Something for the Ladies.

Otago Witness, Issue 1585, 8 April 1882, Page 23

Something for the Ladies.

patti's dresses. '

The San Francisco correspondent of the Auckland, Herald writes :— " I shall qominence, by describing some, of .Patti's garments, which , are beautifully, and wonderfully, made. , Her collection of dresses is, in fact, the finest in the world. Patti, the Queen of Song, has 83 reception robes, and 100 concert dresses, which, can also be worn as full dress. Don't you believe I am going to describe them all— not for worlds, for they interest me not at all. One dress cost 12,000 dollars. It is made of pale blue satin, embroidered in a Japanese design of flowers, and 'lavishly trimmed with Maltese point lace,, at the trifling sum of 37 dollars per yard— let me take breath after jotting down a' dress at £600, which would keep me and mine for two years. Another robe is made of still again blue satin ; the apron in front is ornated with nine horizontal bands of mulberries, roses, and field flowers, garnets show the mulberry, and other gems with silver and cut steel beads form the flowers, the train being lined throughout with ruffles of white lace. Another ro\?e is of chamois plush, sprinkled with silver, the train being covered with rows of solid silver fringe ; the tabliere of plush is covered with ruffles of leather embossed with flowers in silver. On one gorgeous garment of ivory velvet, pink and white camellias are embroidered. The front is composed of a lattice- work of seed pearls, which shows panels beneath. An indigo velvet, with flowers of chinchilla, is a royal robe, and, . the dress being low, tho lady's neck and arms are covered with silver netting. Most of her robes are a mass of gold, silver, and precious stones ; and uven her night-gear is a wonderful thin;;- to see. The woman who makes 6000 dollars a night f^'si*. clean white cambric

lind lace, but goes to bed mi soft surr ahsa tin nightgowns o! all colours, blue, flesh, and so on. I cannot think this a cWyhaitl must say, for what is more healthy and delightful than a snowy nightgown put on clean as often as necessary ?— mais chacuna son gout.