The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1878-02-20

\ NEW YoKK, Feb l0th 1878. Il
EnrToR REcnRDER. = y u X s7t''s'''
sBaKr sKiRrs. COOP THIscs 10 conE.
STYLISH NovELriEs HorEI LiSk.-.
MIR. AND MEs, LORD, w. sd i,3a VI
as NJ ---~-ss n sisgp "A Il "A,
One by one, they are comine sut =1'hs
short skirts for street wesr. ot which pre-
monitIo,is have i.een given. GisdIy we
hail them. ihore IL uA who tuingir vi the
Irac.ical battle of,ife. and would fain
array ourselves for conquest over dust and
i mud, Ia garments other than lrainsof
silk or velvet. As Jet, we nnd tllrse
servicable costumes " woalen twill,
mosaic cloth and jaupiily mixed bo wrettrs.
since 80 Gar. no ricl, goais have betn thus
devised. Now. wear all familiar with
the kilt skirts wor,, by little boys-just
imagine these made large and long enough
for their mainn,as. and you have the short
skirts worn by ladies. The plaitings.
about two inches In width, are Kept in
p.asiiioii by tape and are usully attached
to yoke fiiliDg plainly on 20 the hips, ~
cnncral which. ashnri apron fallsoyrr, and
l. iinisl,-i IN iwo long plated ends psn-
dant at the hack saiu aprnn Is often
fauiiully cut. and may lie longer ON one
si,le tiian on the otner. The waist Il
blouse, or made either plain or laid in
plaits, aud shows square yoke and deep
col mr.. The sleeves are tight. Smne ladies
o: very slenier figure ,iispense with the
yoke, but the apron is always ssen. occa-
sionaiiy we fiud shnrt csr-iumes having
the skirt plain except with the iinish of n
plated fiounce, but these also. have the
npron skirt So much fur the dress; now
i for THE garment whicn Is added for street
wesr. Figure 90 yourself a gentleman's
cs.ai; i,,sg s.s'ar.ing 10 thep present fashion.
and you haye IL; the only irn,inine feature
about II beiig The material which y the
sauIe NJ the dress. This prr,Iiar garment,
lFrwevtr. although more stylish Than ANY
thing else. Is not obligatory. ~#t "~.s@ Y
GOOD THINGS To coaE. 4
I have dweit at sone length un those
| new costumes not only becal,-e iliey are
admirable in themselves, hut because
they ARE tile I0retasteof better things in
the future. I cannot believe hut what
they will enter IN aud bring Improvement
1 "a tile whole rauge of attire foi tile street.
fhe evil llas beens, nioIistTous that it is
working its avn cure. nor can / suppose
that any lady WIN sees a relief from n
train which size Is forced Ia huld. with
frnzen crippled fingers. will not hasten To
seek that relief. and do not fear to
prophecy tint ere ve:y long We will see
4 tllese shUrf cUstunies made up Ia hsusI-
souae material, and genrrally paironizrd
fur aul-,loor promenade. Summer ,lrrs-
ses will share largely in the improvement.
~ by the comingof Spring, these new
. ideas elll have fully l~nrtraied. Al
present we have invested 50 heavily in
trains, that we must wear them uut ~ 20
into bankruptcy. but Ia choosing cssiu,iies
on the ci,angeof season se will lie free.
Short skirts, moreover, cannot be very
|. tightly tied back. aud once again, wo-
man may hope for comparatively free use
, % her iiinbs. 81 saf al a
STYLISH NOVELTIES.
The Eipidr Is,Ionaiss e . stylish model
for q dinner or reception dress. but " we
should prefer basque, the Delphinv may
, lie suggested. and dtl.isis especially n the
Houora uyerSkirt. The Clolllie Is very
sIrersy trained skirt, and comports with
the Norine basque. The Csrrick caprs--
thnre shnrt cal~s reaching half way n
! the saist are becuminv quite popular,
: characterized ~ they are by ceriain
I quaint jauntiness. hut quite ss striking
are tile TRIAD collars. which assunIrd
ilmldly at first. are rapidly comlng ints
/ use. Thsy are III All material. aud very
! / broad With cuffs TO match corn on the
outside 10 tile sleeve. But we have n"'
: given up The snail upright collar, MOI
!. ruching ofall klI,ds. '.t1<@
\ HOTEL LIrE. "
Last fall, Judge Hilton, 10 The intepsi
/, NJ Mn. A. 4. stuart, assumed control o
the Neirnpallisn Hotel. aid 10 doing 10
called 20 his aid WIN. Henry Clair. mana
> ger afihe cslebpied Grand Union. Sara
lorH. First inihs way ~ improvement, hai
been q thorough rr-furnishing. accom-.
plIrhed 10 the richest materials, cnm
bined with the mort refined and hesutifu
TASTE. --silnultsneousl, slsn. the caiisia'
has been perfected, while rates have lee,
o rr,iurr,l, AZ that We nov find In this tful,
n .l.vs,,t @~isbllshment. the unusual com
bInaiion Of fist class fare, hne surro,n
iings. and moderate prices. These nd
yaniagps are. of courre, due 70 the far
thai A. r. Stewart a CO; po--e~s faeilitlr
unaltalnabls by smaller capitalists. M,
nov thai this great Arm has lskpn Ias
se.siun. il,c Metropolitan may he reaer,Ir,
as the Hotel ofihe city. Not nnly tla
|. confsrt, bni tie security ~ suesis ~
nivl,lly Ionksd sfler. Cor even W day
i sperlnl waiclunen are smrluyrd, while q
nIul,., each door " patrolled. Under u,
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