, 1869-07-18
FASHION.
The " Mist rable Woman."
Movement Among the Mo-
dlstes,
. Loves. Of Dresses,
The Latest Thing in Hair.


vurn1sa.
Iounging In the waiting. room OF fashionable
taoditte, tie other morning, overheard q lady
noted for her wealth and position my, "We no
sooner get new and elegant style than It Is
monopolzed BY those miserable Eomen,r A
whole volume on socialism and caste lay IN the
brief sentence commenced with that sacred VT
! looked At her as she WEE bowed out by the otse-
Qutous attendant and saw = fair, nasronly woman,
| nagutdceufl} dressed, with that hauEhty cure to
hef ~a3eh chin that Is Ieglbe Inscription to a
reader or character, / did cot know that
sac AFed In ElaaS house or had any vices 50
beautifully gilded as to be attractive 10 the eyes OF
virtue; but thought rnat, for one WHO stood so
broadly IN the sunlight OF this ltlc, She had but
little charity fot those In the shndow. 'Mtse1able
| women indeed they are, and noue know 1t 40
| thoroughly, OF feel II go heavily, Is themselves;
but why for this soc.a1 ostraclsm shonld their
Christian sisters deny them the goodlJ raluent Of
life alone she had nonc." Is written OF her
| who Of AL Others in this Wea1J, wicked world
should hive hone-should have silk attire and
| gold and peaEls; and the amber vine OF LIE, IN
| whose drcE8 lies the bitterness Of death-she who
haa no hopes beJond-whom no priest can be
! found 70 assoil-who Ia banned By Church and
Etate-in whose breast 1ankles he'll Of more acute
| torment than good Dr. Walts ever prcached-
she not to have the richest and fatrest Of this
worlds gpodsI Obi ~hat mc1rlle2s satire, when
hands Ike Jouss have shut' the doora OF Hcaren
and barred them on het. It IL Jou, my friend, who
have stolen her stylesr who aspire to know Christ
| In your heart aud serve the devil In
your dress; for there Il an evil,
liceutousness In the sppare1 Of hundreds Of NO
men Kho arc pura In their lIea which to others
n min
yes; but women none tho less, with human hearts
and kindly instincts and immortal sou1s, which
Jou probe with such c,uel acurnl Women who Of
all otneIs should have home and shelter, II only
for the sake Of Him who said, 'sScisher do con-
denn thee; 60 and sin no more" Why, there arc
women In this very city who elect themselves
champions OF their SEX and turn the!r lives topsJ
turyJ, hunting for mission TO elevate woman,
Who wouldn't let 8 Hagdalen sit on their door
steps, and turn purple with pIoas indignation u
one asks them how she can earn an honest living
Who, Ignoring the temptation Incident 10 all, the
sequences, perhaps, Of d childhood uncarcd for
condemn them unhcard as sinnc1s Of the deepest
dye, forgetting that
"T0 step aside Is huual.''
We sec their tln written upon them In luminous
characters, but ne do not sec tho anguish, the re-
pe1tAnce within, when they cannot turn to como
back, t0I fear Of The very good people who bar The
way. It ls hnm1n to CIT, bpt divine 10 forgive |
Was thesu ever more loving sermon for the Mag
daleu than this, elnce lie Ayod I
"If sny WOMAN Of us sl1- |
B.iyIs d: a Ta;d .Soaid sid iss psuse md fiji,
And with hrF long hair wipe I4Is f.vt-
vAow WnIinsly : oald elasp hsF h.ad-
IT, sathrs Up the twce-blctt sts.ndat
slew eagerly with her would change
Our 1tte Innocence. nor bred
Gouid we Out aiea a.a eIaiaa I'll that aeea !"
With MI OF which fashion has something to do.
The simple announcement TINT the beautiful En-
press OF tho French Ia coming 10 America has set
the DIT goods business IN natter, ana, while |
merchants pray for It In the couuttng-soom, tho
cie1ks discuss Its probabilities behind the 3ar1-
stick, for 1t wilt be having the Queen Of Faahlon
among N In p1epria persuna Court costumes,
however, will nardly be accessible 10 democratic
bat, since French patterns only become
perfect when America nl7ed, we may anticipate |
great rcmodellmg Of Eageaie's styheA-s
Two Of cur lending mllltne1s leave this e1sy for
Parts On the inst Of next month. Ono ts native
Farsitn1t; the other IN American lady Of taste and
culture. They wlu Import q complete assortment
If French ribbons, taces, bonnets sud other Ft[u-
Ibes to submit 70 the fashionable ladies' Of Chi
ago.
one would suppose that during these close, hos |
lays, dreszuaHtng xuuld be at stand-atu., and
be poor pals apprentices would be lettering among
he clover btsOma OF the country, oblVfons to the
trudgeEJ Of sewing md basstng: but there they !.
LAY, In dreaf5 back rooms, Trying hard 10 Keep !.
1mmet In their henrta aud On their cheeks, and | !
rearing ont IN The effort; with aching spines aud
oat1acted chests, and lots OF worK 10 90; hurry,
uyry, from morning to night, for Strangers, and l
fofEy, wo1y, frum morning to Night, for them |
elves, sending forth beautiful creatures OF taste
nd skll, that might well be luminous with the | Il
loom from their Owl youpg lives, Which 60 with
hem, but which soon palpitata with the hopes
nra y,Y I'm Inv Il ~,1n |
ucccssinl effort. From among many OF those tr1- ,
mphs Of an, have noted \ few which were so q
ipestlJ beautiful IN their newness Of rnIsh aud
lateral, that it would Indeed b. IN ascetic who
Guild pass them By unnoyed
NO l, JAFASE5E SIX, =,
ns light silver gray walking skirt with npunca !,
taduated from within ELK inches Of the wa!st. j
here It commcnced On each side breadth, md C.
ecADe quarter Of yard deep on the hack u
rendtns It was bound IN satln OF tho aame shade: y
aust platu, trimmed 6quate-necf, with folds Of Il
le Earp, Skeleton wrap. This WIS travelling CT
ress for bride, and WNs Of the most deIlcale
,ilettcs Of The season- .,
Another dress for the same person was Il
NO. 2, LAVENDER s11K, p
It'll 4 deep fuunce Of point applique Lace The | g
mist Of this dtcss was cnt out square In the neck
'front.' and low behpd, to wear orer u lace under -
,hu- The AhAde OF this silk was e1quiaIke-&hat b.
lie, frosty lavender that, turned ono way to tho
,ht, Ia almost pearl color, and again Is deep se
rh purple. The Hleeys 0! this drcss WIS coat :.
'npc, with fall Of tho lace over the Chow n
Jle much In vogue now, and giving somewhat ht
&c eject OF drnperJ hleeye. a.
10. 3, WHITE rERCALK, ~ =.
as trimmed on the skift win bias bands Of tho an
me, rut on dIagonaly, through which pink st
bbou, f1ugcr wide, MAS ruu. The waist trimmed en
the Rame why with na1Tuwer ribbon While {,
ppers with ptnk rusettes, completed this ioI- hi
tie, II
70. I WAS 4 NooH-os -1T1E.LAKE sILK, AZ
mined with folds Of Fatn, shade, put On ~ ~
M elaboration Of points and thread lace, Of m 20
l7usftely fne qualify. Tnls dress WAS az serene hi
II, ctastc the color It was named, AMI was at'
ale for fashionable lady In Waukcgnn. -
NJ. WAS AN INDIA MILL, e,f
fine and fairy like as q robweh II H1s n ado | pr
1th nounce threc-1uartcrs Of n yarl deep ami =.
imposed entirely Of rufla AMI tucks with two ~ ~
l1row rulllcs nt the bottom ctige,1 with nafrow n
a1enciefnes lace This Nas set on The akirt With E
staua.up hehiinR ot valencicnnes, nuteh. | -
lure this on the skirt. twenty fire tucks. NJ e., e.
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ststnr ami tuchA The hnttrm Of this Ynkr raa | ih
''shra With lare similar to That the rest Of tie D.,
ess, bhlt wider, nj tiN yar,i. a coat seare ~ u
III 'Ccp rutr Ut the null over tho etuw, estrr1 H.
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