Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-02-01

ssu'-a ,plAe'lm sui. consisting or Jersey
dress and ulster with capes aud h5Df. ana she
tound she could ge. this ami round CLOAK NJ
velvet reversible beaver cloth. vita satin lined
az no Oh aud metal honk dniShiug. wtthta the dIty
ooiiaTS And she did 20 10 her oSn eNtrens
sslslac ton. In fact. she has NOT ceased 10 con-
gtatuiate herself Yet. for her cloak viii na good
o. 81, zen SesIs she has pretty and durable suit.
a1aI al ulster which completes h,r 'pllgrltn"
| CosluIEe, or can De- used independently wBen
netuto nile separately or together the articles,
s,'t i u,s'lhrIoh than an ordinary black
SIN CiOaA OF uolman, which have become ~
paSSee as black silk dress
THk 90 OPERATIVE DRSSs ASSOCIATION
This enterprise Is not dead. On the contrary
the delay attendant on the organRauan OF
scheme OF Such proportions has drvtl ,naf an
unt Npecicd amount or interest Nunharlszs
letters sho% the feeling OF Anticipation whtcn
EXISTS IN diferenf parts or he country. ant taa
English organizer Of the LADIES' Cooperative
DRESS association in London ms meT VITA
reception so cordial on MS arrival IN UnlS clun-
ny that he considers himself luStiiird In the BE-
Htt that The shares VIII soon o. all taken and
basis.
In London the original stock has long since
zen oought up, and saIuvS CAa oaly pe 90
tail el now by Transfer TAe Dlrh-Ss ot Atuoie
The ,doWagerl Duchess OF ST \ bans tnr NJ ar
rhlohtSS OF l. ncord'rry, La1y Jane Tasl0r.
US oHLtgsS H8rheTTon. Lady Ely 4DaJh Tack
cray, ana t0Ty q her mam0ar- OF ib, artist r.
rtcN have Identified them-eIve- with vS work
ana interests, anl II Therefore lea - fa,nih N
r. largely ana Is only ronSid red a reform
m pTG nitnt In so TAR itS methods dlfs- rrn N
- o-e OF The ordinary dealer not ia In, ,dVo
i2cy OF any marked or revolutionary clanya IN
the S'SlH OF COSTUME Ia fact II f. "a the rira
more particularly and the great mi 4 lie claSS
tnat TINS enterprise addresses Itself Tor it pro.
ses 10 furl i>h Al cost. or win the SIN til,st
ADDITIONAL Ter utage Oh the outlay. the Ne vest
II ateTial> and designs aud The best WorknaD
slip. This can Ouly be Afforded be- tlse the
customers furnish the capital aud realty owa
The business, In which, Therefore they feel q
permanent interest Imported designs OF hilra
class Workmanship are out or The reach OF any
DIT the very wealthy. and they have 10 pay tue
enormous per centage upon sending abroad IN
Vulnerable individual BUYERS. who each nave
Their separate little clientele who each nay hirh
rents In exclusive localities. and each dem AID
eXorblant profits on every article they sell ana
every piece or work WITH which they are en-
trusted.
The Dress association proposes Ia supply the
newest and choicest al cost. the indy dtI ii OUT
lay minus the big profits. and 10 biting The best
In this way, within the reach OF a IN lch larger
number. Part or The delay has been IN canse-
quence OF broadening out VI the original plan
so as 10 take In men dress as well as womenlS
Many gentelneu have asked Ia To- admlttei 10
The beneIi' S OF this novel mOyrm aaf and II gls
louhd thty would more willingly allow their
wives 10 be share holders IL the advantage could
DE made mutual. No profit Is ia abe gu OF the
manufacturing departments, the dF,.S,maktDg
and The making OF mems clothes being executed
al cost pflce from special designs adapted 10
Inherent classes or materials This + the plan
or the London Association which also sa.lras
TO lis employees advantages when, l. Is antici-
-
warm mid day meal Is furnished Oh The praml-
Ses. Those who choose reside fl the building
which Is under the care OF a competent mar m
a spacious salon Is deyoted 10 bah and lecture
room purposes, where balls cOlcerts and en-
tertainments are gwen.
Ii is obvious, therefore that the enterprise
must he on very large scale or be clpab, or
bti ing worked no TO vast proportions In Ion
don one general manager has entire control
To him are referred any complaints or suggest
Ions 10y subscribing customers. and Il f. he gho
of .4sHf.
abufse TO the bottom and aut 1riza5 nychlurp
IL Is said that In this country we S5ve go5 80
LhaJ We pay twenty-five cents 10 secure the
honest transmission OF every hGry cents we
make. II Ii L. OILY across from counter 90 ask.
and this Is very nearly true.
The London Dress association employs a dill
leTent ana less costly system or checks and &c Is
proposed 10 adopt their system here. IL begins
by trusting lJS employ eS until some evidence OF
nntruSt WoTthlnesS Is discol cred Then the case
Is instantly and closely sifted and prompt dis
charge follows detection. Help IS found in the
TACT that customers are alWaES Sta.ku lldars
and usually permanent and report ar once IN
stances OF inaJtentlOa, failure, or short coming
or any Kind. An important and most welcome
feature Will be proper classification aud eN act
prices. This 10 considerable extent a fault Of
large New York StOreS-gOOds are not graded
or the secondary class OF garments defined with
any clearnesS. In LONDON you know exactly
the sort OF bonnet you can get for a guinea,
ana you can always depend upon getting one OF
Just such lyle for Just SICh price. Here II
5 matter OF caprice. Prices ar, attached as a
matter or Whim more than from tine cost of labor
AID material, ana iU Is believed that a certain
article will ''Stand" more II A. ia often pgt on
whether IL is intrnsicllly worth tae price asked
q not. Doubtless There are eases a!-n whore
TIices are lowered so as 10 maze them reason
aCt aD0 even Cheap but thtS cannot be re-
led upon, nor can the quality be relied n ION
except At The high pricc or an establishment
wa Cd has flrStciass reputation 10 sustain
re prospectus or the association, shorty 10
~ .asutG, 10 the StoCSnOid rs ny Mr. Anthony
~ .sfock; states thai IN London Tine Ctvil
Service Supply aSsocl rtOu dimuedb has I'm
addition 10 paying regular dividends with a
O.. pital OF OBly &c O1t. created a Surplus prodJ
iGrd equal 70 : POO 600, aut It's - shares are
quoicd Il So Another. the C!vil Service Co.
operative society limitedl. has had its capital
y eased from so o0a 10 Si>n 0nh by the transfer
Of cash from the surplus profits paid IA add
ton 10 paying SlZo, 900 Tor premises and fittings,
out OF profits aud It's stock is al similar nj III
premium. The Army and Navy 90 Operative
society Uimitedl. established stIll later has
shown an average Increase OF business of
Sl,COO,o00 per annum, and its last meeting
credited each - share with a bonus or $3.50.
The Ladies' Dress Association UimiteD h As in
two years nearly doubled Its members The
four societies have between them le8 $50 mem
berS. These tigure5 are so astounding as TO De-
almost beyond belief. They are verified by
official report, which can De seen at the OFFICES
or the associations. The principle OF these
societies Is so simple as TO dlspel all doubt as TO
the cause or their wonderful success. II con-
sisfs In the customers supply ing the capital With
which the business is carried on, and cash pay
mentS." a great deal or the business ia Lon
don is done BY correspondence, strict price
lists being furnished 10 members also designs
or garments and costumes. The London fea-
ture or what Is called the Ladies club" will
be repeated here-vlZ; rooms for lunch read
Ing and corTespondence-a certain boon TO
ladies living at a distance. and who do not
always find IL possible or best 10 60 10 the
house OF friend.
THE BLESSING or SLEEP.
Everybody who has ever lived In the country
Knows what multum in parvo is the country
store, and what an advance upon II the special
lied store or twenty 1lye years ago. which only
dealt Ia one class or goods, was considered.
The late 4. T. Stewart was the first New York
merchant TO enlarge upon the original idea
until IL became his boast that not only lady
but an entire family could be supplied with
everything needtul except provisions. without
leaving his premises. All the large dry goods
establishments have since followed his lead
but Lord Taylor seem 10 have recently won
the palm for originality la their enterprise.
Ia their furnishing department saw the other
day what Is called an hypnotic or sleep
producing pillow. In was very fragrant With
herbs, and was told it was the invention or a
scientific physician who believes In remedial
action by absorption and Inhalation. II a
pillow can really Dc made that Will allay pain
and quiet restless nerves so as 10 induce sleep,
Ill viii ofitSelf so a long way Ia the cure or
disease, and by Kidding u5 20 some extent or
drugs, would be a blessing indeed
JENNY JUNE.