Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-12-27
DOES PATTI WEAR ONE.

Boston Herald.

Boston Hcraid.l
yesterday saw II .Iewoss who was n
queen with wealthy Christian sub
jects Indeed, she was not poor her
self, thanks to the throne oi fashion
upon which she had been elevated
In front OF her residence, In an up-
town side street, were u score OF chr.
riages aud her pnrlor was crowded by
the women who had come In those We.
hicles. They Were waiting, II could
not be said patiently, but quite sub.
missively, fdf an audience with her
highness. Their complaints nj the
delay We're expressed by the nervous
iidgety changes of position in
their chairs and ly plcing TO and
froskpdt rarely by any utterance.
They knew full well The uselessnoss of
rebellion. She was a dressmaker, aud
nobody can be successful In her busl-
ness here in New York without ass
summing the airs OF an autocrat. The
wealthiest and most pampered Of our
bellies are accustomed TO submission
TO the convenience and dictation of
their female clOthiers. II IL said that
no wife respects her husband unless
she Is compelled To bow to his will.
That surely Describes the best relation
ship between the makcrnnd the wcarer
OF IA fine gown. My errand did not
consist OF an order for apparel, aud |
got into the presence without delay.
had called 10 get information for the
settlement ofa bet.
~ believe, madam" said | "that
you made the bali dress which Patti
wears in the opera Of La Traviata2' y
"les," she replied, "il you mean the
white tulle over cream satin, low
necked und no sleeves, the front of the
skirt garlanded with trailing vines Of
damask, ilesh-color. pink and
THAT is the one" interposed; "but
II was about the hustle that -
so, the iulle Is draped away IN
paniers; falling TO the back on the
train.p
mo doubt, no doubt. But friend
aud ] differed over the question
whether TINT able structure was all
prlma donna or artificial, and we made
n bet, agreeing ~ leave the decision 10
you. Does or does not Adclina Patti
wear a hustle under that particular
dress?"
"She does. Bustles are absolutely In
dispensable with all kinds of dresses
now In fashion. There isn't an eIccp-
ton. IL that enough Probably you
wouldn't caro- for the details If gave
them 10 you"
"I'd like 10 get them into my note
book, If you only had minute more
To spare"
A millionaire's daughter at this In
slant timidly stuck her head into
view, and said that she trusted she
didn't intrude, but IL was ten minutes
past the time appointed for her TO see
the madame. The dressmalSer, rather
frlgidly polite and severely smiling,
replied that she was not yet olsen
gagged. The heiress abjectly apollo
glzed and Withdrew.
"Yon will publish the truth IL
you say,p the expert resumed,
THAT no fashionable toilet,
whether for household or cereinonious
use, Is devoid Of dlstention at the
rear. The device may not DO a separ-
ate hustle, and masculine ignorance
might take II 10 be an nnintentional
part of the garment itself. Steel
springs, like those Oftbe old time hoop
skirt, are set into the dTnpcry 10 exact-
ly produce the desired effect. A woman
properly fitted with a hustle IL per
fected In the prevailing outlines Of
fashion that's all there is OF IL and
It's no distortion makes her cliarn-
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