CHANGES OF COSTUME.

Manawatu Herald, 18 July 1896, Page 4

CHANGES OF COSTUME.

Only Nino Distinct Styles In Woman's .Dress In Ono Hundred Years. "Thoush tho fashion in woman's dress has ehnnged olnTiv.lrcd thnos In a hundred yonra, " said a young lady of observation quotod by' the' New York Sun, "it has been a change of detail rather than of stylo, while of changes of costume— that is, of dress which can bo said to mark a historical epoch — there havo been but two. Similarly in men's clothing there has been but ono radical change of costume during tho century — that from tho breeches to the trousers, with tho interregnum of tho pantaloons. The change in woman's attire, which was sufficiently radical to bo called a change of costume, occurred in 1819-20, when the classical renaissanco, with its Immodesty, ifcs simple garment and its wnlsfc under tho shoulders, went out and woman became the bodiccd and pcttieoated creaturo that you know her today. "Of chnmvn of .distinctive fashion in wri''.::. s' ■ ■■:;*.'> (jcru have- osiiy been nine Uurhvj t.ii ■.Mj.-.sfc HJU ysv.rj, which, I think, Is jTi-e;-.!.!;- io hvi rre.dit: '•Fioiii 17'j.") to ISiO or 1820 was the era of tho hV.: i. waLt. Kr.i.j lfc'.O to 1325 were the days of tl:o n-.U 1 . Uo waist, pJicrti dress, no sleeves U!nw tho aho-^kicrs, or e!bovra at furthest, and natural shoulders. 'From 1C25 to lSSj^herowasa dlstinotly marked spell of bro:d shoulders, big Blooves and bell skirts. In fact, our present fashions have bcou considerably based on that decado. "From 1835 to 1843 thero were sloping shoulders and big, full skirts. "From 1843 to ISGS thero was the reign of tho crinoline, the longest rule of n fashion that over prevailed, I guess. "From ISGoto ISB3 was n period of evolution. The train grew into being, the Bkirts shrank little by little, growing slimmer and slimmer until the outlines of the figure wero onco more revoaled. "From 1883 to 1887 was tho period of tho bustlo — just that. "From 1887 to 1893 was tho fashion of the pannlors r.nd princess dress. 4i With 1803 camo in .the re-establish-ment of big sleeves. "