The Indianapolis journal., 1884-07-12
HIeH-PR1cEp NreHr-aowNs.
The Costly Robes De Mutt Which Envelop
Boston Beauties.

Boston Beauties.
Boston Globe.
"a perfect beautyl- Isn't it just too logely!u
How much should like itD
These and other exclamations of intense ad-
miration were called forth from two charming
young ladies by what appeared to be decidedly
airy though very ornate ball dress. 1t was held
up by the saleswoman III such way that all it's
beauty was shown to the best advantage, and as
she held 1t she glanced at it herself with an air
OF pride 1t was indeed beautiful A poem, so
to speak, in flmy white lace and insertion and
the young ladies to whose inspection it was pre-
sented stood gazing at it in rapt attention. After
handling it tenderly and caressing1y as one
would some loved object, they laid it down with
sigh and departed, promising to speak to
mamma about it and call again.
An inquiry of the saleswoman as to the nature
of the work of art revealed the fact that it was
it a nocturne in night dresses, a symphony in
evening wrappers or, in plain English, most
costly and beautiful night gown.
is it very expensivel" was asked
Wen. no. not very expensive. This one costs
$125. 1t was originally designed for a young
lady Of Beacon Hill who was about to be mar
RED We keep this as sample to show our Gus
toners. Each one that we make is, of course,
made to order"
One hundred and twenty-five dollars. Yes.
And is it customary for young ladies to wear
such expensive robes de nuttgn
We have them even more COSTLY And a
satin lined box was produced containing a robe
similar to the first, only infinitely more compli-
Gated, and fairly covered with expensive lace.
'Tills one is worth $300
Who is it that is willing to pay these prices
for garment to be worn at night and to be
seen by no onelp
Generally our customers are young ladies'
about to be married, who are preparing their
trousseaux 1t is not so much vanity that leads
to the selection of such expensive night-dresses,
but natural desire to please their lords and
masters The mothers of the girls often have
fully as much to do with it as the girls them
selues They are always very careful that
everything connected with the underwear of the
prospective brides shall be as perfect and deli
cate as possible. And now seriously. can you
conceive of anything more beautiful than this2"
she continued, holding the garment up re-
hectiyely
terial fell IN delicate symmetrical folds to the
floor, and the profusion of fine lace with which
twas trimmed gave it a soft, downy appearance
that made it peculiarly attractive to masculine
eye 1t was cut very decollette. and the open
ing was half concealed by the lace trimmings.
The narrow bands across the shoulders were or
namented with rosettes, and did away with the
necessity for sleeves A cord of pale pink
braced the outlines of the figure to the waist
These garments, / suppose, are all i'm
portedF
BY no means. On the other hand, they are
all made IN this country Foreign dressmakers
cannot drape the 1.-THE, wfllowy forms of our
American girls with very good success. The ma
ter1ais, however, are mostly from abroad The
lace about the sleeves and filled in about the
neck and down the corsage is from Belgium, and
the edging about the skirt is from France The
material, however is homemade, and of the
very finest and softest texture
Have you any gentlemen's garments CORE
spondingly eiaborateg'
That can't say" replied the obliging sales
woman, with smile, as she folded the sympho-
ny up carefully, and placed it in its box. you
will inquire about that at the gentleman's de-
partment.n