Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-03-28
REASONS WHY IN WOMAN'S
DRESS.

The reason why a train is pretty is
because it increases height and grace
Enforcement the reason why a train
too long Gas in court dress) or girtin
Is ugly, is because It does just the
; reverse.
The reason why the present tied up
style of petticoat, which recalls, with
out initiating, the Japanese costume,
is good, and, when not overdone.
pretty, is because it does pretend to
follow the natural lines. Itdoes dis
play the clear line of the hip without
the detormity of a ''bustle," and this
gives a figure grace and lightness. A
tied-up dress is also commendable
because it indicates those forms OF
the body which have been too long
completely hidden, and so far wasted
for beauty implying i~nvisibility, q
beauty undiscovered, is scarcely to
be reckoned as q beauty.
The reason why the same dress too
tightly tied is bad is because, when
the limbs are deprived of comfort,
grace is Immediately lost, elasticity
of carriage checked, the lines Of the
legs destroyed, and divers u~glinesses
result. The heavy trail or confined
train is not allowed 10 soften and en-
nance the movements of the body.
but in walking will jerk each step,
increasing the lady's resemblance to
a clogged COW without EVER display
ing tie form of the limb.
10 properly display the form, the
dress must be tied Dr. made to fall
back, but loosel, and a certain loose
ness allowed to the front, that the
contour of the figure may have room
TO assert itself.
The reason why a small waist is 2
beauty is because, when it natural, it
goes together with the peculiar 1.-the
ness and activity of a slLnderly-built
figure. All the bones are small, the
shoulders and arms petite, and the
general look is dainty and youthful.
The reason why tight-lacing is ugly
is because it distorts the natural lines
of the figure, and gives an appear
ance of uncert Unity and unsafeness.
A waist of the tight description has
happily disappeared entirely from
good society, and is now the very
badge of vuigarity-indeed, exagger-
alton is always vulgar.
The reason why the fashionable
GainsbCrough hats are good is, be
cause, firstly, they surround the face,
thus ~isolating it from incongruous
surroundings, and forming O distinct
background, which of course SHOULD
be of a becoming color; secondly,
because they add to the height by
the peculiar curve Of the brim-when
they are properly put on.
There is scarcely any hat which
looks worse on u vulgar woman, or
more inappropriate on a grave mid
dle-aged face. But, worn by a young
and good-looking woman, it W
almost every purpose tia that can
and, therefore, no doubt will not last
long.
The reason why masses of false
hair are bad in art is because they
contradict natural probabilities. Amy
quantity within the limits of human
growth is admissio Die, and, in the case
of partial badness, strongly to be
recommended. Beyond these limits
beauty ceases and vulgarlty reigns
supreme.
The reason why high heels are good
is because they add height, elasticity
to the gait sometimes, and materially
diminish the size of the foot. The
reason why they are bad is because
(though they do not in case hide or
contradict the natural form of the
foot) they are apt to cause corns,
they throw the balance of the body
out, and when too high, impede rapid
walking through the inability to take
a long step, and cause a limping gait
from the strain on the spine.