The Grenada gazette., 1888-02-11
COST OF A TROUSSEAu.
what II Costs the Happy Parent to Have
y Fashionable Daughter Married.

Fashionable Daughter Married.
There has been considerable discus.
sion as to the smallest possible sum
upon which fashionable young woman
car become clothed and in her right
mini to be led to the altar. After
reckoning up the cost of giants and
bot'ines of bonnets and gowns. of
stockings and lingerie, it is said it
can not be done on cent less than
S 000 A good many girls in the
metropolis marry and are given in
marriage with a ,rousscau that costs
css than that by whole narSht.
But what of the girls whose fathers
lave boxes at the opcrs and who
;dorn the Delmoaico balls 18th their
bvely end expensive press- ce2 To
begin with unlelSear If tE young
voman's tastes are comparatively
SIMPLE she gets dozen each of plain
underwear. Il is MT literally rlain;
intact, it is covered with lao and en-
br.idery, and has little dainty ribbons
of Ill hues run through the lacei bu.
it Is plain in comparison with the
lonn of each in suI'eh and India silk
tha are frilled dc,plT and profrsely
with the most exquisite qualitE Of
lac. These come in tints Of blue.
NAIVE, pink, green. cream and pure
white. If the prospective bride hs.
abandoned tho old-fashioned sark. ard
wears instead the little knitted skir;s
TIA, have taken their place. then she
oaly has a dozen of the plain chemi-es
ard in place of the surah ones has
dozen silk shirts in all the same deli-
cate hues. tied up with narrow,
picot-edged ribboH. Then comes
half-dozen of silk and satin corsets
that are embroidered and lace.irlIlcd.
Next in Importance are the stockin g.
and there are usually six dozen of
llese. some Of them of heavy silk.
stme OF them fine as cobwebS, for
balls and operas. and others Of English
rilbal wool. TO wear Oh toboggan
slide. for example. At all events
they are OF every color, and sufficient
iii lumber tu insure her maid ox-
empion from mcnding f,r IA year at
leas. There are twelve dozen hand
kerhicfs. all the way from dainty
henstiIched squares Of cream white
po,gcc TO the traymen, of cambric
ant lace that does duty
on the wed Iing-dav. The col,
las and cuff, are more modrr.
M' in supply, because nearly NIL her
g,wns came home from the tailor and
tessmakcr with folded ribbon in the
sbevcs and at the throat. Then she
rtcds bath robe. III de of 4 hercv
lue or lilac blanket; Il wrapper tina;
i made of any thing she likes, and
To or three tea gowns which will
,tingle plush, velvet, silk. fur and
Ice Then come house dresses for
lorning wear. not less than three, and
tree tailor walking COW :, three car
rgc and reception dresses. and q.
last six evening gowns. two Il them
o dancing length. There must be
bnnetS and hats 10 match each one Of |
tb walking and carriage dresses. A:
tnvraps. there must be ~ opera cloak.
n tied wrap for the thcater. II little
scIlskin v;sitr. loose plush circular for
carriage use. plain tailor jacket and
a lraided one. ~ well rs u long cape.
cot for rainy days, with which will
60 a soft English walking hat. All
tiiA with the necessary gloves. shoes
,nd slippers. umbrell.s. shell hair.
pins. \rarasols. Ion. silver-dccoratcd
pockebonk and carl-casr. will absorb
every lollar of the s., 900, and the
happy pNent may be thankful il these
mere neNrss aries do not cost much
more. ANsimplc wedding will cost
him about ~, 500 more. and then his
lnlics are dnc. unless she marries a
foreign nobN Nmap. ~ T. World