Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1893-08-24
One coies CT Tint as a Foundntion-Cost
of Summer. Winter and Spring OUTFITS.
Instruction Worth Remembering-Hard
Times Counsel.
Copyright. 1893. by American Press Associa.
tio,

buy, and that those who can afford to
spend money on their personal adorn-
meut should do so, think it is quite
possible to dress well and attractively
on very small amount of money if one
only knows how to manage and can
spare the time to sew ones own clothes.
There are thousands Of women all over
the land who might be really well
dressed with half the money they now
spend while looking all the time next
door to shabby and i'll dressed. have
made q theoretical study Of this diff
Guilty and have also reduced my theory
to practice for the last few years, and as
every proven theory becomes valuable
| fact let me tell other women Just how
to manage so that all they will have to
do will 90 to follow this as closely as
seems advisable
Suppose q hardworked father can only
spare each Of his daughters, we will say,
$50 year, OF some loving but small
salaried young man has restricted his
little wife to the same sum. Now, let
us see what can be done with $50
stretched out so as to cover a year.
This money ought to be given into the
hands Of the person it is for in monthly
or quarterly parts, where it is possible,
for otherwise it is hard to systematic
the expenditures.
The woman who wishes to look and
dress well on a small or large income
must choose one color as the foundation,
and everything she buys should match
that color, although it is not necessary
that it should be exactly of that shade.
Then when one garment is worn out the
rest Of the wardrobe will still match o
new one in the same color. Brown,
blue, gray, black and heliotrope are the
standard colors for the foundation of a
wardrobe, and one can have plenty of
variety with the different shades and
compliments of any one of them.
1t is difficult to make beginning in
the calculation, for q girl must always
have some clothes to wear, and so we
will suppose that she has the remainder
Of what she has bought the previous
year, but as she has not bought with
care and economy they are worth little.
Still there will be, we will say, three
shoes and six pairs of stockings, one
brown cashmere dress, an alpaca for
every day and three calicoes, a walking
jacket, one hat, two pairs of gloves, a
few collars and bits of ribbon and lace.
1t is not the style nowadays TO have a
great pile of muslin underwear, as it
used to be. Colored petticoats for ordi-
nary summer wear and flannel ones in
gray or red are worn in winter, and
white skirts only on dress occasions.
Union undergarments Of gauze in sum
mer and flannel in winter take the place
of the chemise and drawers almost uni
versally. Three gauze union garments,
three white skirts, three corset covers,
one corset at time, three long night
gowns and three dressing sacks are all
the underclothing now really fashiona-
BILE. OF course if one wants more they
can be purchased, or new ones can be
added each year SO that there are always
six on hand, allowing for the wearing
out Of the old ones.
Handkerchiefs, collars and other little
accessories can be made to cost much or
little, az one desires.
With reasonable care jacket or wrap
bought new one season will be good for
the next If it be of plain and unpreten-
tious style, and in any case it could be
worn as second best for a second season
and probably another by some slight al
teration. Care must be taken in keep
ing the garments brushed and neatly
mended when laid away. Nothing will
look well that is not well kept.
Now wo will begin our calculation.
The cashmere is soiled, perhaps faded in
streaks, which it iS apt to be if gray.
Take it apart ard wash it in bark, iron
ing it while damp on the wrong side.
Remake il with the same, even more,
care than If it were new, and with little
velutina as trimming it will look like
new and be good second best gown at
cost of not over 60 cents for lining and
trimming.
Then see how much money you have.
If it is quarters salary Of $50, you can
domuch. You can buy 10 yards Of good
surah OF pongee or faille at rs cents
yard if you 60 to the right stores and
watch the papers to see when there is
'sdrive'' in silks. Get plain surfaced
goods, as the others change so soon,
while plain goods are always in fashion,
or you can get figured china or india
silk still cheaper, but they are not SO
economical in the long run. l saw silk,
very pretty, in black with colored flow
ers, at 80 cents yard, and from that on
up to dollar, and silk is really the most
serviceable of materials. Allow 81 for
Innings, buttons and some lace, which can
cost much or little, as you like. a. vel
vet belt can be made Of one-fourth yard
Of velvet and still leave collar.
Ten yards of silk are enough now for
dress unless the wearer is unusually
tall or wants train. In that case one
yard and half more will be needed.
Tnls is TO re for best dress, and for
young person pongee, all black, is the
most useful Color can be added by
ribbons or flowers and evening effect by
fchus, etc.
a frame for lace hat costs Is cents,
pretty untrimmed straw from rs cents
to 81. a little lace, bow Of ribbon or
a single flower will trim it. Much can
be piled on, but the less the daintier.
The summing up could be made for
summer outfit:
10 yards Of silk at 75c. per yard ......... 81 20
Innings, trimmings and patiern.......... 90
| Yards of hest Derfa e or COTTON hedf 40