The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1867-11-15
ENTERTAINMENT ANnfrtfstnr.rts.
HARPER,S RAZAR.
A REPOSITORY OF

a EEPOSITOkf OF rs
FASHION, PLEASURE & INSTRUCTION.
II ARPER'S BAZAR, the publication
H of which has Just been cof2Ihenced by
Harper d Brother, is ah illustrated Weekly
journal, devoted to fashion and Household
Literature.
It is the tirst Weekly of Fashion ever ptib,
lished in the United States. Byarranements
which the Publishers have perfected at great
cost, with the most celebrated European
Fashion Joprnals-particularly with the well
known Bdzor of Berlin ILLUSTRATION of FASH
ions for each week of the year Will appear in
Harper's Bazaar simultaneously with their
publication in Paris and Berlin: an advan-
tage which viii belong exclusively to this
Journal III
In a country where Three Hundred MIL
lions of Dollars are annually expended for
dry-poods. to be Transformed into articles of
DRESS trustworthy and practical instructions
as to the most tasteful and economical meth
DDS of fashioning these articles, become of the
greatest value to American women. The Ba-
EAR will contain full an explicit INSTRUCTIONS,
with Illustrations, which will enable every
Lady header 70 cnt anu make ner own ia ane
portion of her husbands. Each alternate
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fullsized Patterns, applicable 20 every article
of wardrobe made in the family, with the
necessary Directions for cutting ard max
ing Similar Illustrations and DESCRIPTIONS
of Fancy Work will also be furnished. These
patterns will be executed in Paris and Befs
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Il
duent and elegant C6lored fashion Plates
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Descriptions will also be gtvpn OF the rash
ions especially in vogue in teW 1ork-the
centre Of Fashion in America. So
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Arts, Morals, Familiar Science, Educations
ADJUSTMENTS, Hygiene, Etiquette, House
keeping, Gardening with Home and Foreign
Gossip. Nosubject ofhousehold interest VIII
be excluded from its columns.
In the first Number. Of the Bazaar will be
commenced a Novel entitled "rhe Cord and
the Creese; or, The Brandum Mystery', by
James De Mile, ,esq, Author Of "The Dodge
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script by several of our most competent crit
les, who unanimously pronounce II, in poins
of interest of plot, variety of adventure, and
equal to any of the novels of Willxie Collins
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New York. Nov. Is, 1867.