THE BANG-UP.
Whata pleasing reflection it is, all things considered, that near as the humanformmay approach to perfection, still that form is capable of beingimprovedby ingenuity; but then, the difficulty is to decide on what reallyare improvements: for instance, some will admire a fine slope in the coatskirts, tapering off like the tail of a goose; some (whether or no to catch the manners of ahoyden) will put on thefrock; others, again, admire thepantaloon; and many give a decided preference toinexpressibles. But theBang-up, as a Hat, is the very master-piece of inventive taste, wherein all admiration must of necessitycentre, having not only in its general appearance a bold and manlyfront, but a pleasing harmony of parts, all tending to produce an agreeable union oftasteandutility; who then would mount the "box" without being decorated with its chiefest ornament?