The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-06-18

81 to 80, sometimes more, with his bor-
rowing. And IL was not until | regularly
presented him once week with an item
lied account Of moneys advanced to him
and demanded payment that I was able
to straiRhten my own accounts again 1t
all belongs TO tire same subiect-the drain
OF the change pocket.
There are thousands Of working girls,
says the New York Sun, whose small
wages VIII not permit them 10 spend more
than $i5 for an entire summer outfit. even
when they have no one besides themselves
with whom TO share their income
1t was TO obtain practical advice as to
how TO make this small amount go the
furthest, that "Par and Mar" monthly
paper devoted to the interests of working
women, offered prize of $40 TO the work
Ing girl who should send in the best arti-
Gle upon "a Summer Wardrobe for sl5."
Miss Emma Stevens won the prize, and
this Is what she says was bought by tho
girl with $l5.
"For her street dress she purchased
twelve yards Of wooden and cotton goods
of a gray calor which which she well
knew would show neither wear tear nor
dirt This quantity she judged would
be sufficient for q cape also, thus doing
away with the purchase Of an outside
wrap The cost of this gown was 81 Is.
For trimming she bought half a yard Of
surah silk of the same shade at 80 cents a
yard Next she chose a challie-cream
ground with red figure. She considered
that eight yards would be enough for an
empire gown Of this material. II was
cents per yard, and the lace for the little
trimming it would require cost her 20
cents
Gas she needed an evening dress, this
girl of the nineteenth century bought five
g 1rfg raalnn- a ~ 1
cents a yard, and 20 cents worth of lace
for the neck and sleeves. Eight yards of
calico at 9 cents assured her a pretty wrap
per. Believing more than one hat would
be unnecessary, she was careful to choose
one which would be suitable for any OF her
costumes, namely a drab sailor, with
trimmings of yard of No. ~ ribbon of
the same color, and three red stlkpoppies,
costing in all 65 cents.
1.-TWO pairs Of gloves-one tan-colored
cotton at Is cents for every day wear, the
other drab silk at 30 cents-were next
added to her pile Of purchases. One-half
yard Of white illusion at % cents fur
nished her with wells. Seeing card on
the handkerchief counter reading: six
for % cents she speedily left a quarter
there -Four pairs of hose cost her 40
cents, and very cheap pair Of boots 81 so,
pair of slippers IS cents, and overshoes
25 cents
ITO condense slightly her next pur-
chases were ~ yards ribbon elastic at
cents yard for stocking supporters; two
thin umderskirts for 30 cents a corset for
50 cents a dark skirt for % cents, and
Innings and thread for the dresses 81 81
"Cloth for underclothes which would
make two skirts, three night dresses and
two combination suits she bought in
piece; twenty-eight yards at cents
yard. There was no trimming for this,
as she intended to use tucks and rufties Of
the same.
"She finished this list with a silk UNI
brella for 90 cents and fan for'l0 cents"
In this case the expense of making is
not included as the woman is her own
seamstress. If a dressmaker's bill were
10 be added, probably more than one gown,
or at best but two, could be purchased.
ANY material which is a mixture of cot
ton and wool generally makes gown of
doubtful economy Still, if one cannot do
any better there is no choice in the mat
ter, and this young woman certainly got
great deal for her money