The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-04-04


Kate Field gossips about Worth. the
celebrated man milliner, Of Paris. aS FOL.
lows: Worth ia u tallish man. with a
big clever head and very prominent
forehead. His brown eyes are singular,
lv shrcwd in expression, and their sciE
urc of detail is surprising that is for u
man. As n rule. men have no more eye
for detail than owls have for the sun.
| Worth takes YOU IN nt u glance, and
knows what your style ought Ia be,
which is such comfort When | 40 "a
a dress maker doa't care to "wurk my
passage went 60 order my harmony
in one or two colors, and to encounter
| brains aQual to the occasion. Worth'r
taste, when allowed full play. is irrc-
prnachahle. 81 prefer simplicity a.
anything else. ho says, but there are
women who don't believe in the value 0i
a dress unless il is loaded with trim.
ming. They drive me mad, for they
can't take advice. Now, what is bccom-
ing 60 one person. is hideous when worn
! by another. | study - make the best
out of a subject given me, as. untortun'
atoly. We cant have people made "a
| or,ieT, can We? Ii | had NV own way
| all women should loo slight, graceful ana
pretty. Then, dressing would he an ar.
| hstic pleasure 4 dress should never
oyerpower the wearer, Ii should merely
be an appropriate frame for charming
| picture, bringing out the beauties Of the
picture but never detacting attention
| from 10. so few women understand this
| WHY. when | find can make "a costume
| for less money than had been agreed
upon, | actually annoyed clients by tell
ing them so. They think il cannot be as
| handsome as il ought g. be, and they
would rather have more material added
however much the design might be
marred. than pay less. l assure you
this is fact. Consequently, when l
meet ladies who know that dressing is
an art, take very great satisfaction IN
them as patrons IL isn't every woman
who knows how to wear dress. When
have done my best, try 10 make my
client DO her best by seeing her walk
and sit down. To walk with style is rare
enough; but when il comes 20 being
able 10 sit down IN dress properly
well, there is not many equal 10 that
can tell YOU. Then, women think they
ought 20 have a number Of dresses, and
would rather be seen every day III new
toilet, however hideous, than wear one
dress however becoming. There never
was greater mistake. II your frame Is
appropriate, stick 10 il. Don't be getting
ont of il, and trying experiments.
have just made dress for Madame Mil
son, in which she appears better than |
ever saw her before, and have begged
her a. wear that dress constantly III
Russia, il she wants 10 produce most
charming effect. As she is sensible, l
think she will take my advice, which.
You perceive i against my interests, but,
gracious me, money :s not my only OBJ
iect. Art is intended 20 beautify nature,
not 10 defurm IT, ~
You'd appreciate how fine an NJ tist
Worth il, by going 10 his villa at Sur
esne. 10 is one Of the mAryels of Paris
ian suburbs. never saw such harmony
OF ensemble, every bit fitting into every
other bi, As though il were mosaic
Worth has been his own architect, gar
dener, designer, upholsterrr. There's
not a carpet nor curtain that he did
not invent. Stufrs and chairs have been
made for him. and for him only. The
hangings in his library are works OF art
in the way Of embroidery The rare old
china, which is Worth's particular
frenzy, and with which many Of the
walls are inlaid, would drive Mr.. Glad
stone mad with delight The eve is per
petually gntifed, and when you step
into the garden, the view Of Paris, the
Bois De Boulogne. and the country for
miles around, Is a dream Of beauty.
This villa lies directly beneath Mont
Valerin, the finest sight in ele neighbor-
hood Of Paris. Then there are ruins in
the garden, made out Of stones, pillars
and statuary, brought from the Tmlleries,
and bought by Worth after the Com
mune had done its worst. Seated on a
lovely terrace made out Of the imperial
wreck, listening 10 an Rolian harp.
gazing at the city Of splendor at my feet,
and breathing air stepped in glorious
sunshine. | passed one Of the most
charming afternoons Of my life. Worth,
in quaint, flowing gown and skull cap,
that made him look tremendously like
Hogarth, entertained the Duchesse De
and ourselves with stories OF the
Commune, and when we left We were
firmly convinced that one Of the cleyerest
men England has produced in this cen.
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