, and
fashioned it according to his ideal, he seats
himself at the end Of the saloon, on sofa,
and, with his head thrown back and
stick in hand, puts them through thois
drill: ~..
Right, madam!--Shc makes a quarter
turn.
Left!-She turns the opposite way. ''''
FIOnt!-She faces the artist.
Rear!--She shows h.r rear to tho masr
ter.
It is thus that German Princess acci;.
mated at Paris executes, at the order Of
man, . complete manual. Thus he dis
misses her with sovereign gesture:--
Enough, madam. ... ...-...r,....s
| never was present at the Eleusinisn
mysteries. I only know of them through
the indiscretion Of the initiated, and this il
what a passing breeze has breathed into my
ear. | only repeat it in confidence, and
with all reserve. The bellies of Plris, woa-
der-struck at the elegant fashions Of their
pantalOon seamstress, have come to believe
that the man who makes dress so splen.
did!v, should Of course himself assist at
the toilctte-mark it with the liens stamp.
Thus Of an evening, when there is bali
at the court, or the Hotel de Vile, or re-
ception at the Palals Royal or Luxembourg,
q long file Of carriages may be seen, with
their melancholy coachmen wrapped in
their cloaks, towards seven o'clock, before
the house Of this foreign tailor. Their MIS-
tresses mount tho staircase Of the temple
of the toilette; they receive, on entering, .
number, and pass into waiting ROOM
As they can only appear one at time BE-
fore this pontif Of the pctticoat, in waiting
sometimes kept = long time. But delicate
attention Of the master Of the house haa
sought as far as possible to relieve the
fatigues of the anti-chamber A sidcboard
richly loaded, offers those kept in waiting
the positive consolation of meats and pas,
try; the ETHEREAL bellies of the saloons Of
Paris lay in good provision for the polka
by eating pate de .fois gras without stint,
and washing it down with malroisie. Thus
refreshed at the expense Of the establish.
mcnt, they support with intrepid front the
operation Of the toilette. The master ex-
pedites them one after another, and dis.
patches them rapidly. He looks, he
observes, he gives last touch, sticks pin,
and my lady has realized tho prototype Of
elegance. But like all great artists, this son
of Albion has his caprices. He dresses all
women Of course, but he prefers the round
ed forms already padded by nature. He
finds that they do more justice to his skin.
He reserves for them all the ingenious at.
tentions and fattcries Of his art. As to
those beauties Of lighter frame and less
pretension, he consents to dress them, Il 10
true, but without spirit and only as con-
scientious duty. ..-..t. ..
God forbid that should wish to cast any
disfavor on the talent Of the English artist.
and still less upon his person. He has .
profession, and he exercises it in all honor;
he has place Of business. where he seeks
to draw custom, which is his right and duty.
But what shall say Of his customcrs-of
the aristocracy Of wealth--virtuous grant
you, perhaps clothed with sancity. but still
sufficiently forgetful Of themselves and
husbands to discuss, tete,a tete, Of an even.
ing. with male mantuamakcr, the pcril0us
problem Of the lacing Of the bodice, and
to abandon to this laborer Of the vine the
power to decree sovereignty to what degree
the foliage shall conceal the fruit7 And yst
we say that England shall never reign in
France. But it docs reign precisely over
the finest flowers OF France, and at the
foot Of the column Of the Place Vendomc.
SrRINo AND AuTuxN was wont
to declare that in the autumn days, when
the leaves are changing and falling. hia
poetic genius quite deserted him, and he
could not write line. But in the spring
time, when the sap began to stir in the
trees, and all nature to revive. the life around
him thrilled his heart. though it could hard.