The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1880-05-08
LETTER.
From oar Regular Correspondence
Washington, DC. 81 pril 26th 80

From oar Regular Correspondence
Washington, DC. april 26th 80
Spring. noa!vubt, is Il very de-
ii.h!fu! season OF the year. with
its promise OF sunshine aud gif;
OF flowers. but it has all uncun
Portable propensity for searching
out and making manifest the de-
fects of the wardrobe. There is
no cDncealina s!labMness or wear
and tear from the persistent eye
Of the accusing suu. Happily tor
mankind the labor Of dressing is
one of insignificant Importance.
III: tlitfere;tce i'll the shape OF Il
Goa he cnt OF Il pair o. trousers.
the color OF texture Ut naterial, OF
the cure of lie brim of the hat
are matters easily settled for tne
wearer without the Necessity ol
much anxiety Oh his part. The
customer is, nlole or less, IN tht
hands of his tailor, who Is anto>
cratic, and against whose deci
sion there is literally no appeal
There are men whose stature
physique. and well bred air pei
NIT them the exercise OF some or
quality III their daily attire they
can afford to wear peculiar coats
eccentric necktits, and nnconven
tional hats; but, as rule, tht
best dressed man is he who j.
uniformly neat, and whose COS
tune is the least noticeable
When spring comes round mel
have, as Il rule, only to give OF
derS aud to accept what is ailo1
ted 10 them; theS Know that nt
amount OF cleaning, turning, OI
cleansing will make the Old Goa
iutO u new one sufficiently respe'
table to escape The critical ey'
that is ever upon 1t.
For women, however, sprin:
fashions have altogether fresl
er and more fascinating siguiti'
canoe. They not only give intens'
pleasure to the wearer, as satist.
lug a natural craving, but are full
of unspeakable charms and reju
venalilg ideas. Men are p0pd
larry supposed to know n0thin;
about wou,en's dress, and 1t i
the fixed Idea OF the wife that tn
husband is absolutely ignOran
of the composition Of the gov
that is selected to be pleasing t
his eye; but, If the truth he told
the roughcr and rader sex Is ia
more critical than it is suppose
to obe, and this the woman know
| we'll enough, orsstle would not u
stow such an iaiinity of tr0ubl
Oh her personal a.lOrnment. We
men dress, no doubt, to deligl
themselves; but they also dres
in a far greater degree, to fasci1
ate and please all who are abo'
| them, aud with whom they con
| liz contact at home, abroad or
society. There are a few unpr
iudiced laynen who will fail
observe what rapid and startl:l
improvements have been recent
effected by American women
the art Of dress. 1t may be. d.
to education, treatises, lecture
: rivalry or what not, bnt direct
our wall papers, chintzes, and
corative furniture took IL new d
partuie, so did our wOine'
gowns, and not only in the mat
i rial of which they are compose
9 but in the art with which tn
= are arranged. The men who q
e not supposed to know much
: to care anything about such IN;
' ters, would probably fail to p'
1t an accurate examination in
:, 'n precise style OF the new costun
,e that enclose the form like u "
o. fitting glove, and reproduce
re features of statue. Yet. uni
er. they are dull Indeed, they Will
!, ioice at the healthine>S and ct
m mon sense OF a short plea
'd skirt, instead OF the inconvenl
RS tails that used to sweep
re- streets and help the scavenger
It. that compromise OF q bunch
petticoat and dress which so l.
q ed up as to be kicked about
and fro by ..he heels a, If it "
:. !, football. Indeed it is inp0
os bic for them to walk down Pt
'ril Sylvania Avenue or Se't
x street, one Of these hae sp