East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1866-04-04
Children Bedizeped.

The following pungent suggestions
from the New York Round Table CON-
mend themselves to the attention of
all who have not determined entirely
to forego.t the exercise of common sense
in the matter Of children's costumes:
Among the extravagances which cetainly en-
title our country and period TO some distinction,
the present fashion Of childs attire is very con-
spieuous MOTTO say glaring. Whether Paris is
nnswerable for the extraordinary figures Of child
life that meet the eye at every turn, or whether
the thing is Of the native mushroom growth and
Of shoddy born, we are unable positively TO affirm
At any rate, the subject is n racy one for the
pencil of the caricaturst, only, alasl we have no
first-class comic paper as u medium for dissent
mating the grotesque record, Besides, color has
so much to do with the cherished Chi6ons Of the
juveniles now that nothing short of chrome -litho-
graphy would do justice to the subject, which
would fall far short Of the reality even in the
black and white treatment CT Pinch's corps du
crdyon.
Not many days ago we took the liberty Of COM
pling inventory Of the clothing ind accessories
sported by young lady Of the mature age Of
six or whereabouts, who dispensed much local
color To the ssopery OF fashionable avenue,
accompanied by her bonnie. The shortness and
expansive character af .h- -Li.. ---.- ~ sis's
young perso impaired TO her the gene mi APP
pearance of n ballet-danccr ms one Of those
evolutionary artistes appears when executing
pir0uefte. The expensive lace frill Of the pan
talettes descended no lower than TO just kiss the
top OF the long white stocking somewhere 10 the
region Of the knee. The skirt, which was white.
was adorned with much elaborate flutns In blue
ribbon. Over this was worn q little velvet cloak
a. -. -.
much yard, and all the margins Of this were
studded thckly with small silver buttons. On
the fair head Of the young persen under notice
there sat, jauntily, white jockey hat trimmed
with streamers of blue ribbon and surmounted
with white ostrich plume. Boots of bright yer
million hue encased the feet Of this favored child
Her parasol was OF white silk, lined and tag ed
with tho same in tcaret aud she was provided
with little pocket handkerchief Of (which the
lace might have been worth about $40 The hair
of the child was haxen, and wonld have been
beautiful had il not been crimped painfully over
cushions or wads. She had jewelsd rings in her
little white ears, and she drew off one tiny
tan-co orcd Jouyn glove, VIC could see that her
little white fingers were be-jeweled also This
Is correct description Of the article under notice.
so far as our memory serves us. II is not IN
exceptional instance We have taken IL Mt ran.
dom, and its reretitious 10 be seen on all our
fashionable avcnues-all different, perhaps, but
al marked by the same extravaganza Of cut and
color Of garb. 1i
Viewing' such objects ms these--and the little
boys are If possible than the little girls in
their extravagant Interchangeable grave aues.
ton arises rs TO how the mind Of tho rising
generation is likely 20 be influenced by the
idiotic frppery on which it is taught to DWELL
In the matter Of taste, even the consideration is
n very serious one, 1t Is by early associations
that taste Is, for the NEST part, formed The
spangelcd Juvenile OF the circus grows up TO be a
spangeled clown. Simplicity has been reckoned
as an element inseparable from republics; but
that is an idea Of the past, and in the extrava-
gance that has taken its place, there is vista Of
much future trouble. We sonnet lines think that
there may be sucha case as too much civilization,
and, really, ut this period the extremes appear
as " they were about 10 meet
The turn for frippery is marked charncteris-
| tic Of man In n savage state, and we really seem
to be coming round to that point Of tho circle
when tsttooing our little children, and putting
rings in their noses and bars Of iignum rifoe
through their uuder lips. will be quite the thing
and when Tom Fool will be king, and shall have
his own again.