The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1873-07-27
ouavIENxA CORRESPONDENTS.
NUMBER rot ATErN,


VIENNA, Austrip, June 20, 1873.
One of the smaller buildings, Stand
ing near the main palace bears over
the door in gilt letters thewords, "Ad'
ditionelle Austelung" seeming to inn
ply that the articles therein came in
too late to be placed where they BELONG
or else that they were of such heicro-
gcncous character that IL was diilicult
to decide where they really did belongs
and 50 the problem was solved by Civ
ing them Il place by themselves AFTER
a glance ut the object. displayed in this
additional exhibition, the latter sou-
lion seemed TO Us the most prob
able. The walls Of the room were
adorned with portraits Of men who
had been inventors, great manulaclu-
rcrs, or helpful in promoting the good
of mankind in some industrial pur-
sui. ON one side were displayed spec
linens OF coke and coal, and models Of
machines; and in glass eases were af-
ranged ancient garments apparently
from the days of the invention OF dress
down to the present time By he way
! did not see Il portrait Of Eve among
the inventors, and think SHE deserves
to he, ms the inventor Of dress thorc-
fore the originator Of fashion, and coIi-
sequcntiy die "autl6y Of III ou woe, BY
In the first case are an assortment Of
neclties, from the stiil' stock OF cnof-
nous proportions which served TO
keep our ancestors upright, down 20
the delicate "butter-hy,n which is,
perhaps, ftly worn by the descendants
OF the stiff old Puritans.
Vests of white silk, covered with fine
embroidery, and that would reach 20
the knees of tie wcarer, are iii com
panions for coats, the waists of winch
are lust under the arms, and whose
flowing skirts would reach to the heels'
The ladies' who lived in those day
wore corsels of fine silk, beautifully
embroidered; and that the hustle Is no
modem invention is proved by the rolls
as large as your wrist, made OF white
cloth, and stuffed as full as possible
and sewed on to each one of these
elegant corsats This seems also to
Dlove that the Coisets were worn cut
side of the dress, as far down rs these
said rolls, and from there Were hidden
under the skirts.
The babies Of those times wore caps
covered with solid gold embroidery,
and must have found life. a good deal
of "glittering show" with very little
of comfort. The bonnets Of the ladies
were also covered with gold embroid-
ery. Some were snug Nttlc hoods !;
Others of the most fantastic shapes,
and the head coverings of the men
were often not far from fantastic,
Broad brimmed gray felt hats, trimmed
with blue bars of ribbon and long blue
plumes, stand side hy side with hats
that have almost no rim, but whose
pcalScd crowns extend at least fifteen
inches above the head of the wearef,
The stove pipe hat, in some modified
form, seems to have existed in all
times. One called The Ldhd Wohr THAT
is Country's Defence hat, is of the or
binary cylindrical form, but the rim on
one side is turned up and reaches as
high rs the top Of the hat, ]. g., some
ten inches. while the other side of the
rim is quite narrow, Perhaps it re-
ccives it's name from this peculiar rim,
which might serve as IA shield or de-
defence, providing q man always had
his enemy on the right side of him,
which might be in this case on the left
side. Some of these stovepipc hat
, look like the Head of q "rickety'' child,
very small at the bottom, but enor-
mously developed at the top.
Going from one extreme to the oth0l
we find how people used to dress theil
: feet Some people in the days gone by
, had y very simple foot covering. a
piece of leather, of Il somewhat oval
form, was fitted up with holes around
the edge; through these leather string
= was inserted, the foot placed in the
center of the leather, and then The
: string drawn up and tied, leaving the
r foot in a snug leather bag. Those who
f desired more protection for their sole'
from the roughness of earth had wood
/ en- soles, with hinges, If the wearer'
were very elegant, without, If they
: were only ordinary folk, and Il leather
, toe piece nailed on; while others hat
$ the whole shoe cut out of one sole
piece of wood. These last two varieties
, are still worn in many parts of Europe
: and were TO us now no novelty. Shoe'
# With pointed toes and high heels wer'
of course, abundant.
l Among the most interesting ohject
i In this room was a model OF the firs
q sewing machine, running two spools Q
@ thread, and presenting In Its simple
even clumsy appearance, a marke