The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-04-10
fs0tly warden.
E.rntn fhc PhiIadciy5fiia Ledger.

ivory now and then within seizes tne
public and takes possession OF people seh lord
| though WHY or wherefore IL would uc h '
tn s,S. but when once il has got l:sli -, no. ~,
II has In hc h.lmorcd until it Is Wor" a., ,h ~
s;,,r,I.nted Inv some other novelty. ~, VI,
nrrsent moment the name whl.n ~ ~, II, tho
Mates cyeryvhcrc, which Is au' =. :, rrro tvne
,.ncrs nosted on walls in oius al n,a stores
stnck m in the windows OF aI! :,p e that nj
and heard in evcrybodys niou herd
nni,, Warden, the spr'$ht,!, Wv, {. p,rnahv
inc Of nickcn,'s HISTORICAL ''''''
RulSe.' .:.,o, thirty wears
b'l. All ,I,ere seems TO be no apparent req
| 's"' ' ,rhv the London 1ocksuith's preuy
s", ~ should I'LL Of a sudden start OUT
;"tn nom,larity greater than she crloycd
. . Sbr was first introduced to the world.
,.,,n ,v,s then made the subject OF many
,,;n,,,rc and the celebrated artist Maclisc,
| r. tho suggestion and under the guidance Oh
his friend Dickens, painted "hao may ns
called q portrait of her, if there can pc su.n
a thing as the portrait OF an iinasiiiu Gnu,
| actsr. It was, however, a reaiiH,,'ioh vi,
canvas of the conception OF the author' anu
| !, has Given to her the bodily form ana the
"ostI,me hv which she will henceiorth DE
identified
inst rs we form but one conception now
Of Uncle Toby and the Widow "au'ilai', vi
of Sir Foyer de Covcrlcy ana inc ol't,'''o''
or nf Mr. pickwick and sam Weller, III con-
Sao,,ence of our familiarity with the ccic-
listed nictures and illustrations IN winch
tbcv orc represented so will our notlon Oh
nni,, Warden he limited 10 that oil theartlsl'
combined with the description when bich-
eng has given her. In this she appears III Il
:. ,bcrrv-,olored' hood md cloak ana i ift
trimmed with chcrry-colored ribbons, &C.
PM graceful and attractive as she H. 'hers
| * nothing in common between hcr ana
The vo,,n,, ladies of the present Gay,
who have their own peculiar grace ana
,,trnctivcncss. She lived and nourisncd
while our war of independence was gong
ON. and in which her lover lost IN arm. 10
find any one who would resemble her. we
Should have to 60 back to our greit-gf;ho-
mothers time and herein is Frtai nys-
tery of the Dolly Warden Juror. some
onc--in all probability an enterprlSlp@ arcSs-
mnLcr-startcd the notion that one oil lile
most striking novelties in the way OF costume
for ladies would be Il revival of the antil'ttt.ea
lowered chintz overskirtS worn by EhSliSn
ladies i'm the middle of the lust century. anu
il has been as successful Il hit rs any tllat HIS
been made for some time.
Accordingly, the low-bodled dress, WIN
skirts well looped up, sleeves 1lShI 10 inc
elbow, and then suddenly assuming the Ill
mcnsions of sacks, leaving the portion OF the
arm below the elbow bare, is to he inc cos
tune of the season. al home. it is to be hoped,
for il would scarcely do for walking or riding
in without some modification. And patterns
of every hue and every variety OF sprlg ana
flower are displayed in the store windows,
to the no little anxiety of P0ieJdmhdS, VINO
begins to wonder what sort OF appearance
his women-tolk are going to assume when
thcv step forth out of the hands OF The
modStc. with their straw hats loopcd up on
one side, la Dolly and their lowered skirts
loopcd up on both sides, displaying the scar
let or brown undcr-garmcnt. i'll which our
rrcat-gr1ndmother delighted, and which
,h,& wore short SO its to display the
opcn clocks Of their rcd stockings
and the shining silver buckles OF their
himl-hcclcd shoes. And along with
Dolly Warden hats and dresses come
Dolly Warden icwelry and knick-knackS. 1t
was i'm ingenious idea to revive all tins III
the name of Dickcns'S popular heroine, bGt
it might as well have been done in the name
of Clarssa Harlowe, or Sophia Western, or
Eyalinc, or Olivia Primrose, OF any other
heroine of the period, for they all dressed
in the same costume us Dolly Warden diu.
So far, indeed, as Topped skirts are concerned,
| they have been in vogue, more or less, for
century and a half, and at this very time are
fashionable in walking-dresscs. The Dolly
| Warden oyerskirt is not 50 mitch novety III
itself: the attraction Of it is TO be found,
one NAV suppose. in the lowered pattern Of
the material of which it is made.
| Our fashionable bellies have scarcely reco-
vcred from the "Grecian bend" and the
luxuriancc Of their present Pomradour over
| dresses makes the transition to the tight bo-
dice, low bosom, and bare arms of Dolly Var
| den rather sudden. Very ycung ladies viii
doubtless expect to double their ATTRACTIONS
if such thing be poSSiblc-in their Dolly
Warden costume. And ladies Of more ma
tlTc age who retain their youthful appear
ance. rs many do. may also appear to adrall-
tagc in it--at home.