Telegram-herald., 1889-06-21
G0THAM'S RICH A0DISTES.
Wo1aen Who Maxs Fortunes Ccl
Of WoLaans Vanity.
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abe lie of As~ YORK - asEIr. Il 10 saF
ssl41eg thai tie 1ressuAxers srI ricb (,
tsr sRey 4Fs rich-Ficb-r than ulgat ~
the!F custonl<rs-syeFy uaOtheFs daughter
VI tnsm ~L0 tak. nsE taps HAsAsGrs into
the fashionable sorl1 Aud free slSuLiy
that slsas4r - SQUADS tue depths Il t1s cd
n4a poe act has aeyer Rsiac. the dress-
nsksF Is more of necessity % tbs kus-
t.tud hunting host u slrv1s tbaG tns
O. easg Or TIE baker TIE queen u the
trade : uadog 1Jsdly AAsa Rely. We
u hate Reilly Way. 0l=ss yog. sle - the
CsarE dF~esnakrr ono makes gowns for
TIE h8yAl family and the mobility Of
Enzl4as foz coald Lot be presented al
Court ~iShsat beiHx examined aud ap-
proved by Kate Reilly Sac = worth at
least three quarters 0f a million dollars
aud aas drawn tie tape measars over
more fair women than auy other person
alive. Shs has a large establishments IA
Ss~ YORK and larger one in London.
sue IS u Irish birth aud Is the wife OF
Major GriEfiIhs OF rhe British army
Ias leading Inodistes OF what Pepys
called the dear. delightful town" seem
10 have agreed that Fifth and Madison
avenues. between Twenty third and Forty
second streets. should De their rich past are,
ever, Is drawn not only from New YORK :
gild-i circle. bat from the elect OF all
nearby cities For instance, the society
leaders 0f A .5auy. Troy. Utica. Trentoa.
New Haven. Hartford. Providence, aud a
dozen other towns look with proper dis
dain upon the most elegant gowns which
native ingenuity can produce. and pour
their gold into the laps OF those who are
endorsed by the Four Hundred
But how havethes sur preme few managed
u build up the patronage which carries
wiJa it wealth and powers One or two by
the merest stroke Of good luck. the ma
jOrity by assiduOusly catering for the IA
yOr OF one recognized social queen, in the
wledse that others would certainly
follow her.
A siugle generation has witnessed pc
culiar change in the personnel OF New
Nork's leading dressmakers, and "A change
which is inexphcable. Formerly they
were, almost without exception, French;
to-day they are. almost without exception,
Irish or or irish extraction. The latter,
too. are much better business women than
their predecessors, and insist upon 100
and 200 per cent profit with equan-
unity which would have puzzled thu
French.
Mrs. OBrien. another Fifth avenue
dressnHker, while owning the handsome
I house in which she lives and carries oH
I her business, and having beside a bank ao-
count which calls for six figures, is "A most
unpretentious lady, well on in years and
T one who lives utterly without ostentatiOn.
I she Is seldom 10 be seen upon the street.
except on Sunday. going 10 and from
/ church
! Ms o Bri-n occupies proud position
\ among the rich dressmakers OF the Met
/ ropolis. None has patronage so quiet.
yet 40 refined throughout \ majority Of
/ her customers belong 10 what are known
1 nowadays as the ol<-fashioned families
/ the Vans" the Tens" and others. who
/ ignore the supersbundant glitter OF the
/ time, secure in rhe power OF their pedigree.
/ Mrs. O'3rlen il an exception 10 the rule
/ In another p1rtieular-she has had the
/ courage 70 change her business name.
/ She ysas fo-merly Mrs. Loulon, a widow,
aud that name adorned her sign. Her
I present husband is connected with the
house of Arnold, Constable 4 Co. While
ner r1eaRs are large her charities are
/ equally so.
The history OF the famous Mime. Hart
lev. whose name stands boldly out on il
/ Fifth avenue window, is not unlike mauy
histories q. be encountered in the turmoil
OF Wall street. About ten years ago this
I lady stood at the head Of the millinery
| trade in the city. She was a widow, and
/ had anna Ssed considerable wealth; but "a
sudden influx OF more youthful talent.
aud a new departure by the fashionable
hatters. who began to add millinery TO
their regular trade, finally forced her to
b "a. h..F .-.1 fr.rr rt.r
/ Uptown in an effort TO hold her own.
Realizing that a bold stroke was neces-
,ary Nine Hartley. like a clever operator
stocks. Hoped" 20 the other side of
.he market. aud blossomed out - fash
Ionable dressmaker. The stroke WAS .
successful one and she is now not only iu
The first rank OF her new profession, but
aas managed. In very few years to amsss
an independent fortune. She lives in al
exceedingly unOstentatious way. Ia the
nme building with her business. Like
Mrs O'Brieu. Nine. Hartley j. Irish.
Still another leader OF Celtic origin,
I whose luxurious establishment occupies IA
choice corner lot. l. Nine. Connolly
Wish the exception OF Kate Reilly. she 10
! probably the richest OF the rich dessmak
srs. and certainly there IS more OF romance
attached 10 her career than to that of any
1,her Years ago-longer perhaps than
she now cares TO say-shs came t,cE
| Europe. aud a. Miss HardDett entered tho
/ great house Of A L. Stewart. There she
developed business capacity and an
amount Of application that attracted the
notice of the merchant prince himself, and
[ he savv - n that she wss advanced in ac-
I cordance with her merits.
when Mss Tar,1uats became Ms Con
molly she left the house Of Stewart. and.
( making good use Of the large soquaint
+ snce gained there. established herself rs a
fsShinahle dressrlaser iu : xteenth street.
Before many ye-rs she was lefs a widow
. with a snug little fortune. which she bad
Began % invest in reai estate. Later she
married Daniel r. Lyddy. the rsii-kuown
T lawyer.
Nine Connolly owns the valuable build
ing in which she resides and la oors. besides
other desirtbi~ property ln the city. While
ahundsntiy able 70 vie with any % her
customers IN the matter % private coach
. and livsri=d f0otmsu. she has neither tune
+ nor INCLINATION for display - this sort
During the summer. II nos ia Egrope. -
= frequently the case. she enjoys herself
A. Long Branch. where she T. the owner 4
shsndserae cottage Her fortune prob
aalv excee7. to-day a quarter of million
TIE 5eitger sisters who despite rhei'
name are Limerick grls-sre three iu
nunlher. Ali unmarried. Ar stand ~ t6.
very s.too OF the aeap. 10 tae dr~ssIsazin "a :
world No house in Sc city carries witt
"a a, ssuai weight in TIE ewes - society
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