The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-15
THE THERON"
The Young Lady Who Figures in
Cloak-Making Establishments.
Value Of Good shape and Stylish
CarrIage-GivinS Garment
an Air - Tired Out
Completely.
New York Start

Behind plate-glass window on the second
floor of q big building on Leonard street, the
other day, a young girl might have been
seen attentively gazed upon by three men.
The young girl was plump, graceful and fair.
She wore satisfied smile below a mass of
light, fluffy hair, and upon her shoulders was
draped a handsome CLOAK OF her three in
spact0rs two wore hats and store clothes
The third was Il bald headed little fellow,
with beady eyes and rope of gold across his
polka-dot waistcoat, that flashed TIN ough TIE |
window and dazzled the eyes of q repol I |
on the pavement opposite Five minutes
later the reporter was CONTEMPLATING with
view to an explanation OF the phenomenon. |
"Lottie'S % years old, and about the hand |
soonest girl in the business It's rare to find
a girl with pretty face es well as a good
figure, and what is mere essential, q stylish
air. The air is all style, and it adds rs pei
cent to the value Of cloak to have her
show it off. She's worth every cent of the
So a week We Tay her-and she knows it.
Ii she didn't she might not get it, There's
Susie. that black haired girl at the table
She is 4 good shape but not much style, and
we get her for SIS a week The girl with
mole On her cheek, before the mirror is
Lizzie Not very luscious you SEQ, but up to
i'eE BUSINESS we pay Ter Sl9 a week anu
can IL cheap
1T seems al easy and profitable employ
menu lof women, suggeStel the reporter
THAT young lady, said the bald headed
gentleman, ImpresslVely, IFS our 'Irler-On
DAISY, Ell. We have three OF them. lhey
Try on the cloakS we manufacture Tor the
benefit OF our customers. The effect OF a
cloak depends largely on how 1t Is worn.
The richest garment looks inferior on
frame to eli, aper one shaped to a fine form.
That's Lottle, and she is the best OF the lot
ha, Ia! Catch On to her style! There's grace
for YOU, and carriage and an air. See the
style she throws into that IS garment she is
showing our friends yonder, who are buying
tor q western cross-road trade. Oh, the
Theron is Invaluable"
The bald-hoaded gentleman's black eyes
glittered. He spoke in the accents Of Is.ael
and fonGled his rope of gold as he con
tinued;
Not SO easy said the cloak salesman,
quickly. Not SO easy, my friend, as it
looks Dozens of good looking girls come
in here every week applying for positions OF
that sort Bat bless you. this thing can't be
| takes TN apprenticeship There's a mighty
deal Of art III throwing a cloak gracefully
| over the Shoulders i'll such a way as to bring
out lis best points and cover up
its worst. 1t IS part OF the
secret Of knowing how to dress
| we'll which comparatively few women have,
after all OF course most of our applicants
| ara poor girls, who can't have the stylish and
elegant air that woman can generally get
only by familiarity with rich and tasty
| things. That's why born lady III redu eli
| circumstances is such a prize to US She car
! give few touches to cloak that sets 1t OF
| better than all the merely hne figures IN t!'t
! world. idzz5e'S that style 81 woman, ui."
there are good many like her in the hes
ness
What Is the gonrs1i r1 L"ttie." inqnir 1
the reporter.
! 'leEnn as shop Sir. mp town. Got into ;h'
| cloak de.artmenL rs Il tiusher. hept hei
| pTes open, watched how fashionable woiHe"
It e5s, industrious and anuah'e. tin2A'
/ tae superintendent gave her handsom
! dress and let her try ON c'oaR'. Size maac g.
| init, got on lots OF style, and Wien she hAa
| 70" up Iowa we We're glad 20 hife hef' 81"
viii keep her as long as she wants to stay
Take a look at her little nearer
| iFe seductive invitation was accepted
Lotae was at that moment waking past t4e
two Crossroads buyers. She wore an eie-
giant garment, and stepped with great dlg-
nifty, shoulders back and head erect. she
was exquisltely dressed IN black SIX. Small
diamond STUDS flashed IN her ears ana par
| OF bracelets Jngled as she moved. she
passed twice over the length of Il strip of
| carpet Then one of the crossroads buyers
pulled she cloak little to one side, to better
| a5irs+ IL Tho other nassad hi, hand across
| Shs ri, ord ,roist Thu tbo e,--+ sta,,,aI
az - "a ~ -, -
nearer th9 sHI anu PuIe' INC sai ireii'
shuSLy AROUND th9 caln ana uIe" IL tlghVei
/ across the bust. The girl wore an e&
| preston Of placid good nature She was
very prettF, with a rich color in her