Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-12-16
spirit of the Prevailing Mode.
IFFCREs-HATs- FOR STREET
DRESS ss-DIscRIMINATIoN IN STYLE
WHAT NOT TO WEAR, AND WHEN
NOT To WEAR IT-GLoYEs
AND ROOTs-RONNETS

| Some women seem 10 think that if
they make a complete change in outer
garments at the outset of the season, and
are very careful TO buy nothing but what
the shopkeepers recommend 10 them as
being the very latest thing out, they cam
not fail TO be fashionably dressed and to
command the eyes of the street when they
make their appearance abroad. This is
why we see so many little women of
three and half feet and perhaps a
few more inches in height, looking like
mustard cruets, with tops too heavy for
them, by reason of an immonse coiffure
entirely disproportioned TO the size of
their heads, and with paan,er puffs Civ
ing them the appearance of. small bal
looms, iE = state Of partial collapse, but
which We are in danger, momentarily, Of
seeing suddenly inflated and carried away
by the first high wind while the tall wo-
men add still more TO the inharmony Of
things in general, by converting them
mensely high heels, ludicrously short and
scanty skirts, more resembling the "kilt"
of the Highlander than the graceful dra-
perry of a "lovely woman" and enor-
mously high crowned hats. whose altitude
is made to appear still greater by the wav-
ing fores!s OF plumes which surround
them.
And when they do this, they think they
are at the height of the fashion. Ger
tainly at height of it in a liberal sense,
but very far below its requirements as in
terpreted by proper discrimination and
the dictates of innate good taste. Fashion
has been liberal in the variety which she
allows in style, cut and color this season,
and there is no excuse for the rush and
cry after any one peculiar style of outer
apparel, except that it may appear to be
more striking by differing more than
any thing else from what has been worn
during the preceding season thus secur-
ing to the fair wearer the Consciousness
that nobody can possibly make the fright
full mistake of supposing that she is wear
ing any of her old clothes, and also
securing to her q notoriety entirely at
variance with that venerable but now en-.
tirely dishonored maxim, that " She is
best dressed whose dress attracts the least
attention in public"
Considering the great number of fashion
magazines which are now supported by
tho patronage of women, and which they
buy simply that they may know what to
wear, and when, and how and where to
wear 1t, their ignorance on this subject
and their habit of still rushing into shops
and buying the first thing that comes T.
hand because the shopkeeper assures them
that it is all the style and very scarce, and
q great demand for il, ETC., etc., and which
they believe because he puts an exorbit-
ant price upon it-this ignorance and
this habit say, are made almost inex-
cusable. The result IL. the mixing mp Of
half dozen different styles, much On the
principle that governs the drso Of . cirsus
clown. The hat IL one style, the dress an
ether, and the outer wrappings Of still
another, instead Of hsrmonizing In general
style eut and color. Thers b one great
mistake which people who osght 20 knov
better will still pefaist in making. This
u The wearing Of light oolofs, such -
rosspiuk, pearl-gray, and light blne
(oftsnsst the latter) In the day tine and
upon the street IN winter. Thsse ooloes
are ~ a1lowsbls for st.set drsss h|
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undst dx years Of ags. ..,t,.
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