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Fashionable chalile dresses and lace trims cited in New York Ledger
The article describes chalile dresses in din silk or light wool with embroidery yokes, puffed sleeves and cuffs, plus lace founces and scalloped white lace trims. It notes black lace capes and brocaded capes with lace flouncing, lined in silk for elegance, and a stylish chip braid hat with Dresden ribbons. It then shifts to a moral meditation on vanity, meditation, and self-purity.
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New York Ledger