The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-03-29

The consequence was that tongues wagged
mrrci aS,ly aud Mrs. Taggart was accused
of making an esthrtr of ensieTosa in order
that the girls lean and hungry look might
mo- attract to- much attention.
And vet Mrs. Taggarts afternoon teas
were always crowded. 1t vas not the tiny
cup of tepid water family dlS'OlOred with
tanHiu which PenSlerosa tlmldly rendered
to the guests all er she had tuTtlyely dropped
4 thin slice OF lemon OF pale and SIckly
hue into tie cdp, which prOple went for;
nor was it the single crisp and diaphanous
vanilla wafer that went with this feeble de-
cCctiou Of the divine tea, but 1t was Mrs.
TagGar's toilets that the women wanted
to see, the creations OF jules BoulIlotte'
ladies' tailor"
Tha5 all beginnings are difficult Jules
EOuiliOtte found out to his sorrow and
hence was be extremely grateful to Mrs.
Leroy laEglrt for her SteadfaSt patronage
Of Is establishment during these first few
hard Years, but even after he had sue
ceeded in building up fine clientele, Mrs.
Iag-urt's wuims and capTiceS were borne
with wonderful patience, and no effort was
spared to give her complete satisfaction
But now the eminent cOnfectuner Of
r0Ues was destined TO undergo rude
cha~tjsemeut at the hands Of fate One OF
his wUTkmen, man whom he had abSo-
luteiy rescued from starvation, fellow
whose quick wit had soon enabled him to
master the science " of the B0uillette
factor and set up in business for himself not
three blocks away. When word came to
the great dressmaker that this mere under
ling, this ignorant employe, was palmlng
OF the " Bouillotte System" OF cutting and
fitting as his own invention, NJ. Jules ire
ran up to fever heat.
"Oh, the rOguei the roguew he eXclaimed,
and followed 1t up by a vicious LAYING bare
of two rows Of sharp " bite teeth as if he
would ike to set them in the rogue's" flesh.
fIrE IaEr on no foil rs+qa no
mentioned in the Bouillotte establishment
except as THE Rogue" and always spelled
with a capital r. But by degrees the emf
uent cOnfectlOner OF robes came to regard
this resentment AS undignifed and rare and
ever Tdrer became his alluslnn to the Rogue
He seemed in a good way to forget the fel-
low entirely, when a terrible hit of news
smote the Bouillotte establishment like a
tidal wave or earthquake shock. Mrs. Lee
roy IagEart had gone over body and soul to
tie enemy. In plain words had taken her
own aud carried as much Of her friends
patronage as she could to The ROgue's"
establishment
''Oh the traitressl the traitressw cried
NJ Jules, CRASHING his white teeth, Il
am so Cross | shall bite my tongue off
The traitressl She abandon me-me-me, the
grand artist for that tief, that imbecile, that
rogue! An, Madame TaggaT, you shall
see; l will be reyenged! An, tie traitress
My vengeance shall follow her to the end of
the world!'
Mi-eareme had come and the fair penitents
Of the fashionable world shook the ashes
from their hair, laid aside their SackciOtn
and fastened away to consult with their
dTessmakers. After the fast the feast
after the grub the butterfly. Easter Sunday
comes apaee when midlent is once passed.
The parlOrs of both establishments were
crowded, although it was significant fact
that the string OF carriages IN front Of BOui-
lotte's was always double the length of that
OF the rival house.
Mr. was it strange that the air should he
heavy with gossip concerning the won
derful creations" which were to burst
upon the world on Easter morning. NJ.
Jules, after hitting upon some particularly
happy harmony of tones or com animation of
materials, would turn from his work table,
throw himself In his easy-chair, take out
his little pouch of Turkish tobacco and with
his dainty pink-tipped fingers roll a cigar
cite in an aDsent-minded way. When the
fragrant smoke began to curl about the ar
lists head it was signal that he was in a
mood TO listen to the chitchat of the day.
What Mrs. This and Mrs. That would wear,
what the rival houses were working on and
even what The Rogue" had on his forms
for Easter Sunday. BouillOtte's forewoman
was possessed OF wonderful absorbent pow
ers in taking IN all this gossip, as well as
amusing mimetic and descriptive talent in
retaining II.
NJ. Jules merely sent out more vigorous
pun Of smoke when he was told the beauti-
full Easter costumes that The Rogue" was
making for Mrs. 1aggart, but when the
forew oman began the description of a
lovely esihetic gown already under way for
Miss Pensierosa an arrangement in
washed-out yellows, very loose, very puffy.
very bOuffant sleeves and very clinging
skirts, indefinite, Intermediate, and alto
gether indescTbabie, something, nothing
aud everything, just what the soulful PEN
slerosa might choose to make it, the little
freedman was on the qui viYe instantly.
"SaperiotteW he exclaimed. that is
very curious! You tell me Nine. Taggar
buy robe for Miss Pensierosa? All, that
IS not possiDlel Nine. Taggar make over
her old ones for Miss Pensierosap"
An, yes" added the fOrewOman," but
Miss Penslerosa is to be gotten ready for the
market. Mrs. Taggart is angling for Hew-
son Dorp."
" Market! Hewson Dorp!" stammered
tie little Frenchman. '' What d0 you
mean?"
Mr.. Hewson Dorp," continued the fore
woman, - Is said to be in love with Miss
Taggart and Mrs. Taggart is very anxious
TO bring him to declaration, for he is rich
as Pitch
Rich as pitch. What do you mean?"
On, he's stuffed full of gold, and Mrs.
Tasgart is bound TO catch him for Pensierosa
IL any way possible, and although he's
man with only one foTefather he's said 10
be a very decent fellow"
One forefather?" repeated Bouillotte.
" What do you mean?"