Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-08-27
How Ladies' Dress at Saratoga.


(Saratoga Correspondence of the New York World !
As woman dressed in the height,
not only of fashion, but costly fashion,
pronlenades a 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
scarcely cost less than $500. Worth's
cheapest are 5000 in gold. A set of
the handsomest point-lace founces Lay
usually be valued at about $4,000,
though very handsome ones may be
purchased for less. A fine point-lace
overdress or shawl costs at least 81, 800.
A fan suitable for such dress is worth
$50 at least, and handkerchief about
the same and the diamonds seen with
tnis toilet frequently represent $50, 900,
consisting of necklace, ear-drops,
aigrette, bouquet de corsage, and
bracelets; besides these are rings
rarely purchased for less than $4,000,
when there are but three or four of
them. So we have our fashionable
women representing $4,000 or even
$50, 900, for there are many minor but
costly accessories for the toilet, and even
valulng her toilet at 100000 is a low
estimate.
But this is the ball-dress alone, and
only one ball-dress, and who would ex-
pect grande dame to go through a
Saratoga season with bat one +? She
has another silk covered with embroid-
cry, and Valenciennes lace edges its
ruffles; this will scarcely cost less than
$500, and then she has a velvet at $500
or 81 900, and three or four light elk
robes of light shades, trimmed with silk
of the same or darker tints, for not one
of which she paid less than $500 to
$500; and she has other jewelry be-
sides-diamonds, corals, earrings, neck
lace, bracelet, and brooch at $500 and
she has onyx and diamond ear-drops
and pendant and various other styles of
ornaments, beautiful and costly because
in fashion. She has fans to match
every dress, and not one can be pur-
chased for less than S25, and she
has costly handkerchiefs without num-
Der.
Her daylight dresses are not less ex-
pensive. One of her morning dresses
of Paris muslin and Valenciennes lace
cost $40, and the colored silk over
which she wears it cost nearly another
500. The sash of ribbon and lace at
S25, iabot for the throat SO, scarf of
black guipure 50. A parasol of white
silk lined with color and covered with
lace must De used sitting on the piazza
or going TO and from the spring, and
another $50 may be easily counted in
for that. Her ladyship has, of course,
an embroidered batiste at S75, black
grenadine valking-dress at $500, a
black silk at $500, a guipure sacque
at $50, beaded polonaisa at $50, al
least half b dozen hats Il have been
told of a lady here who has three
DOZEN, and not one costs less than $40.
She spends 50 every few days for silk
illusion 70 PIN over her face and hat
and bring down around her throat as a
scarf. She has a Jet belt with deep
fringe and pocket, costing $40. Gloves
she rarely wears at Saratoga, preferring
TO show her rings, but at balls, at the
races, and at church, kid must eclipse
she diamonds, and 80 and 81 pair she
generally pays for these. An opera
cloak at S109' and an India shawl at
81 900 are indispensable to her ward
-obe. Dresses, gloves, fans, parasols,
and the nsmberless small articles
which are only pretty when IN fashion,
are ephemeral and must be renewed
zach year the India shawl, diamonds,
and lace form a fine lady's capital
ztOck