Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-04-09
From Washington.

The President has been suffering for several
days FROM severe cold, and yesterday vas I'LL
able to set visitors.
The new SMALLPOX ho,!it, Al Ihr Eastern
branch is now Completed. and wi br Opened
Tomorrow Tor the reception ui patients.
Twenty five more mechanics have been dis,
charged from the bureau oi steam engineering.
Washington navy yard. nn :rr,ilnf ut The de-
crease of work.
". }. WIcatlry has SIZED the Washington
and Georgetown Railroad Company for so,
mH alleged damages. resulting from I"'iug pre-
ripIturI from street car.
The work of demolition OF Ilamlnc VI. +.
Church, on Ninth street. between \ and .
streets was commenced to-day, preparatory To
the erection Of fine church eulilcc on that site.
Burglars broke into the Ashuiy icoloredl VI.
+. Church. corner of Eleventh and X streets,
on Friday p'yht and robbed ia" altar Of ali it,
and other articles.
Bids were opened at th" Treasury Depart
men, to-day ;Or the construction pi' Il nrw rev
enuc marine Propeller, Tor list in the New
York hurbnr The award will probably be
made in Il day two.
The returns 10 the witt OF la;,ca< corpus
and ccrtiorur. ordered by the Supreme Court
in The case Of !. Jefferson Greer, one vi the
S nth Carolina ku-k cases. We're .nade yes
terlay. a. required in the ortier, and The HlIr
lur the argumcnt thereon set Tor Friday next.
4 tclcgraphic dispatch received at the War
Department from General Schotcll. yesterday,
/ A., ,'.b II,
Camp Independence has been totally destroyed
by an earthquake Fortunately, no lives were
lost at the post, although many persons We're
killed and wounded in the vicinity.
In the case of Mr.. George Gocchlcr. who
sued the Washington aud Georgetown railroad
for $lOD damages, because car conductor put
HIM off when he rendered a three cent note
and two cents in coin as fare: Justice Walter
has decided in favor Of the plaintiff in damages
To the extent Of the fare 1--WE cents and costs.
amounting to 50 IL.
Dolly WARDEN just rs We fnruI bur one
conception now Of t mclc Toby and the Widow
Waduan, or Of Sir Roger de C"rery and the
SPECTATOR or Of Mr.. Pickwick and Sam "
lcr in consequence of our familiarity with the
celebrated pictures and illustrations III which
. 1t
L. Var,leu he limited 10 thar Of tl.. artist com
| !ilcd with the description which Dickens has
given her Ia this she appears III ''chcr.y
| culored hood aud cloak and hat trmmend
with chcrry-coorej ribbons. &c. But. graceful
aud attractive aS she is. there Is nothing in
! common between her and the young ladies OF
! the present day. who have their own peculiar
/ grace and atilac;iven.>S She lived and -four
! shed while our War of Independence was go,
ing on. and ia which her luver lost an aru
To find any one who would resemble her, we
! should have to 90 back TO our great randmoth
| err time: and hereiu is partial mystery OF
the Dolly Warden Juror. Some onein all
probability an eterpriSiug dres>lnnker-s started
| the notion thar one Of the most striking novel
ties in the way OF costume for ladies would be Il
revival of the antiquated lowered chiutz over
skirts worn by English ladies in the middle Of
I the last century. and it has been a. successful a
hit as any that has been made for some time
Accordingly, the low bodied dress, with skirts
well looped up sleeves tight TO the elbow. and
then suddenly assuming the dimensions OF
sacks, leaving the portion of the arm below the
elbow bare, is To be- the costume OF the season,
at home. it is 10 be hoped, for il would scarce
! ly do for walking or riding in, without some
modification And patterns Of every hue and
every variety Of Sprg and flower are Displayed
in the store windows. Straw hats are topped
up on one side la Dolly. and their lowered
! skirts oopcd up on both SIDES. displaying the
scarlet or brown under garment. in which our
great gandnDthcrS lighted, and which they
wore short 50 As to display the open works of
their red stockings and the shining silver
buckles of their hi Oh heeei shoes. Aud along
with Dolly Warden hats and dresses come Dolly
Warden icwelry and knick ,knackS. 1t was IN
ingenious idea To revive all this in the name of
Dickens popular herionr but ii might rs well
| have been done 10 the namr OF CIar>>a ilar-
lowe or Sophia Western. or Eyaline, or Olivia
| Primrose, or any other heroine OF the period.
for they all dressed in the same costumea> Del
| ~ Warden did, So far, indeed, as looped
skirts are ,nccrncd they have been in vogue.
more or less. for century aud hall, and NJ
this very time are fashionable in walking dress
es. The Dolly Warden oycrskir is not 50 much
a novelty in itself: the attraction If 1t Is To be
found one may suppose, is the lowered pat
tern Of the material of which it is made.
Our fashionable bellies have scarcely recovered
from the "Grecian bend" and the luxurlance
of their present Pompadour over-dres>cs makes
the transition to the tight bodice low bosom.
and bare arms of Dolly Warden rather sudden.
Very young ladies will doubtless expect TO dou-
Bile their attractiOns-li such thing be posi-
ble-n the" Dolly Warden costume And Ia
dies of u mature age, who retain their
youthful appearance, as many do, may also APP
pear to advantage in it-at home.-I'h'l'oiE
phn Lo}yer.
!. CoLoNlsTs CoMING.-Cable dispatches an
nounce that company of one hundred and
fifty colouistS left Liverpool by steamer Of the
Allan line. not for Virginia. but for Nebraska,
where they are to take up lands and transform
themselves into American citizens. 1t is also
reported that another large party Of emigrants
is about to leave England under the guidance
of Mr. Lempriere, to settle in Virginia. Mr..
Lempriere visited this country year or two
ago and was warmly received, especially in lir-
GINA, and to the interests Of that State he has
therefore naturally devoted himself: The Iir-
gnians hoped for larger accessons of colonsts
from England than they have yet received, but
through errors of management they have vir-
tualIy failed in their designs up to the pre-
sent moment The announcement OF Mr.. Lem-
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