The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1873-05-01
Letter From Boston
Correspondence of the journal,
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BOSTON, April %.
The genial smiles OF Old Sol beamng
upon us for the whole of the past week,
have completely soothed the troubles oc-
casioned by that awful spring securing;
and again peace and quiet are welcome
dow blinds carefully closed to keep out
the dust, and polished door knobs and
plates, are the outward relies Of the late
intense suffering within while the great
work was being accomplished.
1t hardly needed days rest from our
labors, for us females to get into our new
suits, and betake ourselves down town,
to see what Dame Fashion had been I'M
packing, while we, as the saying is, were
all in the suds. 1t were unnecessary to
get an inside view, if one were short of
funds, and only event out for to see'',
when the windows on Washington and
Winter streets and Temple Place were so
bewitchingly dressed in every conceivable
article to be in favor the coming season.
The actual enjoyment, and even useful
knowledge gained by one of these hang
ing around outside tickets, is almost equal
to the excitement of our youthful days,
when a circus came to town and we were
not quite honorably discharged from
school, to go hand in hand with some
appreciative mate, and loiter all day round
the big tent.
But to what we saw, mingled with some
I wholesome advice, is what we are about
TO deal gratuitiously to friends contem-
plating a renovation of their last years
suits. Overskirts are seen but very little,
but those on hand can be easily pulled
upon the back of the lower skirt, from the
waist half way down, and tiny apron
tied back with sash of the goods, finish
the front. Rutfies, puffs, fittings, and
folds, can be easily chopped out of small
pieces, and are perfectly proper on one
dress, providing the front is arranged
differently from the back. No outside
garments of the same material of the
dress have as yet put in an appearance
SO undoubtedly the long adopted style of
making a costume complete by trimming
the dress prettily is still to continue
White suits are very tasty, trimmed with
a color, pink or hlue-and who hasn't a
white pique that would come out fresh as
a new blown rose, mounted with pink
chambre points on the poloinaise, and
bands on the lower skirt?
The styles for the coming season, upon
the whole, promise to be the most con-
venent for making presentable appear
ance on limited means ever chronicled in
the book OF fashion
Jordan, Marsh Il Co., have had another
millinery opening, and the Public Garden,
with its rare collection Of flowers and
shrubs and merry songsters fitting about,
IS fairly eclipsed. Again Sir Charles tilted
"a love of a hat" on his LETT hand fore
finger, while he raised his glasses with
the right to view the admiring crowd.
,hii'Io tiiS CS'lloIHy CAtlClStl OU uICSS
fabrics and making. will be more than
balanced by expensive millinel y, for never
has there been such a complicated display
in Boston
Last, though not least, as an item of
interest, is the debut OF the high she'll
comb, which, taken with a host of rats.
profusely powdered, gives the appearance
that the rats have been the stronger party,
and stolen awhile away to their fayorite
haunt in the -four barrel
The great wants expressed by all at the
present time is Il wholesome shower, or
at least the premature appearance of
street sprinkler, for dust reigns supreme.
Barnum. the genuine article, pitches
his tent in the early days of May on the
famous coliseum grounds, and with his
enormous family of wonderful specimens
will tarry with us ten days That, with
the Bazaar of all Nations, will surely feed
quilts for some time, and give the hungry
reporter sumptuous repast, to make up
Tor the dry pickings Of the past few
weeks.
May flowers are plenty on the corners,
and vegetables are creeping slowly into
the market, but creep out equally 80,
while the fabulous prices hang over them.
The Hartford and Erie Railroad has
gone with the many relics of Boston, and
the New York and New En- gland now
boldly stands in the we'll remembered spot.
The change was not wholly brought about
by the late fire. but by a general crumbling
of finances.