Wichita eagle., 1889-11-07
THERE is ONE IN NEW YORK AND
HE DOES A BIG BUSINESS.

ceiving or bali costume to suit The style or
taste of his CUSTOMER, his prices are regulated
by the length of a<r purse and her willing
ness to draw its Strings, and often run up into
hundreds Of dollars. Recently young lady
visited a Fifth avenue establishment and
asked the price for making a plain street
gown.
The charge was 500, but was reduced to
$780,
"How much for tho makingr she inquired
"Ninety dollars" was the reply.
But / have some very beautiful broad
cloth, and / wish to have it made up," she
said
Every WELL" answered the tailor, blandly;
1--WE will make it. The price will be 800"
'sDo you allow nothing for the material?"
Nothing at all OF course, If you wish to
use your own goods in preference to ours we
have no objection; but we make no deduc-
ton in price"
AS a ferryboat was making an effort to
enter its slip the other day there was over
heard snatch of conversation between two
well dressed women. They were evidently
discussing the masculine drssSmaker, pro and
con.
"a man made garment has a fit which no
woman can give" said one.
THAT may be-" said the other, little
sptefully; but in the eternal fitness of things,
/ am sure it is not proper for man to fit q
womans dress; and, according to my idea, no
modest woman will submit to such thing"
at is greatly matter OF USE" said the first
speaker. 1.-The man simply looks upon his
customer as an object for whom he is to make
a garment. He is an artist in form. II her
figure needs improving by artificial means, he
proceeds to make it as nearly perfect as his
skill will allow. The lady only thinks Of him
as the agent who executes her orders And
then the finish. A nah is so much more care
full and painstaking, and when the work is
done it has perfection seldom seen in that
which comes from feminine hands. There
Is no reason why woman's gown should not
be made as we'll as mans coat, and no
man would employ tailoress to make his
coat"
Il care nothing for that" said the friend,
obdurately Il would not have a man make
a costume for me il he did the work better
than any woman on earth could do it, and
charged absolutely nothing for bis labor.
Every man who makes dress or bonnet
takes the bread from the mouth of some
woman"
Does not every woman who sets type OF
digs potatoes take the bread from the mouth
Of some mani"
''That Is of no consequence was the re-
ply; % man can always find something to
DO. If one avenue is closed, he has a thou
sand others open" Just here the gangplank
was secured, and the rest of the converse
ton was drowned in cries of "Kee-abI"
"kee-ab!"
Did you ever see girl behind the counter
Of a store whose gown fitted her hike glove
made for her hand, or pretty chorus girl
who wore street costume that might have
been made by Wprthe These young women
could never get money enough TO pay Fifth
avenue or Twenty street prices, and
yet they wear costumes which compare ia
vorably with those made IN fashionable
quarters.
They probably patroniz man who makes
a hundred dresses a week: who allows his
customers to furnish their own materials,
findings and all, if they wish; whose prices
are reasonable, and whose fit II not his finish,
is well nigh perfect.
To get to his place of business person
must pass through one Of the most unclean
portions of the city. Ii Is swarming with
children, who have great black eyes and very
dirty faces.
From handcarts in the street Eyou can buy
hard black bread for two cents pound
bread and butter at a penny slice, pretzels
from hawSers who crrry them about strung
on hong poles, and at the stalls by the wayside
all kinds OF fruits and vegetables in the last
stages Of decay, and yet many a lady who
might pay the prices demanded by fashion
able dressnalers up town, and who possibly
leads her friends TO think that she does so,
braves all that is disagreeabe in reaching
the place and that is uncomfortable while
there 10 patronise this man.
He IS Hungarian, and has been in this
country dozen years or more. He owns the
building which he occupies and others in the
vicinity.
He has system CT fitting Of his own inven-
ton. and he employs a horde Of men to do his
work. He is usually found in his shirt
sleeves with his hat on, and viii smoke q
cigar while trying on dress, IL no objection
il made
There is single room where the fitting is
done and where the long string of customers
wait in turn. It makes no, difference how
many are there or what haste one NAV be IN,
works on for an hour, if necessary, in fitting
q single waist. There are no nervous Jerks
in bis movements, hut every stroke tells.
There is no carpet upon the floor, no screen
TO step behind when removing dress or put
ting one on, only bare wooden chairs to sit
upon, and sometimes not enough of them to
accommodate the people in waiting
And yet this man cannot do all the work
which is brought to him. His customers
represent all grades of society, and in bis eyes
they are all on a level
Il should think you would move TO dir
ferent part of the city" said one woman
What is the matter with thisi" he asked
1T is SO difficult to reach
That depends upon where YOU live said
he 81 am satisfied with my blaze Of pusi-
ness l would not exchange with any CUP
town tressmaker."
DO you 6t all the garments vourselfsn
Yes; l tried to have assistant but no
lady would consent 20 be fitted by him
Il hope you Will not move up town. said
one Of the pretty actresses, who Was waiting
her turn 70 be served You would have 20
much to do that you would never get round,
and we have to wait long enough now; and
then you would put your terms far beyond
my means
The last idea YVES an important one 30 the
speaker, for the prices demanded bv the Fifth
avenue dressmakers, Of either sex and those
of the east side dresSrnaking factory here de-
scribed are nearly as wide apart as TIE social
distance which separates the two localities
New York Sun
Why He Wept.
Mrs Sadfsce ito Tommy, who lad stolen a
jar of pre~ervesl-My boy, know you are
sorry. | see it In your face.