The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1878-11-14
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sl1ts lsts these io practice more iigi3
eeouomy. The father tnowa NOT where
TO tsgiu % osuaa !, i thea that The
dsgEbseu eas prove their devotion By
mstisg iswes dcmsBds 90 the depict
IS poekst-book One CA dress iasse.
fully. Jet simply The shop gih who
sofks every day early sud late fsr Der
westiy wages. erpends III. not needed
or board. on her dress Expressive
elias. showy iewtiy, bigb-Pnced
gloves ard bosts. and every noseiiy
Aud change 10 fashion. sweep away Der
bard earnings. ADD leave her. when
broken down IL beallh, dependent on
charity ioF shelter and care
J BIS il true o. The class. although o.
course there are many noble exceptions
saeh a. gifls @bo are denying them-
stivcs every useless lcrury that they
may aia Ia the support u aged Eela.
iiees u Young brothers aud slsiers,
We are aoi wniing for those. on the
other hand. who enjoy aud can afford,
their selvets aud .aiins. camel's hair
aud sealskin. diamonds aud rubies;
although We will say 10 passing, that
10 Europe il il not considered good
taste 10 display lrieh trained silks aud
costly jewels on the the street or IN
church But our nice. educated girls,
why will they not dress 10 simple ma
terials, prettiiy made Why wear
such elaborate toilets, aud have Sc
many different ones every season The
wife Of one Of our generals bad her
winter suit made at the beginning Of
the season, and wore ii everywhere un.
Ill its close, for best and common, and
she always looked perfect lady. well
dressed. There are many who, like
Dickens Cherub. cannot afford whole
suit each year; but with a new hat
one year, a coat another, and dress
smother, still contrive TO look genteel
and pretty.
We overheard conversation be-
tween two teachers in which one said
she could not dress on less than five
hundred a year Well, replied the
other. never exceed sixty dollars for
my dress. We listened in amazement,
for the latter was far more taslefully
dressed than the former. We should
have said that she expended the five
hundred. There 10 knack in making
up dress in giving it tasteful
look in selecting trimmings TO match
or contrast well, and in inyenting
som ething pretty that is more effective
than more costly adornment.
In these days all can learn to make
their own dresses. by the aid of books,
patterns and sewing machines, and
this alone will save more than the cost
Of the material. The present style Of
dress admits OF endless combinations
and varieties, Let US call in the same
taste that once embroidered or painted,
to make these selections truly artistic
aud effective. One can then always
look pretty and stylish, which is really
more desirable than just to represent
an enormous sum ofmoney. Last years
silk and merino, carefully sponged,
pressed and turned, will make thor
ougbly handsome suit for this year
and, whatever tue fashion, a suit is al
ways genteel
When you purchase new thing,
treat it carefully; keep boxes for your
flowers. feathers aud yelvets Differ
emily combined and arranged, they
give you something new at small
cost. la another seven years. as the
old saying is. your nice fringes and
trimmings will be in style again. 1t is
this care Of everything that enables
one to dress so much better than an
other on the same sum. One will fish
in new pair Of gloves a fact) au-
other, much better able to do SO, will
keep common pairs for common uses,
aud the fresh Tor calls or church,
One throws her black thread lace
into The rAgbag. an old thlng worn
several weeks. Another washes hers
in Ammonia aud presses aud lays II
away tor rettimming AT the end Of
three months one fluids her delicate
cashmere ruined by spots another,
after wesring hers three seasons fluids
1t without spo, or tear, aud makes i
ever into a wrapper
Bot, after all. il is hard FOR those
girls who practice economy IRON prin-
eiple, to iind themselves overshadowed
by otheTs who make a reckless display
Young men who declare they cannot
Afford 10 marry, because girls are 80
extravagant. almost invariably select
the most showily dressed girls at a
party and girls see and know this IT
Aunty Hamilton 10 Congregationalisi.
A hatcher complained to lawyer
that somebody's dog was IN the habit
Of stealing meat from bis cart. aud ask