Daily Kennebec journal., 1883-05-24
aaisfelIaneous
Naad's wedding 0atnt.
A SENSIBLE NEW YORK GIRL MAKES 80
Buy HER TROUssEAU.

Maud Dinsmore tells the New York
Journal how she bought her wedding out
fit. as follows:
As il has always been so absolutely
necessary for a girl to have at least $500
for q wedding trousseau. | thought 1t
might interest your readers to know what
a pretty trousseau have for $50. ! am
the third daughter Of large family Of
girls. spd as two OF my sisters are TO be
married in the tall, I felt that $50 was all
that could BIZ given me for my wedding
clothes. spent SO on nv under cloth
ing. Two pieces of good muslin, each
of 30 wards. cost me S5. Out of this
amor,nt I made six sets Of underclothing.
and for the S5 remaining I purchased
some very pretty trimmings of lace and
also embroidery. Some deep rickrack
trimming made by myself trimmed my
best set, and one set | hemstitched-
For my wedding d-ess | have pretty
silver silk Of light texture. II contains 10
yards at go cents per yard. purchased on
Sixth avenue. The tiny pearl buttot
cost so cents. and the very dainty lace Tor
neck and sleeves, 81. bonnet to wear
with It cost % cents for the frame. which
I covered with a piece of the silk. and
quilled inside some yellow Oriental lace
which cost 80 cents; bunch OF blush
roses for the side and silver gray satin
ribbons for the strings, each cost 30 cents.
Nv light gray gloves cost me sl.2o. and
have six buttons. My wedding attire.
including dress, bonnet and gloves. there
tore, amounts to Sl2 70.
bought white muslin dress OF ten
Yards for 81, the buttons and cotton cost
ing 25 cents more. 4 very tasteful pale
blue nun's-veilng of six yards, double
width, cost 40 cents per yard. The lace
for the neck, 20 cents, the buttons ~
cents and the lining and cotton 20. cents,
making a total Of 50. A dark blue serge
dress, for every day wear. with a jacket
Of the same, cost me Sl.90. | had 10
Yards at Is cents, making $50; the
lining and buttons amounted 10 the 40
cents left, A pretty white wrapper OF
cross-bar muslin cost Sl.20, 8 yards, at 10
cents, being used, and so cents for 10
Yards of very narrow lace for trimming.
Two light camb. ic wrappers cost me
81 20 for both. yards in each, at cents,
and "a cents for cotton and buttons. My
three dresses and three wrappers alto
gether cost me IS. .55.
A pretty dark blue straw poke cost me
40 cents and the bow of ribbon and clus-
ter of daisies which trimmed it 40 cents
more. making a total oil so cents tor Il
tasteful hat which can wear with either
my white muslin or serge dress. black
velvet bonnet cost me 60 cents. The
frame was 10 cents and the velvet 80 cents.
Two packages of hairpins cost 10 cents.
one bottle of shoe polish s cents. a box of
writing paper 80 cents, two yards of pale
blue ribbon 20 cents. two yards of pink
ribbon 80 cents, three yards of white satin
ribbon. very narrow, "a cents, new
pocketbook 80 cents, some collars and
cuffs and laces 81 making total of % p.
My entire trousseau has thus far cost me
Si9l5. | have sufficient undcrclothing
TO last me for two wears -four new dresses.
three wrappers, three bonnets, three pairs
of gloves, and think a simple out service
able trousseau for a girl in my position.
If receive any more money shall buy a
good black silk and white chip bonnet,
but II do not can get along with what
have. Very truly, MAUD DlNsMoRE.