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by being dragged and pounded over the road, 

 or by being kicked. 



For the waist and sleeves, Esmeralda, you 

 will allow as much as for those of your ordinary 

 frocks, and if you cannot find a fashionable 

 tailor who will consent to adapt himself to your 

 tastes and to your purse, you may be fortunate 

 enough to find men who have worked in shops, 

 but who now make habits at home, charging 

 twenty-five dollars for the work, and doing it 

 well and faithfully, although, of course, not 

 being able to keep themselves informed as to 

 the latest freaks of English fashion by foreign 

 travellers and correspondents, as their late em- 

 ployers do. There are two or three dressmak- 

 ers in Boston and five or six in New York 

 whose habits fit well, and are elegant in every 

 particular, and, if you can find an old-fashioned 

 tailoress who really knows her business, and 

 can prepare yourself to tell her about a few 

 special details, you may obtain a well-fitting 

 waist and skirt at a very reasonable price. 



Of these details the first is that the sateen 

 lining should be black. Gay colors are very 

 pretty, but are soon spoiled by perspiration, and 



