The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-09
NEW YORK FASHIONS.
WHAT WILL DE w0HN IN TIE EAST
Erin METROPOLIS AFTER LENT.
Row The vagaries Of style RensHt Needy
Workers-A Neat Trick Played an nm
UncharitabIe raFa-Artistic spring
Novelties.
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Correspondence Philadelphia Times
Philosophically considered, Dame Fashion
is not by any means devoid of noble eharac-
teristics, and just at this season we are forc-
bly, brought in contact with her most promi-
nent virtue-that is the desire and power to
give employment to those WHOM ould doubt
Loss starve but for the vagaries Of the capri
clous dame.
ooh yes we have plenty Of work now pre-
pairing for spring openings" say many Of
those who with pale faces and lanruid foot
steps, sought In vain for employment during
the coolest winter month, after the prepara-
tions for the festival season of Christmas and
the New year we're over
"Thank God" said one of the thinking
workers, "that fashionable ladies love novel
ties In dress; for even garment made over
gives us something TO do"
You ought to thank Fashion, too" ehimed
IN n bright-faced young sewer.
In one establishment In New York we
| found two hundred women al work preparing
stock garments for spring and summer. as
we'll as elegant novelties in suits, evening
and reception dresses. This working season
will last until after the openings are over,
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all the popular establishments.
Gathering information on the subject of
| style brings one in contact with all manner OF
men and women, and gives an insight irto
many characters that are hidden from an or
binary observer, and one fact particularly
| noticeable is that each business man and we
man seems DESTROYS 10 give an impetus to his
on her special line Of traffic, forgetful that
all trades must live" anu % live should be
equally patronized.
gentleman IN charge Of the business Of a
famous Parisian flower company, whose
speciality Is floral decoration for houses. win
| dow gardens vases and vines, as we'll as tho
blossom garniture for womanly apparel, re-
marked. pathetically: "The bonnets this
season have nearly ruined my trade; hardly
flower is used upon them. and but for the
passion for garlands, wreaths and clusters
upon the evening and reception robes our es-
Enlistment would have been closed
"But the ribbon trade has lourished 2" was
suggested.
YES" with sigh; "hut ! wish the pros
perity could have been divided 10 Il little"
"1uu did not think Of division of profits
last summer when pretty much all flowers
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ribbon
| "Well-uoH' Then with sudden burst of
eandor "You know we are apt to be selfish
and thoughtless, and it really is rather hard
to look upon such matters with Just or
generous eye when one is the losing party"
There are many noble and liberal mer-
chants in New York whose "charity-box" Is
always opened at the call Of the worthy
needy, but there are others whose hearts are
hard and whose hands grasp and hold all they
can gather for themselves and their own fam
lilies. Dame Fashion played neat trick on
| such man short time since. This mere
chant Is blessed with very beautiful daugh-
ter, whose character Is as ar as her face and
| the iron man loves this girl almost as well as
he does the gold he tolls for early and late.
| Recently the young girl found an old friend
| of her mothers In extreme want; she ap-
peaed in vain to her father for money to
better the poor woman's condition. Times
| were hard. he had no money to spare and the
| daughter was silenCed At dinner the next
| evening a coming society event was dis
ensseH aud the father expressed his desire
| that the daughter should attend the enter
| taInment She quietly declined.
"Why do YOU not wish to go?" clustered
the irate pere
Nothing to wear" she coolIy and calmly
| replied.
How much money do You want for new
dress?" he anxiousIy asked.
II guess $50 will cover all expenses. You
see, papa dear, making and the lace for trim
mings will @ st as much as material" ua-
hhshingly answered the fair one Next morn
ing the amount in full was handed her. The
silk for her robe cost SIS; for garniture she
used some of her mothers rare old point
laee-"papa never remembers such toilet
intricacies as Iaces"-maCle the costume her
self, with the assistance of the family seam
stress and her mothers wise suggestions.
and quietly handed the other S75 to the s,1f
fering friend, with an aside remark to her
companion
Its about $50 more than papa would have
given me for charity, II he had opened his |
heart at all, and, besides, ], don't consider
that | have wrungcd him. / shall 20 with
him to the reception elegantly attired. more
elegantly han the money he gave me would |
warrant, for the lace alone on my costume
is worth more than $3.50, and my modesto
Moschcowitz, would have charged ut least |
$50 for making such dress, So you see
dear papa has not been cheated only do |