, 1874-03-07
How They Treat Their Customers, and
How Their Customers Treat
Them.
Why Man.klilliners Are Popular-'-A Now
Hampshire Genius in Dress.
Tho Carcor OF Successful Moafstes'.-1n"
cidonts, Ludicrous and Sad.
Correspoudenee Of The Chicago Tribune.

ion and Of ipsianilcance. It hns ita codo tradl-
tlous, and clioueB It's limits extend from the
shop-girl's garrot to my ladys chamber, and IN
clude tho little " trinmcr" who, ln her ono slK
gown, DANCES aulaoiouBty ut tho Fronch maskoa
ball to tho auprcmo responsibility OF private es-
tab1ishments. which choose their customora as
MI act of grace, on production Of character anu
potigroe. and plumo themselves on bong muoll
loss eaey of access than D fashionable church,
not to mention tue Kingdom Of Heaven.
Mother millinor nor drossmalscr. to"fe se'sle,
Ia regarded by tho above title. Fashionable mil
liners declare.
THERE "a NO MONEY TO ne slApE
In tbcir business unless they sell drossos also,
and the word modiato comes convenient to do
noto either tue importer Of bonnots OF OF cos"
tunes and elegant lingerie. or ono who dea'a III
both. It strikes tho spectator at once that. II
no money is nude OIL bounols, dresses must DO
charged something over price. But IL 10
only tho Leading modiBtoa who complain
that thoy mako no money; and look
at their prices will indnco tho Thought
that perhaps their iteas Of making money
nro moro enlarged that most pcrsonB'. Iho SIN.
plcst bonnet On thoir stands sclls Tor noe less
than 800, without plume or flower; and tho pflco
Of ordinary bonnots-vory ordinary lnaeeo 70 'ne
fashionable gossip who desires to 500 plumo laeo.
daegor, and rose-wreath at once On her beloved
eharoau-is eco. s'You cannot got q bonnet OF
nny sort for less than $50" says tito correapond-
Ont Of modes: and she evidently rolls the cs-
travagaut quotation as n rich morscl undor hor
tongue. Those who cover thoir heada at less
tlan TINT price are not supposed to woar bon
nets. in her elegant Wow. slo can afford to be
critical Hor bonnots cost "Thank you to tho
uodsto whose wares she puffs. If any ono is
curious to know what sort OF prices
REALLY ARE pA1p
by these most oxtravagant ladies', lie is referred
to bill for laco dinner-cap at S45: to violet
Notwithstanding for ball-drosa at SIG yard q
Park hat of dark straw ut S75, trimmed With vel
vet and long tropio feather Of q rare sort. TINT
cost tho importer 925, md for which alo unhcsi-
tatipcly charges 25O,-to get ler money back,
she saws; q Spanish mantila Of white point ut
$3.50, with rod roses at 81 apieco; and an opora-
bonnet in tho days when white bonnota were
worn. the little bill for which, rose-buds, mara
bout, pearl and crystal Drops and drapery OF
Point d'Aloncou, was $1G5. Think Of these
pricoB freely paid by women to crafty their
taste for elegant triflea! .
For tho Inst five years, millions have COM
paincd that there wna no money to be made IN
khor dealings. We havo all hoard OF man VINO
declined 70 By ay d esr an "Sn ut uor
hos y1ea tno" ~ ~ o1na m'.t "vy pe ~ a"r nna i'm
haps Aencon ana ghan.y . a,o aenf' 5xra,tnry
sos IL anu nostiona s a eroat and ii is
n,noaa,hie Il tor flrst-claap milliner to mike as
ho a;ato ~ A1 aa tbo ambition to make fortune
so o norin;n1g ia fo1ioinr excellent exampIog'
LII ,,ohnaa 1r;i, nuarre viii ncr for mnki
au soys W., s"va thnao oromn,aTv ncraona he
sann1apt ha ccncht ding tho same Thing them.
lolYes, What ate calloa
,n.vo, n +hs folioxiTr l sonia:
sn5weI ~ 1.s ao1aumE ad;ut, ,o,t,,r,or a, tha
rinehon tor yGaFs leaVnG eop1nne., @ III as ,sn s'g
c"e mofu ~ VI H.,
60 cnatES Sooo ~ ILL., os 'a,, ,;. .nt;n n5vora
ufesa whoso Tuiies. p1unu VIII a.st. ..e
me tram, aua Mnosg o'S m ~
oettha 2! aostgass 1ea9a, ,!o,, ,tt,, ~ 'h ta
ot iaee tao "noto na.os'a. toE WILL mtan 10y
makng, cost not Aoose Etzo Lno sIa Snuapen;
thlhR IN nee 1oou1a, Hr1 "HlA1uE,nese ~ ~ :
moha1r, with gard OF 1"o OF nluo sl1k III tue
trimming, sold for Soo, 9na iac-slna!oH az otlor
nlaces wero sl6. Il ID WIN no sofs o. Grs.cisna m
theso heufes are reoordea. 1neY may @ " l1olo 1r
knan mateOeu from ING b0QkH OF ustJ HIkt-cIAtd