The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1870-04-01
Fashion, Wonan's Rights, Lady Ey-oa
giniiSated," xtc.

SAN FE.xeisco. March Il, 1870.
Editoss UemacxQf:
A. / Had liza, haze sniae leisure l,i.c tu
write i.ef,sc tie sailing nf the rc,urn steam
e.. have concluded Ip refresh and -cs; ,ny
self i'y ai.Eey:ns the Ing sus. ring s.cs..i,a.
per mca Of .iliany.
Spent ti,e day and all my s.<castli. ,csseg-
DAY, in Wishing wholesale anI retail iuillm.
cry establishments. on San>o:nc, Isutgnm
cry AID hcarEev streets. Oh, Fashion
what Il tyrant thou ART, aaI what h CRYING
shame it is to the wonca of America ti,at
we ind nothing else 81 cngr, ssiug as ouf
constant Worship N thy shrine.
Men constantly complain ofus LccaHse nc
arc slaves to The tickle G5dicss, bat the
MASSES of US will never Jc, or dare to aspis-e
t. lie anything else, So long as they class al
hoEoring and cnuobling business pursuits
among the peculiar privileges granted by
the Great G.ycr II the lnan masculine, while
the R,al feminine tyou needn't laugiI!
know what l'in saying. is compelieI tp de
pend np'a your bOuntyr Your business tai
eats [if you have any and your rnagnan
unity, aud lead a life Of pinching poverty or
reckless eztraragance. as best mag suit your
circumstances or iuclinatiuns and all this
To pandcr TO your unpardonabe vanity, be-
cause you would have The world to know that
you are, in each individual case. .'t!ie bead
of the honse." \ period at last Thous' t
Id ueser reach it. This sulject always takes
away n,v i,reatb.) The Indies will call this
funny chapter on fashion; Lut sever mind.
in coming te business now.
First. as to millinery Many very choice
samples Of imported hats and bonnc,s are
now being exhibited 10 dealers only in the
best wholesale stores What frst struck M
as an absurdity (and my opinion has not yet
changed, is the huge flowers upon the little
bonnets. Surely this fashion will not take"
in Albany Yet, guess it will: We're
no wiser than the rest ef the world Hats
Of all styles and all prices are to be seem
the prevailing style, sa far, being the '.Tyro-
Iese. J" kind-of military arrangement, high
crowned and jam y--rather becoming and
drcssy, witlal.
Dresses are Honneed half way 10 the waist.
The founces are not fall. but graceful, and
their stfect upon trim and tidy figure is
very becoming. Plaids, in gay colors, are
much worn, but black goods arc decidedly
more fashionable than colnrs. AS the season
advances, white suits will take the place Of
black ones to certain extent; but in our
climate one cannot depend upon white for
any length Of time, as we never knew just
when it is going to be rainy and cool
observe that hoops are small, but not going
out of style. Small hoops are certainly
graceful. and conducive to health and com
| fort; and when VIC consider the thousands
of persons employed in their manufacture.
who would be deprived Of the meaEs of an
honest livelihood by their Gisusc, We feel
much pleased to be able to tell the ladies
that there is positively no foundation for The
assertion that they are not fashionable.
Steel, jet and coral jewclry, is very much
worn by young ladies', and is certainly more
! in accordance with good taste than the dis.
plays, SO universal on the street and every.
where else, Of gold that may be ..oroide''
and diamonds that are paste.
] Have purchased and read Lady Byron
| Viudicated. Have not seen ANYBODY else
Iwho has done so, but everybody is abusing
/ it. I shall not abuse it again neither viii
You or any ono else, after having carefully
lrerused il. Il is open to criticism on some