The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-07

this period were worn At the func.
tons given in honor Of the FRINGE Ut
Wales da,cr Edward Wiz when Miss
Lane waB his hostcss 8, tho White
House
!american loops were a. thc.; largeat
at the time " the princes VISIT. and
IN the photograph OF Mise Lane. re
produced herewith she s said 10 10
adorned by q frock which she ,vof.
IN his royal hishncss'. honor. So. A.
east am told by nephew aud the
successor o. BRADY. the great photog
fapher al that :ino who took ~.
photograph
'irs l.imcoins first. !lau2 Ii.l gown.
as seen in her photographs, MISC by
Brady was made before the hoop
skirt commenced 10 decline. Iudccd.
KRIS nonstrous style ala not commence
to deelino until the Yea. OF Lmco!,'5
passing.
There Was one distinctive stslc OF
ia" civil War period relies ~ y h.rli
lave been Anvod BY some ola Souti-
crn families. This was faIAsui
u!opted ~ many Confederate bellies
WHO economical in dress IA order /
pay !vr munitions OF war needed D.
their brothers ana fathers at III.
front. TAO most representative styles
Of this soTn were % unattached mas
lin. made N Macon. Ga. and the but.
tons We're "t gOuyd seed. dyed Grim
son. And with these rock wcra wora
homemade alpine hats.
This interesting cSh!bi, v.lil iurth.!
out during johnSon's administration.
and that ".:ock dresses" tnea became
the vogue. These creations we,.
made w in sombrc shades.
HciWn OF the hustle.
But stepping next 10 the cases dis.
playing the costumes % the Grant
period you WI! nco tina, our mothers,
enjoyed only two years Of Freedom
until another uUslghuy impeachment
was thrust upon thcm This was III.
absurd "drcse imprpvtr, OF hustle
Mrs. Grant Is shown Ia this style By
the accompanying Photograph, which
Brady took While She was miAircss
the Whit. House. Black SILK dresses
were then tie prevailing stylu TO-.
The French, i; national mourning, Tor
their iusscs dpr.n;, The s!-ge OF paris
had decreeI that lHu remainder o! tilu
fashionable HuriI should mourn 8ith
her which IT. did willingly. lat !.uni
motives OF vanity rather than of grief,
Gowns OF our lnttcr-dn" bellies,
matrons and grand danes, rs ar
ranged III these series will tell tho
story OF how the hustle swel,cd TO it,
most monstrous enorntty during rhe
last days OF the Grant period. then de-
clined, but rose again, not TO collapse
entirely until the !irsi rrigH of Mig,
Cleveland; o, the comm. CT thu
"prlnccss gown during the SECOND
Grant aIri.nistrati ton; o. TIC in;rojv:.
ton OF Jerseys and our f!rl hubll~
skirts, during tina period Of the
Hayses. Of tho second dynasty u iir
leg otmutton sleeve and cr:.Yi!Gc.
throughout the Harrison aad ~. SGD
ond Cleveland regimes. OF the aGvent
o: tie tailormats d.egs during .h;=
same osrico. OF 'ha t!s'teninG o;
sleeves and ek.-ts i!':.."= -, NaNi.ItH
gown and tho reign ci '-.A.!ee bus.
und.- the Rooseve!ts. ea.: .: ~. 81
tot "Iie!cr piax" IN honor {, iWs
daughter o. Ftes.dsrt TAf;. with
whose administration came the rem
trcduStion {: The beautiful empire 81
"directc.re" fashions.
Contributors 10 this our f-st Ea-
tiona! costume dispi.y exc n3t ;c
aurcd 10 pert With their .-canu:cs aai
hoirlocms forever They need ",era.y
!eEd them 10 Un-lo Sam. Gld IL 20 DO
ing they viii be givc:.. II. exchange.
the assurance that they Wi: Dc nct:ci
protected against moth, r!t.de". mouse.
dust or robbcr ;tna they cpuld Dc
elsewhere in the lane. IN .i!ci:' case.
where they w.ll display the names OF
thei. donors or lenders upon neatly
printed lab>!s. thry Win be .tuvGed ~
watchnlem and protected Us an IL
senlous sysisr: Of automatic Alarms.
CCopyriga;, 1872. By Jchu Mifreth
Natkins)