Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-12-15
Worth, the Woman'S Tailor at Paris.

The Paris correspondent of the Boston Ga
zette says:
Worth, the woman's tailor, has returned
to town, and commenced his season. Do not
wonder if l mention him next after divorces
he has caused more divorces than any other
man in Paris; for if your wife's ball dress is
not made and put on by him, she is disgrace
ed, and if he does make it, you are ruined -
Is it his fault that his rates Of charging are so
high? Make the days 48 hours long, and re-
ieve him Of the vulgar wants Of sleeping and
eating, he will abate 80 per cent. of his prices
Seduce his customers into paying cash, and
he will make a further reduction. The En-
| press has owed him $4,000. The Princess
Clothilde, $4,000. The Princess de Meter
! Mich, $50, 900 4 debt of 81 900 makes no
more figure on his books than the one years
subscription Of a delinquentpatron of your pa
per does in the Gazcte office. should not like
to say what rent he pays-you would be sure to
make a gesture not very complimentary TO
my regard for truth. The state saloons of the
| Tuleries are not more splendid. Gliding is
| laVished on them, the door curtains are Beau
vais tapestry, the window curtains and furni-
ture are Of the finest Lyons brocade, and the
furniture is Boule, each console between the
windows being worth 5000. He has in one
of his many rooms buffet constantly spread
where the best sandwiches, the choicest sher-
ry and Madeira, and the most delicate cakes
are served in profusion to his customers. He
is constantly surrounded by twelve beautiful
young ladies, selected for the perfection OF
their shapes as well as faces. They are at
tired in the hight of the mode in silk dresses,
which cost four dollars a yard, costly Etruscan
earrings, bracelets and rings. They are
part of the furniture Of the place they are
| l.
shops the dresses are hung on them that
Worth's patrons may see the effect produced
No dress ever quits his establishment priced
less than $2O0-in gold mind ye we don't
take your greenbacks here
Whenever a ball is given at the Tuieries
or at the embassies, you may count two hun
dred carriages at his door from as early as
six o'clock in the evening Each lady re
ceiyes a number and is called in turn. They
come with their hair dressed, their petticoats
and cOrsets on, wrapped in a second-rate dress
until he is ready to receive them. You may
wonder that the ladies should conset to ex.
pose their persons to the fingers and eyes OF
a man. He is not a man in their eyes-he is
nothing but q tailO'-a tradesman-and what
high. born person ever stopped to inquire tC
what sex such plebeian belonged? One haC
as soon think Of inquiring into the sex of the
dog with whom his wife went into the woods
for walk, or of the cat who sleeps in my
lady's chamber. Worth, a few years since
was mere shopman in Gangerlin's shop il
the Rue de Richelieu. He saw there the ex
tent of fem,aine folly, and determined t.
profit by experience lie has now beauti
full country seat which cost him $4,000, ant
OH which he has spent 100000. He keeps
carriage and pair equal to anything in The
Imperial stables He has first rate cook
has cellar which is daily improving, and il
!, making money as fast as possible