, 1870-06-06
BOSTON.

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BOSTON, Junel
Avery peculiar case n2s just been tried here,
which has excited the interest Of four great
classes Of the community: 1st, tho .dress-
,makers ID, the women who employ Dress
makers !. Sd, the husbands Of the women who
employ dresAmakars and 4tl, tho men Who
NAV become husbands. 4 fashionable dress-
maker,-perhAps the most fashionable in the
city,-Eues a rich and liberal gentleman for his
wife's bill for one Of the quarters Of list ,gear.
amounting to nearly two thousand doltsly.
Ladies' Of high positIon 'thrpneed tho court
room for week: the c.so WAS hotlv voontaated
by brilliant lawyers and the iury At Last dis
agreed, Tho defendant in TIM casa saams tn
bsyo influence powerful with aomo
Of the nevspapera. md ba ia hold
IN to public admiration as tho champion
Of the rights Of tho community seaipst the e.
orbitant charges OF dressmakera. Tho Y.ota
seem to be that this l.5v- Mra Flvnt does
work in tho beat manner for anna =, tha
roa1tbicat nna rooat fas,;a;o,,. c,,atnr,a,. T.,
The eountrv,-as aha toat;0oa .,;n r,,;c,o;,
81. psu1. san Francisco cpd in China - e.
she has gained in eruorienca. in nonp,.r,ty
and in confidence sho has ,-rndual1r ;ncra,asa
her charges, until theloryliuary price for "u,ak-
ing" dreas is ESQ, and for Htriumiug. all
tho way from 800 to $3.50, according to the
time employed, This il reckouod on the ba-
nis of IS a day for the labor Of sowing girls,
who earn By their work from 40 to SIS week:
bnt this is OF coutse, not fair comparison,
since tho supe1intending labor and skill Of
Mrs. Flyut arc thrown in, beside the tina of
her forowomen, sewing machine runners, etc.
Mrs. TIynt has been able to command the
abundant patronage CT people Of wealth. abla
to spend $500 or s400 on q dress of not yory
rich nntczials; and has one customer whose
bill for certain quarter Was : 1 900, md would
DO be much }arger theuext season, Moreover.
she has been entrusted By her customers With
.uo purchasing oi matct1ais' and has allowed
ne1sel! cei.slh moderate commissions. Az to
s1'o ueAenusnt u tnls case Nr' A. L. Coolidge,
IL appeafeo 'hae nei1hes no nor hls wife had
questioned previous bills; that tho last ao-
count before the one in court was Of baudl
sixc. but vaY mid in a hurry The do,oni.,t
1o;.e, 5.t .,,a,,t nj ,-+i,,, .N,A
u -, .-a.o,,e1. .1..I "A:"
WE p1eo'oteui .1aa 1uo Nor4 Included III
'his o1A was accepted a. satisfactory, but tho
h;.1, Al H. ,,a,4;as -. ~ 49,. ~
hssh. Au tue parties to the suit Tero
,,,d WI ror,. ,,,rrr nv o,,o- 49, ,,,t.a~
s 90. ', A.1 '1oun
exports were summoned as to the market
,aat;,norv tay.,, ..,,.t -. -. ~ HAAaae
seo,4u, .aAsa "Aa .n4' " 'no AVN otess-
mhkers u Tho city, WHO, one and all, sneered,
Ir.-.,t,e t,es,.N.1.: - '.'0 11@NtAs' ~ Lie
tShts workmanship, aad set values on hes
work at about one-teuth her own estimate,
- AA nA'oto III tMH,-of
woman nature rather,-in odd contrast
NTH tho tendency of masculine witnesses
10 opho4o the dignity OF their own profession
at any cost. A dozen doctors would incline to
defend the reputation Of comr.do evon il in
tioDs. or tho Justice Of lis bill. Thev
Woalo SEQ Ineu own interests In standing by
their orler. Eut dozon millineEs would
mover lose suclr IN opportunity for sti,skin,~
plnH into . rival, especially Il more Bucceas-
ful one than themselves, aad would 20 to the
turtbest erframe in t1ecrv;p0 her ,b;l;t;.. .,5
:" 1e-1e ~. "oaat.ea Also
destroying her p1est1go- AZ have said, the
siisacreenent of tho iurv leayas this csaa at;ll
.,..s -. a.. ,,1.,,7:ta - 49, - 49,
opeA. ~ tne plnuu1Ia u tue Jou1naa Tor tha,
bold gentleman who has expoAed the e1oI-
,ot,nt c1,ar,,es of tbe noi1;stes ia rat1o- ~
o'te"s ~n b|S - ao "'oos'sse - AAtne1 pre-
NATURE presume there will Still be people
ricI and rscl1css II, r,nv INV a,roYr+ NJ -,oro,,
~ 49, h;u,,ost 5a,rxao - si;,1 .1 ~ A'1
LOT the hlGnest ueG1ee OF skll and taste in tho
s1t OF inyenting trimmings creating sty1as.
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