National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-03-26
THE XoNARcH OF MoDLSTEs.


Mr.. Worth, the famous Paris costumer, 10 .
| native Of Linconshire, England. His father was
| lawyer. Upon some Of the windows Of the
Surcnss chateau 10 engraved the escutcheon Of
| the family, which some Of the French facetiously
interpret Is tune noblesse do Robe" From some
family misfortune the children were obliged to
| abandon their studies and seek their own liveli-
| hood. At twenty, Charles Frederick came TO
Paris to learn French and to ind work. He found
Gagelin, and the lady whom no 1t once fell In
love with and soon aftsr married was also en-
ployed there In the capacity Of demoisells de
magaaIn. II was In this house, at the time Of
their marriage, that they began 70 work upon
their own account and founded the Establishment
which has since become world-renowned. The
workShops (ateliers) arc immense In size and num-
Der. Each one has its speciality; one for eorsage,
one for jupons, snothsr for trimmings, etc. About
one thousand work people are employed in the
eonfection Of robes and costumes, which are sent
to all parts of tho world.
The models Of new designs are flrst made in
muslin, to note the eject, and everything that
goes on. .e tho chop z fashioned under the super
intendenee Of Mr.. wor... Ainselt R!l seti,ity !:
indefatigable. often when . dress Is . -.
which fails to please him, he has Il quite taken 10
pieces and remsds. He accepts an order for no
sort of dress for less than E20-Which 10 not an
extravasant price whom one considers that his
etelisrs are IN ths most expansive part Of Paris,
{nd that tie MafShaJ Ind designs he furnishes
are first class and original Although Mr.. Worth
10 not man TO be afraid Of II one has . liberal
exchequer, women say that they often climb ths
stsirs to his elegant roQm1 tp the R6e Dc ID Psix
With feSflSliy bsstlng heIfts, and when once in
his presence are actually afraid to say what they
want and how they want II. This IL what might
in truth be called "cringing slave Of fashion,"
Yet Mr. Worth declares he has any amount Of
trouble with women-that they want to wear
colors that do not become them, and supsrabun-
dance OF trimming that Is far from good taste.
We remarked 10 him once: "Here you are the
arbiter Of what women shall wear. Invent ~ .
walking costume, pretty and becoming, and in
which IL can walk with - much ease and -
little fatigue - men Do In thsirs."
81 have" no exclaimed, "but You won't wear
It. lido mot see the slightest objection to women
wearing trousers with tunic, n have wanted
them to. And there 10 the Partisan costume,
which 10 the perfection Of beauty and grace"
In person Mr.. Worth 10 Of medium English
height, strongly but not stoutly built. He has
black eyes, hair and moustachs dark, and tally
developed forehead, which phrenologist would
doubtless say Is crammed with form, perfection,
color, taste, invention. DC. He 10 not bit
al remedy" He retains much Of the bluntness
which eharscterises the English, and has "taksn
on" very little Of the suavity that characterixes
the French. He 10 modest and unaffected in man
nez, and would pass for an unassaming, honest,
common-sense sort Of man, thoroughly conseien.
tious in profession which no has raised to the
dignity Of hns Art
He u mot far from 20 years Of age, and has the
appearance Of man who lives temporarily and
simply. doubt If be smokes, even. Hs.rides
into Paris every morning on horseback, usually
reaching his business about O'Clock, and oftsn
remaining in the evening until 10. He has two
sons, one y .Ra ~ qAg }l-2g.e yslEeEsd and
wsii-sduestsd yoahg fslloxi The Youngest has
much Of his fathers genius for invention, and
may, one day, bs Worth the second.-EnsiisA
NsaeStne.