Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-03-22

MODERN CITY FASHIONS r..e 'mea
Journal is scandalized at what 1T calls TIE
Indecencles of Modern City Fashions. Ihe
editor says:
"a few weeks ago, on muddy day, we sa"
what in the distance resembled poor Ueriliah
peasant woman, with her short pettc0at laii-
Ing somewhat below the knee. (lheree ,, Is
nothing immodest In that peasant dress. The
German peasant walks with her ank les ex-
posed, but there is no illusory pretense OF cover,
ing them The poor creature we saw seemed
70 he sucb an one, with huge clothes line
strung around her, on a frame, on WHICH she
seemed to be carrying various gGWgaW dresses
for different people.
She seemed to be the humble errand gill OF a
drcssmaker's establishment On passing her
we noticed that she was sailing along with the
idea that the dresses hanging around her
shoulders were her own, and she looked as
modest and unconcerned as if she were really
deccntIy covered Speaking OF it TO those
more an fat in such matters, we found that
such kind of dress is call the rage" for some
time past Its effected on purpose, by haV-
ing hoops made with shark and stiff curve
at the foot, that will tilt the dress above, and
expose the legs to the knee. Another pro
eress'' keeps pace with 1t.
L
rarely believe anything we see in them. A
very truthful woman, however, living in the
country came to town last week, and told a
near friend Of ours that she had tried to get
corset made, but was told it could not be done
under two weeks, because all hands in the large
establishment she visited were engaged in
making false calves for ''ladcs who wear the
tilring hoops!
On last Sunday, walking home from church
through several fashionable streets, we noticed
women walking with fitting skirts from where
they had been pretending to say their prayers
anG on all the corners, and on Motel fronts we
saw rows Of wel-drc .sed tiack guards, standing,
observing and laughing, and commenting on
what these women were exhibiting.
TRIcuIN0sIs IN New YoRN.-Thc World
states that the report Of ''trchnosis' having
made its appearance III the pork establishments
Of this city is but too we'll founded-ln part
proof of which it adds:
LAS proof of The authenticity Of the report,
no fewer than eight pork butchers in Washing
ton and Fulton markets have discontinued fur
taer purchases and have entered instead into
the beef and mutton business. Such was the
credibity attached to the report that pork has
decreased in price during the last week, about
four cents en- the s,onnd
The best method Of detecting the presence Of
The rricninn in pork is by closely examining
thin Sizes, cut ongitudina!y. not transycrseIy,
with a good microscope 1t is more difficult to
perceive the worms in sall>agcs, owing to the
resemblance they bear TO many OF he grlsiy
sllf.st uces used IN the manufacture OF this
species Of f.od The trachin@, which fund
and submitted tn the a~ti"n OF hFdlochionc
acid may be then full examined They are
| then perceived t. be entirely dllt'rcnt from,
and much smaller than meat maggots; which
c nothing more thpn the production OF the
! luryN Of III :.
The tl:chn2e may be destroyed by keeping
Sausages which have been well smoked for u
lonc time unused and exposing them in the in
| term to severe cold.
| The Alexandria Gazette, last week. reached
Us six days after date: considerably enlarged
add otherwise improved in appearance. The
Gazette is one OF the best exchanges on OR
list, and we hal with satisfa Nion this renewed
evidence of prosperity, which it certainly de
serves. We would suggest tn our Alexandria
cot,mporarics however, hat they endeavor to
favor Us With IL mail at Least once week. We
have Il daily mail to Lcesburg via Pr. Rocks
and tri-weckly mail directly from that CITY:
and yet We are frcQucntIya whole week with
ont paper. One week ago to-day this is
Tuesday, We received four copies Of the Ga
9rtte, and we have had none sincc. Who's
Elnlt is it?-Loulou0 Mirror.
Not ours. The package for Leesburg is
deposited in the P O. in his place ere,y ecep
iug The receipt Of four numbers of the pa
per by one mail, shows that the f$ut is with
the mail, somewhere Or somehow Certain it
is, that such a state of things ought not to be
allowed to exist an hour 1t works to our
great injury We cannot account for such
constant Irregularities, as are shown by the
above extract. Whose faults t?'-we repeat.