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“The weary cease from troubling and the wicked are at rest,”

“Shoes are worn high in the neck, flounced with
point aquille lace, cut on the bias. High heels are
common in Saratoga, especially in the hop room. Cotton
hose, open at the top, are very much worn, some
of them having as many as three holes in them. Cotton
plows are not seen.

“Children—Are made very forward this year, but
they are very often dispensed with entirely for quiet
toilets. They are too loud. A neat thing in babies
can be made of drab pongee, gored and puckered to
match the panier. Little boys ruffled, fluted, and cut
on the bias to match the underskirt are very much
worn. Many are worn all down to living skeletons by
such fashionable ladies as Miss Management, Miss
Usage, Miss Behavior, Miss Doing, and Miss Guidance.

“Bonnets—Are worn high—none less than $35.
They are made high in the instep and cut décolleté in
front, trimmed with the devilknowswhat. Low neck

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“Lovers—Are once more in the fashion. They are
worn on the left side for afternoon toilets, and directly
in front for evening ball-room costume. A nice thing
in lovers can be made of hair (parted in the middle),
a sickly moustache, bosom pin, cane and sleeve buttons,
dressed in checked cloth. Giant intellects are not
fashionable in Saratoga this season. The broad, massive,
thick skull is generally preferred. The old lover
trimmed with brains, character, and intelligence is no
longer worn.

“Dresses—Are not worn long—none over two days.
They are trimmed with Wooster Street sauce, looped up
with Westchester County lace, with monogram on 'em.
Shake well and drink while hot. Inclose twenty-five
cents for circular.