The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-08-15
The Style in which Some Washington
Ladies Live.

The Style in Which Some Washington
Ladies Live.
Washington Letter.
One of the handsomest turnouts in town Is
light spring landau that cost s.. 500. It is
upholstered in hesvy crimson satin and per.
fumed with the fair ovners's favorite over
violets. Il is drawn by a pair OF ligh. bsvs,
young, feet footed creatures, worth 1900.
They wear $500 gold mounted harness snd
SlCO blankets, with beautifully embroidered
morogrsms in the corners, to keep their shin
ing coats from the frosty sir. The MAJ who
holds the ribbons over them has his livery
furnished, and receives $50 month, with
stablemsn TO help him. lie tucks $500 lap
II be OF seal skin aboht him and hou-ishss q
whip that cost IS.
The nobby footmRn who opens and closes
the carriage door, who races up snd down the
STEPS and rings the bstls, MUS nS bear about
him and flavor of the stable. he receives SIS
$ month when yogpg and charming, and
none ether leg favored viii Gil that post
accepisbly. His livery is also idrnishei by
b s employers
While these horses are being groomed,
scraped, washed and polished they are put in
hs,nessi then they piance kafore The door
with the soit-cushioned, fsintsv-psrfume
carriage, ready for the lady. she eiters,
Tho hairdressec's art has embellishel her
own sHd others hair-aow hers by purche7 70
her maid or professional hiss polished
her fngertlps until the nails have the sp-
peaTsnce of tiny sea.shells. For effect ss
We havo described il. she wears the wonder
fui silk dress with the rose-pattern Ice. s
dress costing $1,000. The Jewels worn are
large opRls, set with diamonds, V6luei ct
A c11- 4.
protects the lace-covered arms and bosom
from the cold, and an ample dolmen 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
long.Yoolen vicuna rug; besides, there is q
fcot-muft Of Russian for, worth $50, for the
lsdy's feet. These are clad in
richly. embroidered silken stock.
iDgs, for which was Maid
SO, and the satin boots cost $l5 more. Her
handkerchief of point lsce is worth ten times
lis weight IN gold. Her fan, gloves and bou-
quet OF loDg-stemmed rosebuds, are another
SlOO fthere are several receptions on the
same evening. the lady and Escort can stop
but short time stsesch. To expsdiate mat
tiers the footman, in that case waits at the
door with the wraps until they come out,
and this saves the trouble of ascending to the
dressing rooms.
1t is but dress parade. The same people
utter the same plstiLud0s from house TO
house, until waning night or dawning dav
sends them to their beds. When our grand
dsme returns home her msid 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 Jays ner in bed
Some folks msy imagine that TIE daughter
of the Pharsohs did great things, but our
queen OF society owns steam yacht that
could run down the old Nile bsrge and sink
it N no time, and che has money enough to
buy whole cargo Of rare German and
French wines without f0oliAg with her Jew
elry.