Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1868-10-02
ssThe Grecian Bend" !"

The latest s'agony" in the fashionable
world is the "pannier" which seems to
have created no little ''bustle" among the
fashionable young ladies of our usually
quiet city. The pannier is a new thing.
It is, we believe, .rump" invention,
gotten up expressly and for no other pur-
pose than to assist ladies in getting their
s'back up" We had curiosity enough to
examine one ofthese '.infernal machines. "
1T is made If linen, and stuffed with moss,
cotton or hair, and padded 50 as TO rest
easy, like saddle blanket on a sore-back-
ed horse. It is about 16 inches long one
way and about 8 or 10 inches the other,
and some are thicker than others, With
two tapes attached to tie them about the
body, as you would saddle on a horse. !.
One of these panniers attached to young
lady, together with the new style Of dress,
is what gives them the appearance of hav-
| ing the "Grecian bend !" Ifthere is COM
fort in these new-fangled concerns we
'.can't see it;" but we suppose, as they
are fashionable, that young ladies will
grin and bear it, :" and sutject'themselves
to all kinds of ludicrous remarks on ac-
count of the .'Grecian bend" their bodies
will be subjected to. sat1'd % dtEa sss9.zi
These'tpanniersp will makesome young
ladies' look rather forward, !" in fact, lean
that way. They appear as if they had
eaten an overdose Of green apples and
buttermilk, and were suffering from fear
full attack of cholic. with aslight touch of
toothache and an inklingdof dyspepsia. =: =
The "Grecian bend, "we suppose, will be
all the '"go," for awhile. at least, and we
hope will not. be carried to such extremes
as will make our handsome young ladies'
look as if they had been to a boarding
school for six months, and fed on nothing
but dried apples and hot water. SAh =!
young ladies, what next? "sS s5ons5l"a
y They said you wore your dresses short
&C., To show your pretty feet; ti.. q & .esa
You wore no wells or bonnets large, ..s.,,
s.' To hide your faces sweet; VIZ
.y-s And now, because Dame Fashion chose I
/ y A Pannier to you send;'c Asa=zs s33a
~sr,T They say you stoop like your grandmlas,
And call it tiGrecian bend.!,yg y
5z@a - How Voters are Made. seg. .,..>, :,
The following is the process Of making
voters Or ccnferring the franchise on the
colored citizens Of African decent, in New
IOrleans 4''-g - -'e -
Register What is your name? :
i Colored Citizen-My name is Caesar,
boss. ~ '-' 80 1+f - " .:.,.",.+- -, =,
| Register-What is your other name?
Colored Citizen Well, boss. dey didn'l
glib me my odder name. but old massa's
name was Grandson, and I 'spose I must
hab his name now. 60
i Register-Did you ever hold an office
under the United States or under the State
ofsLouisiana?R ,gaaA ssfSii5 s1a19is.-saJ
j Colored Citizep9-Ya ah.s yah well ; yes,
boss; | sweeps out an assurance office an
lawyers office. s.o.., .,...-r ;; sszk
Register-Did you ever give aid or
comfort to the Confederate States?
Colored Citizen-I' didn't glib muffin,
case I didn't hab hufin to gib.ozG 9fst 10
Register-Did you ever serve in the
federal or the rebel army ?sq:sysq1gzrf ae
Colored Citizen-Well,, boss, / didn't
serve in neifer !, but de Yankees want to
take me to make brefworks for 'em, 30 /
went to cook for de rebs91 tas5Il Z4ov 2d5
Register you gavethem aid and
comfort, didn't you? slnas8 q; ,,a-7sz.,,
-Colored Citizen--Why no boss ; dey
glib me all de aid and comfort, fof if il
was not for dem I'd been dead 3niggei
long ago. a9ascas tGL ii2j al G0fssI
i Registcr-Swcar him in. .'.i.:r il