The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-04-05
DRESS AT $40 L YEAR
What Some Women Think
About the Economics
Of Dressmaking.
A CREATION IN DRESS CLOTH.
What Can Be Done for Five Dollars
With Very Cheap Material
Dissentient Writers Who
Think Otherwise.
A CREATION II DRESS CLOTH

Letters have been received by the Bos-
ton Globe on the question as to whether
women can dress on so year. One Of
them writes as follows
While calling on q young lady few
days ago, who was about to visit relatives
IN Washington for a few weeks, was
given peep at her tasty wardrobe. which
was the result Of considerable time and
labor on her part, with little help In
cutting and fitting, and az surprisingly
small cost. Two of the dresses partleu-
larry Interested me. and. perhaps, some OF
my must be-eeonomlcaI1 young friends
might get suggestion from them for
their own gowns.
The first one was a very dainty dress OF
pink cheese cloth. which may be found at
nearly any dry goods store for II IL cents
yard, and can be obtained in beautiful
shades OF light blue aud PINK, also in
cream aud white. The skirt was made
very plain in front, with a r9ching Of the
dress goods ABOUND the bottom. The
bodice was sleeveless and cut square
edged with white feather trimming,
which makes an artistic setting for a
pretty face
The drapery of the skirt behind was
caught mp on the bodice and fastened
VITA mother-o f-Dearl buckle. Long
white gloves, reaching nearly TO the
shoulder and white slippers completed
this very pretty toilet. Aside from the
price of cheese cloth. which brings II
within the reach Of all, It drapes beauti-
| fully. does not mush easily. and the effect
/ is quite as pleasing as that OF much more
expensive fabrics.
A FIVE DOLLAR DRESS.
NV friend kindly jotted down q LIST oil
the articles purchased for this dress, which
read as follows
Cheese cloth, 10 yards at 125<c. per I'D. 81 q
Feather trimmings, ! I'd. at s. per yd. 2. q
| Waist lining. l I'd. at 25c- per ID. p
Skirt lining yards at 127zc. per I'D. q
! Buckle ....-. --.-. -.----.--.--.-. 10.
Sewing silk and thread. -....-...-.... L
Hooks and eyes. y
Total. IS q
THE other dress was for street, visiting
and house wear, the material being cleal
shade OF gray cashmere, with collar and
/ girtlle of heliotrope velvet. The goods
were draped long and slightly wrinklec
( in front over the plain foundation, while
at the back and sides it was laid in plaits
caught down but allowed to fall in thetl
own artistic way. The basque WAS rather
short and pointed at the back and front
| The collar was high and of velvet, as was
also the girdle- From the left shoulder (
/ full strip of the material was drawn ovel
in surplice fashion, fastening at the side
4 The sleeves were fashionably full at ths
top, but did not look extreme.
"And such q sweet little toque as shI
/ produced from the depth Of her handbook
made of the dress material neatly LAID
over frame, with broad piece OF helio
rrope velvet around the rim, laid in fold
reaching nearly to the crown. A tempt
/ ing looking bunch of violsts, pressed inbs
rosetts fashion. were placed slightly a
\ one side, and completed very pretty ane
modest looking headdress.
] Both the dress and the hat came on
Of SO bill. with enough surplus for |
| nice pair of gray undresscd kid gloves &
match, as you may see:-
COST OF DRESS
! Cashmere, s yards, at so cents per
yard. - $500. .e.-.- -. ~ v
Waist lining, II yards, at Is cents