Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-06-15
NORTH, THE Err.
OF His establishments
Some of His Notable Caste mes.
Paris Cor. cincinnati Enquirer. ]

direct Tor tradeSman that have no dOub5 |
often fail 70 note things that would have a real
interest for many readers For instance here
is this man
WORTH, THE DREssMAKER
/ have just returned from a most interesting
visit to his place to refrain from writing about
which, because of a far-fetched notion that
was giving him what the French call rectame,
would be very foolish or all merchants on
the face of the earth Worth is the fellow who
is the most supremacy Indifferent to adver-
Using. His reputation is colossal. He has
been translated into foTty-twO languages, like
Uncle Toms Cabin. He earns more money
than he can spend or his family C an spend
His name left to his son will be an inheritance
greater than many nObiemans estate. He
told me this morning that the Russian WIZ had
cut off fully f10,0O0 year for him from his
Russian custom: yet still he is as busy as he
can be and keep his senses, and it i as much
as bis customers can do to keep theirs amid
the hurry and hustle and confusion attendant
on getting their orders filed at Worlds
Nothing can stop his vOgue-Scdrcely any hing
add TO 1t. L do not doubt IL the Empress Ed
genie were to return here tom it would
be she who would carry her custom to Worth,
not he who would solicit it. No pent up dy-
naStIeS contract his powers: the whole bound
less universe is his. Americans have foolish
idea that their custom supports Worth, wnile
the fact Is that
HIS AMERICAN CUSTOM
never equaled the Russian, AM is far behind
that which he separately enjoys from Spain,
from England, and particularly from France
itself.
The rooms in which this wonderful clothing
hop tranSactS its aft airs are Sple id sui
of apa' tine n on the fr-t floor of aiarge house
in the Rue de la PaiK. Until rec tntly, fOf "
eral years, there was not a single outward ill
dicatiOn of this being the place where Worth
hung out his Shlngle, there being no Shingle
hung out. His name in large gold le tiers had
been originally hung against the balcony but
time and the elements had treated the letters
roughly, rst knocking the o OUT OF MIN, next
the r.. until finally nothing was left eXcep5
those three unmanageab bic letters to the CONT
mental mind, the w and the unprOnOuncible
n ana dow Ga., NrI..r oil a
1t was not renewed for a long time. His bust
ness lever seemed to suffer. Strange are the
subtle peculiaritieS OF the female intellect.
Women from the lumber forests of PenuSylya-
MIA, and the fertile bottom lands of The Ohio
who couldn't speak word of French and
could not have found the ir way to Notre Dame
or the lnyalidS to save their lives, We're led
straight as Il string by the ior3e of natural in
Stlnct right UP to Worth's door. This spring,
in tie house cleaning attendant upon the
season, the goid-let tered name on the balcony
has Teen renewed, and there is also brass
plate On the door lamb at The entrance, which
reads. Worth, Robes, an premier.
Wat thrOng is in the gorgeous rooms!
women from every civilized country OF the
globe, and many whose achievements have
Won them high renown: are here, all in some
degree throwing aside heir own crown of SUI
premacy and taking on the air Of SuppliantS
to the great p0tentate. Can I see Mr..
WORTH Il wonder if Mr.. Worth personally
notice that 1t by no means follows because You
go TO WORMS and order dress, or dozen
dresses there, that you will ever see or hear
anything Of MIR. Worth. To meet him YOU
must either carry letter of introduction to
him or else be introduced formally by word of
mouth by some person whom he knows. In
former days he did great deal of the fitting
himself, and 1t was undoubtedly his true eye
for the lines of
NATURE
which drove the scissors along those baggv
shoulders extending midway down the upper
arm which women used to wear, and also
placed the shoulder seam in its proper position,
/ Alh nj hEl in III,
IL was in the id-taShiOned way. Now, | doubt
II he would be present at the tryng-On of the
dress OF any woman short of a Princess or
great opera singer. As he stands here before
me in his neat, we'll fitting, double breasted
buttOned up Albert frOck-cOat of dark blue
serge, his wide, fresh, light cashmere trousers
| hlgh-loWs, his beautifully laundried shirt, with
vide, turnover collar, his large black butterfly
necktie, and with his white hands adorned
| with couple of superb cameo rings magnifi-
Gently set In diamonds, there is nothing about
his appearance, think, at first, that prOclainS
him man mliiner And yet on a closer ex-
So little II makes HE smile. He has got a few
pins driven, with their points towards his
heart, into the lapel of his handsome cDat
Men often carry pins about them, but tney
don't stick them into themselves as if they
were pin cushion. On application they pro
duce them from some ulsuSpecting hiding.
place. aS If they We're a crime, and carrying
them came under tie head of the law againS
having concealed weapons on the person.
See, that Is
CHRISTINE NILSSON
lie is talking to now. She IS a woman of com
mandlng presence, and attracts The eye like a
star, paling. ali the gaudy little june bugs
around her into inglOriOus nothingQeSS. Her
talent gives her all assured air which at once
prOcldlmS her person OF Importance, even TO
the eye OF the uninformed: Yet, on looking at
her, one wonders what in the world she comes
TO Worth to be dressed for! One would think
she could fit herself out to a at the first bows
clothing shop she came across, and that Moses.
the unparalleled sixteen ShllingS trOu SerS man
at Holborn and Ludgate Hill. would be just
the Jockey for her money. Ii she We're to walk
down Roadway III that rig, the boys would
howl at her for another DR.. Mary Walker OF
else this new, eccentric Mrs. Tom
JIM JAM,
Ri John, or whatever her name is who sells
newspapers at St. Paul's Church-yard, a6d
gets arrest ed occasionally. Only think of the
Sllyery voiced "Marguerite'' i'm billy cock
hat, and the "Mign0n' dear to every music
loving heart. wearing a pea jacket made of
a stuff scarce fit for a blanket for the bob tail
nag. To cap the climax of eccentricities, her
left breast is adorned with the various crosses,
embems OF royal distinction, and things VI
that sort which she has recently received,
notably her Russian decoration as Imperial
cantatrice to the Court. Physically she looks
faded, but few weeks s0journ, whittier she
is bound, in the sweet English weather of June
and july, Will repair the ravageS of her winter
OF W Ork and continental travel. After she is
gone, Worth, who has profound admiration
for her, tells US, to our surprise, that NJ me-
Nilsson cares little or nothing for dress Her
splendid toilets go into her trunks and there
they stay, while as much as possible she ap-
pears i'll the ''knOckabout' sort Of suit In
which we saw her.
She has worn this curious masculine costume
so much lately that She has derived from her
apparel the manniSh and SWaSh buckler air
which accOrdS with it. Her coat being but
toned across the breast, and yeritable mans
vest appearing under il where il is cut away
at The waist, With Watch-chain swung across
exactly like mans, ii is odd to see her stick
HER TWO THUMBS
in her vest pockets and march about tWid-
ding her fingers in an iTlSOucidnt fashion.
Thus again saw her later in the evening at
Musard's concert, strOlling about the grounds
and swaying her head in time to the rapturOus
strains OF the music. She goes to London, but
only for concerts, her drawing powers as a
lyric star having waned fearfuly of late in the
British metropolis. The English aristocracy
can never forget that at representation Of
The HuguenotS she INDUCED In familiar by
play, during one of the most tragic scenes,
with her husband, who sat in a stage-b box and
such an infractiOn OF prOpriety they find it
hard to forgive But to return to WOrth'S.
Passing under rich pOrtiere of tapestry
into fi,ting-rOOm l find beautiful Amerf-
can woman, one who few years ago was the
dramatic idol of the New York public. refer
to
AGNES ETHEL,
the original "Frou-Frou," Fernando" and
Agnes She is now the wife of million
aire. +. W. Tracy, of Buffalo. She is going