Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-11-05
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AaOHapter on nress-,,,,lf5,,,,,. q.

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A Charter on Dress-ranltinR. a
The business of mantua5 maxine. Is 4; one; i
which the ladies' are so vitality Interested fot
the Importance of fihayingi conducted accortiing
70 roles as strict as those which govern Other
artss,-QppeaFs obvious. Yeti seems to be the
|. only branch ofpractical industry in 1vbicI ~
regularlty is observed. No rules have been die.
covered by which che figure of a lady Of given
nelsht and breadthscan be fitted; but for each
person different method mustbe aclonted d. =.
The mathematical pattern" taken by measure.
ment and pronounced perfect by. the vender of
patterns ,-proverbially never suits the form. and
qeel OF cu1ttnS ana bastlng and trying on is
requslte, before an article can be which
the owner willwear Consequently every fish
lonaole dress maker must have special lnottnrn
for each customer The fashion tailorss have aof
Jumping the men ola certain size will NOT flo nj
all for the fairer part of creation. There is es
strict and peculiar anindividualityinthe the female
form, as in the face and where can one q 90 bs
found exactly like another!
ms phenomenon is doubtless familiar TO mr..
tlsts; outslncethc careful study necessary for a
perfect III" involves so much laborand ltTonhle !
why do the ladies insist,on having the corsage
OF dress made "as the form were run into
~! why not @ suffer the same generalization
that prevails nsk1rts or Skeletons or bonnefsE
or the coats of "horrid men, TO regnsin wrists
also! Why not admit a-moderate degree of
HoWlng looSeness in the habit, which MIGHT
orlng nearer to a commonslevel the waists offha
robust and the thin? which might dispense al
together with padding, and dimpart thelnxurious
ease Oh a., a morning wrapper to the evening cos
tumeS These are questions which we c9nnof
answer. Fashion may relent one Of these a,1 Iavs
and delgn to adopt the suggestion. Atpresent'
we can only aver that such a a.relnouishment, ,of
would save the laClies,a world of
anxiety, and much toiliand trouble to the mod
Again, we cannot understand why tits, that
g1sttLng q dress made should be such a formida-
ole enterprise, absorbing so much thought. and
care, and time. Agentlemau who wants q dress
coat can order it at his tailors, of any price or
hneness, dismiss the subject from his mind. and
receive it at'the stipulated time, with the priviz
lege OF returning it ifnot properly made: But
. = " uresss now many runnlngs tofthe seamstress
now many disappointments, how much waiting.
aud how much vexation does it not often carse2 q
one lady we know, visited dressmaker twelve
tunes, and charged her mind for a month. With
single basquel There is certainly something
wrong in this particular. In London or Paris
ono may have a dress made at few hours no.
lce, without any exor rbitant charges here one
cannot oe sure oft within three weeks afterit
Is IS promised, unless frightful price is paid
Inc. demand for the work cannot be SO far bey1
ond theasupply thatsit cannot be met with due
care and foresight on the part Of those who
MAKE dFessmaklng iI profession. A lady ought
to DC able to purchase dress, send il to tho
modiste, and have it made in TWO days, or even.
dollars f5PP S R2SEfiRS t9 pay fifteen ortwenty
going ssto be fitted. -
Another evil many ladies complain Of not
is the appropriation ola portion
of the material by the fashionable dress-maker.
Cabbage should notabe apermitted perquisite
when the pattern. supiquc and capnotb be match
ed; or, indeed, in any case. We knew a lady.
who, rummaging wortingroom for "pieces"
snpgly tucked away Tt.has been observed, too.
that large demands have been made for material
aless quantity would have suficed.-
Such things have driven many ladies Of moder
ate income to,be their8own dress-mnkers, and
their experience of the saving is toldito others,
who gorand do likewise. Theat time is certainly
ut hand when the inconveniences and annoy
ances that beset the gettinga velvet or9silA
made up, must be remedied. We doubt not
that fortune might be made by any enterpris-.
ing manager who would announces and prove
that, at her establishment, dresses could be had
in a day after being ordered itting well, andiat
moderate prices.