Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-09-27
The Boston Dry Goods Party Abroad

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The Paris correspondent of London
truth thus speaks Of the Wit of Mr.
Jordan and his party of clerks 10 that
city: The live advertisement of Jordan
d Marsh of Boston (U. S. has been thu
town talk. Jordan g. Marsh arc native.
born Yankees, and are in the Athens Of
America what S'ewart was in New York.
They run with spirit and su cess a bio
dry goods store In tho course of then
business existence they have tried every
known form Of advertisement. ana they
now are entering upon quite n new win.
which they themselves have originated
1t is the live advert semcnt. L'annoucc
vlvantc is, or the present OCCASION. made
up OF twelve young gentlemen aud NJ
equal numb Of young ladies who stand
behind counters in the dry-goo Is store
Among the two dozen are bride arr
bridegroom. Tho employees Of Jordan
~ Marsh are good American tyucs, but
nothing very remarkable. Bat the younc
ladies! The heads of The firm which sen
them out 10 Europe on their adveItisins
tour knew what they were about. Non,
OF them are miracuously lovely, but they
are all charming Taken singlv, IheV
are delightful; taken collectively, they m,
bewlldering. They do not show any OF
The class vulgarity which one finds
IN the young ladies In French and English
emborums of the Jordan & Marsh class
being stirred 10 the same emotions, and
I'm pressed for the first time by the same
sights and sounds, they bear family
likeness to each other. That expression
OF pleased wonder which Baudry gave to
MS Venus" rising from q crested wave
Is Is on all their fresh and intelligent faces.
ihe young ladies in many respects arc
equal to the Fourth avenue bellies, and in
all other are superior. TLey are soundiy
educated and accomplished, dress in tbs
b1st taste, are self-respectful without being
apelsh, and betray none of that self rcn
sclousness which is n disagreeable feature
IN the Flora MacFlmsy, who comes tc
Europe 10 hunt down the owner of II cor
onct. There is also an appearance OF
better health in the fair twelve from Boston
tnan IN almost any pretty and fashionable
New Yorker that have ever met. L
Jordan IL Marsh furnished he Young
ladies' with their neat-fttng toilets, they
merit the patronage of the dress reform
association. Not that any of the party
wears divided skirts. But the jackets fl
like Jouvian gloves the skirts are garnish
cd enough to be elegant, are short enough
to be perfectly convenient, are sither
sklmp nor voluminous, are of tints thai
harmonize with hats and bonnets, and arc
OF materials that dust and foul weather
will not easily spoil. Ofcourse, the grace
tuf contours of the wearers figures, and
their manner of bearing themselves count
for good deal in the general effect. No
wish is portrayed in the style of the young
ladies' toilets 10 court attention. Whai
the dresses do-and it is the triumph o
the arts TO throw out well, but moi
violently, every plastic and other beauty
The charming twelve from Boston are
not aware that they are utilized to adver.
tisc If they knew it they would not be
so natural and completely at their case
They are under the impression that they
were only sent out to Europe as reward
for application to business duties. When
Mr.. Jordan is interviewed by reporter
he says that he wants to show them under
what condition trade and manufactures
are pursued in Europe. As yet they have
not had the time to visit any manufacture
ing center. When they were not seeing
palaces, museums and show places to whcL
the New York legation obtained for then
admittance, they have been busy ponctra
ting into the dens of European lions. The
twelve young ladies and twelve young
gentlemen ride about in a chr b1'1c, Ae
companed by Mr.. jordan, who is ;
respectable elderly gentleman. The bride
malronises the other eleven. Miss Ford
the oratress of the party, is II well.growr
Irish girl, born in Canada and raised ii
Boston. She speaks French with clegan
luency. II she had not tongue In h
head, her lively gray eyes would expires.
what she wanted to say. The young gen
tlemen do not take any initiative in speak
ing, and are laconic when spoken tp
The twent y-four-and Mr.. Jordan -pu
up in highly espectablc hotel Thel
havo had collective interviews with Veto
Hugo, NJ Grevy, NJ Brisson, NJ FIoquct
Senator Lafayette, Father nYHcjnihr. Il
consideration of Gambe.tas deep mourn
ing they did not ask to see him. Senate
Lafayette, who delights in the free We
highly proper mlnners Of Amlricln gill
hCol, showed them relics OF Washington
and his own grandfather, and presente'
them each with an auto.raphel photo O
himself.