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Show tiieWandtiieold. The Drew of Womea ia Olden Daji u Compared With That of the Frewnt. A LETTER BY OLIVE HARPER. She is of Opinion That Modern Go5 Are Mora Modest aal Bicooiing Tina Old Time GarnwnU. -rKW YORK. Juno IT. I "4 ilon'l know what lit world W coming to. tho young hi-l hi-l die tlo ilrr outrair'itisly l iiuinodi'st," ,ud an old Udy to m iwe mly, and I inti aived witltlii rat tho time, ' but It m happened tfl:t tho next d v I ftiM in powWmn of a paper containing some of tht stvles m voguo Hut year ago, ntid from thai lime t the rrtnt tho uew mod' were, presented ly decade, dec-ade, and I have kia ihucd and Iwwii- Th M nt.Y ami ii ten uaKAiwuuxiOMorrrsa. dered evir sine. While my frvud t not Jitl ycr old, hr mother rortaiary must have worn tint vrvry kiiui of irowna) which are prrwmU-d iu thia article, m they were the atylp whnn sh waa yomuE, Many f UiniAdrnimia wnre vtwln f verf thin maU'rial and wm over atlk tiuhM, which imiat hare lwru wry fin" (turn the evident palua token to dlxplay thm. To it ill fur"her mark tl contrast, yrmng ladW onUloor Jtwna of tLy am displayed lieaM.t them. Th dVmnm young lady In the Juckey cp wfth tbfi long peak to it wear her hair tn ahort. unkempt looking lovokwaa, and tm book Instnii ta the wrar)nt4f tlioecanty gowni on tbe mt gnu-fful way of U.Ulng nj the skirt, by ratchina; ft m-ar tlm Imttora and 1 ninging that portion finuly np tteof. ly to tbe watt, allowing the fnnUt' "fll modiatly over tlm aim." ThU waa a Street I'oatnmt. and It would a that the wenrere didn't mliul auubiirn. Among tlie quaint drrtpHun of th dilf'runt toilets ia the following dwrlp-ttrmofatnHet1n!7,fl.utt!tiiomthaift dwrlp-ttrmofatnHet1n!7,fl.utt!tiiomthaift hundred year agn; "Th luth waeat th open rwently Inadmwof 'atiflnl algha, tninniMl with 'aupnrfluaua n-greta.' Her 'jicrfect candor gamilml with tndi-CT" tndi-CT" t tnnatia' and ribhMM and 'market attention.' Her ahoca of -tlia quenn'a tretwen,' einbroihmt with diaiuotwU in 'prrfidiou blnwa. Her lnnrt wa '-ured '-ured couqnuet' atyle, trimine.1 with ft away,' and of 'lowewl ycttda' of rl!-bon." rl!-bon." I think after that wa ran atand err plant purple ami all the other vngetabb in tliat kingdom vt notum. Tha fear. fully and wiaiderf ally ituule bonnt, aiidfe In hwt, Kimeral get tip of tlm great grand mot Iwr cotiim U terwdy dn senlx'd aa "a honixtcf. green attk, wlt! black riblatia and artificial flitwnr Hpenrer with half ahawl, lung arabrutd tred skirt and a balantlnn, I cannot Imagine what tlie balantina ia. ntib-Mt ia th fancifully workJ aatrhel, bot aW-together aW-together when it com. to a quewrluo oC grace or inodeaty or general attract! wv. new, Llla rtame will have aa gomi how aa tliat of tier great grandmutitrr. To tra o the faahlon on down thiml the phnwa of normona aleev and taxo-bcr taxo-bcr yard capea through Ui awful bofjp skirt era, through the "e lk!n" rfreew with their multrnh and conptcx ran" ling to the prwtty and evart ulegoat style in vogue- now, in&kea a very tntar rating study, but It doe aena nf4Jx imKaible to a person in bnllev that the wearers of thoM eewtume though! thetn pcitty or Imikel prwtty io tbwto. (1aai! gowns certainly bav the mrttcl artistic grace, but none of Ut rmt han and yet I arm an evident reaching out toward tlm poat for nirgetlona for th future, I hopn earnestly, however, that If lliey, tlm power tins be, do taStcl ru h ptinhihnieiit upon na it will at least bn tempered with merry, and that tdraa trn of our time and neetl will intggml change and adaptations t oat mm i hixr fy they enf;n-,t tn fri vrn I and dufy rords of h pt anythiBif, pr-f tier or ha!f n mitabi for a protrj. i n!t dree for young lidiea, ei'.heffie city or outing,' thn th !.a!y UttU gown I isw yntrrlf. It ww of gr I nmbjur, tho skirt la accordwn fUita all ar.,cnd. Th wi6 u in form tst m ahirt I rout of fio-i white rfcoteh SiWMJi wfth white standing collar m w;th- Ihxk silk four in-hixl tie. A neat crayt I cloth walking jacket h.G? loosely opotH ia front, and a jntty gray sailor hatf trtmml with a band and fan of whit j ribbwu. Uuve HiKPia, |