The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-25
FASHION TALK.
A Few Economical Hints for Our
Ladies'.

the Old Ones OF Last Year
Some Pretty Costumes
for Fancy Balls.
If n kick out of doors IL better than a
legacy from rich uncle" this world is full
Of lucky people, for almost everybody has
had that kick at one time or another IN life
The filings of Fortune are ndiscrlminate and
interruptions, now casting loose upon
the world man. with mans advantages,
and now woman, with preiudlees and I'm
pediments strung like millstones around her
/ neck The man, If he Ia wise, accepts his
kick as an impetus toward the goal Of hs
desires The woman IL afrronted, wounded,
crippled and ia probably heard Of no more
except az sort OF harmless marauder, forag
jnn On friend Or foe as accident may deter
mine II she be firm and spirit ~ she may
win her way; ifshe shows that mystical trait
Ga led knack, she Ia sure to do 90.
In tho great affairs Of life II steers safely
through the emharraasments OF business and
the intricacles III society: In the home It man
ages adroitly the domestic Jars and financial
exgepeles; II nerves itself TO the small tasks
and hard work Of An exacting world, which
presses harder every day. and every day
demands more from IL: and It meets and
takes III with knowing hand the wretched
little brothers of existence disposes of them
az they deserve, aud goes rejoicing
on it's way. The great grievance Of some
womena llves-the necessity Of resuacta-
ting old clothes and infuang In o last years
garments the spirit II this years fashion
IL u pleasant atimnlant only to that wonder
l 4 81.
way without previous worry aud egasnerat-
Ing perpiexity. Occasions for its exercise
abound I'm most houaahpds-hut the demand
Ia not always met by n corresponding supply.
oLp CLOTHES MADE INTO NEW.
A man once wrote an essay on the poetry
~ old clothes, which Mr. Gladstone would
probably consider charming but the woman
who has to sponge and turn them inside ont
aud upside down, to conceal button holes
which that process has deposited On the left
| side when they ought TO be on the right. and
man,nlvra worn spots into safe places where
no strain can expose their frafity-that
woman secs in old eothoa only the prosac
"vellow primrose" She of tho 'knaok'' aFore-
| eaid "smeleth the battle afar OF aud after
ward euinva her victory, But the average
need lewutnan would much prefer to donate
her old dressea 10 D0rcaa society and go
! ehpnping on Canal atreet to replace them
with newer materials and later styles.
by thrifty and nimble- fingered woman
sean three successive winters Of aervica, and
| IL In fact veteran In tho wardrobe, has been
made over this season, combined with few
yards of striped satin, and Ia today hand
aamer dress than Ia Tho tlrRt wear of tts ex-
iatanre The satin from Felman's cost
81 25 per yari: five yards being required:
Hnntelnps charged 81 10 for securing the
cashmere; the Innings, etc, cost 81 81, and a
drnaanaker charged $G for her services. max
Ing tho entire cost Of the dreea SIS. To those
who do their own drassmaklng Mt home the
coat la, Of course, very much loss, and tho
work more faithfully, II Less stylishly. done.
Another dress OF marine blue canel's
hair and wooden dRmaase la made Of two last
years oaat-effA combined. A little satin ueed
for outlining tho hanaHse trimming was the
only purchase necessary, tho charge for fe-
modelling and making over being only III.
| The dreaa Is elegant and becoming as well as
| fashionable.
| The Rort of thrift which brings renovated
| gowns "a the rssrHa when salaries are small
aud famiIas are large IA n well-spring OF 10y
ta tho man NJ thn house.. and furnished tho
| only comfortable outlook for faahpn that tho
"ho,lan mother" can possibly have When In
grnutv and invention arc Mt fault, great a.
siatanoe may I've found IN the popular pattern
& nppneica which ARE conveniently sprinkled
along Canal street. With such Timely and In
teliupnt guidance MANY an overtRased woman
feela her burden frightened and her perplexi-
ties made plain, She Is enabled to turn OVER
the weary newer ending accumulation of plain
sewing to tho mechanical hands OF seam
atress and give her own taste and real interest
10 the more Important departments 81 econo-
my and beauty. Cutting and Hitting dresses Ia
nv no means n formidable operation, aud tho
aet,ae of self reliance that comes from
aurceaHfnl experiment IL worth the dsap
pnntment Of u dozen failures. TO n woman
who haa discovered that she can make her
own dresses we'll and tasteFuly u vista ~
charming pnssihilttias has onened. A very
elegant and charming Gill sRtd to mo u few
davs aga when cnmplmented upon her OK
quiaitn toilette. that she had designed tho
1 whole costume and executed most ~ II with
hcr own hands. No hughear of Homemade
dreaaes" had daunted her artistic and econo-
| mical soui, and | confess t. n sincere admira-
| tion for her commissioner, although my sym
pathv hung back little thinking OF tho
! needy irasamakars that ! knew, who could
! have done the work IA we'll and to whom the
priea of the sowing would have been a boon.
| Economy In such matters I'm families OF
atraitaned means Ia u necessity and n virtue,
but In household OF abundant resources its
exercise seems almost mn injustice to q class
to whom that patronage Ia food and shelter
All this homalv talk about economy and
old clothes. when New Orleans Ia approach
Ing the zenith Of Its winter gayetles. is very
much like n dea hs head ut feaRt. 80 we
will at once Danish 1t to the realms Of forget
fulness and turn our thoughts and eyes to-
ward the beautiful things that are. and are TO
be, In the wav of ball and party costume.
SHORT EVENING DRESSES.
The most noticeable feature Of evening
dresses is the length-or want Of it-most or
the costumes for Young ladies being short.
The skirt proper Is quite scant. but Ia fully
draped and much trimmed A charming
dress 81 white organdIe Is made with shir-
red tahlier. and trimmed with rosa-plaited
rllchngs OF the same The shirrngs are
lnngthwise, and extend from tlounce to waist.
One ounce seven inches deep finishes the
edge Of the skirt a nufr and heading sur
mounting It. The waist, which Is round, has
shared stirring In front and back, the
edges Of the being finished with lace co
uutIes carried from the waist over the
shoulder from front to back. A cluster of
small flowers or loops Of ribbon at each inter-
section Of the waist and shoulder strap has a
charmnglv Youthful efffct. The sleeve i =
mere nuff with a lace nlAtting below. full
tunic Il draped In the back, and the paniers
meet In front at the belt. A belt Of ribbon
Terminating In 4 full cluster OF loops aud ends
committees the costume.