Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-11-18
TIL EVENING NEWS
The .sGrecInn Bend"

This latest and most aggravating
fashionable folly so prevalent among the
heightened ndNmbitious ladies Of the
large cities Of the East, and even in
San Francisco, we are happy to say
has not extended with its epidemic in
fuence to Gold Hill. A modified case
Of Grecian Bend did make its appear
auce at Virginia last Sunday afternoon.
1t passed up South c street, and even
what little Of it there Was attracted
the attention Of all the wondering men,
women, boys and girls AS it passed
along. A whole train Of camels, heav-
lily packed with baby carriages, would
have caused less commotiou and eurios-
ity. A full rugged bender, with ''pan-
nier" and style all complete, would
doubtless cause q general stampede
among the unsophisticated HOMETOWN
ers, unless il was introduced gently and
by slow degrees. The Grecian Bend is
said to have originated with, or some-
how proceeded from the Black
Crook" A still later thing in the
fashionable world, however, is the
"Theban Twist" which bids fair to
even throw the sbsurdity Of the Grecian
Bend into the shade entirely. A New
York correspondent thus speaks OF it
Imagine a twist attached to the
bend and then consider, il you can,
the classicality of the present enormity.
The Grecian Bend vas bad enough, and
we were so ~good-natured rs to even toll
crate our young ladies transforming
themselves into movable triangles and
animated corkserews, but the addition
of the Theban Twist will, | predict,
call forth q general remons,rance from
the entire community Of m%asculinity.
The gaiter heels have even been rem
dsred more pointed, in order TO afford
the fair votary an opportunity to swing
and wriggle herself in her walk in a
manner which puts one in mind OF an
intoxicated Hottentot on a crinollne
bender" Yet after NIL, the ladies, dear
creatures, are really considerate. Al
though men are eternally ridiculing
their queer vagaries and ridiculous
whims in the matter Of drcss-their
hoops, crinoline, bustles, palpitators,
chignons, waterfalls and all that sort OF
thing-yet, bless them, they never re.
taliate on the men, although they
could il they chose. They may
be too much p~reoceupied with
their own fashionable arrangements
and distortions to notice partic-
ularly the funny little hats, garro,e col
lars, and b~ob-tailed coats OF the gentle
men. A San Francisco exchange asks
why they do not retort on man by
pointing out the concealed shinbone
curve often made so fearfully apparent
by the present fashion Of tight panta-
looms. Daily, cases of this deformity
are with ~impuuity displayed on Mont
gomery street, and yet the exhibitors
march along with as much indifference
as il their calves rivaled IN dimensions
those of Forrest or-Parepa-Rosa's.'
The "shinboue curve certainly is not
peculiar to the latitude Of San Francis
CO, BY any means. Cases Of it are very
frequently to be seen in Virginia and
Gold Hill, especially among the stock
brokers, clerks Of mining companies,
dry goods aud drug store clerks, and
other fashionable bucks. The " Com
stock roll' is nothing new in this sec
ton. This is the high-headed, straight
backed, pDt-bellied, lordly swagger as
sumed by those who W numerous feet
in q dividend paying mine, especially
when stocks are up. The Dundreary
shuttle" is the brisk dodge past land
lords, laundrymen, and other trouble
some creditors, assumed by this latter
class when stocks are down and assess
ments leVid.