The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1881-12-01
Agricultural.


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A dress that is 50 peculiar As 10 lc sirik'
ing. either from its briIlisncy o. oolor or
any ether cause, should be adopted only
hy a woman ~ho has many changes Of raj
ment aud 10 may wear i, only occasionally
or the sight o. il becomes bore even
though a, frat !, Is Interesting from IL.
novelty.
The woman who has many dresses can
also afford 10 give II away or convert ito
some other use before IL Is worn, while the
unobtrusiyc dress easily lends itself to
some diiercnt adjustment, which gives It
an entirely difierent aspect
A woman Who has but one beat dness
can wear il with difference. like the
rue ophelis offers 10 her brother, so rs to
make II suitable for many occasions, espee-
ially il she have two waists or bodies As the
English call them. One skirt will easily
outlas, two waists, and therefore this is a
real saving Blu, suppose there be but one
waist or the dress be made all IN one piece,
than which there is no prettier iashlonl
aud IL should be worn one day high IN the
neck with collar and cuffs. and another
day with the neck turned in, and lace or
muslin Gchu gracefully adjusted with q
Low or with flowers. aud bit OF lace at
the wrists. pair Of long gloves and q
more elaborate dressing Of the hair, II will
be scarcely recognizable. but the dress
must be of very general character, hike
black silk. or some dark color, or the plea
sure OF the new impression is lost
The wise person with small capital new
err buys any but good and lasting thing.
Each year she Ids one or two really solid
possessions to her wardrobe, which treated
with care. last her many years. Thus on
q really small sum she may dress very
beautifully. Without capital one rs often
obliged TO buy what can last but for few
months; but there is choice even here.
There is certainly great economy IN
woman's adopting for occasions Of ceremo-
nv one dress from which she never diverg
es. II becomes hor characteristic, and
there is even kind Of style and beauty in
the idea. The changing fashions in color
and material pass without affecting her.
She is never induced to buy anything be-
cause it is new. She is always the same.
The dress in this case must have certain
simplicity. 1t costs her little thought.
little trouble and little time, and whom 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 be-
comes old.
Such dress as this must OF course lie
within certain limits. Suppose it to DO
black velvet. 1t would last, with care. at
least five or six years. Suppose it to be
white cashmere--a dress Of small cost: 1t
would, with care, last two seasons; and
then, cleaued, last another season or two;
and then, dyed, be turned into walking
dress to last two seasons more.
Ifadress is put on with grace its owner
alone is aware OF its defects. and 1t is
kindness to the spectator il she will keep
her own secret.
There is great economy in deciding on
few becoming colors in their several
shades, and continuing ones dress to these.
Choosing coloIs that harmonize with each
other, like gray, black, blue, yellow, white
and never buying any other colors. one
may, in making over garments, use one
with another so that nothing is wasted.
II is also important to know what point
of dress TO emphasize. For instance, one
may eIpend large amount OF money on
dress, and il the shoes are shabby or IL
made, the gloves worn, and the bonnet
lacks style, the gown is entirely thrown
away. But the dress may be no longer new
| il must now be carefully brushed and well
put on, the collar and cuffs, or other neck
and wrist trimmings must be in perfect
order, the boots vel made and well black
ed, even il not new, the gloves faultless,
and the bonnet neat and stylish. The ef-
feet is Of a well.dressed woman; no man
and very few women perceive that the
dress is not new one. --HWpr's Magazine.