Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-08-30
woMAN.s WARDROBE

| woMAn.s WARDROBE
Whist Fifsy Dollars WIN D. Toward Buv
| Ing Lsdy's Toilette.
Scarcely an article has been written
upon dress which does not presuppose
some heirloom-a BIT Of lace, or grand
mothers wedding dress. These hinss
presuppose nothing except some plain
but whole undergarments, dress or
two suitable for everyday wear. ana
the sundry other things which go 70
make up the wardrobe Of woman Oh
very moderate means.
Be the time fall or spring, the frst
purchase advised would be home
spun dress. The material for this for
medium-sfzed person ought not TO
cost moro than IS. which should in
clude lining, the buttons being wooden
nOlds covered The whole suit might
be made g home, II one Is an adept;
but If not, reliable dressmakers can be
procured at $50 q day, who can. with
assistance, make the waist and cut the
skirt in one day. An outside jacket
of some one 81 the stuffs fashionable
just now cam be bought for IS and Is
more economical than one OF the
same material as the dress, as it can
be worn with other costumes A bon
net frame, covered with . piece OF
the dress, and trimmed with loops Of
ribbon harmonizing in color with the
suit, oughtnot to- cost more than FL
A pair of boots at - and gloves at 81
will complete this costume, which is
suitable to wear at church, lectures, In
making callSand. at afternoon teas.
A black surah satin should be the
next purchase; q very fair quality OF
which is now offered st seventy-fve
cents per yard. Ten yards will make
a modest dress. and. allowing $S to the
dressmaker, $3.50 for fsr jet ornts-
ments for the waist buttons, and
lining, the cost will be- about $11.5Q
A bonnet, made OF pieces Of the satin
edged with jet. and trimmed with bows
of satin and a jet ornament, can be put
together for 1.50.,
This dress, with a. little variation OF
lace about the neck, bright ribbons, or
flowers, ought to be considered pretty
enough for any occasion to which q
woman in moderate. circumstances
would go.
OF the $50, $28 have now been ex-
pended, and with the money remain
ing, in making up an imaginary
wardrobe, number. Of necessary
things must be considered For in
stance, two sets of WOODEN undercloth-
ing. s.; two pairs Of Isle thread and
three pairs of cotton hose, SITS; one
pair of low shoes, 81; collars and cuffs,
$1.20; One-haf dozen handkerchiefs,
81; three pairs of gloves, $S5 straw
hat trimmed to accord with cloth suit,
$1.25; sun umbrella, 1.5O1 two wash
able dresses, one of crinl1led seer
sucker. the other gingham ~ 25; one
Danish cloth, cream colored for a
young lady. light gray or BROWN for an
older one, with velvet collar and cuffs.
$1.25. These should be of home man. /,
ufacture.
There are many little accessories to
lady's toilette unmentioned in this
article which seem positive necessi-
ties. These must be provided for by
closer calculation, or by dispensing
with something here named, with
which one is supplied, as NO one is
supposed to be exactly in the condition
OF a newborn infant or shipwrecked
sailor.
For those living in colder climate
than the vicinity OF New York City, it
is possible that warmer clothing will
have to be thought of. In that case
an older lady might dispense with the
satin dress the first year-for it can
easily be seen that il garments are
properly taken care of, the second
year will not be 80 difficult to plan for
and bay fnr-lined garment A
younger lady, to whom the satin seems
q necessity, could have q dress Of
one of the suiting materials offered this
spring for thirty-three cents per yard.
and, with the difference between this
and the homespun, added to the IS
which the outside jacket would cost.
get Newmarket
A slight margin has. been left, more
over, for emergencies, and as these
hints are based upon actual expert
ence, II goes without the saying that
what has been done once can be done
again.
Emerson says that wealth, with
other things, consists in possessing
two suits of clothes. So let no woman
dare to say she is not rich when it has
been plainly shown that the purchas-
ing power OF $50 exceeds even the
Emersonian standard Julio II. Treat.