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Show INVENTED FOR WOMAN'S WEAR, j An Iioprovi-d Hrr Wlilch ll-m blM tlia : I' a If firm Worn i,y Z.mv. It appears thai the exposition has BUg-gfnled BUg-gfnled to an Kngli-nh tailor, who has a show case in it, the Idea of exposing n costume conformable to the ideas of certain cer-tain reformers in tho matter of feminine apparel. Llko Mmo. de VaUiyre, who ' hatt made a regular cnnade against the . modern style of dress, tho British inven- I tor Is of opinion that in the.io days of full steam life tho present robe and the petti- i coat are no longer practical, and that a leiHmbarraMSing covering must bo adopt- ! ed. The artist of tho otiier side of the j channel has not proposed, liko Mine, do : Valsayro, that women must put on nan- i kin breeches and an Orleans vest; ho lias fallen back on an e lee lie- combination, a sort of fusion toilet which borrows from ; both soxfti a portion of their resources, i The woman that enters Into the new i league will wear a zouave trousers, leav- lug the foot in bold relief, a straight ! petticoat open at the Bide, K,villfi a V'L'W of the brooches, a flowing blouse with a scarf tied round tho waist, and a vest, ; eouavo fashion, of a shade different from the rost of the costume. i At first sight the thing looks like a uniform, and that is of all the reforms the one which women will bo least in- ; dined to adopt The Bex to which we ' owe the young creatures who change; their toilets four times a day in front of ; tho ocean delights only in variety and novelty, and it would prefer to die a i thousand times rather than wear a cos- ' tuine which would appear to bo modeled aftr that 9t its neighbors. The new fashion would last eight days, and then , WOUld be UtlUnu uaM lanin j But the art of dressmakers could add Innumerable ombellislimenLB to lhe mod-; el which has Just been described, and the 1 ImporUinoo of a reform evidently lies in the adoption of the breechea It sup- j presses those feminine undergarments that frou frou so discreetly, and sweeps' away tho black and white skirts lliat are lifted with such a coquettish gesture when it rains. It abolishos tho trains ! and Bwoepors that leave a wake of silk and lace behind the majesty of thai walker. Certainly there is left a modest j little petticoat, half open, to show the i zouave trousers; but it is the masculine ! portion of the toilet that seduces, and, if j it should triumph, it will be a Btep In ad-; vance toward equality of costume for j tlie two sexes. There is little doubt,, however, that the picturesque will be a , l bv It. Cniirrier dea Etals-Unis. I |
