The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-07-21
The July Fashions.

4 n LEIVER tNOM 'JENNAE JUN E---
READY-MADE oLoTH1Na FoR Ia
! .DIEs---wHAT 1T COsTs--NEW CAM.
BRIO MORNING DREssEs--RoUND
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In her fashion letter, for. July,
,, our friend Jennie June thus sets
forth some: Of the considerations
! which, from. a feminine point Of
view, mitigate the weariness Of
life. ..'. ..u 49,.
nEADY-M MADE CLOTHING FOR LADIES.
A few years ago only, three or
four principal houses paid any at-
tention to the making up of clio.
thing for women md children, and
with these it WAS an expensive
speciality, which made no provi-
sion and afforded no accommo oda-
ton, for tho want Of the great mid
die class, who are tho chief sup
porters of all industries. Tho gar
ments offered consisted Of baby
cloaks and articles Of baby's under.
clothing, made up in tho most
costly style, dressing wrappers, or
robes de chambre, being the only
addition, in the shape Of dresses,
to the stock. Wedding trousseau,
or summer outfits, were sometimes
ordered, in which dresses were in
cludod ; but only under peculiar
circumstances, or by very wealthy
people, tho cost being enormously
in advance of the price for which
the article can be mado at home.
With the improvements in sew
ing machines, tho common, almost
universal use, md tho consequent
chcapness Of labor, it has gradual
~ dawned upon tho minds Of wo-
men that no reason in tho world
existed why they should not DO
able to buy clothing rcady-made
as cheaply and as satisfactorily AZ
that Of mon. Tho objection that
IL more exact fit is required does
not hold with regard to the mod
ern walking suits, or gored house
dresses. "What fits ono fts aii,"
with the difference that tho rcgu-
! lar graduations in size afford, while
tho argument is all in favor of
much better style and design than
is generally obtained al home.
Suits Of white Victoria lawn,
handsomely ruft1od, are $3.50.
Pretty suits Of dotted lawn, with
pattern borders put on as ruffling,
three aud two with q heading,
were only SO, not moro than tho
price OF making ut any city drcss-
makers.
Gorcd morning wrappers Of
American print, trimmed with
narrow bordering, stitched on, arc
$3.50, and 81, and the samo style
in cambria and percale, Sc.
Trained white skirts of excel
lcnt quality. well made, and hand
somcIy rufilod, nre $3.50, and gorcd
whitc skirts with a wide hem and
seven narrow tucks, to wear with
walking dresses, 81 80 and 81.75.
These arc well cut, shaped, and
made in the best possible manner,
40 that it is q comfort TO wear
them, and il they have not the
fineness and neatness Of exception
al garments, have mono Of the
hotch, i!l-cutting. which often dis
figures homemade productions
TIE ECONOMICAL POINT OF VIEW.
Probably tho prices given, low
rs they seem to persons accus-
toned to tho f0rmor cxtravagant
rates and to the city cost Of labor
will appear high to those whose
limited means compel them to do
even their own sowing on tho
most restricted scale; but there
arc many others, who arc not rich,
who would find positive economy
in buying ready-made garments at
those prices instead Of paying
high priced seamstresses and dress
makers and enduring tho worry
and torment Of finding them, di.
recting them and finishing or max
ing over after them. Moreover,
in buying garments roady"mado,
one is moro apt to limit oneself to
the exact quantity or number Of
articles required, and in this way
| snve accumulations and appear
more uniformly in accordance with
tho prevailing fashion.
CAMBRIo MORNING DRESSES.
The prcttiest morning dresses
for country wear arc composed Of
white French eambric sprinkled
with brilliant light green, blue or
red polka dots. They arc made.
with two skirts and n small basque
without lining, but with straight
'sailor" collar cut square across
the front. Thcy arc trimmed
with bands Of solf.colored cambric,
one forming a binding an inch
and q half in width, with tho
othor two narrow graduated bands,
The sleeves have two puffs at tho
top, with straps. Of tho cambric.
snrmnnoting and dividing them.
The trim minn IN m hrir ,nuat ho