Show FASHIONS SIXTY aaa relative to the fashions in costume prevalent sixty ears ago our author has much to say although ho is naturally communicative about the dress of ins own sex than as to the attire of ladies ot one british latrom re preached with being did in everything aiom fiance he writes that she was covered with folds of circles of ribbons and tuck tier over tier of flounces and 0 bacr and duffings puff ings of all sorts in the direct ly opposite cati erne to the flimsy HI voina few bais beffie when women appeared as though they were sewn up in tight bags generally the ladies seem to have I 1 acu ecu much orna menta ted and feathered scaling nodding plume such as are still favored drawing looms much bulled and but instances aie found of a ltv lc ot affected simplicity one lady of peculiarly nl eions is described as being habited all in white her hair flat ou the lop and tailing in ringlets afeei alie manner seen in greek stat iury her neck and shoulders much exposed liti arms baie neaily to the shoulder with gloves and down drost to theorists bvm them and with chite faatin shoes laca up a illar of colo sil with such a loot foi a bisa as might 1 ve supported a va male fashions are more minutely di assed ahe dandies of 1820 guv sand effected exceeding effeminacy of appearance ahe gentlemen wire chaigen with lunching upon the petti coito punts tas starched handkerchief aud pouting dijion bo oms ot the ladies while certain masculine dames the streets in kilts ot or cased then ankles in durkish brou trou ei their heads representing either if ou canby a penthouse of protection or kiss me it vou daraby an impudent exposure ot a highly colored cheek and a proud imprudent air the dand him of doubtful gender a figgie figuie in whalebone us thin is a lath with pale blue unmeaning ees so and in that he could not stoop to pick up his li andker chief it he chanced to drop it with trousers tio users 0 o vv ide and loose that ancy resembled petticoats with a painted face looking overs wal of and rous lin a patch at the corner of h s mouth a flowed between hh lip his nr crested ocr his toie head liko the leathers ot a stAnd hen and a gold ch nn and a quizzing glas dangling from a neck as lonar as a gander lie lipid ogled and drawled he smelt like a civet eat he wa all affectation vacant hectic cough d scon tent expense dell cac and the authors in the guards was un dei stood to cordei a new coat monthly and some novelty in the way ot a waist helas po sered of an exceeding variety of overcoats daving coats military great coats night cloaks hartans tartans and belies pelies 1 he art and to e plied beffie the elegante ele gants in town b a trad combination or junto who ade their cu tomar appear in a viv light fiieda it was rudd that every bick should be aa bicad s an ins cli airman ts and bolstered bol up to a hodman on the mor bay alit at the adit like houi or lacad up to le emble eai wi 0 the whole town wa pigeon breasted bie asted or maian tailed skirts nov dangled in the dut and now feie meie shell ot a jil et behind them anday ill ia starch the next all acm men m buik ram A di bed equi ite dp acari piddie all avei a little later and jl the other folins fp lins aie pin cushions A prince condne menk in his all bi airi immediately lv within the same limits now a lon 1 ling up box coat w tb a awn ia hie boue and now a sine breasted hunt wa hock or he curtailed cnown ibe lailar meldee melded ab blute po nid inan although thra wasi often adner betwixt the lon birta of his kiei oat t fui aiu tabeh olivet buttons breast and pale ot the decent auna anany toia ten indecent onn winan vo ue anre an fn our coats alian an fn om our in acin don in the lait himself aith the last alice in the beau and be i elites how the lite colonel M diep ot a aund K in a daal he h id provoked bi indolence ep elreed reed regret for his cott duct and lii second that he his anti tonit fora Kent kman until it was too late merely on account of am haina on i coat ot ladt ear lathion |