, 1874-03-07

Btupld llttlo piece of atroetatton. "Wo uso It to
1nnrk ollr rink NJ artiats," wa8 tho nnlusing
apology nlndu by ono for calling horacf Madamo. |
THE EaTEEM OF THE FAsLfONADLE WORLD,
five yoaiA nGo,. was pretty we'll divided hotwoen
Madatno Virfolot, Of Eighth stroot, md Madame
Dodon, whose shield wns familiar on largo,
yino-hung house on Union Square. It q ia well
kt,own that thoro noyor WAS anything thla sido |
tho world to aurpass Dleaon'a taste in the drap-
ing OF laco or OF Cashmero shawla; and tl,o fin
tah and tnato Of Vtrfolet'h dreasoa wero Bone-
times comparcd by her aamtrora with Worths,
such specimens Of Worth's taste as he chooses |
to ecnd to America In the vostibulos Of oBtab- |
linhmeuts belonging to thoso ladioa were brushed
Tho perfume from skirts of high and mighty
their fabulous Cuban woati Mrs; ,1selin, tho
urcek bnnkora vito; Mrs. Fish, and Mira. RooBo-
volt, mud Mrs. 6ouator Spraguo, had their morn
ing-gownB, and ball-tlrossos for thoir young ID
sonators' wlvoB Ind their most ap1ontid recop-
tion-drosacB thoro, and imposed them on their
pot attaches rs French toilets. So thoy woro,-
union.Hquaro FrenOh.
But Dieden has nlado money and R!Ven up
business and her leadership TO another, and
Vlrfolot Inns married, aud hor handsome siator,
Madomolaoilo Josephine. with tho noble figure
aud walk, who superlntendod tho sliow-rooms,
ia dead,-iiod suddenly one day OF apoplexy
Madame Torrero's good taate and aense gave her
q lligh place in her department Of modos long
ago, and 1t vii! DO hors as long as she chooses
to keep It, Tho old families Of Now York like
her, and tho qusots carrl9agoa with handsome
nolsen INV t ut"np ~ ,atar ,,;a,, ,,eoa go,a n
scsy 9uas ,,t at,s ~, m a,d dooa mi a1wora ava
1m1P 11Hmu1Pp.f p ,i - L. i,,,ol,nni's cf1,cn ISor
n!!in nsus ao 49, j. T.; ,s,i,tn., ,oo. I'M o,,vova
~" ~ -. U,orv vii, that nromnt,oss vhnh
pay !or its Mnegy VAN .nat ~ ,a IN "aun n
cou!a oe ueaaou ~ a,a.n,ars ara o,iowad
counts Vi tes!o.'a,n.o Iu'su" unat ~ nrst',,aa
from ai3 10 nlho o!Ile esou.s as "nsaus ,ant,,
nouscs' wns.o .E f liz ,noa;sta IL s.
6r"oddg 6nood ~ ~ h. I'll thot il nccon1mndatinr.
p9TIu Mi,aro ~ ~ W. q. t,,o a'r ~ threo IL 6'
49,, ,..v,4,.,,.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, "a .!l ~. ,, ..,x .,,,>,,
or !adteh ~ tallors; ~ tnWni WY LAY nase .a,r po.
!arltS. Iney llau oaoan ha.ta ".u otomo .s:; ~ ~;
ooss paaspo nus sno1 ,,,,.t - ,,o,, t,aS
nf9 hot ai"Alh hptoseu' iA9 % oak .I o.; LIZ tl}I
aoIgnt ~ aeee o,,d aa"t tbn,, 1as3io. "at ID.
ra5ner oro "u or,e sasarvod atva a. ~
nito n "lao pioa.. 1 4 ~ iaa. ;5on ~ frr, o,,i
tR entm9 e Mvo tnv a"orrooy poos 1aq IT, numoiata
nns aaa 4t.a ,,,nnsro ~ lis snh3ect on1 dismasna
noS n ,a H. r,oxt av or walk the ioco IN nf
mi fu;ahcd t,,e outsido stitching done lbs blttoua
mt M. tl,o ahirs hung On a bolt.-nnd rohcar-
sal takes place, Sometimes an experienced foro-
eve Of tho artist sometimes tho piuning aud
sbnnjI,r are done bY tho foreigners own doft
t3ngors. Ladies' whom no one can accuse of in
eifrocy 70 to have their dresses cut by Frencll-
mnn with aS little concern AB they consult a
tnctor for their health. or hayo boots fitted by a
| shoemaker, It ID not uncommon to lind mon
| who arc horn artiyts In tlross, A. T, Stewart l.
| Go. export bonnots to England that are mndo
and tlimtnoii BY young, six-foot gontloman,
WIN confnsBos that Io was fond Of tllimble and
nocdlo snce In can romen,l,or. md that ho used
| to koep tilom hidden at school. and apend his
hnlf-h9,;finvn Working for family Of dolls ti.at
| 1otlped intiar rock in a hay-iie]d.
IN one OF l,or locturog, Mrs. Liyormore tells OF
ar,,1,,, ;, mrs,
,,,o s,s,aroroJ nt"1o1 " Iahana,, t amonc Hin Nev
Ply s RI .na tho rta;rg,o,, ~ tIo
1'sa H,;tto 80 e,n Me- 1i,nr,nnra atavs
~ VI H. 1'n,so viii lar hat ~ 1onng nto
t1,inra foun1 lar wnv ;nto tia wor1,room Of lis
millinery. iliir ry.establiohmont. Thoro were dozens Of
ho,nots 30 tnstofully trimmed that hor oyss,
eilncatod by the ethics Of Boston, at onoo rocog.
nized tho touch Of an artist. Thoro, too wero
dressos r in eyory ataco Of cou,plotion, delight
fn1lv r,anuei. Askiur who trimmed tho bor-
| rcta tho wor1s-eirla toId her. tho mastor Of tho
, a,,on WHO designed tho dyosBes7 Tic same
% mar, wlo acloctei every yard Of trimming and
ntonao;] to lin flniahing Of oyory d.esB that WIS
sort mt Hjs famo was wido in the hiil-coun-
| frv and thu dartmouth College ladies thought