, 1888-11-14
DISCARDED FINERY.
WHAT BECOMES OF THE CAST OFF
CLOTHING OF RICH LADIES.

Discoveries Made by an InGuisitive Re-
porter-Garments Found in Second Hand
Clothing Stores of the Better CIass-The
Poor Relations Not Forgotten.
What do the fashionable and wealthy
women of New York do with their dis
carded garments?" This question is sug-
gested by one of our thoughtful readers.
He says: t be in the swim these ladies
must have cords and cords of clothes to
cast off entirely too many for a supply of
their poor relations. Do they sell them?
Do they invite the old clio men to their
houses2 They cannot give 'em to their
servants. What do they do with emf"
Looking this subject up a reporter
learned hat the ladies of New York have
various ways of disposing of their dis
carded garments, and instead of being at
all embarrassed to do SO, they could dis
pose of many more. 1t is certain that
none of them is thrown into the street.
Tina many of them are sold is obvious
from the fact that in second hand cloth
ing stores of the better class there are al
ways to be found rich garments that have
been but little worn. There is quite as
much difference between second hand
stores as there is between stores where
only new goods are sold. There are plenty
of second hand stores where only goods
VI hIob IuhllOJ are sOluI WuGTG very nice
silks, satins, lace, upholstery and bric-a-
brac can always be found, and where the
prices are kept quite above the reach of
ordinary people, although far below first
hand prices for such goods. 1t need not
be inferred that all these goods are bought
directly from first owners. In many cases
they are bought of second owners, who
have received them as gifts from the first
owners, who discard everything the mo
mont thot ~ nnac ont pf foghion
DISLIKE HI BOTHER.
Yet there are rich ladies who sell every.
thing of this kind, not so much for the
money as for the convenience of it. They
do not like the bother of doling out gifts.
OF course, they do not call in the ordinary
old clio man. They would not for the
world exchange q word with the conten.
tious junkmen who are SO anxious to ex-
change crockery for old garments. They
deal with quiet, nice people, who make a
business of going to dwelling houses by
appointment to appraise and purchase
such goods. The advertisements of these
upper class" deal - may always be found
in the newspapr The fact that the
business is prof. b. s apparent from the
fact THAT such advertisements do con-
stantly appear, and such garments may
always be found in second han6 stores.
On very capacious outlet for such goods
10 lpulu III lHG dlu bOCleIleS OF the various
churches and the rapacious demands Of
ladies' fairs. Much rich clothing gets cut
up to make crazy quilts, pin cushions and
the million k~nickknacks that go to fill
a ladies' fair. The underclothing is easily
seized by the benevolent ladies for distri-
button among the poor, to whom rich
outer garments would be an inappropriate
gift.
Some rich ladies do not scruple to use
up all their old silk or satin dresses as
lining for new garments. These silk and
satin Innings are not only elegant and styl-
ish, but they are very comfortable and
convenient. They are lighter than ordi-
nary Innings.
But the poor relations are not forgotten.
There are many of them in New York.
Most of the rich families nave come up
from poverty by a long course of hard
work and active business. Very few have
been able to bring up all their relations
with them. The poor relations have
daughters who must be made ~presentable
when they visit the rich houses, and they
are not only not ashamed to accept gifts
of clothing, but are very glad to get it.
There are also many poor women in New
York who have once been rich, whose hus-
bands or fathers nave failed in business
or died with embarrassed estates, and who
rely upon old associates among the rich
for suitable clothing to keep up a respect
able appearance.
ACTRESS COSTUMES.
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