, 1873-08-24
THE VIENNOISE,
How the Women Of Vienna look md
DrcHH--Tllo nj GIL of tho Austrian Caut-

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picn"a Correspondence NJ The baltimore dtnericon.
A young lady wrltos to ua from baltimore
urging uB to lot llor know Hhow tho Vionns
iadioa droBn :" "how they wear tlclr hair p
""nothor they arc protsy7" or "whoshor the5
orc only youthful prototypes Of the stout. rod
laced der'nan womon who arrive In tho etnfRrani
e1oaFners7" II by beauty our correspondent
fneana that description Of rrottfnoaB termed
ethereal, with ellghtnoas OF form aud lolloaoy o,
feature and expression, thoro aro no boauties In
Austria. A. On tho othor hand. woll-tlavol-
oped form, with bust such a. ia oply
a. tmoB attained BY matrons Of othor
countries, but not 80 great aa to prevent . slon.
dor waiAt and expanding hips, noodlnR Mother
oustioS nor diatending contrivances to make uu
good figure, is hcr eatimato Of ono Of tho re.
Austria arc nearly all beautiful, II to theao
9ua!itioa are added bright countonanco and
lively: lively expression, then NO would consider ali
| the beautiful. 30 far as tho foaturos and oom-
ploxton nro concerned, tho number Of beautiful
women is rather limited, but still tiloro nro
@ges enough to charm the eyo at ovcry turn on tho
~ TTingstraeao, or on tho promenade At tho Prator.
rage. rathor graceful than othorwiso and when
these arc accompanied by beautiful oomnlor-
,,13,,, lon, regular features, and flowing rngotn,
VIII %hicn ~ ~ ver5 of1on tho case. It would be di
Vienna. The Hungarian women, OF whom
thoro 10 largo number always In Vienna.
are famous tanno ior personal boanty, having oil
eh.p ,oT 'eetFe and complexion roqrod
noae lady Ia always full Of animation and yiyac-
Ivy, and has boen roarcd to tho enjoyment Of
lilo regardless OF tho conasrainta tint arc put
upon p,3 ~ hor sc1 IN ether countrios.
How Do tho Vienna lados dress 2" Wo]l, tho
ladies Of Vienna wear no buBtleH, md NO nav ng
vol speak plainly, and add TINT It ia bcoauso
most OF them need mono. In nll other rospeotH
they follow the same fashions TINT tho ladloB Of
havo oil tho folds, frills, plonts, points, ruios.
lscea, and trimmings that arc to bo found il
Paris, and thoir Bkirts drag in tho dirt OF tho
payomenta ,' Just as long, and gather up as much
hlt "a shoso OF tho siaterlood Of tho rest Of tho
have observed IN this respect is that thoy wear
all thcir undor-skirts with trails ALSO and when
tho payononte aro wet aud dirty they lot them
dMg much moro reckleaaly than the ladies Of
puddle, but move on as unconcernod as II their
sRirtg were trailing over velvet carpet.
" How do tho Vtonna ladies' wonr their hair ?"
In answer to this quory wo muat frat inform our
quer'bt that most Of tho ladea wear their o,on
, h9ir. nei9g compelled to dress in simple plats
whilst children, and until hoy enter society it is
not prematurely destroyed by crimping.irons.
frizzlng and twisting into tight knots, but ob-
fana 5afa. 1t1 fl natural growth Thus most young
own ]" which costs nothing. Perhaps for this
latter reason thoy do not value it as much as
they would if 1t dcpended upon purchase, and
1.n. pence they do not evince 1auoh skill OF good
Into .looao and carelcss- -looking knot on the
back and top Of tho head, or carclosB1y packcd
into not, and looka as II 1t had beon tossed
about in a wind.Htorm. Sometimes thoro ia d
HOVER stuck on tho side Of their heads, without
r. fp md $f,n&{ IL, I NIL
practice Of banging tho front hair and allow
ing It to struggle over tho forehead, is
almost universal among tho young ladies,
aud dotracts much from their personal |
thcir oyop. but 1t ia placed on tho back Of tho |
head, leaving tho front hair and the "baues"
exposed III rockloas aud caroloBs abandon, which |
seems now to be tho ruling fashion. But. not
mont Of tho sox, they look beautfM as thoy
promenade tho streets, and, it in conversation,
the countonance is always henming With anima-
ton, aud tho eyes sparkling with fun; some,
I' h'owoyer. wear 1ngleta haging down thcr backs.
Ihe Vionnose, wllother nlalo or female, aro in-
tont on the preHont enjoyment Of lifo, and arc
always in morry mood. They noyor think of |
tomorrow, "nor meet troubles half way" They
aIe not consoroua or proud, but treat orory Que
who behaves like lady OR gontloman in public aa
i their record waa untarnishod. They al live q |
froe and oaBy life, and, if any Of thon CHOOSE to
carry their freedom to e1tremos they regard it |
Is their own business, and nobody elso's,
Having given this summary Of tho personal
appearance Of tho ladies Of Vienna, in roypouso
20 our fair correspondent tho picture will not |
20 complete without describing thoir hoad-gcar,
AZ to bonnots. thoy have boon entirely discarded
y both tho young and tho old, and tho lat is
!amo description Of hats As nre worn by tic Ia
lies Of Baltimore, being OF oyery conceivable
hapo aud material. They are protuaoly trimmed
slth : artificial flowers, with stroamerB Of lace
Vip1nH 3rnf I'M
hort, they aro prociBo]y tho samo "loyoB OF
'onnotu" TINT tho ladies' OF Baltimore aspire to.
'ut bolng worn on the back Of tho head, instoad
t c!oso down on tho forehead, look much prot
nade. II . dozen Of thoBo Vionnoiso 1adios
1ere to stroll ont Churles Btroot, they would not.
> any pocularity of dress or personal appear
nee, except IN tho way they woar thor bonnots,
len aro as pretty aud graceful us tho hand
omoat Of our Baltimore lalfos, and they all |
Gem 70 DO III tho enjoyment OF excellent health.
dollcato-iooking young lady is seldom Beon
lnong tho bellies Of Vienna.
There are very Tow blondeH in this section Of
or1nany. The ladies orc mostly brunottes, !
It'll dark hair and eyes. There arc, however,
omo bloudes. with light compilations rnd blue !
'oa anu they arc as much admired loro as they
70 in Amorcn. Thoy tako much moro caro- Of :
'olr hair than tho 6runettes do, glorying in !
nglcts and ourls, and dress it With great tasto I
ID skill. There arc no artificial blondes hore, | .
;2w!oser, ?! with dyed hair, as that ia fashion :
an blondes all como from Northern Germany,
I'll thoY arc probably moro numerous iu DaIti-
orc than they are in Vienna.
lie stout, rod-faced German women who ar !
W in tho e1nigrant stoamers" como from tho q
,ral distriots, and haye boon raised to Ito Of t
il, which has hardened their musclca, and malo
EN- short aud shapooss specimens OF humanity,
oat Of their mothors, for several generations :
.ck, hnYo hirod in the same daily routine Of !
In f0ft ajzL 1~.LI