The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-18

ceiling. The showrooms are decorated in
LOUIS Cuinze style, in white and gold, with
p1rquet noors. In the center is a large
taoie covered with hats and bonnets, which
| oFernow on smaller tables round the walls
senate tootmsn in livery greets you at
.ae door AMI ushers you upstairs where
anne. Lii receives her customers in a white
SIX apron trimmed with the richest lace.
| All ner girls are in dark dresses and white
aprons, and she has some very pretty show
girls simply to try on the hats and bonnets
Ior customers TO see. She employs fifty
girls, who are boarded in the house with
goa wholesome meals, and she has plans
Tor model establishment where they can
get decent rooms at reasonable prices.
Another "debutanten in trade is Mrs.
La6retouche and her daughters. Mrs. Lotus
and Miss Nina Labretouche. Her husband
Iost MS money in stocks, and they had to do
something. Princess Mary OF Teck
patronizes their establishment.
Mrs. Charles Kerr, the sister-in-law of
Lord Dunraven, has her own name over
her shop. She has only recently opened.
Mrs. Cooper-Oakley was a GirtOn graduate.
and used TO deliver lectures before she took
to trade as Nine. Isabel. Mrs. Stuart
Menzies belongs to a Scotch county family.
She has a shop and trades as Marion. u
This lady, who still keeps her residence in
Park lane, admitted recently 20 a reporter
that she often worked all night during the
season to get ball dresses ready for GUS
toners. The reason of all this is that there
has been monetary trouble in the family.
Rents are not paid and mortgages have
been called in, so this lady is laboring for
her children's education and welfare.
Last, but certainly not least of all the
London ladies in trade, comes Mrs. Charles
Quincy. Mrs. Quincy carries on business
as valentine" AS a society lady her fame
dates back over twenty years; she was the
sister of Val Princep, the painter, and mar
r1ed Charles Quincy of the great house OF
Overend Quincy, Lombard street, in its
palmy days. She was once much admired
by the Prince of Wales, and, indeed, occu.
pied the position to which Mrs. Langtry
succeeded before that lady took to the
stage. Her husbands firm failed, and Mrs.
Quincy has gone into trade as a maker OF
smart frocks and gowns. Her taste is
French. She visits Paris four times a wear
and gets ideas which she brings home and
adapts to English tastes.
The above details were given to me for
the Herald by Mrs. Rosamond Bassett, q
trim little lady just arrived from London
AS to her own case, Mrs. Bassett continued
And now l suppose you want to know
why have gone into trade. My great
grandfather, Sir Jeremiah Homfray, was
governor Of Jamaica early in the century.
His son, John Homfray, married Miss Rich
ards Of Cardiff, a great heiress, by whom
he had one son and two daughters, one of
whom was my mother. Penllyne Castle.
which adjoins Craig-y-nos, the Welsh home
of Nine. Patti, went to the son, and a
handsome fortune was settled on nv
mother. My father is Richard Basset of
Bonvilston, South Wales, director of the
Great Western railway. NY brother.
Churstan BasSett, is master of the Fox
hounds. My cousin, GIyune Homfray, is a
captain in the Life Guards and keeps a fine
racing stable. 1t would make too long a
story if | were to tell you how by settle
ment and entails, while all the men of the
family are well provided for, the women
have to wait for reversions on other lives.
which may not fall in for years. That is
why have had to open bonnet store in
New York"