The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1882-05-06

American Women as Drcsscrs.

Mrs. Seu~ft-Sidfofs ~ quoted ~ hay
ing SAID 4 An American servant will
tie On lar veil ina natty, graceful way
TINT an English JicLess kndsss nothing
about Mrs. Siddons will not be
charged with nm over-strained regard for
the Yankees, or a wish to favor them Mt
the expense OF her own countrywomen.
In thus placing the servant and tho
duchess In contrast she was simpl,
emphasizing n truism which was less 4
fact at the time than Il Is NJ the present
hour. kur among adj civilized people
tho English omc nre the most ILL.,
dressed. and seem to lack the natural
gifts, self-rrliance aud ability Of choice
and selection which ara the Unborn al
tributes of American women. An
English nursery set oil against q nursery
In this country may be taken rs n type
In miniature Of the taste In dress and all
that the term involves Of the differences
which characterize the women OF the two
nations. In this country little girls find
instant satisfaction and congenial en-.
ployment In arranging and adjoining
tbcirdolls' apparel. Lett " their own in.
tniiions, aud hampeed by little or no
pnpilago from their elders. IL must be
owned that thu taste and ingenuity
which they display aro often simply
wonderful. An English LADY, Who passed
thirty years of lvr H. In her native
Ind, aud whos ehasN lived In this
city hall That tine. once bald: "Tho
homes Of Amsvfran airls. so far
as am familiar withdrew, arc schools
Of Vurz IA vdhuss Attainment and
whether their tastn. and skill aro
natural gifts, or acquired BY obscrya-
ton. ! do not pretend 10 say, but there
II nothing to compare with hin our
homes IN England Consistent with
this admission isths almost universal
tone Of the Euglr, press and Of most
.tfayrlers ahs sisil eas sbeses iean 9th
err lands That English women study
comfort. and provide themselves with
rich fabrics and costly adornmcnt In
dress Is past dispute. A dowagcr or
duchess arrayrd IN gorgeous silk, satin,
or velvet ATTIRE. with the complement Of
green gloves and yellow ribbvis. md |
shod With broad. heavy. loose lifting
boots. v hardly . pleasant, though Il Is
. constantly recurring. picture OF taste
In dress among the wealthy classes In
English uieI U'tht Nasarpr liss any idea
ofthe contrast Of colors. ans perception
Of tho shocking incongruities which the
tout oHscgrsfe 81 her costume presents
TO a cultivated eye, nothing Is seen of Il
In tle esse and teif satisfaction II her |
demcanor. Xhiln tina fact ramAins that
American women are the best drcssrd
ladies In the world. u 4 also 10 be re-
membcrud that while they. with the
vast majority Of theif sex. yield TO the
current Of prevalent fashion. II Is not
q blind nor slasish submis<ions they
think for Themselves, and stoutly. on
occasion. assert their own individuality.
and refuse 20 succumh 10 the dictaticn
OF fashipn. maiista or mininer Their
natural or cultivated good taste. which
includes the lines Of beauty. which Mr..
Bcechcr mads himself merry over ~
Gently. il generally all-zu1icicnt in doubt
and emergency. THAR glory y to
dress tastelnlly and hecominxly. Their
.'hallclujah'' 4 the acclaim q : zlsccezz-
fully coasummstsd purpose.-N Z.
Evening rbsk.