Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-03-15
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STYLES FOR DRESS IN DAYS GONE BY
CHANGED upon old Appietons magazine ISSUED
early in ISIS ago-n which an interesting ar
given on the various styles womens dress.
In discussing English doctor in 1910 was
thus quoted 1T uncommon sight to see
mother lap her daughter down a carpet and placing
her foot her back. break half dozen aces in tight
ening her stays"
\ small waist the only fashionable waist and
ardent say they could easily
span their girls waist with inches to spare.
STOPPING figures and shoulders 100
years when womans figure "only span"
Both men and women tightly laced Stiff boards
in back strong steel bars down the
things. in revolutionary times
In 1850 there along enormous leg-o-mutton
sleeves, poke bonnets and short skirts. 1 remember
of those old fashion plates distinctly The bon
the period shaped like reversed bushel
basket and loaded down trimming. The skirts
exactly like the skirts 1911.
The hoop skirt began to appear in 1887 and foolish
make their silly daughters sleep
in their preserve their shape and this in
America.
The Tahtan girls made hoop skirts of mating
In poor Maria Antoinettes time the waists were
drawn in to the stlimit and The hoops were
nous. but brother Joseph of Austria, issued de-
cree against corsets because of the ruin 10 womans
health.
Horrible old Catherine de Medici inches the
rule for waists and her own daughters were eased IN
what Looked like suit of armor.
But 1 we'll remember the hoop skirts that used
during time My old friend, Colonel
Huff Macon Ga. tells of a lady with hoop skirt
ascending long stairway when gale of wind lifted
turned her head until gentleman
friend relief and reversed the hoops again.
/ myself hoop worn by fashionable lady
which took twist she entering in
church, slid along the top while her feet and
pantaetts in clear view down below The trade in
hoop skirts was extensive the corset trade and
frank declare that moderate hoop skirt is a
thousand times more sensible and more graceful than
the hobble skirt.
There came a time about 1S75-76 when tight sleeves
had a To say they tight the skin fairly
expresses it. They short at the wrists and the
compression made coarse. red hands look like boiled
beets extremely fashionable lady spent the even
ing with me Washington city and removed her bon
was obliged dress to get her tight arms
TO She said she generally put on her bonnet
before she put on her waist
When Judith sought to please Holoferseni il is re-
corded that put sandals her feet put about her
bracelets chains rings and her rings and
all ornaments and decked herself bravely to allure
the eyes of all that should her"
# it could be possible it would be we'll to have
committee dress reform assemble and decide upon
this mooted question corsets and hoops tight sleeves
and mutton leg sleeves, that there might be some
uniformity pleasing and alluring, and allow men
to make up committee have hint that panniers
to dresses coming along in the dim distance. With
panniers there come bUstles and with bustfes
hoops succeed naturally, and then tight sleeves
leg of muttOns.
Oh! what world vanity the wise man told US
about.