'< Atlas," writmtr to the Wo fd, rayi* I am griered to dis.*orep t'at I haw be^n for a lon*{ time p st wearin? unfaslikwable itightshivis. As ,mny of my frieihis bare , probably been dim,! the same, I reniure to quote the .fbltoviiig fi-oiu the corrent number of Myia's Journal : — " En* broidered sliivt fronts are not fashionable as formerly 3 " for ereniig wear. Whea used at all, oi'y the l.ierestlioe of needle^ work is seen. More fancifully emb oide,*ed fronts aiv iwcd on nigUtshlris, These are made with deeply tamed-orer olbi-a,, 4 white linea cord and t*3«l round th» neck, nud a b?eas»«poeket, on which the iuitial or monogram is wrought. CKHer nightshirts hare a narrow raffle of striped] percale on the front, and a cord or line of color on the collar and cuffs." I a;n tare my male readers w!l feel gratefal for this iufoi'mation, though they wilt prob^blj wo :ider, as | d ;, h«tw S|iss Myra maoagea to pick up such elaborate iuforn\a,U<» upon so difficult a subject,
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Inangahua Times, Volume IV, Issue 22, 30 May 1877, Page 2
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169Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 Inangahua Times, Volume IV, Issue 22, 30 May 1877, Page 2
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