Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1875-09-30
n Very Young Lady's Letter from
New York.
WEST 23rd ST., NEW YORK.


September 18th, 1875
DEAR Mr.. B.-AGy promised letter
about the fashions, and the theatre, and
the opera, will have to turn out very
short one and very confused one Like
everybody-that is all travelers-in the
whirl OF this great city, have put of
the undertaking until the last moment
and now scarcely know how to begin
what t say or how to say it. Howev.
er as 1 must leave all these beautiful
scenes for school again in few days.
this is about my last chance.
AS regards the fashions, you know j
never did care much about the finery
But the tie-back," at all events, is still
all the vogue. In truth we Edgefield peo
pie have never yet seen it in all its tight
ness and narrowneSs. And the fashiona-
bic lldles here who get news from Paris
by every steamer, tell me that this Win
ter the skirts are 10 be still narrower and
a great deal longer, and to stick out
great dcal moro right behind. In fact
many tall ladies I meet in the stree
here, with the dresses scarcely two yards
wide, covering the feet III front, and
sweeping out into long narrow tail be-
hind, put me in mindo crocodiles walk
ing erect. Although don't pretend to
say but that the fashion is graceful and
elegant one. And the waists of dresses
are lust as long and narrow as the skirts
so long-and so high in the throat, al
most up toone's ears. And really this is
about all know. I see on all dresses
the same knife-plcating that we have
seen for q year past.
Dresses of plaid sJnffS are extremely
fashionable-plaid and solid color COM
bined. UndersSirt and sleeves ofsolid
color, and overskirt, and basque, and
bows, and hounces, and sashes, Of plaid
Mr.. C-m., TO whom am indebted for
seeing many wonders might not other
wise have seen, took me day or two
400 to see Clatiin's great wholesale store.
1 had scarcely ever been down town be-
fore. and / assure yoc was almost fright
ened. La! I never dreamed there was
such big place in tho world as Clailin's
nor one so high, nor one 50 deep. And
certainly / never dreamed that there
were as many dry goods in the whole
world as there are in this one place. AT
Clatlin's helped Mr.. C-D. to pick out
some of the pretty plaids and solid col
ors that are so fashionable, for his store
in Edgefeld-and a great many other
pretty things-sca IS, and sashes, and
shawls, DC.
Bonnets do not strike me as being very
different from laSG Wlnter 3, Only tnat
they have feathers that stick up yard,
and flowers that fall down two yards.
Flowers, flowers, flowers! Flat and
sIsimpy hsads are still the fashion. And
if YOU wear hat, you must tilt it for
-ward, but if you wear bonnet, you
stick itas far back as possible. Miss r
saws need not write about stockings
and slippers-that you can do that better
than can. And she tells me also that
ought to Use some French phrases il
I want to write an elegant letter.
have tried to study up some, but eau
not recall one. When go back to Ra-
leigh, must get some by heart.
i know you would like more than
else to bear about the singers,
and players, and the opera. But it is
too early in the season tor them. They |
have not come from Europe. Made
moiselle Tietjens, the great singer, is to
arrive next Wsek. Toe pictures Of her
in IN all the shop Windows make her lock
old AMI ugigc She. il. a German, but sings
entirely in .i.e l = ian, style. She is W
make fier fdGt;tR' ON the 4th October in
Steinway Hall. l would so much rather
slay h.rs anu hear her than so back to