The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1868-11-07
The AOc Of Insanity.

Would il be believed iha, any sane wa.aan
would adopt rs u fashion the Grecian ncnd-or
as il is more properly called the Collie Sioop
Yet We fad that |, was attempted a, SIra;o.a
that fashionable place 81 immortality. The posi-
ton is that Of a poodle dog, standing on his hind
legs with his fore paws before him-his tail Az
swcrng for the prO,uberanee introduced into ihc
dress. II Is firmly believed by many that Il
Fashion should decree that her voiaries should
initiate the walk Of the pOrcine order Of four.
footed animals, there would be many to follow
the Fashion. 1t is said iha, the Grecian Bend
was originated by young lady who had spine
disease. We once wrote about the "Grecian
wrgRle' the way that ladies eontrivc 10 gc,
their dress over gutter without touching IL with
their hands-bui this Is beautiful COMPARED with
the Grecian Bend. A Saratoga correspondent,
gives the following description
"ln the first place, toilet is affected, which OF
itself snficcs to turn q woman ia full dress into
caricature. The body and waist Of the dress are
remarkable in only one respect-the last Is ex-
cccdingly tight and the former rather loose at the
top and exceeding low. Il Is below the waist
that what IL monstrous in the cos,umn fret at.
tracts and then repels the eye Of man \ hoop
Of moderate dimensions, oversprcad with an
underskirt OF two, and dressof whatever fabric,
are worn. Underneath the rear Of this hoop, Just
below the waist Of the person designated, Is bound
a coil Of wire from two 10 three inches in diame-
ter which throws out and elevates the upper
portion Of the drrss behind, aud forms the ioun.
dation, so To speak, OF an exterior protuberancc
called the Pasr which, isa hustle, more OF lesse.
normous, upon which, 10 successive folds or layers
gathered up, or confined by band eneiTling the
drcss from tho stomach Of the wcarer around and
beneath, an extra skirt, reaching just below the
hips, hangs, or rather 'wobbles' 20 and FRO. The
dress has a train from four 10 six feet In length
"The posture affected In order 10 set off this
attire is called the 'Grecian Bend, a conioriion
Of the body which, as II is highly improper In H.
self end IL difficult TO describe with ptoprie,y
Iiigh.heelcd shoes dispose the wearer 10 incline
forward, and hgh.heeled CATERS are therefore
adopted by the belle OF the season She Is thus
the more readily enabled TO elevate her hips un.
naturally behind, enhancing the aspect OF the
panieT, 10 contract her stomach, and 10 form an
S.likc curvature Of her upper shape by thrust
ing out her chest, drawing back her shoulders
aud bending forward her bead. So bent and de-.
formed, the belle constrains her elbows against
her sides aud, with horizontal iorearms and III.
tie goyed hands dangling from limp wrists, tilts
painfully along. The profile Of such figure, aud
Its ungraceful gait, are rresstibly suggestive Of
a lamo kangaroo. When II is whirled and ioss-
ed about in a dance by one OF the fashionable
jnmpiug.jAeks In black broadeloth, who are here
50 numerous, aud 80 much alike that you can
hardly tel one from another, the sight--whai
with the bobbing up aud down Of The woman's
IaHisr aud the agile sidelong leaps of the jump.
lng-jack across the iloor-iS too eIasperaiingiy
ridiculous for laughter"
- young German, who made silhOuiies at
Saratoga, Of ladies afflicted With the 'Orrvlan
Bend sold quantities Of them for fify crnis each
The trade became so brisk that the ladies compell-
cd the landlord 10 drive him away from the hotels
ing by the thousand. - Codsy'' Ladys Bboi.