Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-11-16
A BRIDES SEND OFF.
Cost Of Equipping a Young LADY
for Marriage.

M-.c Igrs Maa ard Ey1T,sI.

hood. The brides trousSeau is concedediy
the most important feature oil the wedding
preparations Every young woman expects
70 he married some time, or ought to, and
even where the prospects is not immediate
the temptation is irresistible to devise cos
tunes and make calculations of expenses IN
anticipation Of desliuy's demand. From
tie point OF view of the shops and mantsu-
mskers brides are divided into three dis
tincTclassess: Those with whom money Is
the object; those who must be moderately
economical aud those restricted to inc
essentials Of q bridal outfit in ordinarily
welLto-do and respectable society. lhe
trousseau OF young women OF wealth and
fashion nay be, and usually is, a thing OF
bewildering expensivsness. The father Of
the family is made to feel that the OCCASION
calls for the display OF unwonted and eN-
cessiye l.beraity. An easy and comfort
able method in such case is to send the
young lady to Paris TO he gagged and lifted
by Worth. She will have her costumes
selected and constructed with regard to her
figure, gait, complexion aud style, and re-
gsrd.ess Of the expense thereof IN eight
or nine weeks she receives the 6ewitchtng
boxes in which are packed to perfection the
twenty or more triUmphs OF art which shall
be the envy and admiration Of her friends
for year to come 4 check Tor $4,000
will cover the cost and include the bridal
dress. The rest of the outfit is impossible
10 estimate since with unlimited means
and luxurious taste it may be made to cost
almost anything. The richest Of lace and
entertainments, the finest OF silk hose, the
costliest Of embroider:es, the rarest o.
Jewels tie marvels Of boots gloves, bows
wYans and bonnets, the travelling para
pbernal;a OF trunks, sstchels, dressing cases
toilet attachments anu other articles OF taste
and luxury can bring the cost Of the trous
seau up 10 $4,000, without wastc(ul eX
travGgance.
\ Modest Estimate.
Bat now young women have to be cou
tent with trOusSeaux Of different sort from
that of Miss Jerome aud Miss Astor, and can
be quite as happy without uubrid!ed magni.
6cence, Indeed, when calculations Of cost
must enter the composition, wedding out
fits have a certain personal charm til"
chic Of taste, convenience and ingenuity
which ought to make them doubly precious.
The sort OF modest estimates in which mos
young women can have personal and pos
sible interest is the best basis on which to
proceed in trying to find out what it costs
young woman to get married. y check
for 81 100 from du,iful father will fix Out
his daughter very handsomely and com.
pletelv, and the odd 500 can be knocked
off without serious complications. This
would furnish moderately luxurious
trousseau, suitable for church wedding
and reception, and including all the neces-
saries to woman Of good social position in
receipt of the Inequalities naturally shown
bride The wedding dress, the most
sacred veStment of all, would be OF first i'm
portance. A handsome white silk or satin
garment, trimmed with oriental lace, ele.
gantIy made, could be procured for 800.
Duchess lace could be substituted for
oriental for an extra so. A suitable veil
gloves. white satin boots etc, would prob
ably cost $50. The last, however, could be
brought within 81.
Additional Fixings.
When the wedding dress mad been dis
ptsed OF, two more costumes would demand
attention-one for travelling and another
TOR calling. Both could De procured for
$50, and each would cost about ST5.
Nothing is Utter for travel than a tailor
made suit Of ladies CLOTH or some similar
material The dress pattern of eight yards,
double width, at $2.2;j, would cost SlS, and
this would give the very best material.
There are tailors and taiIors, but an elegant
and well-made tailor suit can be made for
exactly $iS.SS, including buttons, trim
mings, Innings. thread. etc. Lining Of
silk instead of farmer satin will cost 81
more, and the garment may be finished In
way TO bring the cost up to Sl5. But
frst-class tsilOrs for women are charging
less than formerly, and furnishing trim
mings at cost price. The $3.50 were tn,
figures OF an ilcmizcd bill recently reqdercG
BY Brooklyn tailor to lady about to ht
married. The same artist made her calling
costume Cor S2S.3T. II was Of pearl silk
and brocade velvet to match, 10 he VOTE
with or without the detachable train. IT.
whole cost was $T2.Tj. This melady had
hats to match the FIRST and d bonnet the
second. and bQelS and gloves for both. The
travelling hat Of soft brown felt ornamented
bya golden brown bird, cost 81, bonnet
OF pearl.gray satin and ostrich plumeS cost
SIS 50, two pairs Of boots we're made to
order for SIC, and her costumes were COM
ple,ed with gloves for s..
A black silk suit is desirable for calling
or houSe-wear.. 1t can be made for 500,
with very fine quality of silk. No bride
need be reminded Of her need of morning
gown Beautiful gowns can be devised OF
delicate shades or surah silk, pale pink,
baby blue and heliotrope being the most
desirable shades. They should be made
with long Vatican train and the front one
mass OF lace. They cost from $25 to $50,
or even more Soft cashmeres with fronts
of shirred silk in harmonizing shades OF less
expensive and more seryiceable One can
be beautifully executed for SIS. Perhaps
it would be we'll to have two such gowns, if
possible. One more house dress Of cash
mere and silk or velvet could be made at
home FOR $50, and would prove most use fGl.
and with this this list Of dresses might end.
Also Pretty Things to Have.
But wraps and dresses, gloves. shoes and
bonnets by no means constitute a wedding
outfit. There are hundreds OF other minor
but essential articles which every woman
will at once supply There are corsets, for
Instance, one Of satin az SIS and one of cot
ton at g. Half dozen pair silk hose will
cost from $lj to $50 and dozen OF cotton
Sc. Muslin undergsrments, ofbest qsslity
handsomely embroidered and trimmed, may
be procured for slmoss sly.5iG, from 800
up In her underwear Il Is -ssid the refine.
menlis best shown IN woman, aud very
many sell-bred glrls had mach rather stat
themselves in their oater garments in order
TO get the softest cambrics, the finest mus
Inns and the choicest eubroideries in their
undergarments II is in the lingerie OF her
toilet that the French woman most prides
herself ard n NAV no aaid that the nrida