New-York tribune., 1888-03-25
TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLAR DRESSES
FROM GaignGnL

As / entered his establishment, NJ. Worth busy
with soc new creaton" explaining It to half dozen
himself wore short embroidered jacket, capl-
clous trousers, White flannel shirt fastened ~ the
SEantcr cap. Taking Ee into a private room, he
submitted 10 inter, lew most graciously. Those
ladies' he said In rcply TO my question; they are
some oi our dress parade models We have about
niuety In al who do nothing hOm morning till night
You than half the time ladies who come hero
think they know what they want, when they really do
oi. Icre II "here our sai-s"o oHiol SNOW ,hcll eii
In convincing them oil their error a lazy comes In,
sees Ger am gown, and Immediately goes INTO rai,
tues il. L want exactly like that, she VIII
say. Perhaps she Is told that the shade is unsuitable
that her hair complexion requires something quite
different thai She coud never wear SO large pattern
etc and a. crowhing objection tho wishcd-ior gown
Is put a model somewhat resembling herself This
last argurnenl is generally conclusive"
Many U. NJ. WORMS customers put implicit faith In
him the choice of suitable materials and the styi
Of dresses. For example, he said to his nterlocutor
telegram comes from th- Empress Of Russia, Send
mo a dinner dress Nothing more We are left
absolute freedom 10 style and material Not that
the Empress IL indifferent In the matter OF dress
Quite the contrary Sho will sometimes require that
al the ladies' costumes at certain ball he Dink. or
rcd, Or blue Aud her own toilets are always master
pieces Of elegance. Tho point Is that she trusts our
Judgment rather tIlan her own. In the tanie way,
during the last few dags have received over twenty
make them up may think best. OF course Ut
is dihcut to get up at ono time so many dresses and
rocei, ing leitecs hom Two Newiork society ladies
who were very angry because we hal CHANGED to send
them both the SiuC drSs for tho same event. IL was
"A swell ball-p-rhaps 600 ladies presen-and In that
number had furnished certainly sixty dresses.
only think OF H. stafc dresses, all to be
short order and each TO be absolutely unique. VIC
generally want a week TO complete order but II
necessary We can finish cost unle In "A hours. We
have had French ladies order dress in the morning
and dance in # az night. l remember oncc making a
gown for the Empress Eug'nie IN three hours aud a
hall OF course such dlly woull be impossible II
elaborate work required. 1t often takes weeks TO
complete embroidered gown. At the time OF the
coronation o the present Emperor Of Russia we had
girls king night and day for six weeks on court
IRAN for the Empress which was covered with mag
nlccnt embroidery in real silver. That train alone
cost 25.OOUf and viii bo preserved in the State
NIl.oum historical curiosity. You ask me II
fabulous sunns sometimes paid for dresscs7 1t
f. quito impossible TO MAXI any estimate A. 10 thai.
il yOn begin putting on gold thread, jewels, etc. nf
thore i limit to The cos;- SoInc years ago
Peruvian heress pal lis l2O,OOOf for single gown,
1is, ,0OOi being the cost of the laces aons. A few
weeks ago sold cloak for 40,O0Ut, OF which
4l,Ol0L wont for he fur
We count among our patrons the ladies Ol all the
Courts In tho civizel world. that is all with single
exception. Queen Victoria has never honored us
with her patronage During the Lusy seasons we turn
oui about 900 gowns and i5O cloaks a. week. Points
OF difference among ladies from various countries ?
IL impossible to classify women in that way.
! find that country produces beautiful faces,
graceful figures, and lovely dispositions, as well as
their cOnrarles | surp3-a Russian ladi i'S are The
greatest dancers in the worl': Englishwomen arc
ju.ty proud % their pcrcc compile Aions; the French
lead the world in real ecscrcc. and Anercan lal'os
impress me bv the IN which they wear gor-
geous gowns. Nothing Overwhclms them"