Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-10-30
S. M. DICKINSON, Private Secretary.
The Fashions-Short Dresses-HOops-
Hats-ClOalls. -.
From the Philadelphia Age. ]

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From the Philadelphia Age.1
On Saturday last, in consequence of the un-
ueually fine weather, Chestnut street 10 the
afternoon MAS thronged with the gayest of the
gay. Among one Of the vast aesembiages was
female enrobed in the "latest." She was
the observed Of all observers. Her dress was
scallcped around the edge, and worn over the
balmoral JOupins at length to display pretty
foot encaaed in neat kid boot. Another stylo
10 to loop tho skirt up at every seam nearly to
the knee, showing the oolored Ie.ticoat OF mo.
hair, Cashmere, or silk, trimmed either to mate
the dress or in tasteful COL trast to it, aud In
correspondence with the shade of the hat or
mantle worn. The pettlcost is short e1ough to
disclose the instep ct least. To every dress
suitable for walking, French niodistesn0R attach
little rings, through which cords are run to the
waist to join another cord, which Is drawn at
will around the Ualst when the lady prepares
to promenade, and loosened within doors, thu
allowing the dress 10 resume its original length
in the salon, .it.V ul frsll4. . ,.4so
From close observation of the young lady
alluded to, we observe that ths latest style pos
eesses one very great advantage. Tho area of
ground occupied by the female is decidedly
small, In comparison with what is required by
those who still hold on to the old fashion. The
young lady in question presented quite lean
appearance, and made her way through the
crowd with more ease than ono would readily
suppose. Unlike her cOmpaniens, when she
passed through narrow entrance she took her
drees With her, and did not leave several yards
of silk thrusting out, and probably covering the
face Of the poor unfortunate who happened to
follow after. sri9
This fashion, which has reeisled for some
years the vigorous and pertinacious assaults of
tho oaricaturiat, the old foeies and the claas of
wiseacres who keep count ofthe number of MO-
pie annually burned to death from different
causes, Of the waste perpetrated by the wearing
of useless Contributions, and such like sts,istis
cal odds aud Cnde, has at last succumbed to the
decree Of that mysterious personage who in
vents new fashions. The ladies generally are
exceedingly anxious that the hoop skirt should
continue TO be worn; for, properly fastened with
braces and suspenders, il is, by the universal
| evidence Of women, convenient, heslthful, and
much more pleasant and less atraining to the
frame than any other conirlvance Of female
"gear." With the old style Of under.ga garments
--nowit SCENE about 10 be reIutfoduoed-
tblpa bore almost the whole weightof the heavy
clothing worn BY women. The strain was
placed upon the weakest and most easily injured
| part Va hu9bJ1y pnu Witu uum6fpud evil results,
40 any physicisn will testify. Moreover, the
booped-skirt 10 cool in summer, and 10 winter
weight Of clothing can be worn with IL which
would be painful and Injurious II worn without.
The ladies', no doubt, win resist the Innovation
of foolish fashion which attempts TO reduce
them once more to bondage they have 70,
some years escaped.
Another of the latest introductlons are the
hats which are so generally worn this summer
land autumn by women. Nothing 80, graceful
has decorated she heads Of our women for manl
years, and nothing more tit can be devised Il
answer ell the uses of Q head covering. Tn,
hat shades the eye from the glare OF the sun
while the bonnet does not; 10 leaves the bael
lof the held aud heck bare and cool, while tn
bonnet, with its absurd oape, carefully cover
these parts; and lastly, IL can bs put on an
taken of without the necessity Of q special q
arrangement Of the hair. In fact the bonne
Of the present day may be called mieshape
hat, and 90 the fashientequires the form Of th
first 10 be different esphfeeesob, why not stjd
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2 From the New York Sunday 1imss.f-A
ltia NOT top much 10 say that the pretty peript