Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-11-27
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Paris Fsshions-Dress Bonnets and Ball Room
,s.t Head Dress.
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The hat la Marie Stuart is the latest nov
altv% 1t is more than hat. It is sign aud
Alag. From the points'ot this new hat are
Going to spring up and flourish whole rows of
nro,tv little baubIes The construction Of a
bonnet differs from that Of house. 1t is the
summit Of the soilet, which is its base. Given
tbe head dress tht rest follows naturally
"Giye me-" said Balzac, "a new bonnet,and l
will make you a new costume, ~. Tor, ,tti.,
| will tell you, too, what is gong to be the
latest thing in head dresses. Last summer at
the sea shore, ladies' in coming from their
hath, suffered their hair to float over their
shoulders This fashion of drying tbs hair
had great success. At first the hair was
worn loose until breakfast time, then it was lett
to float ill dinner, and finally, as ttte halr did
not seem to dry when the dauclng hours ap-
proached. the hair was floating still. Many
ladies' opposed this innovation and protested
against sweeping the floor with the ends Of
their locks. But the Ewes persisted and car.
red the day, Castings at the same time, a shade
Of suspicion on he braid, and plaits Of their
opponents At present there is talk Of i'm
porting this fashion, sprung like Venus from
the foam of the sea, into the ball rooms OF
Paris If it succeed 50 well at Dieppe aud
at Trouville, why not in the saloons of the
Chau<see D'Antin and of the. faubourg st.
HDnore ?? I,}i.I 4 y aoalsE
Besides, this mode of flowing hair is not
new. The Paricians once wore it at Venice
at the feast of the Ascension, when the Doge
weddrd the sea. A Venetian noblewoman had
such long bair that to keep it from trailing as
she stepped from her gondola to her palas,
page, few steps in the rear, held 1t up like the
train of robe. When she appeared, says the
chrouicer, the crowd of admirers which
gathered round her resembled q mob. More
than once she had to be protected by the ma
gistrates from her adorers.
This fashion made the fortune of the per
tuners Every day vials of extracts were
poured upon the hair, which gave 1t such
lustre that each lock shnne like polished mir
ror. Creams, pomades, oils and marvellous
eixirs were made by the Guerlains of the SIX
tcenth century aud sold at fabulous prices,
CASE OF INTEREST TIN the Circuit Court
yesterday, a very important case was argued,
upon the decision OF which several others de-
pend. Iudeei, the pr'ncipl in issue is one Of
ye'y general interes, and moment These arc
two suits, one, brought by Lawrence, Myers,
& Go. VS.. Sam Boyd, of this city-the other
by Eggrrton, Rngers aud Hatch, VS.. John &.
Msem, also Of shis city-to recover tie interest
@bich accumulated during the war, on a debt
cautrart-d before the war The plaintiffs are
all residents Of Northern States, and were so
during rhe war. Capt Chas. NJ. Blsckferd
admitted tha; interest was due up to the In
ceprion IF hostiIitirs, but he d that after that
ptriod he principal could not be paid, and
that therefore, no consideration ought to enure
for forbearance which was compulsory.
Able aud elaborate arguments were read
both by CAPT Blackford. who represented the
defence, and by Gngg;n 4 kcan, who appear
ed for the plaintiffs The Court took their
Written arguments 10 con'lder them more fully
-Lynch0urg hepa0Ac0N.
4 PRIZE FIGHTER IN THE BRITISH PAnLIA-
NEST. Years ago, in England, lived a tori
GUS cha'ac'er named James Gull " public
prize fighter, who, in many a fair aud square
sandu fight, gained many friends among he
nobility and the fancy . Having made sOme
MONEY, he opened .hell' in Janes, street,
L'ndon, within a few doors. of Plccadllty.-
here his acquaintance with the nobllys ex-
tended. and he next loomeds up,a patron of
The turf, and elhowed his way into t'good
society at Doncaster, where he came near
carrying of the, St. Leger stakes from the
noln'iuus Earl Jersey. From The race course
a. ! D'ncaster. was. but a step into the. British
House of Commons, where James GuIIey,
Esq, figured as member Tor the borough of
5SITla'e esborough. .. So, the election Of John
Mvrrl>sey to Congress has not only precedent,
Eat his previous history is almost parallel with
'aat lat Ut the pugistic VI. 2. as"s@s +. .H,.s -.
GAsEs FROM LAMPS Many persons who
US use Kerosene or coal oil lamps are in the habit
sAen going to red, or leaving the room for a
ame OF turning the wick down low, in order
" ave t'ltir of the consumption Of oil. The
{EVis.qucnce Is thar the air OF the room soon
useumes vitiated by the auuconsumed oil
iisporS, by the gas produced by com
s'3, vuston, and also by the minute particles o!
,SoSe ,Se and SCOT VIII ch are thrown off. Air
~. .'us poisoned is deleterious in its effects, and
;" %c 1onder is that persons are not fatally in
;;;'sQ \; oy breathing It,; Irritation and il,hamua
".l "l OF the throat and lungs, headache, dzz!-
w. ssS 'nd nausea are among its more immedl-
3SoulS.
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