The Cecil Whig., 1879-06-07
WOMEN'S DRESS S-WHAT 1T COSTS.
Midsummer Reductions -Sessonable Materials-Ac-
cepted Fashions in Medium priced Cos
tunes and Under Garments.

PHILADELPHIA, June 1.-The price of
style is not standard, but varies in degree
according to the pride and desire of its
votary. The ultra fashionable lady, with
unlimited bank account, patronizeS the
modistc with name, that the artistic
rcnown of the importer manufacturer of
her toilette may add an inleScribahlr charm
to her general personal appearance. The
equally ambitious leader with moderate
means buys Il similar garment from Il less
pretentious dealer at half the expense, and
looks quite ;,S handsomely attircd as her
rival.
The novelty as we'll as the elegance of
style adds to its price, and that is why the
judiciouS city buyer, before making the
bulk of her selections, waits until til" usual
seasons reduction Is made i'll the prices of
needed articles. And in this very connec-
tion il is we'll to refer to Il noticeable mis-
take made 10y most of our prominent city I
fashion writers who correspond with Out-ot- 7
town journals. These eXpnnentS of style
write Of only those high priced novelties /.
which are constantly heing received in we'll
known Palaces of Fashion, and utterly ne
glect mentioning the thousand and one :irti- F..
cleS which have been reduced in price and
are within reach of the misses, who do not
care for, nor can they afford To pay for, the
extreme i'll fashion. OF course, all Ladies'
like to know about sclSouahlc novelties, and
every fashion writer should allow her read
erS to become acquainted with the beautiful
and artistic creations us they appear: hut /
all must admit the Nalu" of practical intor- .
nation i'll regard to general reductions in
prices of useful and ornamental articles,
together with the hints on new styles and
costly novelties.
Most of our ladies are prepared for the
-, rsf,l.f ri, nnf., f,I Il
breath of Sea air, and it would surprise Il
stranger to see the quantities of bunting,
debege, and fancy French and English all
wool fabrics sold each day. Ihut really the
most desirable, useful, and pretty dress
materials now in delnand are the Summer
silks, ranging In price from fnrty-ci ght cents
to one dollar II yard. Among the most pop
ular of these fort weight cent silks are the
Jasper striped boiled silks, in about twenty
different rolorS. The wider stripe is in
black, while the Jasper stripe is not in Il
solid line of color, but is Il bar or line com
posed of daShes SO close together that, ut Il .
short diStannn, the stripe appears complete
in hue. Again in cheap silks, are those
with hair lines and ipeS in steel black,
white and color>, with a changeable shade
east over them with Very pretty effect
These, too, cost from forty-e.ht cents to
SeVelty-tive cents "a yard, and of these silks
most desirable suits can bc bought ready
made for fifteen dollars. or if not very elah-
or:ttc can be made To u.,ler at that price Bu.
necessarily, the price Is regulated by the
style of the garment, the quantity of fabrics
used i'll its making, and the trimmings the
cost ranging from SlIto S2Jfur scf-trimmed
suits. These costumes can llh recommended
for Summer wear. because they are not
injured by damp atmosphere or salt air.
They lo not require constant redemption at
the hands Of the laundrcSs hut ii accidently
Soiled or wet they can he easily cleaned with
ammonia or horaN and warm water, and
renewed by pressing under Il damp cloth
with 4 moderately hot iron.
And then there are neat checks at seventy
five cents in white ari hack grounds some
times siutll :t> 10 :tpl,car Silrer-gray.-
These are suitable for Friends and ladies of
sober taSts, but can he made artistic and
beautiful by the addition of ht-colorcd
ribbons and soft, pretty laccS
Solid or sclf-colored silks in tiity-SiN
shades and different qualities cost from
SiXty-tiShI cents 10 unG ;luilat :; yard
| Sctu tuuarlS i'll stripes, figures and polka
dots range from fifty cents 10 two dollars Il
yard, while the fashionable trimming fab
ric> Pekin >;itine and moire, i'll black and
colurS, cost from 81 to 81 Il yard With
suits trimmed in the Pekin varieties and
polkt-dotte,i fabrics the paraSol should
match the y;irnitilre of the costume. An
thirty inches wide, price fifty cents Il yard,
is now used for the foundation OF grenadine
and tissue dresses.
\ valuable suggestion is based upu.. ac
tual experience. / coHn,rl ialA nrdering
Il suit from Il ii,Shlnuahle Northern city or
European establishment Is aSiunishel when
~Shc tries il on to find that the general effect
is not what their illustration of the costume
promised it to be, fnrgettul or ignorant of
the fact that 4 stylish costume must have
appropriate under garments to insure Il de
sir;lblc result. The corset must be perfect
or gloye-Htfing and rHESNts are now su very
cheap, in the hcSt-h,ting makes that no.
body need 30 without one ou score of en-
pcnsc. The new adjustable cllirass corset,
with spoon clasp side lace, and side steel of
good Itattttai. lGaiiA h,l'io. .luir',itiGrctl,
and laGG-edg"i, sells for 81. while br. War
ncr'S improved curSctS with ribbed hips and
Tampro buStS cost only 81 30 and the hand
some G. p. French corset ranges from Sl.60
$40 to 81, according to number of bone>
material, and decorations
for % gl q q ihtiii M 'iG ii Ecf list MI" complete Tr
suit Of under.,;irni which costs SO little
and adds SO much to thG stylish anlear;ITvG.
of Il wel-dreSSc,l lady.
The drawers OF to-day have very few or
no gathers at the waiStband: the chem,,.>
fit plainly over the bust, and the under
waist, ike the corset, Is culIraSSc hftlng: the
shirts are rlain in front rather full nv""
hips aHd III r.t"k I'd allow tor thh uiiliuIin",
or add to the laner effect Of the outside
costume. The skirts and drawers are ruf-
fled, tucked, and garnitured with Hamburg
or hand-embroidcre'l, and all kinds of laccs
such as Torchon and Irish point and Valcn-
cien.Cs, ,lta dlaAplS costing iro,h ~ cupiS
to Sl';i pair, and Skirts from ~ cents TO ~
each. The chemiSeS hive sdkes-roundi
/ NJ mt ta,l-i,, tucha ~, brnt,10r,r
lace, with the various trimmings ta match