The Leavenworth weekly times., 1873-10-23
IN BORROWED PLUMAGE.


/ IN BORROWED PLuMAGE.
!, The E"siness of Keniin. nsbes IA
New YOra.
o A srn Interview with Lady Engaged In III
i. II am the inventor of this tusiness," sh,
e said, although L may have got the ide,
:, from sn article III the Sas some time ego
= describing how G:es- suits are rented 10 gen.
!. ilemen. IL you Know anything abou, wo.
E men You know that The met OF them have
e not only passion for dress bu, weakness.
= for novelty. The woman with one Calico
i dress wanis two, and ,ne woman with Ten
silk dresses wants e.even. The rule is good
With the owners Of the U,ost complete ward
. robes. Another thing you NAV not know,
I women don't ike to Wear the same dre-s 10
more than one or Two parties in one season
) Nov, i is upon these female Chsrscteri-tlcs
, that l thrive. You would naturally guess
that only p,or ladies .i.e dresses; bat that
isn't so R:ther the Teyerse la the Case. A
. good many OF iny callers ride within a few
| blocks OF heIe 10 itrir carriages sud then
walk the balance Of he way Ii woulGn'l do,
bless you, 10 ne caught hiIing a Gre--; hot |
raG assure you thar many borrowed one l.
.
o.. lady from ont of town wanls 10 20 To
party or To the opsrt. Sac has onlv her
raveiing dress siin her, sni o,rro Wei iin.ry
- her only recourse. In. business, how
,ver, IL np, entirely cpbtlutd TO renting
party dresses. lnsra IL an occasional call
TOR street dress some lanes by u shop giri
~ho wants IL Indulge Va sn afternoon walk
On Broadway. Ouc- IL a while an act,e-.
suddenly cs led upon 20 play IaTt out OF
her liUe, or nom 4 de ire Tar Il greater Va
ieiy tnsn her wa.drohe aiisrd., rents ,ir.ss
for week; bu thsy Usually van. dresses
| nat are too snowS, or TOO peculiar, or pro-
| nounced IN Color an! mISe-up Tor ny tusi-
ness
''H,w ia that, Well, I'll tell ycu Ii
Soud half XII lady 10 be Caught wearing
hired dress. To r5o'-ct ;h-In AZ IinSt such
a terrible catastrophe / DY-t alter he sp-
| Dearance Of dress every ,inIe IL j. worn
| 81 you see the cDlors must not be too odd,
| nor the styles 100 prc,i!iar. Women beat
| the dickens tor rem m6ering wh II other wo-
men wear. bat b. iiriie ingenuity l man
'ge TO Disguise nv gods A. that ,hey can't !
! be recognized. As | have said, oniy lse
coiors that are not 100 o;ic. | alter the |
trimming, too, every time i, l. worn. A slight |
change IN tai- fe-pect - enough to destroy |
The iBdrn'ity. y, cJE:-e If 81 ~ /. dress |
one night with one kiud # trimming and |
,he next night with aEo,!e- kind, and sorn
0y did rent lsuy IN different gathering
You would NOT be apt 10 IecGgnlz. IL simply |
Decau.e the Gu; ami color were the zane Be-
sides, usually have two wai-is ior each
skirt. TO ne able 10 ii different sized L.
dies, ard these are not cut in the same sIyle
Here, for instance, IA 4 purple silk skirt and
fU0 a2sl Gua =. I ,.,L-a.t
short sssved. Ihst IL large .neugh Tor a
ioierabiy plump iady. The other L. :or
slesaier form, ai i only cut square in the
necs, aad Ill sleeves are l,u. Naturally
the p.Hmp T.. - S1E, the irs; Kind, aud The
siencer one t'e oiher. IL ;.ii iHy patrons
would grow 9. ~ II would saye vat
deal o.; trouble. : srce.y eve. DO | rent
dress without iaVIrg 10 let out or take In
The waist. Now, here II one that was work
Ins on when you called. B.ue six No,
no, that - saiin, 70: Il; <. Tie p.-t j.
small nos-if you were ii corset clerk you
you'd gusss ~ SIGHT that it didn't measure
twenty inches. l. vas worn last night by
youDg lady whom know 10 ic iu more ihan .
comfortable circumstance. Sac Concluded
rather suddenly 10 70 TO "a party, had moth
1ps TO 'fear. Iha, = tn say, eAe had nothing
that she hadn't previously worn ~ gather.
ings where the s.,ine pcOp.e hg,i seen her. /.
Inc dress IL engaged or Tomorrow night ny :
4 lady slightly --pUier, and 1 am ie.tlng IL |
out and aliegia. tie Jrina,isgs.
"Hhai du cnarae? Well, from three to
Eve dollars for par;y dresses, and less for
street dresses. Il they &c, sroied, torn or
damaged bsyoat 1 reasonable amount Of
Wear, l charge i4r ih2.. isn see Il nice .
dress Is an easy thing 10 spoil. A sp lied
cup OF c"fee, CT a b.S grease suOt, Dad il i.
gone; but | have al afyaGtsse tdl. dr.s. 1
coat renrec hasn't-I can Ia Ike over NV
damaged good and often ilib ,i,eGl ou, as =
good Is h.w again. Yet, with oil ihe expe- !
iien:s, nee t.fsss j. done or in about one J
season, 40 you see the profit i-n't 70 great .
ifier all, ~hen yoI con.I1tr the constant q
sork "i altering and reirimniEs. ], il aw- i
al worrisone, leo. Women are 50 par.i,u- /,
ST. A Grera never exacliv snits, of cogrs.. h
md the pa itnce ui whs g his naine-Jyb? q
hank yon-is Ieeied 80 p,sse th=n. !,
.reat niaDy, Toe, come out OF mere curiosity. J.
ust to hni ou, n d..---s arc really aui iiuiy | D
ented. Perhaps lhey ,Iptct To- Cd cG : M o
u their iIiens- hiring tn. rAcy always 5.
'icx on: a drr-s. 'ho.-h p, aud say: 'e..p )
bat for nie Ui.,ii hex, Wrdoe,dsy.' OF, HIi :;
make up INV mind 20 mrf.rw' never .,
ook on Il h,r4.'n - niadr VITA ., woman
Until ,he niun=y :. n III. hand, and =. a
rays get INV pay iG.d sah,s. NhO -.,ur,'y h
10 have az aust losing tie drr--? Heu, 9
the isiy gIvt- her ual. aHd address in :.
'st ON zen ling u. s,I--s home -, ter. That )
ives me sn opportunity 10 learn she her g
he has gwen her risi: i,u.-, aud n sic hs- ! -
Thy thar ~ sgcaE.y enough. ne eXCuse- .
Lat my caller give s,e funny oacu.G. Oar
~ s''r has y,'aiy Oi ds-s-es a. tcrrc, Lal | I,
'iii hire sE1i.T Is' tor IGe ian ~ The thiug; s.
mother ha-H't iims 10 e; O"e made; sL- -
;her c.H't sse shY II u ary Wore to IIIs N ! 81
all dre-' ihtn 10. gIcTaC- c0siUEe. ~ =
/ cared why t.iey pa,rDf, u Iae. ] n-veT %
TX any more question that. l can help, ond \.
, l seldom know where tie dfrs-es are
Iorn 1nie-s they volunteer he Information
'ps, here Is a new whre silk la; was hir,d
st week hy girl who has! / sn invited To- u
fashionable wedding S1c as young and =.
rstiy sni imsginei rhst le Nss poor E.
.'aton of Ire bride or groom. Any way, =. ::
e was so nice and sweet that took pl-s-- :.
re in 6xiug her up Tor ihe occasion. Ia J.
ave given the price ste paid TO have s,en =:
sr rich relations s'sIe and wond-r. -
AN ever unable TO ;I AL order? O.
es soDetiues An u. big lsty csuis IN 10
he day and wanted a nice sEeeI dGe-s. she 5ii
re sJmeg1sr- n lie ~IOIrD a1G wanted
make fashionable call. BH ] cou'do'i s71
h r-ba!B', wii,; that woud go more rs
sn i<o-ihiTs'- s-ourd, ard she had 10 go , 70 .
ray without II dress. ! had a call last J S
EEK for seven mugrnirs dr---es for fHne- ,
!, and c,uldn'i e. j.. You see / hadn't -,
ci,.aie,i arry d mad in that lire, bu, I
all probs"ly haYs g gl,'iiiiy Of blscs cood- 81
ade mp. O1ce glu came and wanted 10 -, p,
re d wa,tis: drsss She said -he ws- In
eat harry, ami seemed good deal fIz'er-
ri. 5 ,e picked ogi one aud ssiJ IL pould ~
well enough, though ]: really needed al 4
ing to make it f, her deccrt.y. VIA; 90
de me Wonder was that sh- had On as g. :S
oil dress already - me sne sue hi.ed. 50
,.ked her wae-- should sen; &, AID she la
q nc- here-sie No-id Pc; j, On She ~
Id Tie ren, in Advance. and l.fi 80 secu- x
' and the dFss. she ioCk Of; tut she never e.
r,e back. .Hppose -de wanted 10 dis
ise kef-eif for some rrs=on or other. Per.
"a che had been ro6biD2, OF -cnething; ,rus
, I wssr'i 70 b'ause. wa /? Anoiber ,otl
Iva coafdibg creature. inis xas-told me
:, L., t,.s1r-f nd fsi-su her .ha |