The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-11

Id d more than ordinarily elegant toilet
or succession Of toilets Ii heralded Inn
mediately from one end III the country
to the other, and furnishes b subject fer
tongues and pens which lasts longer
TRAN the frail fnery which gave rise to
the comment.
There is a style Of dressing which Is
adapted to its particular locality, which
Is
IN HARMONY WITH THE PLACE
and It's occupations. The seaside re-
uuires short dresses Of oil wool OF linen.
with q touch OF color In their ornamerl
tations and accessories. The hat. which
protects from the glare OF the sun,
hands when searching for shells and
stones along pebbly beach or watch.
ing the incoming of the sail Of the fish
er1nari, has q fitness entirely independ-
ent of picturesque form or dainty fash
ion.
At Saratoga. on the contrary, one can
revel In white and delicate eolors--in
lace and fiehu, In cooling fabrics and
soft, tluttering trimmings, for the clear
air. 30 crystalline pure, leaves no speok,
takes out no Stiffness, suggests no col
lapse, but seems to preserve every fas-
tidio,is fold and dainty tint intact.
Newport has no character to sustain,
and is not characterized by the al fresco
summerliness Of other resorts. It's cot
tagers live precisely the same lives in
Newport that they do in New York ;
their dress has less display but more
| fineness than the dress of Saratoga,
and, though 1t ID never olttre, often
shows a striking individuality.
At Long Branch and Saratoga
THE FASHIONS or THE SHOPS
meet you everywhere and stare you out
OF eo1ntenance. An expert could tell
where every costume came from,
| whether from A. B, g or ID, and pretty
nearly how much it cost, the difference
being in the query as to whether 1T WIS
| purchased before it was marked down.
The gloves, handlerchiefs, the combs.
the ornaments, are all Of d kind sold In
lots and turned out as long as there are
purchasers. Riehfield Springs Is rather
different from the s'great" watering
places. It ID quiet, more modest, and
makes less pretension. The people who
go there are mostly respectable fami.
| lies, whose daughters are we'll brought
| up. and do not faunt In Jewels and
silken attire. The ladies belong to that
discriminating class who recognize
their duties, and to whom dress Is sub
ordinated to the active care Of the vel
fare and happiness of their families.
Their dress ID always Of u good, pure
fabric, but often
INDEPENDENT or THE LATEST FASHION.
and you know that it's making was not
put off until the last moment, but
brought in at convenient season, per-
haps before the latest cut had made It's
appearance, and was executed probably
by q dressmaker working by the day
under motherly supervision, and desir.
able because she could cut and make
| dresses for the children. All this, the
quiet, somewhat staid style OF the dress
making will tell you as well as me, and
| to me the story ID more interesting than
anything that could be told by the most
sublime efforts Of French tnodiste.
or course, there are more RANT Of.
feots. There are gay young married
| women whose dresses were part OF an
elegant trousseau, and who sport fichus
and mittens OF lace; there are pretty
girls just ''come out, whose white ba-
rege and Valenciennes over silk were
worn at their first parties last winter,
and who are as bright and fresh and
happy as II the world were to be one
long summer and existence made up
always of pretty white barege, blue
silk and Valeneiennes lace"