Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-12-24
SOCIETY GOWNS CHEAP.
WHAT BECOMES OF EXPENSIVE
DRESSES BUT LITTLE WORM

not He lHeh wore lhhh y hfW hnhfs
by Their owners aud Arc Then within
the Reach Of More Humble People.
The other day m inquisltlyo person
asked leader ~ New York society With
the reputation Of never wearing gown
more thnu three times How do you man
ngu not TO he swampcd in q sea of g'u.
mentsi Your gloves cn.t moro shan all
my wardrobe. set | lind my closet disa'
grrcably full at least onco year"
The woman smiled inscruiahlN saying
"fhe poor We have always with u.s. scn
you look iuctrdulous. but 10 Is an absolute
fact that my Worth gowns help to warm
many poor creature every winter Not,
Of course, in their first estate. Madame l.
the magician that makes them available.
when have told YOU my part of the story
will send you 10 her for the rost
"You See II one goes out great deal,
heaps Of clothes Hrc a necessity, aud the
more unique and striking n gown h. the
shorter ~ season Of usefulness. For PEG.
pie remember 10 and do not forgot 10 re-
mark iu appearance II at all frequent.
Then you must either remodel H. give Il
away or send tor madame
"a clever maid, with knack In her finger
tips, Ean transform simple gown with
new drnpcrirs and trimmings, but give her
an embroidered French creation. radiant
with the individuality Of Worth or Pingat
aud she bunglrs terhbly-so terribly Ia
feet, that The last state uf the garment Is
more notable than the nrsL
IORTuNArr RELATIVES.
"rhe most seryicrahic gown On the
world IL silk or velvet, very handsome
aud well cut, but severely plain, upon
which al sorts Of trimmiugs may bcsupcr.
Imposed 20 give the effect 81 dinercnLcO..
TUNES IIy No clothing yourself you will
escape rcproaeh. On the other hand, your
style will never b, remarked. and what
woman could byar thsti Nearly all prom
iutnt society women have sisters, cousins,
hunta, friends or prutcgrs va situated as
to make the gift Of their scarcely worn
garments more than acceptable That Is
what becomes Of deal Of socicty's ffills.
Their new owners make them over or wear
them intact Ia fresh lolds aud gonquc,ts
now,
zone Fifth avenue matron within my
knowledge Is o sort Of special providence
20 many people Of whom she knows hardly
more than their name, The surplus Of
her wardrobe gues into tho hands Of nobly
generous creature who delight. 20 dittrlb.
ute among other gontluwomen who nrc Sc
cure enough of their gcntility not to take
uitonse ut The gft
THAT sort Of thing goes ON largely
abroad, where the ranks oi poor gentle.
women are 40 piifllly crowded There ~
more Of IL here too, than you would I'm.
nginr. ! could name you morn than one
beiiu aud beauty whose career would be-
impossible but Tor such good help. Very
worked over by drossmnkcrs outside, but
II il the exception, not the rule
Elm London, though, you always count
on getting new evening gown ont Of your
court train after YOU have bcuu presented.
It Is four 10 five yurls long, aud heaven
knows how many brl1dths wldc-so u ia
az cnsy 70 deal with ns new stun. besides,
there u the lining for ~ new undcrgown.
historic brooade-, too, are kept and made
over
wnEng THE GOWNS 90 TO.
"lndeed, ~ q rule, each one of us cher
ishcs very rich silk OF any peculiar sort,
real lace Of all sorts, Lyons vclvc. aud
sable. In each Of these we buy such guam
titles ns deserve To become hcirlooms, aud
for the most part We keep them very well.
"Our maids Of course come In for many
things, even such ~ ~ mauifcstly mp0ssi.
bic Tor them to wear. But generosity to-
ward ones personal attendant Ia more and
more taking other forums
"DlHisrccablc eontrctumps have more
than once arisen FROM the maids appear.
Ing In the garb or the ornaments Of the
mistress, sometimes, too, such sifts are
purposely misuscd- revenge sometime
or In aid Of questionable associates 81
madame Is more than eycra blessing and d
necessity. She j, the dearest, neat, small
| Efuuuhwomnn, with q trim shop Ia az
| out-uf-the'wAy nook. She has been Ia bust
ucs- years aud years. W. all have her al
| drcgs, and when gowns aud wraps begin Il
| clutter everything, she h sent for comes IL
a cab, trips daiutily about, pulling oyci
and peeplng at things. then s,ysi 4 CIV,
/ the lady ~ many dollars. counts out the
money and goes away Next day a truul
or two leaves the house, not addressed, bu
In charge Of some one who knows where &,
take H. Al about the same time, maybe
| the charity organizations receive sum o
money, either anonymously or accom-
panied by we'll known name, and, oddl!
enough, It j. exactly the amount madam
left behind her. Not grra, sum, either
She took twonty'eight gowns from me a
hcr last call More than half were French
and had cost FROM 500 20 500 each, and
had just 800 for my fund"
AT nApAMls silOP.
a card took the inquistiye person TO thl
mysterious madame, aud proved nn opel
sesame To the wonders OF her shop. 1h
half had not been told Of IT, Worth gown
OVERLOOKED the closets, the presses. tho BIZ
trunks that lined the wall, all with th
makers stamp, aud many with hardly
trace Of wear.
lt was a riot OF silk, of embroidery, o
ioWeled beading aud rphcmernl lac,
Madame fingered tho gowns lovingly
THIS gurmunt came from next door to
Vanderbilt, that one had figured Mt an A.
tor ball, anothcr's sole appearance was q
"a Newport dinner, L. wrarer being force,
To put on mourning within the next week
Here were gowns from Murray Hin; ther
were ten meant for belle in upper Flft
avenue, also suddenly heruaSed. Indeed
all about were waves aud pillows Of sooig
history, made manifest 10 color aud sheer
In SIR and gold and silver aud pearl
Madame, of coure, buys TO sell agar
Her customers are first Of all nctress.
particularly those on tours. After theI
comes nm army uf women who caro- nor
Tor excellence Of cut than for ahsolut
FRESHNESS, In their garments. Altogothe
shr aud her shop are bic Of Paris s,
Z down In New iork's heart.-Scw Yor
Sun.
! Folding Linen IN HOLLAND.
Folding linen is an accomplishment /
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