, 1869-04-04
THE ART OF DRESSING,


Esyle In American, EnEl42h A00
Frpuch Womens i
1tis no lew thing to hezr Il sd Ahroad ~ taAt'
En&3ikhwpMcU have bad t2s$e In dress- IL Nou1a,
q cou5se, be easy y meet the sase5t1on Wlm ~.
uEuallJ ndzult thai, though the charge maj BE- e1-
aggrIated. It Is not aNFAJh o. entirely without
sss q tSs1 % eens
1ew DEGREES remored rom barbarh1n Americans
Ase fond Of dec!artng thu. IN no osAE ooonty u |
Be 20 - n TIL solae i PIX Il tnese esicisna
nay fahtJ be set doun 70 aucetatlon oF to rataonA
pEs1acsesa p .1d msy aiso b. saa Ut yfenea s:,
RnEtshW oHen have no a1nbitlon to outshnna tlem.
Making sarEe Allowances FOR these couk1deRaons,
matter Of tact, the great majority OF French q
American women do NO. orer-drcsa, for theg asa
sTe. sz 1tS 4
n properly brought p 5oaas ades. but aeisnaf
women, many OF whom dress .eheaplY and yet
afwaJx look sprnea and becoming The
boess h TILT
a*Ay look 20 eumnou among ,our own poor. In
France Or America tho csasa corresponding 70 our
ru1e, than EnglIsh1oneen. There arr doubtless
drsss .'th tnsenp,;slae = asaaee "a Judgment
London, and zee VIA, lind Of d d1css e every woman
haPpe9s e e pr 2 i ss md
Broadway, and notice the characteristic EtJie OF
dress N each city. It viii be found that an I'M
me1se proportion OF women In Paris nal New
York look tidy and neat, while Of our OWE sount1y-
! Wontn The larger number Eeem deficient either N
45s n for n npps
Which would ioof very we'll oe Nay Dsy Queen
rulc, the dress q The poor matches the sqoaloF
of their lot And even wealth does not sare sons
women ,sa mon being dowd,es :, ,...o ,,,, ,,,-
parsons would honestly preier the style Of the most
caselcas- Enst1saxomsn 70 that Of The neasess
ahte In green bonnet with blue riooons, or ye1-
low drcss with red EtnreA 6uch persons will Ger
ta,ny rot aSis tnss the1s y sny1n,ns TO b In
contesting their vlaws, we may state some causes
which II tines appear TO render perfecnun in
p It r. sa1na at oten
.check Engishwonen from arsillng themselves Of
| lElnrentions in dre8z II taller VINO has won the
conudcncc Of hts customers tnyeuss new cut fer
coat or alters the AhaDe OF trouser there L. sell
| dom any hesttauon In adopting his ideaA Men
have no fear Of being taken for something worse
| new fashion But women sometimes take Ii into
their heads 10 resist really good iashlon. They
pedaiy m dread % ts se,ns made q 0 resemsie en s
shnse qnestionaole peFsons who can
70! sSsd e,n t. a,,psnss s1n ~ .,s.o-
quent,, Alway1 take carr to dress ~eal Tnls
cas1 are sure 10 get tho newest faahion, knd the
\ family, adopts It when It has been made COM
mon. Short dEcsseA, or "costnnea," as they are
sometimes called received this Kind Of Treatment
| When they trbs Mnde helF appearance In the
streets Of London the 9rtt1sh maiIon looked upon
the wearers with the auperigrttJ uf cOu2cioua Tf-
12S s S9s1asa IN % Il aa %e uae ' = sass
| II her husband YVES Walking with her, his boots
| were trasH1ed BY unddJ train, and his anger was
ktudled within him by noticing the number Of
times his wifes dress WIS trodden npon- Tho
America: but nere Il was called "fnst,n and 4
better than she should be- Now they arc IN al
most universal use They are convenient, pretty,
nomenti Il is raIe to see woman ia II our street,
With long dress o.. Consequently, We already
hear Of change Of fAshiou In Francs.
| But reluctance to adopt new fashions Il not n1-
why's the explanation OF the Circumstance 70 which
We have called attention, for Eugliahworuen some-
times jump Into French nilllnet's arms With IN
| wise precipitation. The curious '4pannlefa" " noH
n voEne-the revival OF an old style Of dress
| have been adopted almost without d struggle.
now comes out with an unnatural protuberance tn
There Il no discrimination exercised In odapttng
women who could bear the addition Of hump
dngssAsrr without looking all the rorse for It. The
slim damsel may be able 10 add triho or two Of
| the lind here and there without great dctriIueat
% her personal appearance, Int for Woman Of
ftum twelve to eighteen stone to assnne the .3rs-
ctan bend" Ia 10 do palpablo Injustice to her
chaTlns.
When IN Ensll.h~omAn Is badly dressed II Il
vefy seldom from meFc motives Of Thrift IT &C.
sGs g iss 70 ee e.
arHJ herFeA In al Kinds Of unstcmly nnery. There
are tailots Who put man Into cost which tuakes
Charitable Interference Of passers-by. Anothcr
tailor would make the same man coat which
sn'e 4bs1s s r sr ss sse s a % IL
| End nj Of womcu's dresse4 Some women spend a
good deal Of money In dreaa and yet neyer hook
we'll Take The single article Of bonuetx Is It not
| strange how few are the women who wear becou-
ltg bonpeA: One can see Ia almost any shop tho
son Of bonnet 81 shlch : would suit them TO nicely;
women for whom they are never Intended When
hman goes into bonnet shop, and examines ihe
around hin, he wonders thai woman Is eYer seen
with bonnet on which does not set her lace o1
t. to- Advantage. nu. dnk woman MI
her head. and i fais woman viu Wear
I'D, orA saiIow woman yeuow, and never think
are obliged 70 look upon her, q wrong. The rio-
WIN The color Of her dreAa- Il may be said that
those who DO possess The g1ts seldom have The
cou1zge 10 follow their own ideax They take Whist
there can bc no doubt that our count1JwuIuen
weaf us boots q Civilized per,o I'D "osu ons Woud ~aG
md pelhaps tSese Is so1o oSS! Se5
rtanJ. In tht1 county woman boot Is nearly
shApcn, coalxely msde-s@togcther as had = piece
ol workmanship - could well he produced. II
womsn seenaa 70 havo large or clumsy foot ID
alble for the unnght1l1esA The truth appcaIs 70
Be that shoennake11 are seldom properly trained
who hare given the time and thought 70 Doos-
making which two OF three tailors have devoted to
nc making ~ of tsoaaets and coais-not without Ad-
Men nB wen % women sometimes drcss IN an &C.
centric manner nom mere caprice, or from An Idea
m Ct son. e ssas
Is creditahse to them TO say, " DO not care how
dresA" In reality, 1t only shows that they arc m
mcnt By gong about the streets aloyen. Men or
talent Ee1s wttse1s, and great orasa1A nnss
be found 50 ofren IN ther ranfs- Why Is Ii that a
great man Of one party, Who u Necessarily much
ored hpuserz Why does hs never Weas daSf
tako away nis trousers ID he night and put new
Eh b. Ss sa!e be : no To1se se - a1 aSss
the rnainstay Of Tho opposite party. Both are
Hem i s1e desc e eiasns nela men ~
Hyhf TO appear oefoIe The World 70 dis.dSaniase
5ssy 90 1es nay ,hs,F intellect ny HOMAGE
wardroeo given n charity to sont hospital Clever
women usually show tho same contempt Of drraA
Be Of ran mnch consequences, but Z Is moTe gen
e1u with ther SCI, strange TO aay, than with ours
thc aaraetions vsien sheJ i1Risas 1at! dsnVe fo%
dresses Of grateful ttnta and perfect ah2pe. The
dsssgle-t.tied appearance OF married women Of
Of tie preference which iheIr hnsbsnas show iof
the public-hn1se: II must be q mlse1ahle thing to
= sns s h9oss % .ith :, ~ n1msa =. Who nr
| We believe II % be tue that Engilshwomen At-
ashleas importance to dress than their sisters In
America Or France They lie 10 look well Rt
home rathet thAn 10 MAtR RJc4t shoB out of
door When they hare this ambition and sue
she7 5hsy nS, ~ b but .oS Of
ton Is that our counuJwomen have some radical
defect IN taste. But, although foreigners may b
to ne rntnss. An Engishwomans home 6 gen
essly the model Of eve11talns which = home
ranged. md ni.ed wt.h evidences q N ascom-
plAhcd TASTE ucr children drraa cna1mtn&iY.
American mothers borrow thetr faAhion Of drcas-
attire they take the word or command from Paris.
The Great cause OF the tnfcttor1ty Of En2ilshwo-
lnerA linen-dEapef8 and silk -mercefs' houses arc
nlied with men who Arc no more tt to choose or
| maste1b wares upon umld customers, BY dragging
| in the nanes ot Two or three Dnchesscs who arc
sopgosed g have eousat tne same goods only yes-
or shapes which vould sats . woman best There
1e empio5eds sd vhers drez Is nodied tIed md nd
praa3ced u m ut; and It these I customer Ia
aute a.te- Taers arc II least ha,f dozen cstAb-
| nAhME0tz-pfobshly nAn1 mefe-wh{ch never
| turn out wou1An BADLY dressed Aan-mtltne4s
hAse done much mischief, and the fecs thst II l. =
feshions fot III France DOES not prove that ever
elumV BOBBY d 1t to go into the eane line Of bud
nesa-Ths Bud4Et
| The Psar1ai0n EhI2key Ring.
| From &s Hoaeps Hoss
It 1een1 that duUhIe has noken out In the In
| Pef1al camp, and tn CHIEF support Monster Roa-
be-, hz1 received CHE Of the checks th1x Frequently
lem waH fct EIc4tnta4 Prom the p1oud poatston nf