Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-03-27
ANOTHER BUBBLE BURST.
WORTH'S SOVEREIGNTY IN DRESS
SAID TO BE A MYTH.
What May BE Heard in Paris and Lon.
don-Worth Has the Largest Clientele
Of Any Dressmaker In the world-The
Costumcr's Mistake.

don-Worth Has the Largest Clientele
Of Any Dressmaker In the world-The
Costumcr's Mistake.
A few days ago a writer happened to NEE,
a very stylish woman, whose acquaintance he
had the honor to enjoy, and supposing in his
gross ignorance that he was saying some
thing highly appropriate, suggested that the
gown she wore must be one Of Worth's finest
creations.
worth"
1t is impossible to convey the accent Of fine
scorn with which she said this.
Pray let me enlighten you,- she said, pity.
ingly. Il suppose you think Worth is the
greatest dressmaker in the world"
The reporter candidly admitted that he had
supposed that to be draped by Worth was the
ultimate height Of elegance.
snow: you are quite mistaken, my friend, y
said his companion. In Paris and London
and Vienna you hear all the time Worth
makes for Americans and you may go to
the finest balls at the palace of the Elysee or
in the Faubourg st. German and you
wouldn't find n single frock Of Worths The
assertion that he makes for the Americans
means simply that he makes for the
trade You never heard Of Sarah Bernhardt
or Judic or Croizette in her prime being
dressed by Worth. That, you see, settles it.
These women employ tho most artistic dress
makers, and they 60 to Felix, to Pingat, to
Corbey, and to artists like them Worth's
dresses are not known in Paris except on the
backs Of Americans and a few English"
'One hears a great deal about Worth,
though" the reporter ventured modestly.
"Of course" said his friend. "He has no
doubt the largest clientele Of any dressmaker
In the world. But that proves that he supplies
the trade. If you go to handsome ball in
any large city in this country you will find
from one to a dozen Worth cost,.mes-all
genuine Worths, too. He mas virtually an
enormous mandatory for frocks, and he
turns them out by the hundreds. Nine out
Of ten American women going to Paris bring
away something's gown, a wrap, a confec-
ton Of some kind, from Worth's, and the rich
ones deiude themselves not only into buying
numerous splendid things, but leave orders
for q yearly supply.
MAKING FINERY FOR AMERICANS.
Worth, YOU must know, is exceedingly
astute, and he goes through with a very we'll
arranged farce, requiring to be begged and
implored before he will undertake to make a
wouldfl u EoWH- -Acdll" uiic 1T MS Slt1CkS Ol
them which he is ready to sell The Ameri-
cans fell into the trap some years ago, and
since then he supplies them with class OF
things such as one buys at any store in New
York-good Of their kind, but adapted to the
general trade. Only, instead Of the moderate
prices which prevail at these American places,
the French Englishman charges anything he
chooses-and he always chooses high"
The reporter remarked, with increasing
tiifiidence, thnt be had seen q good many
gowns from Worth that he thought rather
startling-loud, in fact His friend laughed.
That's just it Worth imagines that all
Americans love fnery, so he loads them
down with it. He also fancies that we pre-
fer bright colors and strong contrasts, and
so he makes things in all the colors Of the
rainbow. Besides, he knows nothing Of our
climate and our customs, and he often, with
out knowing it, makes things unsuited to US
in every way. l saw the other day an attack
he made on the tailor-m suit for the
street He snecred at it because it was Eng
lish, and predicted that Americans would
soon discard it Now, Jennie June, who
has q perfect genius for cloths, prophesies
that it will last without any important change
for the next twenty years, simply because Of
its entire convenience, neatness. and appro-
priateness. Here the women lead more ac-
live lives than French women Of leisure do.
The climate Is colder, and we need just what
Worth condemns-a handsome, plain wool
dress, adapted for walking, with no fur
oelows to be injured by the weather But
Worth can't make plain, handsome costumes,
and 50 be doesn't ike them
Don't the most stylish women In New York
wear Worths gownsf
NO, indeed, they DON'T replied the en-
hghtened friend A few years ago they did,
before Worth got 20 making things IN such
vast quantities. but now the really best
dressed women in New York never think Of
going to him. He dresses more women In
Cincinnati or ST Louis or Chicago than be
does in New York.--New York Mail and
Express