St. Landry democrat., 1889-01-26
I ARDED FINERY.
Jew York Reporter Tells What
Becomes Of It.
Il OF she Ways In Which the Castor
5'h'ng OF Rich Ladies Is Used
Row Actresses Manage to Keen
Up with the E.sh,.

M~.n. "hACh the C8St-OH
hg OF Rich Ladies' Is Used-
ROW Actresses Manage to Keen
Up with the Fashions.
= nat DO the fashionable aud wealthy
"a OF New York do with their discarded
ehts9 This question is suggested nv
ono says: $40 be in the swim these
must have cords and cords OF clothes
oHa entirely too many for a supply
II poor relations. DO they sell thema
Ney invite the old clo' men to their
tey can not give 'em to their
~ what Go they do with 'em?r
rs subject up, New York Sun
4 ;Gned that the ladies of New
5 I'VE various ways of dlsposing of
discarded garments, and instead of
at all embarrassed to do 80, they could
@ose or many more. 1t is certain that
"A OF theln are thrown into the street.
tnany OF them are sold is obvious from
atct that In second hand clothing stores
e' better class there are always to be
rich garments that have been but lit
oen. There is quite as much difference
zen secondhand stores as there is
cen stores where only new goods are
n Ihere are plenty of secondhand
Where only goods of first quality
9ldi where very nice silks, satins, lace,
astery and brlta-brac are always to be
and where the prices are kept quite
" &IIa reach of ordinary people, although
now first-hand prices for such goods.
ed not be inferred that all these goods
Srought- directly from first owners. In
sses they are bought of second
ne, who have received them as gifts
tne nrst owners, who discard every
tne moment That it goes ont of fashion.
there are rlcn ladies who sell every
Oh Ihls Kind, not so much for the
as fo the convenience of it. They
IKE bother of doing out gifts.
Slrse tr@y do not call in the ordinary
10 macy They would not for the world
&nge Eford with the contentious junk
who ffe SO anxious to exchange
gerry fo4Pld garments. They deal with
nlce INDple, who make business OF
10 qWsselng houses oy appointment to
use anFdpurchase such goods. The ad-
gsemenfhpf these "upper-cIass" dealers
alWaySspe found IN the newspapers.
TACT tn$A the business is profitable IS
rent ftfNe the fact that such advertise
do cdtantiy appear, and such gar
may w"ys ne '"""d i" second hand
te vervflapacious outlet for such goods
and IN ne aid societies Of the various
!aehes. and the rapacious demands of
talrs. Mucn rich clothing get cut up
&. so no
Jon KnicK Knacks that go to fill d ladies'
v The undertaking Is easily seized by
benevolent ladies for distributor among
poor, TO whom rich outer garments
Elld be an inappropriate GIFT.
pine ricn ladles do not scruple to use up
thelf Odd SILK or satin dresses as lining
sncw garments. These silk and satin
angs arc not only elegant and stylish, but
are very comfortable and convenient.
~ are lighter than ordinary linlngs. is
ut the poor reiatlons are not forgotten.
ro. afssmany OF them in New York. Most
PIC rlcR tamllles nave come up from pow
II by long course Of hard work and
|e BUSINESS. Very few have been able
-Ss7gdp all their relations with them.
Cor relations have daughters who
]. be made presentable when they visit
N rich houses, and they are not only not
anfed to accept gifts Of clothing, but are
~ glad to get 1T. There are also many
pr women in New York who have once
IN rich, whose husbands or fathers. have
bed IN business or dle0Dwith embarrassed
ates, and who rely upon old associates
ong the rich for suitable clothing to keep
3 respectable appearance.
aaklng on this subject with benevo-
lady of excellent family, and one who
Ids much of ner time in looking after
prtunate women IN prison, the reporter
pa what was her experience, and she
She believed that very few ladies Of
9th sell their clothing directly; that she
Wv that many such ladies' gave their
Thing to benevolent solicitors with the
Rwledge that it was to be sold and the
seds applied to charity.
II to the leading actresses, who have
"a and expensive wardrobes, they do
iced to give away or sell much cloth
The exigencies of their profession re-
&e large quantities of material to pro
costumes for various parts, and their
a dresses are mado over and over again,
n reappear in various forms, are inter-
Snged, mixed and mingled, so that the
tginal shaRQis unrecognizable. There is
END to theuse that expert costumers
IL sake of good material, which, whether
sAperty Of the rich or the professional,
3&usx Per go begging. Much of the dis
Sded clothing of the rich ladies does find
way to the stage costumer, and reap
hrs in the court-tra.ns, the ballroom
les, and other wonders Of the toilet that
found tie unthinking female in the audi
ce at the lavish expenditure which the
anager has made. "a
Mfckpof the best materialsof the dis
rded dresses of rich ladies finds its way
the dye-house, and there assumes some
IRE marketable or fashionable color, or
is done in black, which is equally the
ste of the grave and gay, the lively and
we're. And thus, in many ways, the old
esses of rich ladies' are conserved, and
ntribute their mite to illustrate that
I3mph disqualification that Is approaching
hen nothing goes to waste. The refuse OF
e ras-house is made into the most gor-
oil. .aniline dyes, and applied to faded
N materials, TO again reappear in those
lirhtful forms that ever fascinate the
Df man, and absorb 50 much OF the
ne and thoughts Of women. Thus, ever
4 old is transformed into the new, in the
smbie of time and through the genius
a ;nvention of man and woman.
]. Quick Umbrella Making.
Not in, proved workmanship but rapidity
the distinguishing feature OF the me-
an;cal arts and trades nowadays. An in
ance of this was noticeable in the expert
ce of d lady who went into an umbrella
aker's store and asked for an umbrella
recullar size and make, which she