Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-11-21
ECONOMY IN DRESS.

adopted only by woman who has many
changes of raiment, and SO may wear it
only occasionally, or the sight of it be-
comes bore, even if at first it is inter-
esting from its novelty. The woman
who has many dresses can also afford to
give it away, or convert it to some other
use before it is worn, while the unobtru-
sive dress easily lends itself to some diff
ferent adjustment. which gives it an en-
tirely new aspect.
A woman who has but one best gown
can swear it with difference" like the
rue Ophelia offers to her brother, so as
to make it suitable to many occasions,
especially if she have two waists, or
"bodies," as the English call them. One
skirt will easily outlast two waists, and
therefore this is a real saving. But
suppose that there be but one waist, or
the dress be made all in one piece (than
which there is no prettier fashion), and
it should be worn one day high in the
neck, with collar and cuffs, on another
day with the neck turned in, and a lace
or muslin fchu gracefully adjusted with
bows or flowers, and bit of lace at the
wrists, pair of long gloves, and a more
elaborate dressing of the hair, it will be
scarcely recognizable. But the dress
must be of very general character, like
black silk, or some dark color, or the
pleasure of the new impression is lost.
The wise person with small capital
never buys any but good and lasting
thing. Each year she adds one or two
really solid possessions to her wardrobe,
which, treated with care, last her many
years Thus on really small sum she
may dress very beautifully. Without a
! capital one is often obliged to buy what
can last but for few months; but there
is choice even here.
There is certainly great economy in
a woman's adopting for occasions of GER
emony one dress from which she never
diverges. 1t becomes her characteristic,
and there is even kind of style and
beauty in the idea. The changing fash
ions in color and material pass without
affecting her. She is never induced to
buy anything because it is new. She is
always the same. The dress in this
case must have certain simplicity. 1t
costs her little thought and little time
and when the old edition, becoming
worn, gives way to the new, the change
is not perceived. nor is it noticed when
the new in its turn becomes old.
Such dress as this must of course lie
within certain limits. Suppose it to be
a black velvet: it would last, with care,
at least five or six years. Suppose it to
be white cashmere dress of small
cost: it would, with care, last two sea-
sons; and then, cleaned, last another
season or two; and then. dyed, be turn
ed into walking-dress to last two sea-
sons more.
If a dress is put on with grace, its
owner alone is aware of its defects, and
it is kindness to the spectator if she
will keep her own secret.
In France, and | believe also in Italy
they have poetic fancy of dedlcating
for certain mum ber of years Give. ten
or twenty years, according to the par
ents' fancy young girls to the Virgin
| do not know in what way they demon
strate this dedication, except in the col
or of their dress, which is always, fol
all occasions, summer or winter, blue Of
white, or white and blue mixed. Thi
affords more variety than at first though
it would seem to be capable of, for am
shade of blue may be used.
There is great economy in decidin.
on few becoming colors in their sever
al shades. and con6ning ones dress t
these. Choosing colors that harmonic
with each other. like gray, black. pur
pie, blue, yellow, white, and never buy
ing any other colors, one may. in max
ing over garments. use one with anothe
so that nothing is wasted.
1t is also important to know wha
point of dress to emphasize. For in
stance, one may expend large sum o
gown, and if the shoes are shabby 0
i'll made, the gloves worn, and the bon
net lacks style, the gown is entirel
, thrown away. But the gown may be n
longer new; it must now be CAREFUL
brushed and well put on, the collar an
cuffs, or other neck and wrist trimming
must be in perfect order, the boots we
. made and well BACKED, even if not new
the gloves faultless, and the bonnet nes
!, and stylish. The effect is of a wei
dressed woman; no man, and very fe
!. women, perceive that the dress is not
new one.-MrS. T. ". Dewing, .
= Harper's Magazine.
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u THE LIME-KILN CLUB.-"Doan' see
to make angels of yerselves," quiet
u began Brother Gardner as the meetir
" opened. "ln de fust place dis am /