The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-05

Feathers and flowers are lovely, but l
never buy them, remarked stylish-lookins
woman, NOR silk waists and petticoats.
They are too expensive
Her companion surveyed her critically De
fore replying: "Yet there are few women Oh
my acquaintance who are so uniformly well
dressed. You look smarter than most Oh
them, andg-almost interregativeiy-'m must
spend at least $500 annually on clothes.
Nothing like it! My allowance is exactly
$780, Thirty dollars is set apart Tor lhci-
dentals-toilet necessities, the hair dresser
occasionally. sometimes the chiropodist-
leaving $120, or $40 month, for clothins'
and 1 make point of spending every penny
of it every IL months, not a cent more VI
less.
"The most important item Is the BROAD
cloth taiIor-made street gown BY going u
all the best shops it is always posslDle u
find at some one of them flrst-ciass quaii'y
at a reasonable price, and it is extravaganza
to buy anything excepting good material Dis
this gown must be the standby for year
The silk lining should be of good quallty' as
wei. BY the way, never purchase anything
but black lining, even II the cloth Is VI
some other dark color, because this Is one oi
those instances where one and one MAKE
one and not two; that is to say, portion Oh
ono half-worn lining added to portion OF
another in. a similar condition make Wnae
is practically equal to a new one. street
Gowns are smartest trimmed with the same
material or with stitching, and there are
tailors who will make coat and sklft Ior
from So to S15, according to the amount Oh
work. furnishing hooks, sewing SILK, etc.
We will allow SGT for the cloth gown. Inc
first wear it serves for church, for the thea
ter and for visiting You may be certain,
however. that there are never any risks
taken, and if the weather Is at all threaten
ing, last years dress is donned.
Next in order is a lace gown, always
black. By waiting until the midsummer sales
$40 will purchase a very good one; pos
sibly even a robe. Here is an opportunity
10 utilize the old black silk Innings. Any
seamstrass can put robe dress together,
and although in some instances the making
costs So it is frequently less. That is my
sole evening gown, if you insist upon cred
iting me with anything of the kind, at S1o.
ana must 10 QutS lOI anu even loA
the opera should / be so fortunate as to re-
ceiye an invitation.
THE USEFUL SILK FROCK.
SIT is always an easy matter to find good
quality of china silk at 80 cents yard,
preferably without any design and in dark
color. This will answer for a street gown
in warm weather, and is useful throughout
the entire year. A good dressmaker will
come to the house for So day, and, by sew
ing with her constantly, she will leave the
frock in such condition that l am able to
finish it by myself. The waist only is lined,
and with lawn. Another dollar will buy
thread and every little trifie necessary, as
the frock is invariably trimmed with the
same material.
.sFor house wear in winter a cashmere at
so cents a yard, trimmed with ribbon or
little silk looks we'll enough to appear in,
no matter who may call. In summer morn
ing dress of Bingham at 10 cents yard al
ternates with the one of the previous year,
and pretty lawn, also at 10 cents yard,
trimmed with inexpensive lace-say, 90 cents
for the lace-takes the place of the winter
cashmere for an afternoon dress. By the
way, there is usually enough material left
over from the thick and the thin house
dresses to supply dressing jackets.
"Of course, there isn't any opera cloak!
For the theater have to rely upon the coat
belonging to the cloth suit, and whenever
the lace or silk frocks are worn in the even
ing. warm cashmere shawl answers every
purpose and is not conspicuous in a street
car. as the gown is invariably Of a dark
color.
81 avoid tea gowns. That road leads to
extrayagance They're lovely and wonder
fully becoming, but realize the limitations
of my purse and simply never think of them
in connection with myself, as 1t is impossi-