The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-20
"THE WORLD .se&&&&
ONE HUNDRED YEARS
AGO TODAY'&&&*&&
Copyright, 1890, by n. E. Hughes. Louis
ville.1

At TIE CLOSE Of the eighteenth CEN
n tury the costume Of man and woman
"A underwent marked changes Mems coats
became very long and sloped of
from the waist, where they were but
toned both upward and downward; their
sleeves were moderately tight with small, close
fitting cuffs, and their collars either were high
and doubled back stif1y, or were made to spread
upon the shoulders; the flaps OF their pockets
were placed ut the back and close together. ard
all putting and lace and embroidery were laid
aside. The flaps Of waistcoats, II retained at ALL
were short. and the garment itself was made
open at the throat, the rill Of the shirt appearing
from under it. The breechcs 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 for court
dresses. having gone out Of fashion; the tight
brecches at this time were frequently prolonged
as pantaloons to the middle OF the calf ct the
leg. where they were met by half top-Doots.
rather large cravat tied loosely in bows
about the throat: the hair, worn long senerl'ly,
was powdered and tied in a queue, and the hats,
round in form, either )f moderate le:ght
in the crown, or tall and conical, aud their rcar-
ly fat round brm was either narrow cr riode-
ately broad.
The women had discarded orcn drtte': the
sacques ceased to be; waists became lcrser ard
rcgained their natural position and form. At
this time bonncts were yorn that in'ssch the
wcarer's head, or were fat and projecting. Ttey
also were adorned with taste that va. com
paratively simple and becoming; aud at the
same time the hair. free from powder. vas
dressed in curs about the face and nccf.
While costume in ordinary lie thus more
nearly approached than at any previous time
what might he desired, court dress still ex'
hbted the extravagancies that under other con-
dtions had happily become obsolete, the hoop
with all its really offensive mass OF so-called
decorative allies retaining its ground in de-
fance Of all opposition until the chief offender
and its worst associates were banished by royal
command.
Thomas Bruce, seventh Earl Of Elgin, Scot
land, during a stay at Constantinople, formed
the purpose OF removing from Athens the cele.
brated sculptures known iater as the Elgin
Marbles. in the British Museum at London, and
spent so 600 pounds in carrying out the pro.
ject, which was censurcd by some vandal.
ism.
Big improvements were made in tricycle. build.
ing. The cranked axle worked by treadles and
levers came into fashion, but they labored un.
der three fatal defects: 1t was almost i'm
possible to drive them up hill, to check them
in going down hill, and to prevent their over.
turning in rounding corner.
IIoratio Gates. an American Revolutionary
general who in 177G defeated General Bur.
goyne's army, forcing complete surrender,
granted emancipation to all his slaves on his
Virginia estates as the Eighteenth century drew
rapidly to close.
Jean Baptiste Blot French physicist who
made great discoveries in the department of
optics. mainly in connection with the polar
ization Of light, accepted the chair Of physics
at the College de France in Paris.
Heinrich Henc, poet and journalist, and one
Of the great song writer's OF the world, was
Just one year old now at his home in Dusseldorf,
Prussia.