The Bossier banner., 1890-08-21
A MODEST WARDROBE.
Valuable Hints for Young and Elderly
Ladies' in Moderate Circum stances.

Valuable Hints for Young and Elderly
Ladies in Moderate Circumstances.
The question has arisen as to what
constitutes the smallest array of clothes
necessary for the ordinary woman in
moderate circumstances. In writing of
this, can only hope to strike ''happy
medium, as no two may be situated
exactly alike, and much depends upon
the home being in city or small town,
whether the person is fond of social life
or recluse, remains at home or is in
business; as entirely differentclothes are
worn under these circumstances. /
have taken an average of $500 for the
income, which includes clothes and pin
money, but not board. This may be
| high average, but not for city bred
woman in moderate circumstance. l
have the pleasure of knowing young
lady in a far western town, who, on
| $50 year, dresses well at all times, is
well supplied with reading matter, etc,
and saves S25 year; but she is perfect
genius in making over her own gowns
! and shows every thing to the best adVan-
tage, being stylish in appearance,
which is not given to many of us, un-
| fortunately, fer it covers multitude of
defects.
The items of gloves, shoes, underwear
and lingerie count up faster than the
dresses themselves, and every one ought
to save something out of the yearly in
come, be it 5000 or So, 900. If even SO
is laid away how convenient it will
come in next year when you may wish
to make a short visit, and need extra
car-fare or pocket-money, or when
winter cloak must be had, which eats so
! quickly into $40. Unless very hard on
shoes, two pair will last a year-mine
last eight months, walking in them
three miles day-and one pair of low
| ties for the house; shoes, 81 per pair;
! ties, 50; three pair of gloves, $500;
two hats, $500 and $4.OO; six new
hose, $500; six handkerchiefs, 81. so;
lingerie, in the shape of collars,
folds or ribbons for the neck and
sleeves, and probably lace jabot
or lace ruffies for dressy home gown,
$500; mohair petticoat, $1.5O; corsets,
$3.50, one light and heavy flannel skirt,
So. 90; four new sets of underwear, made
at home, $40; one wrap each year, alter
mating for the seasons, $40. An UNI
brella one year, and parasol or water
proof the next, as some things give out
every year, $3.50.
We have now used up S48, and will al
low $12 for reading matter, ones favor
tie journal, a weekly, a few good books
gradually added, and stationary. To this
$50 add SIS saved and S25 to remain for
pocket money during the year, which in
the city would easily go for car-fare, an
occasional matinee, etc. Now we have
500 for actual gowns, which we suppose
are made by the wearer, who has dress
maker only for couple of days each
season for fitting basques, this costing
her, say 5000 year In buying your
gowns do not select striking colors or
designs or extreme novelties, as they
must be made over for the second year,
when S25 should be saved out of the in
come. For a spring gown, select a
striped cheviot at S1.00, which will cost
about S12.O0. Then have a mohair at
the same price, for summer street wear,
which will be somewhat more elaborate.
1y trimmed and cost $1,000. Two pretty
Parkhill ginghams, at Is cents, will cost
$500 with embroidery for the collars
and cuffs. Six yards of hemstitched
nainsook will cost So 90, and be a delight
fully dainty attire for warm summer
evenings.
A neat silk gown, at S1.50 yard, may
be contrived out of $4,000, and blouse
of striped flannel to wear with half
worn skirts, out of S1.75. A tea-gown o.
fancy wrapper is boon to. one whe1
tired, and can be prettily contrived ou
of the eighteen-cent ehallie, and a few
| yards of ribbon, costing in all atou
1926. In the fall have woolen suit O
combination goods, cashmere or blacl
Henrietta, costing $1,000, and with thu
remaining S11.00 invest in a light veil
ing trimmed with velvet-ribbon, whicl
can be worn at any season for an even
ing gown to change with the silk, ant
an place of the silk, gown of black ne
lined with satin Duchesse might be had
and worn for evening or visiting. A
said before, much depends upon thu
position in life and the place of living
but street dress for fall and winter
and a second one for spring and summer
demi-toilette for the same seasons,
visiting and church dress, blouse
wrapper and cool-house dresses in sum
mer seem to be absolutely indispensable
l am an advocate of buying good ma
terials when few changes and long wear
ing are to be considered. Dark brown
blue and gray are good shades not t
tire of; and black now is very stylis
and always looks well, as it can
frightened up to become any complies
! ion.-Ladies' Home Journal.
No Light from That Text.
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