Omaha daily bee., 1884-11-14
A BRIDES SEND-OFF.
Cost Of EQUipDing a Young Lady or
Marriage.

49,
Up Their Bank Accountable
tails OF the TrOusseau and
the Expense of
the Items,
Nav York Mail and Express.
"Getting ready to be married" is, per
haps, the most fascinating employment
of womanhood. The brides trousseau /
concededly the most important feature o
the wedding preparations. Every younJ
woman expects to be married some time
or ought to, aud even where the prospect
Is not immediate the temptation is IRE
sislable to devise costumes and make cal
culations of expenses In anticipation o
destiny's demand. From the point o.
view Of the shops and mantau.makers
brides are divided into three distinc
classes: Those with whom money is tn,
object; those who must be moderately
economical, and those restricted to the
essentials of q bridal outfit In ordinarily
well-to-do and respectable society. The
trousseau of a young woman of wealth
and fashion may be, and usually Is, @
thing of bewildering expensiveness.
The father of the family Is made to feel
that the occasion calls for the display OF
unwonted and excessive liberality. An
easy and comfortable method in such q
case Is to send the young lady to Paris to
be gagged and fitted by Worth. She
will have her costumes selected and con-
structed with regard to her figure, gait,
complexion and style, and regardless CT
the expense thereof. In eight or nine
weeks she receive s the bewitching boxes
in which are packed to perfection the
or more trlumphs of art which
shall be the envy and admiration of her
for a year to come. A check for
5000 will cover the cost and include
The bridal dress. The rest of the outfit
It is impossible to estimate, since with
means and luxurious taste it
may be made to cost almost anything.
The richest of lace and undergarments,
The finest of silk hose, the costliest of
embroideries, the rarest of jewels, the
marvels of boots, gloves, bows, wraps and
bonnets, the travelling paraphernalia of
satchels, dressing cases, toilet
attachments and other articles OF taste
and luxury can bring the cost of tho
up to 500, 900, without waste
full extravaganza.
A MODEST ESTIMATE.
But now young women must becontent
trousseaux of q different sort from
that Of Miss jerome and Miss Astor, and
IAN be quite as happy without unbridled
magnifoence. Indeed, when c~alcula.
lions of cost must enter the composition,
wedding outfits have a certain personal
,harm-the chic of taste, convenience
and ingenuity-which ought to make
hem doubly precious. The sort of
modest estimates In which most young
women can have q personal and possible
interest is the best basis on which to
proceed in trying to find out what 1t
,osts a young woman to get married. A
,heck for $1,100 from a dntiful father !
will fix out his daughter very handsomely
md completely, and an odd 500 can be
Knocked off without serious complications.
This would furnish q moderately luxuri-
Jus trousseau, suitable for q church we'd
ling and reception, and including all the
lecessaries to q woman of good social po-
ition in receipt of the hoopitalities nat
shown a bride. The wedding
ress, the most sacred vestment of all,
'ould be of first Importance. A hand.
,me white silk or satin gsrment, trimmed
18th oriental lace, elegantly made, could
Q procured for 500. Duchess lace
,uld be substituted for an extra $50.
suitable veil, gloves, white satin boots,
Co., would probably cost $50. The last,
owever, could be brought within $25.
ADDITIONAL FIXINGs.
When the wedding dress had been dis
,sed of two moro costumes would de-
and attention-one for travelling and
for calling. Both could be pro-
red for $3.50, and each would cost
,out $75. The dress pattern of eight
.rds, double width, at so. 20, would
$18, and this would give the very
,st material. There are tailors and tail
8, but an elegant and well made tailor
lit can be made for exactly 1888, in
uding buttons, trimmings, Innings,
read, etc. Lining of silk instead of
rmer's satin will cost So more, and the
.rment may be finished in q way to
ing the cost up to $75. But first. class
ilors for women are charging less than
rmerly, and furnishing trimmings at ,
at price. The $38 SO were the figures
an itemized bill recently rendered by !
Brooklyn tailor to a lady about to be
The same artist made her call
g costume for $2S, 81. It was of pearl
k and brocade velvet to match, to be !
orn with or without the detachable !
ain. Its whole cost was $72. So. This
me lady had hats to match the first
ID a bonnet for the second, and boots
ID gloves for both. The travelling hat
soft brown felt, ornamented by a
,lden brown bird, cost $14, a bonnet of
,arl gray satin and ostrich plumes cost
8 80, two pairs of boots were made to
der for SIG, and her costumes were
mpleted with gloves for So.
A black silk silt Is desirable for call
z or house wear. 1t can be made for
IS, with a very fine quality of silk. No
.ide need be reminded of her need Of O :
ornlng-gown. Beautiful gowns can be
,vised of delicate shades Of suran silk,
lie pink, baby blue and heliotrope being
% most desirable shades. They should
made with a long Vatican train and
o front one mass of lace. They cost
ON $25 to $50 or even more. Soft !
shmeres with fronts of shirred silk In :
shades of less expensive and
rviceable. One can be beautifully
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