, 1873-11-30
METROPOLITAN MODES.
The Fallacy Of Reduced Prices--'
=: Staple Articles Unchanged.
Beautiful SILK Crepe at a Disoount-.-7he
g. Polonaise Slain In Paris.
New and Charming Gowns--Socia1
Innovations This Season.
From Our Own Correspondent.

EJSHb ONF Vpn LeTTE<p1S0sfEs
New YoRH, Nov. a, 1873.
We are doing our best to 10 thankful today,
though fonr tllore isn't much sincerity IL tho
attempt. We try to believe that tho trials Of This
lilo are all Tor our good; but It's very hard to DO
reconclod to tlem, nevertholoss. Bomo Of our
rustic friends have ondeavored to prove that the
panic WAS brought On by the wiokolnoss Of
Metropo1itanB and NO should DO only too glad
to admit It, and humble ournolves in
tho dust in repentance, had not the
good cities Of Chicago and Boston
suffered from tho financial taordor too. It might
have been uugodlinoss thas brought trouble on
ug, but It couldn't have brought 1t On thcm 80
Tint theory falls to the ground.
Wo don't feel vory thankful at losing our
money, and having to oconomize and turn our
Bclvcs into Mrs. Toodlosos, constantly looking
for bargains. There is something Of Mrs Too
dies in almost oyorybody find. Just advertise
q thing rs choap, and Hoe how people will ltock to
look at 1t. Tho largo dry goods housos here
have recently boon advertising "Great Reduce
tions," "specie Prices," 'sTen Per Cont Dis
count on AL Cash sa1os," and other taking
tricks; and tho result IL, that tho stores
hnvo rosurnod their wonted appearance at
this season. No matter how poor people
inongino themselves to ho, they always find mo-
ney to buy what is called cheap, be It house or
q hon-ooop.
REDUCTIONS
there haye been. certainly; but not in tho things
nifoentiy-brocaded black silk, st1ch as have gons
out Of fashion, you eau get 1t for $3.50 yard,
where you had to pay 81 for 1t last year. But, il
you desire plain groB- grim Of any stable COLOR
can afford to lo out Of q thousand dollars or
so for tho next twolvemonth, you can,
by careful watching. make aome really
good bargains; but, Il you must, set
eny that Theh you absolutely need at
good time to parohnao. Rely upon 1t, tint Sta
ple articles, such % persons must lago as long
as thoy have anything,. havo deprecated very
little in valuo. Tho things that are Affected by
mode, that arc difficult to keep, that arc speoiat
beon lowered in price. Among tlloso, Of COURSE,
are many desirable articles, aud 1t is in thcso
TINT bargains ate found.
For instance, I saw, tho other day, aevernl
light grounds with sprays Of AoworH stamped III
oolora on tho1u. Last :, year thoy. can,o
under tho au-embracing head of Dolly
Vnrdons, and sold froofy at - and $5 d yard.
delicate, the blossoms small; nothing glaring or
offensive Is suggested bg them, yet they eau DO
Ho1d NOW only FOR curtains and bed-aproat1a, and
60 for 81 a gard: As they cont tho Importers
2.50 yard thoro is souo truth In their asserted
disposal below cost, For my own part, think
nothing could make = moro ehceriug chamber
robo than one OF those atuffa, mud, fashion or
no fashion. would have ono cut in q long
wrapper with Wattoau fold in tho back, caught
down by a black velvet bow With long ends;
With doop flowing rufllos, and soft embroidered
muslin rutlea inside, tho robe noglfgs
would be bewitching for--wel1 for any
body young enough and protty enough
4n- IT, As1ot1, 3r3
add that these eropes wash like cotton; II least,
Romebody who has tried 1t says 30.
--LATEST ADv1oEs FROM PARIS
declare tho polonniso absolutely ead,-that 10,
How can we do without this ono Indispensable
Of our wardrobes? What is to become OF our
'slk petticoats made out Of old drosscs tlatcan't
be utilized in any other way7: Who shall dcvise
n garment to take ita place? Blessings be on
her who succeeds, aud lot hor.nhko haate before
our prosent polonaises arc worn out :,
The fashions Of tho last half- -dozcl' ycars hayc
boen on tho whole, tho most convenient
and economical Of tho present generation. Tho
extravaganza asbeon, notin tho 8tyes, but In tho
Twenty years ago hardly any woman even among
tho Wealthiest, would havo thought Of wonring
tho richest Of silks for street drcssos but now II
would bo difficult to find q womar,. Of however.
low degroo, who had not at least one silk suit.
Our tastos' have grown with our increasing
1neans, have fur outstrippcd them in fact. It Is
a.
national misfortune taas We eRena 80 lavlsh1y
Tor mere aot;aos, Wnen We noeu the money [11, 30
much tor othlea! ana easneflo oo)ccts; ibis win
ter. tnlnk, VIII 40 mueh towain oheeklng tho
nnu NAP o. ~ LOT 1 fehy 90 iee1 poo1
ana 10 mean 70 10 oconomcA so tnas fAo French
nst IN regard g to ~ polonaises u homathing
o. q ploW. NO. mad calculated on
!aav1ng t"o OF three 1rosn garments
~ sn.o aoit pat,uls onI iass years gowns into
pettlcoase, anu tnus gothng through tho scaaoni
30 iar as ola'naSy costnnes nc eoncerned; Then
we lhsenaou, X tas9s4ng our o1a party -drosses
Win new musun ;l1 anc Sasae, 10 HeGt noclal ro-
M au1e1Meh1os 1a;', Mata 6ioAu eApe"ne' iA's Fomnda
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WIN SPACE between, whoa ians wlthan t"o
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n1eaung, ls ased very IN nox.plaated 1uehe @ OF
the taue, Mnh ano1nof o. frlnSod siik
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