The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-01-29
The Man Milliner.

OF course, says q Parisian journalist,
you know the Rue dc la Paix, 90 called
because il celebrates war in the shape of
q column. In that street lives an Eng
lishman, who enjoys q very different
popularity in the world of frippery from
that of . Lent preacher. This English
man, il must be admitted, has created
new kind of art--the art OF screwing n
womAn's figure with precision hitherto
unknown. He has the inspiration of the
scissors, the genius Of the gore. He
knows the exact spot at which the stuff
should fit tightly, and where il should
float around at will. lie understands at
. glance, by the whole context Of the
woman, what should be shown and what
| concealed. He is a perfect gentleman,
always fresh and clean shaved, always
curled, black coat, white eravat, cAmbric
sleeves, fastened at the wrist with gold
button. He oiiiciates with all the grav-
ity of . diplomRtist who carries tho fu-
ture of the world shut up' in one Of the
compartments Of his brain. When he tries
dress upon live doll of the ChAussee
| d'Autin, il is with the most profound con-
temptation that the touches, flts, meas
ures and marks with chalk the defective
/ fold in tine stuff. Anon he steps back,
and the better to judge the effect Of his
| handiwork at q distance, he holds his
hand before his eye like an opera glass,
and resumes, with an inspired finger the
work of modelling tho dress on the BODY
Of his customer. Sometimes he plants .
flower here, or tries on ribbon there, in
order TO test the general harmony OF the
toilette, and all this time the Eve in pro-
cess Of manufacture stands motionless
and resigned, and allows her creator TO
proceed with the work OF her creation in
| silence. At last, when he has moulded
the silk as il il were clay, and when he
has modelled the figure according TO his
idea, be takes his place at the other end
Of the room, and seats himself upon a
sofa, with his head thrown back, and di-
rects his work as with q conduct
or's baton. "To the right, ma.
daml" and the lady turns accordingly.
"To the left p and round she goes.
"FIce me ~ and she looks straight at
the artist. "Right about face 70 and the
diverse is presented, In this manner a
German Princess, acolimated al Paris,
executes, al the order Of a man, a COM
pleto course Of drill; after which he dis
misses her with q royal gesture, "ThAt
will do, madam" The fashionable Ia
dies Of Paris, enchanted with the splen-
did fashions of their trousered dressma-
ker, have come TO believe that a man who
can make a dress so beautifully, ought
TO bo able TO put il on better than any
one else, and set upon il the seal of the
master. Therefore, whenever court
ball takes plaoo, or ball at the Hotel DO
Vile, or even grand reception al the
Palais Royal, or tho Luxembourg, you
may sec drawn up, about ten O'clock al
night, before the door Of the foreign
dressmAker, long string Of carriages,
the wretched cOachmen sitting on boxes
buried in their great coats. The mis-
tresses have mounted tho stairs into this
Temple of tho Toilet az they enter
they receive a card bearing the num-
Der Of their turn, aud they pass
on into the waiting-room. As thoy
can only appear one by one before this
poauh OF the potticosts, the late oomers
have occasionally 10 wait a long time
but q delicate piece Of attention on the
part OF the master Of the house enables
them TO relieve az much as possible tho
fatigues Of the Anto-ohambsr. A side
board, richly provided, offers to the fair
expectants tho positive consultations Of
the choicest dishes and pastry, and here
the ethereal little danes Of the Paris
drawing rooms fortify themselves for the
polka, by pariaking % unlimited pate de
lois gras, washed down with abundant
MAlmsey. Thus refreshed at tho expense
Of the establishment, they bravo with an
intrepid spirit the operation Of the toi.
let;e. The master dispatches them one
after another, and with considerable ce-
lerity. He examines turns them about
final touch a pin here and thorO, and
madam has realized the prototype OF
elegance.