Lights and Shadows of New York Life: or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great CityMcCabe, James Dabney
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Lights and Shadows of New York Life: or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City
McCabe, James Dabney
New York (N.Y.) -- Description and travel; New York (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century
1 set point d'Alencon, consisting 120
of shirt sleeves, handkerchief,
and collar
1 point d'Alencon extra large 100
handkerchief
1 set Honiton lace, consisting of $80
handkerchief, collar, and sleeves
1 set Maltese lace, consisting of 300
handkerchief, collar, velvet cape
1 set Irish point lace, very 80
rich, consisting of wide, deep
sleeves, handkerchief and collar
1 cape of ditto, going up to the 35
neck and shut at the back
2 black lace mantillas 40
1 black lace jacket 15
1 cape, composed of Valenciennes 75
lace
2 dozen very rich embroidered 120
cambric chemises, with lace
6 ditto, with puffed bullions in 100
front
18 Irish linen chemises, with 200
very rich fronts
7 Irish linen, embroidered 40
1 dozen night-dresses, very rich 216
fronts
3 linen ditto, very rich 75
1 dozen embroidered drawers 72
2 very rich ditto 50
11 new pairs silk stockings, in 40
box
1 dozen Lisle thread stockings 20
9 pairs boots and shoes 45
3 pairs embroidered slippers, 40
very rich, in gold
1 pair Irish point lace sleeves 30
(extra)
1 black velvet embroidered 450
mantilla, imported
1 ditto, silk, embroidered with 100
bugles, imported
1 glace silk, tight-fitting 65
basque, with black zeplore lace
cape; trimmed in every width with
narrow lace to match
1 black silk Arab, with two 25
tassels
1 dust-wrapper, from Cashmere 18
4 magnificent opera-cloaks 175
1 red scarlet cloth cloak, 12
trimmed with yellow cord
1 cloth, drab-color cloak 8
1 cloak, with hood lined with 10
silk
2 dozen cambric, embroidered, 24
with name Fanny
1 set Russian sable muffs, cape 100
and boa
1 tortoise shell comb, made in 50
one piece and very rich
6 fancy combs 30
1 very rich mother-of-pearl, gold 85
inlaid, and vol. feathers
beautifully painted by hand
1 fan of mother-of pearl, inlaid 45
in gold, with silk and white and
Job's spangles
1 blue mother-of-pearl, with 35
looking-glass; imitation ruby and
emeralds
6 other fans, of various kinds 25
1 parasol, all ivory handle 100
throughout, engraved with name in
full, covering of silk and Irish
point lace, very fine, covering
the entire parasol
Several other parasols $25
1 real gold head-ornament, 100
representing the comet and
eclipse appearing
About twenty hair-nets, silver, 40
gold, and all colors and pearls
4 ladies' bonnets, some 100
exceedingly elegant
1 box marabout feathers, for 50
dressing the hair
1 box artificial flowers l5
1 lot new ribbon, for sashes; 35
velvet, silk, and satin
1 small miniature model piano, 50
played by mechanism, from Vienna
1 lady's writing-desk, inlaid 200
with tortoise-shell and
mother-of-pearl, lined with silk
velvet, with compartments and
secretary; carved mother-of-pearl
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