Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-07-16
LADIES TAILORS.
WORTH'S RIVALS IN NEW YORK AND
THEIR CUSTOMERS.
Tho Life OF n Ladies' Tailor Not Bed Of
Roses-Buildlng LONELINESS to
Order Fast It'd business
Concerning Fit.
New York Herald

Some twonty years ago there was but one
exclusively ladies' tailoring establishment
In this city. Tho lady manager discontin-
ued her business about eight years ago.
Since that time the number Of ladies' tailor
ing esta blishment' has increased every year,
and at present there are some of them In
this city which have great deal OF custom.
Some of these ladies' tailors are not only
skilled tailors, but real artists The dresses.
habits, and everything Is left to male hands
except the fitting on, for which several skill
full women are engaged.
"My life is anything but a bed Of roses"
said one Of these ladies' tailors one day re-
| Gently. "What have to endure from some
women is simply incredible, when it is re-
membered they call themselves ladies' A
woman sailed in one day and gave an order,
saying: don't like your TASTE / want SO
and So Madam replied, you can have
what you want, but am quite sure IL | had
your taste shouldn't have any customers'
she didn't mind that sarcasm. Probably
she didn't understand It"
ITO what cause do you attribute the
preference FOR mans work to woman's in all
your line OF businessF
IN the frst place, mon are better work.
men, and in the second place, their artistic
taste Is superior to that OF women. Women's
TASTE III ures.-makihg Is confined TO the ar
rahgem ment OF BOWS, hounces, ribbons and
passeihehteries' ana misut can be easily
coVered up III tnat way VI course good
aeai Oh patience Is required In our business
ior iao'eS aie iascioiouS. but many OF my
customers nave learned by experience that
an artistic taior Is the better judge OF what
Is suitapie' anu ieaVo everything TO mo but
the htting on and Tor that work engage
several sKliitni women. All my work Is done
py men, OF whom employ about lOo."
You say ladies' are fastidious. Have you
some experience OF their CRITICAL disposi-
'ioni
some doht ike my style; yet they come
10 me- why cont they make their own
dresses II they know so much about itf One
lady said You make my cousins dresses,
ana aoht approve OF them. Neither do
!. ihauam' l answered II your cousin
likes colors mixed up cant help IL. II you
nave 'nore,cuitiVated eye thah your cousin
congratulate you.
how 40 you nhu america work COM
pares with European work among your Gus
tomer'f
ihey prefer Tue american work every
.'lne. iFequentiy nave Diought TO me
costumes cohstructed by worth, OF fari',
70 alter, anu ma on taxing on an orna'
msht or some DOW that IL mas oeen put on to
reacned tne periection OF htting IN this
country 1 ma the wealthy people here
haVe peter ladguehb IN tne matter OF
cio'hihg tnah the same class IN Europe pos
sess' anu 4 alii inclined 10 thihk Is because
.ie A'eL'cais ieaVe IL Hore 10 inc discre-
''on VI tho hia'. VINO seeHs 70 oecoIie an
ar.ist III MS proiession- Dut the ladies' don't
riue ,, enough here' tnough suppose 'hey
w. o"'" " "PPiooi"'e 'na' eAereise III
''ne
a 'st' Was roceh.ly paia 70 an estapli-n.
i,oh' WuuSe p''Pi,oOol hnsnI Won oe 'erlheu
'ue ".n y, >hier.ca MS ariors are
oios"h.y n'Vou up Aae ouik o. inc ousl-
hoss uone here oonsses Oh Iiaihg -naDits'
eossunies' ~ reeep''oh arssSes' oriual uous,
stou', A'iu eoh." Iihpor.ea sooas are aseo
a'n'oss eA''uSi'eiy' ou' soe oes'shs aFe
Aiiioiieah ,I
81, ,., al, no. eaeihs,'e.y .,, laales AAor sald
.la propie 1ue orsssmaser as wen,
ahn employ iau'es 10 90 that part Oh ths
WORK my customers seem 70 tnlhK 'nae 'ne
"ork uone III america Is squaiy as good' II
not auPer'oi. ,n 10 .ne "ork 0, worm, I,hsat,
Vi FohA, III IariA haVihB isarheu my