The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-07-06

Jennie June thus sets forth some OF the consid-
erations which, from feminine point Of view,
mitigate the weariness Of life.
REApY-MApE CLOTHING FOB LADIES.
A few years ago only three or four principal
houses paid any attention to the making up
| Of clothing for women and children, and with
these it was an expensive specially, which
| made no provision and afforded no accommo-
dation, for the want OF the; great middle class,
who are the chlef supporters Of al industries.
| The garments offered consisted OF baby cloaks
and articles OF baby's underclothmg, made up
| in the most costly style, dressing wrappers, or
robes de chan,bre being the only addition, in
| the sbape Of dresses, to the stock. Wedding
| trousseau, or summer outfits, we're sometimes
| ordered, in which dresses were included; but
| only under peculiar circumstances, or by very
wealthy people; the cost being enormously in
advance Of the price for which the article can
be made at home.
With the improvements in sewing machines,
the common, almost universal use, and the
consequent cheapness Of labor, it has gradual
| " dswned upon the minds OF women that no
reason in the world existed why they should
not be able to buy clothing ready made as
cheaply and as satisfactorily as that OF men
The objection that more exact ht ls required
does not hold with regard to the modern walk
| ing suits, or gored house dresses. What fits
one fits all, :" with the difference that the re-
pular graduatlons in size afford. while the ar.
eument is all in favor OF much better style and
design than is generally obtained at home.
Suits of white Victoria lawn, handsomely
rufled, are $12 so. Pretty suits OF do ted lawn,
with pattern borders put on as running. three
and two with q heading, we're only 81, not
more than the price OF making at any city
dressmake1s.
Gored morning wrappers Of American print,
trimmed with o narrow bordering, stitched on,
are $S 30 and "a, and the same style in cambria
and percale, IS.
Trained white skirts Of excellent quality. we'll
made. and handsomely ruf1 3D. are S. 80. and
eored white sklrts with wide hem and seven
narrow tucke, to wear with fwalking dresses,
s. so and 81 IS. .,
These are well cut, shaped, and made in the
best possible m inner, 30 that it is Q comfort to
wear them, and il they have not the fineness
and neatness Of exceptional garments, have
none Of the botch. lll-cutting. which often dis.
figures home made productions.
THE ECONOMICAL POINT OF VIEW.
Probably the prices given, low as they seem
TO persons accustomed to the former extrava-
cant rates and to the city cost OF labor will
snnepr anne high to those whose limited means COM
pei tn n to do even their own sewing on the
most restricted scale; but there are many 9TH
e1s. who are not rich, who would find positive
ECONOMY In buying ready-mane garments at
these prices Instead OF paying high-prced
seamstresses and dIessmakers and enduring
the worry and torment OF finding them, d.
rect,ng them and finishing or making over
after them. Moreover, in buying garments
reads.made, ono ls more apt to limit oneself 10
the exact quantity or number OF articles re-
aured, and in this way save accumulatlons
and appear more uniformly in accordance with
the prevailing fashion.
oAMBR1c MORNING DRESSES.
The prettiest morning dresses for country
wear are COMPOSED of white French cambrlc
spr1nkled with brilliant light green, blue or
red polka dots. They are made with two
skirts and small basque without lining, oas
across the front. They are trimmed with bands
OF self-colored oambrc, one forming binding
an inch and halfIn wloth, With the other two
narrow graduated bands. The sleeves have
two puffs at the top. with straps OF the cam
brio surmouuting and dividing them. Ihe
trimming cambria must be the exact shade OF
the dot. Pattern cambria dresses make mp
very nicely in this way, the stripe OF the un-
derskirt being used for trimming, sometimes
straight and sometimes on the bias.
NEW LINEN SETS.
New linen sets are finished with fine and
narrow futed ruf1es. which edge the collar and
the wrist, making the hand look small They
are very neat and lady-like looking, and Bell Tor
fifty-Eve TO 6eVenty-nVe ceut5 per bet, accolu'
ing to location OF store where they are pur-
chased. Go
ROUND HATS.
Black lace is The success Of the season in
round hats; they are very becoming, very DIS
inoue. and very useful. They can also be
made to suit all pockets. 10 real lace, with
costly ornaments, they are brought up to forty
and itty dollars; in imitation lace and very
pretty, II less recherche decorations, they are
only ten or twelve.
Black or whlta lace, and colored Grape are
the materials used for bonnets which have
not We; at all enlarged their dimensions nor
can they 80 long as chignon retain their ascen-
dancY.
REAIIsI1o FASHIONS.
An effort is being made however, with what
success time will show, TO introduce the simple
and realistic schism into fashion. In the high
est circles the aff,ctatlon Of French words and
phrases is beginning to be decidedly frowned
down. The initial words OF French phrases
used to denote certain meanings, have been
d.eont,nSed, and the simplest Saxon words
substituted. This idea may spread to other
things, it may render false hair and cosmetics
obnoxious.