, 1874-07-26
Fashion Tyrannizod Over By PEutus---
Garments and GeWgaTs at
Long Branch.
EcW and Noticeable Costumcs-NoW lIuth
hure Taste Can Accomplish
than Honey.
TaVdrincss and Extravaganza in Dress
Art Striving to Compensate for
tic Darrenness OF
Nature.


toilattcs can ba had from examinations at the
nodiHtes' shops. So many Of tho best-known
resorts ara but lt.le way from tho Metropolis
that Is not at all difficult to snatch glauces at
each dtliug the simmer, eyen il enc does not
choose to say long in place.
FINANCIAL FASHION.
Long Branch, perhaps, more than any other
warm weather hn,1ut. except Saratoga, is filled
With people having lew valuable acquisitions
awe money You feel the presence OF money,
sometimes overwhelmingly, tho momontyou step
upon tho long platform ut tue station. II. in
stead Of driving, you choose to walk down the
Bluff on the wav to hotel. you feel money more
ecusibly tEan in the few tawdry turnouts that
cover you with dust az they dash by. Tho at
mosphero OF the piazzas that You cross TO
reach the lotcl-,arlor is rcdolent OF money;
and in the diuing-roo money il almost sitting.
Doubtless tho jor1ty OF porsona who 60 to
Long Branch 60 there not merely for display,
but for genuine enjoyment a'tor their own
fashion; nevertheless thcir enjoyment is il
What the7 would find iutolcrable lad they moro
taste, culture, and rodaelnont.
Naturally, therefore, Bnce money is the az
paront causo ct tho Long Branch population,
tho effect Eeen in tie clothea-forming, as
you know, no insignificant part OF feminine Wa
terng- -p!aco lfe-is Of exceeding expense, not,
By any means, a1ways tempered by coed taste
and prorricty. NIEyhap it ia not common to see
diamonds nj o'clock breakfast, but other things
equally absurd and out OF place are constantly
eeou without causing remark. OF course there
aro many quiet and retiring toople who follow
simple aud unnoticcable routine (thcre must be
leayen in every loaf) who dress With modest
elegance. mud {!igurativcly srealiu:) make no
noiao. Bat these. agreeable as they are to dis
cuTo-. arc colnpara:l'e!y fe"; because Erch
nolta}a choose either to summer among their
own kind, OF in sequesicred spots, where few Of
any kind are wont to gather.
THE DRESSING AT LONG EKaSCH
is, on the whole, mich plainer thig year than fer
scyoral seasons past. Tie unaucial cloEonebs OF
tue last year has becn as Benslbly felt by the
holders OF long purses as by those who hold
ehort onca, or homo at au. It is common enough
low TO sco 4 tyo-shilhns percalo in place Of the
hree-dusrtcrs-0f-a-dollar l:uon cambtlo or
French lawn OF 4 by-gone time. Where tinted
silk skirts vera worn for morning, before. tinted
camhrics take rheir place. Where hand
ci,ut ci,iue.Wur} ou is allowed to do service.
Nlero tie fue fa;ry-Eebbod French Valen-
cicnnes lace MAS wont to border tlounces and
furnelows by the dozcna of yards, 1t is used
Eparingiy or gives way to It's excellent initator,
the machinc-made Italian edge These things
sro tho mercat trif1es ir themselves; but they
show how the monetary wind is blowing. Even
among tic wealthy laabltuos Of the Brnach, more
care il taken in the Rpopding OF dollar, this
year, than in The wasting OF h9o last summer.
There is agnificont pportunity for the present
monetary strln5ency TO work lasting reform IN
tho cxpensiveness OF the current fashions bus
it is not likely to ba embraced There is q very
dark side to tho fact that for q womAn to dress
ordinarily well requires that she shall either
waste her hfo in cutting and contrlving to create
something from nothing, or that She sstnll spend
half or two-thirds Of what an average man. or
is ccrtninly n hitch somewhere in the system Of
politic -sot,al economy that allows such d condi-
toa Of autl-domestlc tendencies to exist. -
SOME OF THK ToILETTE3
at the Branch suggest no dtn1:nutlon OF pocket
money, however nanJ numisnahc skeletons are
hidden by their flowing folds For instance,
ball dress, the property Of o neWlymade wife. ia
formed OF tue finest silken tissue. Tho skirt is
covered by IlGcnioualT arranged gathered rutties
of the samo, bol1yred by fne edging OF old
like delicate web Of silk, end is just OF white
il, color); the heading Of tho lace being wreatls
of forget-mo-uots wrought BY hand in colored
nossos round the trimmings OF tho dress. The
waist is high, with Q deep-pointcd neck. and
deep waist-points before and behind. Laced IN
tue back. tho whist is partly concealed by long
scarf Embroidered MI over with matching
wreaths) which is worn over the shoulders. And
crossed on tho bosom like fchu, and whose
ends tic loosely low on the short train. Tho
gown is said to be from Worth; but think It =
long way from Worth, 30 much finer In taste,
and SO much moro de1icate in fnish is it than
any 1 Layo ever seen from his hands.
It is not las known who =. made a,.a x.a1is this
elegant outfit of this especial bridalng. She re-
fuses to conide to tho sympathetic and expect
ent public nytling about her clothes, or the
value of hor l,etrothA diamond. or her ante
matrimonial affairs generally. She is known to
layc been comparatively poor before Der mar
rage to her rich and devoted lord !; and. as ehe
always seems busy with ono or another bit OF
naedle-work, when not reading to or walking
with her spouse, I shreTdly snspect that many
vi her prettiest costumes mny have been uos
only the design Of hor Own BRAN, bus the e1eca-
tiuu Of Lor own fingers.
ELEGANT IoE:IEu-cosTDNE-
The other morning ehe wont TO breaE1ast IN
fino white PLAID muslin d1ees, 30 absolutely
plain that not oven q Quaker could. haso c11ti-
cisad it. The ekirt vas guiltlcss Of ru1lle,. Or
tuck. or puff q bread hem the only finish.
Tho polonaise, having just the right degree OF
stiffness to hang in the 6oftest OF folds, was
bordored by narrow edglng Of tlne cambrIc.
4 loosely y-knottod barbe OF blue guipure, with
tinv bunch OF fresh roae-buds. Tas at the
neck: and not jewel OF bit Of gold except her
ycdd;uc-ri1,g WEB to DO seen. Iha materials for
tho suit, probably, did not cost $40; etnine cut
of every ten casual observers would nave plcdeo
her out az tho n0ss eleEauty-uiessaoa aoA4aAA IL
tke b1eakfast-room-
There is no use in disputing the fact that Che
woman makes the clothes, not the clothes the
woman. ..........
MARRIED CONTRAST.
For example: Last week, one OF the wealth.
est women at the Branch took her morning drive
nlo.,e tue Bluff in superb foCT-iu-hand, ard
wearing black silk grenadine gown. finished
by many ripings, folds, ETC.: OF brilliant gold,
colored SATIN Her black chip hat was trimmed
with web Ct black Caantllly, with gold-tinted
satin in innu1uerabe bows and bindings, and
an im,uenae bunch OF thoso largo yellow
roscs. each rs large as 3 prescrve-sauccr,
p1aced high on ons 6ide. As if this
mixture did not constitute garniture enough for
a sinn1lo r,oruing-nas, tho whole was surmount-
ed outwined and oversLodowed by very brond
md yery long ostricL-plume, which hung half
down tho we:rer's back. just imagine this
toilet driving slowly along in front Of the hotels
At 10 o'clock in the morning. Il you didn't
know. YOU might suppose tts woman was crazy :;
If you did knoF, Sou would simply remember
sue is rich.
1oCDSEss or TONE.
Undoubtedly, tits instance is an exaggerated
tvno Of tLe tendency to oyerd,ess among tue
ficnizcrs of Long Branch, already s1oken Of.
Tut there is prevailing loudnees Of tons in
the attire as we'll cs in the demeanor of the
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