The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-04-23
CLOTHES AND THINGS.


was formerly so elaborate and the
vines, instead of trailing down the
back OF the hats, are brought round the
front and over the crown. Another fea-
ture in vines is that they are laden down
with flowers in punches, and do not ia
per of, as was the case, last wear.
Beaded hats and beaded bonnets seem
to be generally in favor, this spring,
and the absence of strings is noticeable.
In the place Of large roses and other
large flowers, we are to have fine flow
ers, such as daisies, violets, lilies of the
valley and mignonette. Ornaments are
not SO much in favor as last year, and
are used more for children and misses
than for ladies. Prominent among the
new colors which attract so much atten-
ton is the beautiful water color and
the many shades of ecru. The ONLY
thing new in bonnet trimmings is the
beaded lace and the white creme Hsse
Tuching, both of which are very effee.
tive.
Spring STYLEs.-The style of dresses
has not greatly changed from those of
last season. The front and backs of a
skirt are still as unlike as possible in
trimming, and frequently in color. Fine
plating is employed more often than
any other kind of ornament, and is used
with great profusion. Walking. dresses
are made of sensible length. house
dresses little longer, and the trains
OF evening dresses extend as far as the
patience of ones husband, or ones
credit will allow. The sleeves worn,
this season, are very pretty in form (;
they are usually small and very nearly
straight from shoulder to wrist all
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the deep trimming around the lower
part, which usually Stimulates that of
the skirt, and extends nearly TO the ell
bow. The ugly Medici puff, with which
the world of millinery was threatened.
has not made its appearance. AS the
sleeve is usually rather short, the under
sleeve or cuff worn with it is, necessa-
rily, more deliberately ornamented than
those worn heretofore. Basques are al
most the only wear, the effort to intro
duce round waists not having yet sue
eeeded and those shown, this year. are
very elegant In design and entirely diff
terent from any seen before. Ruffs,
both in the material of the dress and in
lace, are still fashionable, notwithstaDd-
ing the reaction against them which
seemed imminent.
THE New Co1FFURE.-Parisian nm.
thorities inform us that the hair is still
worn exceedingly high, and that there
is a tendency to cushions. To this colt
feur is ADDED the short curls sayoripc
of the red republican days, and agar
to the long, falling ringlets of Marie
Antoinette. A New York coiffeur as.
sures MS that new fashion will come
MP, this spring, of long Marguerite
hFaIna lion Of nrrrlo L A
be laid on the forehead in tinv. fla
waves, and then braided in a fat. ova
chignOn. The Marguerite braids mr.,
added to this, setting closely in at tb,
back of the neck. The high stvIe o
hair dressing is peculiarly ungracefu
and altogether urbecoming therefor,
expedients will be adopted to give ,
better profile than that produced by
Hat back of the head, particularly wher,
the hair is thin and has a strained ap
pearance. Some ladies, who compre
bend the art of hair arrangement whel e
IN fashion and beauty agree, will wea
roll of hair, over which the back hal
can be combed up or again, an orna
ment composed of a band of velvet o
fluffy curls, bought by the yard. a Sc
OF finger puffs, short ringlets, or an
ornament that will give the back of th
head the desired roundness. A ney
and very beautiful ornament for the hal
was a yellow gold spray of forget-me
nots, III large turquoise with sparklin
diamond hearts and long curled leave
OF diamonds. The last style of fiat hal
dressing is making hair powder impos
slbie, therefore unfashionable. The III
tie waves are set by gum, pomade, c
any sticky unguent, and then. If tb
Il Nnlsna IL
one can imagine the dusty and untid
effect. Decidedly the light. fluffy curl
hanging over the brow, 20 1dle-dogp
or not, are preferable to having one
locks gummed fast TO the face-the be,
Al unclean and uncomfortable fashion
A PLEA FoR CoRsErs. In the opel
ing lecture of Mrs. Walter LYMAN
course to ladies, delivered recently !
New York, the lecturer, while advoca
ing most of the views recently ad vance
by women physicians of physiology an
hygiene, made some wise modification
Rules that will apply to aborigines nee
exceptions before being adopted by
civilized people. Perverted modes ,
living require, so to speak, perverte
styles Of dress. While health is larg
ly dependent upon a right diet, it
still more dependent upon rigl
breathing. A womanls animal spiri
and her endurance are proportional
her thorough inhalations and exhal
tions. If she be properly dressed. q
ascent of stairs, as well as of hills. ms
be made conducive TO health. Ged.
creating particular portions of the bod
to perform special functions. did not il
tend one organ to perform the work
two. Fashion, however, demands tht
women crowd the organs of the thors
upon those of the abdomen, compre
instead of expand the floating rib
partly displace the stomach by the live
and contract the space required bv Il
lungs. But the lungs are TO purify Il
blood. II they do not have room
perform their function, if the breathiI
because of wrong dressing be light, Il
blood becomes imperfectly purifie
Because so many American women a
sedentary in their habits, the head
much of the time bent forward n
spine is unduly curved above n
shoulder blades, the organs of the che
are pressed downward. Many sehoc
glrls acquire curvature of the spin
Now, IT woman cannot be cured of G
cess of inactivity the next best thing
do is to put them in a strait iacke
Corsets are n result of modern mod
OF living Women, however, who
much, or very tieshy women, might bt
ter wear them than suffer from diseas
that may result because they lack mea
of support. A woman who wears n CO
set cannot sit bent far over. The stee
and bones of corset distribute Il
weight which would otherwise cut in
the body from skirts and other band
and thus cause torpid state of abdon
nal muscles. Corsets can be so made Al
so worn that full and deep respirati,
can be taken. It would be safe to col
pare half-dozen women who habitual
wear oorsets with half-dozen who ,
not.
Slaughter OF Geese by Lightning.
On Monday, the 10th instant, an
most incredible occurrence transDir,