Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-08-22
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JOY Tor INC young toiAs, anu i"i
such of the old as endesvor to make
themselves young by following Terp-
sichore. c. Ann was there, some
what out of place, to be sure, with
her long. thin figure dressed in the
height of fashion, that is. in deep
black, with her dress tied 50 tight be-
hind her i, was impossible to show
her usual grace in dancing OF promo
nading, and so she remained wall
flower. True. the old men were too
busy trying to see if some young
girl would not smile upon them to
take much notice, and, unlike the
old Of the other sex. c. Ann thinks ii
rather beneath her dignity to smile
upon the young boys, who, not know
ing exactly how to manage them
selves, would sometimes find il rather
helpful 10 have passe young lady in
theiI society.
Being q wall flower, your cores
pondent had better opportunity in
consequence to observe, and 50 she
made note of few dresses TO give
your readers: A black velvet dress,
with diamonds, and point lace about
the neck and sleeves, was the most
elegant. 1t was entirely plain, Zen
traiae," and being upon fine looking
woman, we went to work al once 10
see what such dress would cost, and
came to the conclusion not To afford
it; but the lady was from Washoe,
and when we come from Washoe
| who knows
A very pretty woman naturally, made
herself unnaturaliy ugly by having
her hair edged golden and painting
her face, till she looked like pup
pet. She was dressed in cherry-col
ored silk, with train abou, two
4 yards long. which she managed 90
admirably that more than half
dozen persons came near breaking
their necks over it. The effect was
elegant Another lady, in black
grenadine, of fair complexion and
rather pretty. attracted especial
notice. She was evidently of the
opinion that Queen Victoria was right
in not allowing her subjects to appear
at court in anything but fun dress,
which, with the adde's, means halt
undress, and this lady being rather
stout, found it evidently impossible
TO keen all the unruly flesh exactly
where it belonged, consequently
Titiar's Venus might be gazed at with
the utmost prop,iety by the mos
modest, after, for half an hour, indulg-
ing in this lady's society. Garlands
of crimson and white roses ovci
black seemed q favorite costume, but
as to the rest Jenkins can do better
than the present writer in giving in
formation. The usual stereotyped
pink, white and blue, frilled and fur.
beloved, tossed into putfs, dragged
on the ground, in this way and out
that, tied up here and let down there
and then You have it. There is nd
more left to youth, beauty or sim,
! plieity, all. old and young, are ex
actly alike. Old women don't weal
! white muslin. neither do young girls
but old women wear furbeiows, ane
4 50 do the girls. Nothing is left fol
the beauty of youth to do but ii
hide itself beneath all sortsof curious
! artifices--so possibly envious OLD
maid tells the story. The uttel
misery Of this age Of dress no on.
can possibly know. The heart aches
the brain aches, the fingers ache, tn,
back aches at what all this has cost
! anal which, If written on the books O
the recording angel, win take mon
tears than one to wipe away; and ye
women nnss have work. IL is good
for trade, good for working women
buk If Eve and the fig leaf have beer
| psoPsIy represented and The cuxss
Of Labor followed her sin, never til
this present age has theworid had the
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