The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-08-09
HOW LlDIEs DRESS AT SARATOGA.
A corr sDondent of the New York W0,

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A corr 'spondent of the New York World
writing from Saratoga, says:
As woman dressed in the height, no,
only of fashion, but costly fashion, prone
. nades ballroom, suppose we estimate what
IN round numbers she represents in cash
that is, the actual cost, as nearly as it can be
aScertained, of what she wears.
, Her dress, independent of lace, will scarce
ly cost less than $500. Worths cheapest are
$500 in gold. set of the handsomest point
lace f1ounces may usually be valued at about
, $4,000. though very handsome ones may be
purchased for less. A fine polnt lace over
dress or shawl costs at least $3.50 4 fan
suitable for such a dress is worth $50 of least
and handkerchief about the same: and the
diamonds seen with this toilet frequently rep
resent $4,000, consisting of necklace ear
drops agrette a bouquet de cors1ge and
bracelets; besides these are rings rarely pur-
chased for less than $1,000. when there are
but three or four of them. So we have our
fashionable women representing $4,000 or
even $4,000, for there are many minor but
costly accessories for the toilet and even
yaluing her toilet at 100000 is a low est
mate.
Bat this is the ball dress alone and only one
ball dress, and who would expect grdode
bat one: She has another silk covered with
embroidery aud valenciennes lace edges its
ruff IS; this will scarcely cost less than $500
and then she has velvet ut $500 or $1,000
and three or four light silk robes of light
shades. trimmed with silk of the same or
dark r tints for not one of which she paid
less than from $500 to $500; and she has
! other jewelry besides damon Is, cor,s, ear
rings, necklace, bracelet, and broo at 5000:
and she has onyx and diamond ear-drops and
pendant and various other styles ofor ,aments,
beautiful and costly because in fashion. She
has fans to ma Oh every dress, and not one
can be purchased for less than S25, and she
has costly handkerchiefs wi bout number.
Her daylight dresses are not less expensive
! One Of her morning dresses of Paris muslin
and Valenciennes lace cost S12O, and the
colored silk over which she wears it cost
nearly another 800. The sash of ribbon and
lace at S25, jabot for the throat So scarf of
black guipnre sl2. p,asol of white silk
lined with color and covered with lace must
be used sitting on the pi,zz. or going to and
from the spring, and another $50 may be
easily counted in for that Her lldvship has
of course an embroidered batiste at $40, IL
black grenadine walking dress at 5000 a
black silk at $500, Il guipure sacque at $50,
a beaded polonaise at $50, at least half
| dozen hats Il have been told of n lady here
who has three DOZEN. and not one costs less
than $40. She spends 50 every few days for
silk illusion to pin over her face and hat and
bring down around her throat as scarf Sac
has Jet belt with deep fringe and pocket
costing SIG. Gloves she rtrtly wear, at Sara
I",,.. preferriRg to show her rings, bnt ut Ills,
at the Races. and at church kid must ecll Sc
the diamonds. and So and 81 pair she gen
er.lly pays for these An opera cloak Mt
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pensahle to her war lrobe Dresses. gloves.
fans, p sras Is. and the numberles; small arti-
cles which are only pretty when in fashion
are ephemeral and must renewed each
year. the India shawl, diamonds and lace
form q fine adys capital stock. Still, having
the shawl, diamonds and lace, having even
few colored silk from last year which may do
to wear under muslins, the lady who desires to
present in her own person the latest styles OF
the season can scarcely exp nd less tor her
Saratoga outfit than about $1,000. to-wit: for
lingerie, $500; shoes. TO; hose, SIP; Dire sses,
$1,000; for gloves, S36; for hats. $780, and
about $500 tor lace stcque, lace. scarf. iabots,
parlsol, fans and small articles which the pre-
/ vailing style NAY dictate, bringing up Il total
OF 1922, or, as said above in many cases,
$1,000
The lady who thus serves an exlmole of
the height to which extrtvagan. in Saratoga.
wardrobe my be carried HIS of course he,
maid, her coachm IN and tootman, and her
drag and handsome span of horses. Her pos
! sessions are an unceasing source Of anxiety to
her. Thieves break thr ugh and steal only
too often At one OF the large hotels here
robbrries have been very frequent OF late, and
nearly all the ladies' who have valuable Jewels
have place them III the hotel safe, aud mu
pert rec wear them but rarely. Generally
however. the owners of diamonds keep tn EN-
lab mt their persons ina musling bag secured
to their waists.
On the other hand. "a lady h wing -imple fast
can manage to ma handsome appearance
at ,r..tog;. with Il wardrobe which com AIRED
with that above mentioned. shrinks into utter
insignfcance. know of lady who came
here one summer with b three dresses re-
ceived much attenti III from her lar 20 circle
of friends as il she had fifty and certainly
thoroughly enj -yed her self. One Of the three
dresses was black silk with trained skirt:
another black gren ldin- walking dress, I'd
the third black Cashmere short skirt with
which " lite poloAiIse WAS WORT IN the
morliny. The three did not cost oveI Sl25
for all were simply made and the grrnadine
and silk OF III. dium quality. A few changes
of neck-ribbons and ~ e or two well selected
slshes and Brussels net ba que made the
changes neces 'ary to give a variety to the sil.l
dress when W 'rn III the evening. This how
ever, is an extreme case. B 1t let it he r.
g.raed as proof that simplicity in oae's
wardrobe is not onIy possible at 5 .r,toga. but
p asses absolutely uunoticed, never causing
any lady who my fl ID it ne .essary the
slightest annoyance, If she be not disposed to
covet her neighbours goods.
The REAL NAN The real man that woman
most admires is not the over-devnut Chrs'ian
nor the bully, bat the man with pockets full
of greenbacks and IA little devil III him. |
No WON VI wants to III ,rry p upper. aud few
prefer II Christian. 5 Tar as our obServ ltin
goes the exquisite young man. with just vice i
enough to III Ike him worthless and money |
enough to mike him worthless and TX rtY1- |