Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-08-15

in real estate, and also the net pro-
duce of a good crop of grain, of a
poultry yard, or clerks salary, and
a woman represents each.
As woman dressed in the height,
not only OF fashion, but costly fash
| ion, promenades ballroom, suppose
| we estimate what in round numbers
she represents in cash-that is the
actual cost, as nearly as it can be as
certained, Of what she wears.
Her dress, Independent of lace,
will scarcely cost less than $500.
Worth's cheapest are $500 in gold.
A set of handsome point lace tiounc-
es may usually be valued at about
$4,000, though very handsome ones
may be purchased for less. A fine
point lace over dress or shawl costs
at least $500. A fan suitable for
such dress is worth fifty at least,
and a handkerchief about the same;
and the diamonds seen with this tot
let frequently represents $4,000
consisting of necklace, ear drops aig-
rette bouquet de corsage, and
bracelets; besides these, are rings
rarely purchased for less than S., 900,
when there are but three or four of
them. So we have our fashionable
woman representing $4,000 or even
100000, for there are many minor
but costly accessories for the toilet,
and even valuing her toilet at $780,
00G, is low estimate.
| But this is the ball dress alone,
and only one ball dress, and who
would expect a grand dame to go
through Saratoga season with but
one? She has another silk covered
with embroidery and Valenciennes
lace edges its rufies; this viii cost
scarcely less than $500, and then she
has velvet at $500 or $1,000, and
three or four light silk robes of light
shades, trimmed with silk of the
same or darker tints, for not one of
which she paid less than from $500
to $500; and she has other jewelry
besides-diamonds, corals, ear rings,
necklaces, bracelet and brooch at
5000; and she has onyx and diamond
ear-drops and pendants and various
other styles of ornaments, beautiful
and costly because in fashion. She
has fans to match every dress, and
not one can be purchased for less
than $25, and she has costly hand
kerchiefs without number. -.....-
Her daylight dresses are not less
expensive. One of her morning
dresses of Paris muslin and Valen-
ciennes lace cost $l2O, and the color
ed silk over which she wears it cost
nearly another 800. The sash of
ribbon and lace at $25, jabot for the
throat, $10; scarf of blak guipure,
$12. A parasol of white silk, lined
with color and covered with lace,
must be used sitting on the piazza or
gong to and from the spring, and
another $50 may be easily counted
in for that. Her ladyship has of
course an embroidered batiste at $75,
a black grenadine walking dress at
5000, black silk at $500, guipure
sacque at $50, beaded polonaise at
$3.50, at least half dozen hats-I
have been told by a 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 a scarf. She
has jet belt with deep fringe and
pocket costing $16. Gloves she rare
ly wears at Saratoga, perferring to
show her rings, but at balls, at the
races, and at church kid must eclipse
the diamonds, and So and 81 pair
she generally pays for these. An
opera-cloak at 500 and an India
shawl at 81 900 are indispensable to
her wardrobe. Dresses, gloves, fans,
parasols and the numberless small
articles, which are only pretty when
in fashion, are ephemeral and must
be renewed each year; the India
shawl, diamonds and lace form a
fine lady's capital stock. Still, hav-
ing the shawl, diamonds and lace,
having even few colored silks from
last year which may do to wear be-
meath muslins, the lady who desires
to present in her own person the lat
est styles of the season can scarcely
expend less for her Saratoga outfit
than about 5000, to-wit: for Inge-
rie, 5000; shoes, $50; hose $12; dress
es, $4,000; for gloves, $50; for hats,
$l2O; about $500 for lace sacque,
lacs scarf, jabots, parasol, fans, and
small articles, which the prevailing
style may dictate, bringing up to-
tai of S2,792, or, in many cases, $S,-
600.
The lady who thus serves as an
example of the height to which ex-
travagance in Saratoga wardrobe
may be carried, has, of course, her
maid, her .coachman and footman,
and her drag and handsome span of
horses. Her possessions are an un-
eeasing source of anxiety to her.
Thieves break through and steal only
! too often. At one of the large ho-
| tells here they have been very fire.
quent of late.
A $4,000 outfit is not indispensa-
Bile, but it is not exaggerated, being
given as not an extreme instance. A
young lady has been pointed out to
me whom,better judges of dress than
your correspondent, pronounce to be
unparalleled in the number, variety
and elegance of her toilets; in two
weeks she was never twice seen in
the same costume, morning or even
ing. The time when three toilets
day were considered indispensable
has passed. Two, one for breakfast
which is also worn at dinner-and
one for tea, suitable for piazza prom
enading or the hops-are the most
expected. The matter OF dress, as
the question of gayety at Saratoga,
is to be settled by those whom it
most concerns. You may renounce
all the pomps and vanities of this
wicked world, and yet come to Sara
toga and be happy. You can be
oufet If you choose. spendino vopr