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How Much a New York Society Woman Spends on Dress
A West Fifty seventh street modiste explains why a wealthy woman might outlay about 35 000 a year on clothes and incidentals. She details costs for gowns stockings lingerie and beading plus fur hats shoes and cosmetics, noting many women readily surpass 50 000 yearly.
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New York
Siace
New York City
Manhattan
Fay Lewisohn
West Fifty-seventh Street
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Fifth Avenue
Milady