The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-12-20
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.pRoEMRER 20. 1850.


woman underwent marked changes.
Mems coats became very long and
sloped off from the waist, where
they were bnttoned both upward
and downward; their sleeves were
moderately tight with small. close
fitting cuffs, and their collars
either were high aAd doubled back
stif1ly, or were made to spread
upon the shoulders; the flaps of
their pockets were placed at the
back and close together, and all
putting and lace and embroidery
were laid aside. The flaps of
waisteoats, if retained at all, were
short, and the garment itself was
made open at the throat. the. frill
of the shirt appearing from under
it. The breeches, fitting very
tightly. either were cut short at
the knee, or carried few inches
below it, and there buttoned and
tied with strings, knee buckles,
except in court dresses. having
gone out of fashion; the tight
breeehes at this time yesre fre-
quently prolonged as pantaloons
to the midd!ss Of the calf of the
leg, %nere they were met by half
.op boots. A rather large cravat
was tied loosely in bows about the
throat; the hair, worn long gen.
orally, was powdered and tied In
queue, and hats, round in form,
were either of moderate height in
the crown, or tall and conical, and
their nearly fat, round brim was
either narrow or moderately
broad.
The women had discarded open
dresses; the sacques ceased to be;
waists became longer and regained
their natural position and form.
At this time bonnetssse were worn
that incased the wearer's head, OF
were fat and projecting. They
also were adorned with a taste that
was comparatively simple and be-
coming; and at the same time the
hair, free from powder, was dress
ed in curls about the face anC
, meek.
: While costume in ordinary lift
: thus more nearly approached thar
at any previous time what nigh
be desired, court dress still exhib
tied the extrayagancies that under
other conditions had happily be
become obsolete, the hoop with al
its really offensive mass of so-call-
ed decorative allies retaining
its ground in defiance of all oppo
r sition until the chief offender ant
! its worst associates were banishet
by royal command.
7 ***
! Heinrich Heine, poet and jour
nalist, and one of the great sou!
writer's of the world, was just on,
year old now at his home in Dussel
dorf, Prussia.
***
l Horatio Gates, an American
Revolutionary. General, who'in III
4 defeated Gen. Burgoyne's army
forcing a complete surrender
4 granted emancipation to all slave
: on his Virginia estates as tn
y Eighteenth century drew rapidl
5 to a close.
***
, Thomas Bruce, seventh Earl O
Elgin, Scotland. during a stay a
Constantinople, formed the pur
pose of removing from Athens tn
celebrated sculptures, known late
q as the Elgin Marbles, in the Britlsl
Museum at London. and spen
:. SO, 900 pounds sterling in carrying
out the project, which was censur
: ed by some as vandalism.
XIX
Jean Baptiste Blot, Frencl
( physicist. who made great discov
n cries in the department of optics
mainly in connection with polariz
Q alton of light. accepted the chai
of physics in the College d
France in Paris.
***
Big improvements were made i
tricycle. building. The cranke
e axle worked by treadles and lever
T came into fashion, but they labor
9 ed under three fatal defects.
a was almost impossible TO driv
o them up hill, to check them in GO