, 1874-03-07
rolativoa dtsownod tho Prince, and his
astuto 1nan,nn-n-law had to furnish tho pair

rolntivoa dIsownod tho Princo and his
astuso 1nan',nn-in-law had to furnish tho pair
LIVING ny HER WITH.
A chnrnototatto performance Of hors once,
whom requested to loavo rooms for which Bho |
owed miro months board, wab to have tho ariH-
tocratio laudln1y Of fiftl,-Avenuo houao mr.
rested by q police officer ae aho was goinR down |
on tho charge OF disturbing tho public poaco,
because tar child ind orying.f fit In tho niraory.
Tho trroproaohablo hostesB was only too glad to |
asmiaa tho soandal by letting tho frincolv
guostB depart III poaoo without hint Of bill.
Thia gossip Ia Authontic. |
Moro honest. but rathor unfortunate In hor
layiHh tastoa, is lady past Co. hut Atil beautiful
whose cl,ernle assisted by r.vialing toilets, aro
in hs aoGSy Of orodt a1 shs has
luenco Of which is, that onco in o whilo tho
sooiety-panors report her as mixing tonr in
Europe. Tho truth is, el,o gots so deeply In dobt
to hor drosamakor that sho has to lot lior
handsome house, furnished, and spend soaaon
in some obscure village on tho Fronch coaBt
It Ia tho nnsslan Princess retreatlng to d con-
vent to aayo a years income for tho purchase Of
= diamond necklace. The lady who borrowed
hor husbands coupons without his knowledge,
to pay hor bills for droH5, may 500 this nrtlclo,
md will know to whose forbearanco aho oweB
that this 1srnolitish borrowing was not exposed
ut tho limo. MADAME I-,nakoa ont ths lady'a
accounts with cheerful aeourity that her most
audacious charges will not be severely inquired
into, with wholesome memory OF that transnc-
ton. You will ask how thoae things como to be
known. It Is part Of my experience TINT thore
ia no auch thing ns q secret in tho economy Of
Nature. 80 long as there aro crovicos In our
houses, ind NO arc not wallod up to living
death, our aocreta will out and tho f1neat Of
ttlom slip out frat through granny and kcyholo,
tl,cir lroasmalors sometimes, aud tho gossip Of
+ o'clock-tca" Hometinles owes Its Bplce to tho
relation Of q, favorlte motliBto's troubles. Why
should not the object Of thor interest return tho
compliment
THE CAREER OF SUCCESSFUL Stop1SrEs
Is very easily traced. One or two OF the hest In
Now York are wonon Of good family, WHO. fluid
ing thor RESOURCES reduced. inyestud the rest In
business, and. solling Tho lacos and silks thoy
usod TO wear, find rich rcturna. In other casos.
business, but tho station OF hor predecessor. In
two Of tho largest drcssnaking es:ablishmcnts
in broadway, when tho mistress whose zeal and
taste Ind built up tho concern took loavo to die,
tho husband n,arriod tho forowoulau, leaving tho
style Of tho firm unchanged. Uno or two l,ouHes
lavo what may be called litorary side-conneo-
ttons for at lonat two worry well known fashion,
correspondents n,1a Journalists have intfmnto 70.
latons with special establishments. There is
knslip botwoell journalism and fashion. Now
atlays, in family OF girls. there must bo ono
artist, musical or otherwise. one who writes for
the newspapers, and tile third, II thoro is one.
optors ,nodises business, or htass at homo and
docs drossmaking I'll private for the rcst There
Of Broadway whore children's outfits Of great
| noatncss and tasto woro found. It waB kept by
m English family who lived in tho Bau1e house
with tho shop, in honost, O!d-World fashion.
| Tho mother was n kind, sagacious woman, Of
! wilo reading, aud charmingly nblo to tnll Of
| what she roal. Several delightful dnughtora,
| and a nephow who was q popular essaytgt, drew
about thom artipts and newspaper men, who
found the uupretondng homo 30 much to thnir
| taste that daily meetings grew habit. Tho
shop-ahuttcrs closed, aftor dinner that plain sit
| ting-room
| HAw AS 1noD COMPANY
rs ono woutd find in New York. Tho fun. the
| good singing. were unimpeachable for Nnst
and llis fellow-artiHts got up tho carcatures and
ctnradea. while Parton cracked bis dry Jokes, Or
facn OF tho Whole company without suspicion.
So thoroughly did tho artists appreciate tho prnc-
tical and kindly trimming Of this home TINT one
| or two, beliovo, carried of wives from thoro.
bright, sensible girl brought up to business,
before ono OF the unsoxod artists and writing
women who infost our citicB.
Ono of tho modiates vino llas boon q standard
Of Now York fashion for years came oyor ns
lady's maia in rich family, married tho italian
valot, and not up in uce little shop in the
Do,yery, Soon l,er rooms changed to tho best
noghhorhoodB in tho city; sho gathered proper
ty. and brought her family up we'll, sending lor
daughters to school in Paris, from Which they
camo back to q handsome homo. Madame Inns
WON THE RESPECT OF ALL
who know llor. not less for her unaffected good
Bo,1so than for her t0Ato aud talent. She Ia to be
ai Public nH1 % occasionally, af1sao a IN bot
ing herself with tho aamo bolfhommio and fndo-
rendonco Rho wears In her Allow.rooms and
every one apnlauas her good fortune in country
whero tho aaloswoman is valued as highly as her
customers.
Ono or Two other leading modates we're Fronct
lady's maias, who camo over with tholr mis-.
tresseB mud sot up business with their savings.
Roing uBed to the tastes Of high-bred Indies
tlcir quick taste knew how to attraot tho best
custom. forget what valet and lady'a maid il
was who carried On q robbery Of their employers
In small sums, uususpectod, till they madt
enough, to start a nourishing millinery business
on their ill-sotten gains. Thc history Of mil
linery IN not always that Of morality.
A certain Broadway hladamo whose rooms arr
sure to bo filloa with bohutifnl and show.
drosgos at tho most audacious price, was, befor.
tho French ayatar. an Irish milliner IL Division
Btreet. Her atylea now arc
Il HER EXTREME OF FAsH1oN,-
tho longest trni.ls. the most decollote waiats
and pronounced tournures,--got up. ono must
say in >justico, with a great deal Of handsome
taste. TAua her house enjoys tho patronage o
daaling actresses, and woll-to-tio mombera OF tn
demi-monde, who find in oxtravagant dress th'
solaco OF their unhappy lives. Report is, thu
tho manners Of Division aroet aro still native II
AIa:lnme with tho big clatelaine aud long train
who will swear like a pirate III tho bower o
cr1,sh-roRen, birds Of paradiso, and straw lac'
| Hho ca!le hor showroom. II an order has no
boon filled to suit her. the raying aud damnin{
that goes on in hor work-zoom pre only excol!es
; by the contents OF the priBon~yan at the Tombs
Another Broadway modiste. said to be til
nrotege Of an uptown merchant, mover appeared
saye dressed in tho hoight Of fashion, with lou
silk train rich With laco, and diamond earrings
She WA A., woman y Of tal good agare who's
J hair dark-buo eyes, and cold unvarying man
nera, would have hoen tho model for rome Lamia
mistress of n Parisian remancer. Col. Fisk an
lin reigning favorito usually figured Of hor open
ings, much to tho scandal, and certainly to til
interest, of respectable indies, who manage
to value every inch Of fringe Gu Montaland
b]ack toilots.
SAD STORY,
told onco by ilrcsamaker while she fitted m
gown, concerned tho wcnror OF high and hol
orablo namo, whose family mansion stood on til
, corner Of place from which tho old resident
! aro drifting and tho graceful sedaisante show
woman of q modsta whose house waa Oh I'll
, | aide-gtreot halfway down the long block TIL