Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-11-23
Daily Nelulebrt Aournal.
PATENT TIN FIGURES FOR PATTERNS

Believing that something new was need
cd to give additional prominence-con-
tour, development, embonpoint, or what
Won wiIl-to the female form modiste OF
this CITY has lately invented and patented
a tin bust A Chronicle reporter yester
aav sought the inventress at her mauufac
turing rooms. Climbing flight of stairs
he raped timidly at her door, for wha
man does not feel little shaky when
about to explore the mysteries of the fem
mime toilet? 4 plumb, bright-lookiihS
little woman, with rosy cheeks ahd Il
smile that bespoke good-humored cu'efesS'
opened the door and said
well. sir! ,,
Reporter-M Madam, am al heai"-
excuse me- understand mat 20" gre 'he
inyentress of tina tlll-o-D-D--.h"l -
a tin model for ladies', madam.
NIodiste-Yes sir; patent tin bustS 10
Won wish to purchase oneP
The reporter explained his occupation,
and informed the lady that he had merely
called thinking that some information
concerning the great invention would
prove of interest to the lady readers OF
the Chronicle.
'.Oh. dear. SO you are reporter? wen.
| declare don't know whether ought to
~show you my patent bust or not. 1ou
newspaper men-and especially the
Chronicle men-are so saucy and then
YOU are so cruelty sarcastic sometimes
that really am afraid of the Chronicle
though | would not do without it for the
world. Now ! know you came here to
make fun of this 6nst of mine; dInt
you?"
Reporter-No, Madam; | assure You
came to write something in the cause OF
science and Improvement.
Modiste-Well, then, suppose | must
show it to you. So walk right in.
The reporter turned as red as beet as
he entered room where several comeiy
girls were busy cutting aad sewing some
thing. He took seat nearly missing the
chair, and remained very i'll at ease
while the inventress retired into another
room to get the wonderful bust. The
girls cast mischeyous chances at him that
made him feel like a cat in n strange gar
ret Presently the inventress returned,
bearing in her hands tin thing that re-
semplcd John McCullough's breastplate
when he does Orchard III" She placed
it in the reporters lap, which started the
girls to giggling again, and made him
feel like two strange cats in a garnet.
A1odistc-You see this is just like the
body of lady. 1t is made of tin, and
we make them to any size.
Reporier-How in the world can lady
wear one Of these stiff, uncomfortable
things?
Modiste-Why, dear me, they do not
wear them at all. They are dummies
models on which to fit dresses
At this point the girls screeched. and
the inventress had TO quiet them by a rep
rimand
Reporter-Oh | see; you only adjust
the pattern on this--this bust.
AIodisie-Yes; its just like fitting a
dress on live woman, you see, only ii
doesn't fidget like some of them. It's con-
yenient. Yon can take it in your lap
while you are fitting on the dress, and
you can't do that with live woman You
know.
The reporter blushed. and said he rath,
er thought not
Modist5--Oi course not; and it's not
bit inconvenient to carry around, though
it is so large. See here, put my hat il
it. 1t makes splendid hat-boX to pu
in your trunk while YOU are travelling
hat can't get mashed Il. bit. We max
them of all sizes, and furnish patterns
wire stand and everything complete, 8,
that q lady can adjust her bus: to the
hight of her figure. and make dress fl
exactly. Oh, it's extremely convenient,
assure you. If you are rich and don't
want to bother with running to your
dress-maker 50 often to get your new
dress tried ON to see how lis being made,
why, all you need TO do is to get bust
and leave it at the dress makers with
your order.
Reporter--l see. madam. Very nice
arrangement.
Modste-Ies, and il you are only re-
spectacle, and like to wear neat-iitting
dresses, but can't afford to pay u dress
maker S25 Tor making one, why, you can
get one of my patent tin busts, and cut
and fit your own dresses. Then, too, il
you are Il professional dress maker, and
wish to make favorable display of YOU
goods these are the best things you can
get. See there. (holdng her hands on
two very visible proturberances on the
nsode) that just sets off bodice of n sack
charmingy.
Reporter-Suppose that those who or
der Observation-Disclosures invention arc
mot--ur-ah--well developed-tal and
straight?
. Modiste-Oh that's the beauty Of these
busts. 1.-THE purchaser IS not well-lormed
we make the bust SO any how; and when
the dress is fitted to it, and padded. it 5
real graceful, assure YOU. We mover
have any trouble about that
Reporter-lf a young lady should pur.
chase one of these, would She not out.
grow it and the dresses fitted to it become
too small
Modiste--All that they have got to Dc
is to send it back and get it enlarged. II
it's very fat woman and she grows lean,
we can make her tin bust smaller san
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