Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-09-09
wAGNER,s DRESSING GOwNS
He May Not Have Been the Greatest Com
poser, but He Wore the Finest Clothes
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He May Not Have Been the 6reases1 20"
poser. but He Wore the Finest Clothes
PuR Mol G.rehe.
IL is now about ten years ago that .
dealer in autographs ut Vienna advertised
In his catalogue sixteen letters OF Richard
Wagner written during the years 1854 to
1853 The letters are all addressed to the
same lady, an Austro-German milhner,
whom the great master dslgnsd 70 nonof
with his custom. The first OF the letters
is merely promise 10 pay the lady, VINO
is throughout addressed Dear Miss Der.
this. - and to make mp" for her patience
"a we'll as her work. The second letter
is dated from Sternberg, and was evidently
written after the above promises had been
fulfilled. Wagner writes:
When saw you lsst at Vienna you ex-
messed the wish to receive further COM
missions from me. i feel bound to send
Won some further payment. You have also
a knowledge Of the models which l use for
nv indoor garments, etc, and the mater
iais in which l like to have them made ere
difficult to obtain at this place. II, there
fore. Won are inclined to provide me fur,
Their and through all future according to
nv taste, shall be glad, and wish to have
an annual account made out Of them and
for unforeseen expenses. Theaccount shall
always be paid at the end Of the year. II
Won can comply with these wishes l shall
at once give you some orders. In case OF
your acceptance shall be obliged if, first
Of all, Won would inform me as to the fol-
lowing materials:
First-Can you obtain, at Szontag's, O
beautiful heavy satin material OF the In
closed light brown colofp
Second-The same in dark rose color?
Third-Can you get good quality Of
the inclosed pink at price OF from to
forms?
Four-The same in blue, only it should
be even lighter than darker?
Five-Does Szontsg keeps good stock Of
the new red or heavy satin with which you
lined my white dressing-gown with flower
pattern?)
six-Have you any Of the dark yellow
left of which you have made the curtains
to the email tables? Will you kindly send
me samples of these colors and suitable
pattern, and let me know at the same time
whethe- you are inclined to accept my
proposals., of which I should be glad, as
this would be the most convenient for me,
and l could in future always employ you.
/ hope you have still got the patterns OF
my underclothes. AwaitiDgyo reply,
am your devoted K WAGNER.
P. S.-Mind you do not confuse the dark
pink with the former violet pink, which /
do not want, bat q real pink, only very
dark and brilliant.
In the next letter the creator Of the
Emusic of the future" complains that a
pink coverlet, lined with white, which he
had ordered, is far too large, and must i'm.
msdiately he replaced by new one. The
following are few items of "Fraulein
Bertha'sn account.
Dressing gown lined with heavy, beauti-
full white satin, at 70 Z forms the yard;
and tassels of the same color. Trousers and
iaCket OF the same heavy white satin as
the lining for dressing gown, lined with
light pink satin at 12 horins yer ysrd.
Coverlet, three widths, three yards long,
lightly wadded, rich flower pattern, quilt
ed. Braided and trimmed with bows Of
rich pink satin ribbon of the best quality.
Several other letters treat again of dress
ing-gowns to such an extent that the sar-
castle commentator on these items proposes
as fitting name for Richard Wagner that
in the future he should be called Dress
ing gown Raphael" or, with view to
the exquisite coloripg of these artistically
shaped garments, Dressing gown Tintoret-
to-"