, 1881-08-23
ENGLISH DRESS.

'AaAV ANNE NAVtNGN tfRfN 1NAt
y. II. Loekt h. 7ntio Iiddf.
LONDON, July @l-Wlt'l that propensity
for lying on the part Of travelled ncn Oi,l
women 10 which | lave Ind occasion to
refer, tho Intending tourist Is wNrlicd by all
who llnye crossed tho wntcr to take rs llttls
clothing rs possible, fur tho reason tllat "you
enn get my clothes you want Iii London Mt
,nlf tic money; and tton YOU bavo tho style,
you know" Whit Internal spirit selzcs
arnvc1cl people and c0nlpcls snch terrible
Justification, ! cannot conceive.
Quality considered. clothing Is no clicnper
In London than In Now York. Which Is to
say, II you nrc SO, lost to all sense Of what is
duo yourself md the world rs 10 wear such
clothes us tho. Londonur does, YOU call get
then, quite rs cieupty I'll Now York; atd, ITO
matter with whit ynn alp willing t0 put up
you will get tlien1 better. SIOltld tho Amer
lem tailor try EVER SD lar!l to make Il bAtlly-
everything would rcl,el ngsiNst doing Hncli
WORT NJ tho EnElsIs tnilor considers quite
good enough, for an!yb1tty.
1o.l cn'1 III nt fairiy fas,,!nrabla @ Sl'or n
trnwyGrs, anu vGst, for live pounds, or s2s3;
which looks very cheap to olie who las bcoil
III tic isah1t OF psy!sg Ssi5 fnr tic sa,su stylU
of ts tss!GtIy .4 It. Ns VI; 1 Yor or or 1osto tSs ,s .
dor Il July sliil. XII there IS CHEAP In tlla
transaction Is the suit. Tic i,iatcral IL worry
eheap,-, -e!,cap tO tho point Of sl1.Ms'Mess; nsMi
tapet!er, 'rllero u.a ,,u st,tys 10 tho packets,
lisi,Iu of tic Bottoms of Tic trowsers, md tiiu
I,ings at !|e f eaat a1d scst cs Or watscaHtM M ~
ccapcst anl lEintsiest n,iteII'tl TINT II .levls.
ish ingenuity cull weave. I'he suit culinot
,m,ssl!,ly weir irt'i,ti, anti look descnt. :.
m t M w WSrst ssS y "! M H. sv,e s mo sSr,i iry II
| hrras'ett frock. You nrp l!nnletltnleiy ns-
tullislietl nj tho ltberaf1ty OF your tailor III
tho tHnttcr 0f cloth, for, wliuli you draw tho
lanels toscti1er. YOU tihtl yoursc'f q. 4bIo lo
"Too ii.tlcl, cloll, in 'front.'" yosl remark.
~ thought sou wi,litett ~, e.sy tit!" tho
villain answers without bt,.sl,.
IN rs" ,s,,r s,a, ,!i, bt lid not w"n1 all the cloth
Then et,iI,es III, animated discussion. You
lnsist TINT 1t never llns been your lInbit 10 60
ne S tis s1fst Is aa se Ill., nstig or at sianas e s o
pcrlsaps "a trii'e ensy,'" It Is SIN \ plaper
enrnei,t anu quite III The, mode. Hut, Il y2M
HEc|s a n Yi idbs tsf IT i 1efSr e fwlcs WIZ M i n VII!
fnr yol,, ind OF course 1t, must b.. .altcrytl.
Tllen l0 takes frunell CHALK, AMI inakes
y lot of n,arks III, Il, md YOU lcnyo It.
lna fey t!ays l,s sends It to yo!i altered. You
YrofHnS n,nll, atnl obj1lrsatlnE II yo,t aro
nh0ut yonr legs liko bagss tho wMistcDnt
fs . VI te oss SE ery Ct yGMf E 1a nsff e R osey II. s!s
It Is tight where it Should la casy,--tlo skirts
llnmg n1ont you .nwkWartlly,-lt Is angular,
slitI, niId awkward, yut It comes 81 lleAl
take It, espgciaily is, Following Tic a,lvics ot
the inUrnul tourist who said to you 10 taku
only o1'e sutt with you, you mist llAye T. IT
onee And y 50 you M!t i o!. and 60 cut Into
body clsu y Just rs badly appnreletl: Your
A,nericMn friends know at Ela,lco that It Il
s xb5 bsnsg tsn sf sas ta & S9 a Hxe s sisf ss @
aid your English friends nro nii IL tho sniliG
iix. But tl,c'l they enjoy bad clothes, never
having Ind aily other. .a
tllA1 their tni!urs, II I'LL EllgIlsliwOnui
would Dnty buy her RowHs reNdy matle, Il
woul ID hb hctter, for there would ba II challcc
of licr epttlnE Il 1T, but Sic wlll ilot. Sl,t
goes 70 tho most expensive 1nofllste, ito go
something eood"; aiNl the,l nil lIopo OF a
pvetilly"ttressed woman Is gone, a'id goit
You can tell MI American Or Frenehwo,na,
rs fNr as yon ea,l sea oiic. Tho Neatiy-i}tt,nz
tlress, 50 heatiy Hitting rs to luake yot! almos
think the w0til!Il llAt beGr1 melted md p0lret
said Tint when slo eot Into It si!o folt as i
slD Ind been born again; tho nuut little shoe
Tho grace with which tho dress Is enrrsCt!, nll,
thu grnen OF the woman WHO carries II, ai
siawi badly Worn aliu awkwardiy warii' III.
ugly sl,oe md the lnrge foot 1t covers, ntlt
TITO square, steady, grcnad1cr~llko stop OF tft
Eggllsllwnnlasl.