The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-12-15
HOW SOME LADIES LIVE,
Move and Enjoy Their sweet Being at
the National Capital.

w asnlnItOn Letter.
One of the handsomcst turnouts In town Il
a light spring landau that cost g., 500 1t is
upholstered in heavy crimson satin and per.
fumed with the fair owners fayorite flower
violets. II is drawn by pair of light BAYS,
young, neet-footed creatures, worth Sl.20J
They wear $500 gold-mountcl harness and
500 blankets with beautifully embroidered
monograniS in the corners, to keep their
man who holds the ribbons over them
has his livery furnished and receives So a
month, with stable man 20 help him Ho
tucks $500 laprobe Of seai-skin about him
and tlourishes a whip that cost SS.
The nobhy footnan who opens and closes
the carriage door, who races up and down the
steps and rings the bells. must not bear about
him any flavor of the stable He receives
SIS month, when young ana charming, and
none other less favored will ill that post a.
ccptably. His livery is also furnished by his
employer.
While these horses are being groome ed,
scraped washed and polished they are put
In harness, then they rrance before the door
with the soft-cl,shionei, family -perfumed
carriage, ready for the lady. She enters
The hairdresscy's art has euhelli~hcd her
cwn and others hair-now hers BY purchase
her maid or n professional has polished her
tingcr-tps unit! the nails have the appear
ance OF tiny sea-shei!s Fol effect, aS we
have described il, she wears the wonderful
pink silk dress with the rose PATTERN lace,
dress costing 81 900 The jewels worn are
large opals set with diamonds valued at 81,
90 more. A cloSe-itting. fur-iined jacket
protects the lacecoyereh arms aud bosom
from the cold, and an ample doman Of seal.
skin, trimmed with sable, is worn over that,
the deep hood Of which is brought over the
head and face. The wrap was bought for
500. The carriage floor is covered with a
long-wooed vicuna rug; besides, there is a
foot-muY of Russian fur, worth $50 for the
ladys feet These are clad in rchy-em-
broidcrei silken stockings for which was
paid S!5. and the satin boots cost Slj more.
Her handkerchief Of point lace i. worth ten
times is weight in gold, Her fan. gloves
and bouquet of long g-stemrned rose buds are
another 5000 II there ere several receptions
on the same evening the lady and escort can
stop but short time at each. To expedite
matters the footman, in that ease, waits at
the door with the wrap, until they come out,
rs this saves the trouble Of ascending 20 the
dressing rooms.
II is hut dress parade. The same people
utter the same platitules from house 10
house, until waning night or dawuing day
sends them to their beds When our grand
dame returns home her maid helps her up
stairs, undresses and puts on her mistress a
soft. warm, negligee robe brushes out her
hair TO WOO Sleep and when drowsiness comes
lifts her bodily and lays her in bed.
Some folks may imagine that the daughter
of the Pharoahs did great things, but our
queen Of society owns a steam yacht that
could run down the old Nile barge and sink
it in no time, and she has money enough 20
buy whole cargo of rare German and
French wines without fooling with her
iewelry.
Rlizabeth Tudor was so proud Of one for.
lcrn pair OF silk stockings that were made a
present TO her that size bad il mentiOne, i'm
history. Our fine lady has dozens Of pairs in
81 shades and colors She has silk hangings,
rich carpets. rare paintings, and delightful
music: exotics in midwinter and ices in the
dog-days. She has more comforts and
greater luxuries than the grand monarch ever
dreamed Of in his most pleasure-pursuinS