Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1884-08-14

work is finished il is carried of to be rem
dered permanent with thread and needle.
A part Of his success lies in his wonderful
management of his drapery. With one
turn Of his hand he can bestow u grace and
elegance to the flow of a scarf or the lines
Of tuDc that may be sought for in vain in
the establishments of his rivals. This gift and
his eye for color have given him his artistic
pre-eminence in his chosen sphere, and it
certainly does require a sense of the as
thetic to make one appreciate Worth's best
work. have known wealthy American la
dies to turn away from the msrvels of his
show-rooms with the remark that ''the red
plush costume Mrs. Brown bought at Hig-
ging's" or "that sweet emerald green satin
that Macs;ingo 4 Mivlns had for pattern
dress last year" was quite superior to any
thing they had yet seen in Paris. Worth
studies some Of his most striking effects
from nature, and his most daring combna-
tions of color have been borrowed from the
plumage of the birds, the petals of the
flowers, or the vegetation and earliest bios
SONS of spring.
His show-rooms are on the second floor of
his establishment, and it is not every one
that is privileged to enter there, else his
best models would be ruthlessly copied and
vulgarized by second-class dressmaA IS.
You pass through suite of lordiy looking
rooms, with heavy curtains and dark green
velvet at tie windows and mostly furnished
with huge mirrors and sofas, with coverings
to match the curtains. There are no car
pets. the highly polished floors always shin
ing like glass At the very end of the
suite Is single narrow room, with carpeted
floor and walls lined with mirrors. There
set out in state, like SO many Bluebeard's
wives, that have undergone the process of
decapitation instead of hanging, are usually
to be found the last creations of the artists
fancy. Here, for instance, is dinner dress
intended for an Austrian arch-duchess. The
train and corsage are in the darkest posi-
ble shades Of garnet velvet, the latter long
and narrow, and lined throughout with
cream satin, frlnged with large velvet roses
in their natural hues. Just below the
waist the train is turned back in wide reyers
to show the lining. these revers being caught
together over the train. The underskirt is
in gold, yellow satin, and laid in wide, box
plated folds this iounce IS edged with two
ruffles of white lace.
But the latest composed toilet in view IS
one in which three styles Of material are
blended in happy combination. 4 corsage
and train of cinnamon brown satin are
made with fiat folds extending perpen-
dicularly from the edge Of the former in
front. At the hack these folds open out
Ike the orifce q 4 cornucopia, from which
ticws the train. 1t is narrow with fiat
plaits % as to display to advantage the
sides of the skirts. which are in gold yellow
satin, hrocadcd all over with very small
pink roses. In front the breadths Of bro
cade part slightly as To show frontage
of deep pink satin. finished with deep pIait-
ed tlOunce, and edged at either side with ecru
lace, two rutiies Of which border the founce
Above the heading of the tlounce is set
an enormous fiat rosette, made of bias
loops Of satin. This novel and beautiful
dress il destined for Russian princess and
IL the very latest of VI. Worths creations