Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-05-30
HOLDING THE MERROR up TO
FASHION.
Her Newest Mysteries ReveaIed-Dress
ssBIlI OF Fare.''

Her Newest Mysteries Revealed-Dress
'sBiII OF Fare"
An interesting story is published in one
Of the fashion magazines for June, to the
effect that maiden, Gin meditation fancy
free,h said, as she was contemplating the
thirty-nine different shapes for hats and
forty-two for bonnets, that were shown her
in the (e)laboratory of fashionable MILL
ner: cit is more difficult for me to deter
mine which of all these | like the best, than
it would be to choose husband, because
one don't have so many to choose from for
the latter"
1t is said in the same magazine, which is
attaining a a wide circulation in this COM
munity: "The Dolly Vardens' are the
most perplexing, because their general char
acteristics of form are similar, and the
figures upon them are as diverse as nature
herself, and as limitless as architecture, sculp-
ture and literature taken together. Histori-
cal, NEUROLOGICAL, poetical, ecclesiastical,
scientific, vegetable, horticultural, emotion
al and religious dolly Varden' materials
are TO be found in the shops and upon the
people. saw good little woman who be-
longs to one of our praying bands, and
whose real piety had not uprooted all her
loyalty to fashion, making 'Dolly Warden"
to wear on her errands of consolation and
instruction; and there were printed inside
of little Wreaths of roses, texts of Scripture
and pictures, such as Moses shifting the
rock "a hint from Murillo, doubtless); and
a strutting cock, apparently Growing with
all its might; and a man crying at
little distance, suggesting the denial; David
and Goliah were also represented in their
memorable duel; and the famous marine
picture was also portrayed, showing poor
Jonah all alone on the vast expanse of
water, with only whale for travelling
companion. The dear little saint was quite
delighted with the biblical suggestions of
her costume; and though the cores and the
general fashioning of it did take some dis
tracing liberties with its illustrations, there
were many historic scenes left as perfect as
fresh translation from the Hebrews. l
saw one lady covered all over with Chinese
pagodas, and a mandarin sat in the door
Of each. Trees with long, frsihlooking
branches oYershadOWed them, and ON the
smallest of the topmost branches were pairs
Of oatrichas dancing the French GdR-eGn in
the liVellest manner. 1t was funnier than
it was pretty"
Japanese silk has achieved considerable
popularity" it is said by the same author
ity, 'yet at the high price asked for this ma
terial we cannot thoroughly recommend it.
Many fabrics which can be bought for half
its price make not only pFettisF but more
serviceahle costumes. 1t has a silk warp
with linen filing it spots easily; even water
leaves slight stain upon it; and the width
is only twenty inches. These silks are
sought for with a zeal which is worthy of a
better material. They are handsome
in texture, low toned, and lady-like
in colors; and when you ask-at the
suggestion of your instincts, aided
perhaps. by the feeling of the texture
If they will wrinkle, the chapman 1am-
bles them up in bic fist, smoothes them out
with bic hands, and you purchase one i'm
medlately, as a sort Of restitution for the
evil suspicion you were tempted to cast
upon them. The dress is made, and In
your faith in the endurance Of the fabric
you forget to smoothe the skirt out before
you sit upon it, when, 10! yoE ags disap-
pointed when yo4 fnd they do wrinkle. A
mixed fabric which might be called an
imitation of Japanese silk, and which
we cannot recommend, is Brussels
silk, manufactured we believe in
England. 1t has wool welt, and silk
warp of about the same quality as is seen
in Japanese silk. The material ;has not
quite as much gloss as the japanese; it
seems much more like cheap poplin than
like silk, which arises from the fact that
the wool which forms the welt is Of poor
quality and color. The threads are thicker
than the linen threads in the Japanese land
the material is more closely woven, and
consequently it has more body and thick
ness. One sample shown displays very
narrow black and white stFipas. 1t is call
ed twenty inches wide, but it only measures
nineteen"
But few new forms Of hats and bonnets
have appeared In New York since the frat
of May.