Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-06-12
FASHION IN COURT:
Twelve Jurors Passing upon the
Personal Ad0rnrnents Of the
seutIer Sex.

New York " Daily Sur" of June sthl
Madame Amelia Laforcadc, the dress
maker Of So Fifth avenue, made black
silk dress for Miss A. Lafarge. 1t was
plcated. puffed, aounced, gored, hem
stitched, and cut bias in the very highest
style of art, and the Innings and trimmings
were simply superb. Its cost was Sl5o
and it had been constructed with an eye
single to its conformity Id every detail to
the contour OF Miss Lafarge's graceful
figure. 1t had been tried on . in pres
ence Of competent judges Of the aesthetic
sex, and they had decided that il was a per-
feet fit, aud that in the aptitude of parts
harmonious ii was the very realization of
the poetic dressmaker's dream Of beauty.
The dress was sent home. A short in
terval elapsed and it was returned TO Nine.
Laforcade, with the request that she take
in reef or two in the sleeves. This she
did. Again the dress came back, this time
to have the reefs shaken out and the waist
expanded to an extent that would warrant
the wearer in sitting down TO the piano.
forte without suffering any unnecessary
tonstraint Of body and torture OF mind.
A longer interval elapsed, and the garment
was once more sent TO its maker for altera-
fion. II was returned with bill, and in
course Of time Nine. Laforcade sued for
the value of the dress. The case was on
trial yesterday in Part Ill. Of the Marine
Gourt.
Madame Laforcade testified to the facts
ms bercinbefore stated. Monsieur Lafor-
cade bore out his better half in all her
testimony, as did also Miss Quinn, one Of
the dressmaker's assistants.
Miss Lafarge testified that she and her
sisters had been customers OF Madame La
FORBADE for three or four years; that she
oil aletf ttg9a
III now; but that the dress last made, aside
from requiring number Of necessary al
terations, had been actually patched in
the various processes, as could be seen by
a jury with half an eye.
f" Let the jury see the dress, )" his Honor
said.
Before the robe was allowed to fall into
profane hands, the defendant skipped be-
hind the bench and with deft fingers and
musical voice pointed out to the foreman
Of the twelve the offensive patches.
They are no, patches" the plaintiff
retorted Indignantly. "All well-inade
dresses OF the day have these pieces ON be-
hind the buttons as you shall see. Look
at my dress. Now look at these others, +"
and two or three ladies were arrayed be-
fore the jurymen that the sartorial re-
insorcemcnts of their outer garb migat
undergo examination. They were a long
time about it, these jurymen; but they
put on look Of wisdom, and then under
took critical scrutiny Of the dainty little
elk waist that was given 10 them 10 study.
The lawyer Of the defendant then made
speech, and plaintiffs lawyer replied
He had hardly caught his second breath
before his Honor said.
+" shall have to stop yon right where
you are, sir. You are not speaking to slfe
point, and you are entirely out of order
In harangning the jury il is not necessary
to give offcnse to those who have not in
Cured it.
Al the close Of the lawyers speeches his
III nor charged the jury briefly, winding
u by saying. with the air OF one who was
ST in forest twenty miles from home
and at the dinner hour:
:" It's all puzzle to me. gentlemen"
The jury, after few minutes absence
returned with verdict for the defendant