The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-10-24
How Natures Sweet Restorer -
Courted by Rich Yankee
Girls.

The blonde head was bent low over .
cloui OF Heecy lace that occupied part Of
the counter IN the large broadway dry
goods house. AT CT a prolonged In-Fec-
ton the wearer OF the light hair turned
10 the older lady by her side and said
with a pleased smile:
Isn't II beautiful. mamma
Very. But it is very expensive.
Yes, it i a little expen.tve, but just
-e how Perfect everything Il See the
cunning little pocket aud the delicate
hlue cord ruunIug down The sl'ies. On
must have one ike that, and the
youIy lady he'd the marvel OF lace abd
Insertion at arm, length. aud with head
perched bird-like on one side. conten-
plating a rune fit for a queen or Tor
an American g1ri.
To the unitlared reporter the apparel
/ on exhibition appeared 10 be a very or
nate bali dress, except that there was no
traiu aud the lntricacles OF lace and
ruching and frills seemed rather tormless-
4 whispered ins uiry OF the sals>laiy IN
waiting a 10 the nature of the dress IN
exhibition brought the low reply
l. = re-rurue 10 night dresses.
A what
"A symphony Of evening wrappers. In
plain Erll-h, II l. a beautiful night
gown, designed for a New York bride"
Is 1t expensive
Not very. That one cost sl25. We
hav. a few more costly, aud quite num-
Der equally ornate. but les. valuable
This one j. Used a. / sam pie only. hen
a lady purchase such a robe she has II
maie 10 or Ter. - ItIs Just A. necessary
to guarantee . perfect nj 10 this class OF
goods a 10 Designed Tor more
public wear
But who purchases such expensive
night dresses? At first ,ighi il appears
10 be useless extravaganza To waste SO
much money on a garment seen By but
one person aud worn only at night.
You would be surprised. she said.
smiling, lat the number Of costly gowns
sold. Now. here, taking down a sat
in lined box aud exposing its c%ontents.
this robe alone is worth $500. nearly
half a. much as a Worth dress. Our
best purchasers are, of course, brides
that IL, young girls on the eve OF mar
riage. No, | don't think vanity has a
great deal to do with the selection o.
such expensive night dresses. Eve y
woman likes to appear well IN the eye
of her lord. a 4 it Is as much a compll-
ment 10 him as TO herself TO dress vel
for him alone, Then, too. the motherr
of the girls are ALWAYS anxious that their
daughters undergarments and night
robes sh uld be OF the finest material.
IF a bride Is diff cult to satisfy at thu
! counter. her mother is always found ln-
definitely more difficult"
"A re the finer robes imported 2
ooh, no we tried that plan for some
time. but it failed. Foreign dressmaker>
appear to have 10 idea of what Is re-
CURED in an American night dress. They
are ST. accustomed to fitting the fuller
forms Of their English, French and Ger
man customers that they have lost all
faculty for properly draping the iithe
willowy figure of the average American
girl. 50 we have these costumes made
W here. Much of the material Is I'M
ported, however. This real lace about
tn. sleeves and filled IN around the neck
and down the corsage, Is from Belgium,
and this edglng about the skirt proper L.
from France. The material is OF do
nestle production, and is the finest Of
the kind. See -
She lifted the garment tenderiy an
held it at ARM length, the soft ma'eria
fallinr in %clinging folds to the floor
Creamy white percale formed the back
ground fer the display of a proiusion o.
delicate lace. Cut very decolette. the
opening was half concealed by downy
traceries Of hand-m lace, and dowr
the front breadth the material was car
ried in graceful curves. The narrow
bands across the shoulders were enriched
with elaborate rosettes, doing away will
the necessity for sleeves. A cord of pal,
pink traced the outlines of the figure t,
the waist.-NeU York World.