The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1877-04-11
SKETCH oFTHE GREAT PARTISAN
MAN MILLINER.

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/ A Paris correspondent DC the New York
\ Herald thus sketches The great creator d
/ fashions:
a pen-and.ink sketch of M. Worth, III
what we may call "his different moods.
will convey an impartial notion ofthis
| farisiau relebrify. The accrssibie mood
tia inventive mood, and The obstinate
mood are certainly the chief features 81
| tlis versatile genius.
ASA rule NJ. Worth IL inaccessible; but
when persons take tile trouble 70 call al
his house of business for tlie purpose ol
seeing him and are provided with some
kind Of Introduction of Il reasonable
| motive he II correctly pollieand aiiahie.
The visitor, whoever he Le, is sgrected with
tile inlpassiyc countenatce of 4 man oi
The world long accustomed 10 feminine
diplomacy, and tile stranger may feel MS
sured That Whatever he nay say Or pro
pose he will obtain neither sea nor may
until the piercing gny-blue eye has de-
/, leclei sincerity IA the speech aud Iianrer
of the person he addresses. Nj. North IL
somewhat beyond the middle height,
dresses with faullless precision, wears his
hair, which Il thinning, q IL Capoui, Il al
Ways at ease, aud his bow toa duke OF nj
ambassador il tile same as his bow To Il
solicitor whose request cannot be granted.
His answers are siort aud his Talk by no
means suggestive. Putting all things 10.
getl,er. ii NJ. Worth Is sometimes sorely
tried by the importuHate he never shoWs
temper or refuses admiltanee TO his rooms
unto authorized Representatives Of notable
firns, journalists OF repilte, and even
critics. II Is untrue that he does not
attend to his customers, He takes noor-
dcrs or measures. but lie advises. coirrcts.
AID inspects. A number Of young em-
ployees dressed In the style OF the day do
tile business, apparently; but as pnrcIias.
ers 20 lo NJ. Woltll's establishment for his
ideas no Toilet leaves IL without having
been viewed by the master, no order IS
capes witilnnt supervision. liza lady de.
sires that he should see her toilet tried
on in the sale des iaOlieres,' gas Is iigh
ted III full siayligl lta,ad lie looks nser the
process ~ fitting. which il, however, per-
formed Ly women.
| ItgeneralIy sufiices that The models for
i new season he his Tint he should :iave
crcc them, ~ tile term Y,,es. Thrse who
know :his magician aud transformer oi
| figures ARE aware that lie istrnly enjoyable
which Ia The aci ufinyentiDg. Hesilases
or tile gentleman rider and cabinet minis
ter style fora quiet consideration of his
lay figure. Mere chance sometimes
throw incompatibiliiies Of color and
tissue across his path; II 50 he combines
them according 10 the suggestion Of the
moment. There is not thread woven of
which tic carnot makean appropriate
,aldi;y; but generally The intricaciss 81
drappiy are The results of much fore.
thought aud study. No material i tno
r,sily fol the rough trial of new idra
Yar,ls and yards 81 valuable Iniian
iirSnes. III Tie hest Lyons .ahrics. " lncr,
| embroidery aud gauzes, are wasted will,
prudigai hand. Az oihrr times \ niean
piece of muslin IL sufficient. Like MI
superior artists, for Al. Worth Il m artist.
lie cunsults The few lookers-an he may ilnl
mlni calling IL when tile elfecl desired =
obtained; he doe~ mt dislaina frank an,l
npeli upininn; but for all that never alters
lar The sake u acqnirscing with notion
not his nwn. Thurs Ii II lie las 80 long
preserved his originality. Tie facility
with which lie yields. when convinced.
can only lie compared 10 the ullsiinacy
with which he maintains his own. The
words, Nm. no; really cannot, may alr
ways be interpreted, Il vii. mott II il
we'll known tothe trade that II IN dealer
lnsi-t on pushing material through
MoriI's infiueHce should the latter ontt
shake his head pressing u useless. Any
disregard ola tirst refusal murders the
article. One lmiut on which Worth Ii
justly sensitive j. undue prylng into his
private life He has q palalial residence,
stables, aud household At Saratoga; som
aho has shared tile laborsof the iirni since
he left Tile military service; wife who Il
an English woman, aud weltkepi
servants; lie gives occs-ipnHl recrplioi,.
aud dinner parties; i fsnd d ar:, writers,
actors, aud niea ng wit, aud resents The
Wholesale use uiais ofhIs name. The
~oild need kaos 10 more. - sou are
capital fellow, he once said 20 lady
who writes oa the fashions, 4 will show
aud tell. yuu everything. but please tlua'l
put me in print; :or having Ocen friendly
t0 you should have twelve fair ellemie,
III the press io.moIrnw.' Agfeat deal la.
been said about the exoftitant price oi
NJ. Worth's toileiier. 80 one Is obliged
to be dressed by Nc. Worth. Anuinel
con,piniut q that he will not have any.
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