The sun., 1891-07-03
HER DREssMAKERS BILL
Mrs n. q xERENs OF 81 LOUIS Will
NOT Par II. AND TELLS WEE

MRa n. q KERENs OF ~ LoU1s VIII
NOT Par II. AND TELLS WEE
SHARP Letters Exeh saGed with the French
wsns. whose wevk DiA Nss ss,,
Her-Thrests rreu. = Lawyer Nov =,
sing Sing Brsas Mr.. Ksrs.s late sA,
Case--A Lawsuit Hesun.
More than year ago the Grams Kerep,
correspondsncs began. Nine. Anna GRANGER
10 French dressmaker at 83 West Fortv.flfth
street. Mrs. Kerens lives at 80 yapdeyente,
place, 81. Louis. Her husband. Richard q
Kersns. is the Vice. President Of the st. Louis
Arkansas and Texas hallway Company, IN 4
member OF the Worlds Fair Committee n
friend OF President Harrison, and q wealthy
man. with several grown-up daughters. About
the time when this story opens, Mrs. GRANGER
had branch In Paris. Mrs. Kersns had bad
ssvsrsl dresses made here, and had acquired a
high opinion ot Mrs. 0ranRier's work. She
wrote this letter:
80 vAsnEvEsrra PLACE. Feb. 1s, 1890.
"lDedr Madam GrdRgier:
u send BY express some materials Of which
should like you 10 make mo two handsome
costumes. The materials are all good, but in
present condition OF no service to me. Aside
from these want q bonnet and parasol that
will 40 with either costume. but most psr-
ticularly the bronze and lace. For the outfit I
do not wish to expsnd more than $175 to 5000.
Let mo know In time before you come as I
have friend WHO gets vorv handsome things
from tho other side, and she wants to see your
goods. OF course you will add to tho materials
whstever Is nscsssar, to make thom handsome
and prettr-all to come within the range
OF S20O. Vory truly. FANNIE KERENs."
Enclosed In the letter was this memorandum: /:
List OF what ssnd by express.
One black orApo do chine dress I bronse silk drsss
waist for measure pattern OF black lace ~ yards
isaG sysrds black lace which is handsome aud use a.
ysa think best
On tho crIre do chine dress was pinned q
piece Of paper which bore those words:
Wauid like handsome crepe costume Ths skirt never
hsd sufcient material In II The waist did not nt the
trimming. should Ike it used to better advantage
The bronze silk had similar slip pinned to
H. which read:
This bronze silk AMI lace want made together add.
.as ss d.ass: Ssa asss Ssss
them iikht Ana coui Tor suinnsr
And on the waist was this:
tut. waist ts ~ guide Leave the shoulder and arm
Nine Gra1Gier worked on the dresses for
Louis. with t. Q bill In Il few days she followed
hsr rh.r. wo,k S and % met mrs Kerens in st. Louis.
ksssSs and e aoa oa eoni 1
Il, New iosk Nlme. Gransiors srseeissd from
sbli Tor .i5S Tor the work on tue dresses Tres sn and ID
s5o for the ronnet and psraso.. The bonnet
didn't want them anu Nine: draneier could do
Mh bE nem was 1H b dE k:d Nine Granger
The e,ssr saat sppsars Is
st. ieu s asd % Tesas s Rsssy hss1
Compsny. aud marked sdictated.S "i 1t u."' says:
'G~,. G'anosar N,.o I"' city.
rostmarke'l Now York, May d. ieached me yes
ter.'sy: II |. strange my letter should rsmain
y have their letters, reach them i'e in or out % Of
town. Tue bill enclosed ana sentences from
Your country they might. but not 10 this. lam m
giah you place on paper your, prices for the
q 'So s M s s,' e. sss 0s sod Meps @
xeli as produce the reCsiptsd bills You have as
ioa dId not iolloEy my instructions in r..
savs sssa 10 costumes ,sn, Which any one vii .asy
ine articles produced. l have been damaged.
a,ny,hhinx az! my matoris!. put IL suen CON
Esis %e. ;hox IS i siIsI Alter iIrIins &, ssii them
Them ior : much less price than you wanted me
but my. material. which you will pisase
fstuEn utter the many weeks you have retained
soS ,red red 70 @ ceec rom snnra me While heTe an!
sss a. ss :sssss e. seas ssS
NV SIs ei SsS q .Ps P, +
bs IN eds. as you promised TO do telling me In
h: ss. vo9S aS So S sTss S@s
as you IN
rss Tie uR ses9ss
ma, be required ut some time to dc justice to
used he e.ersssion pHasss pss ss f. aou
!hiIIk I nesi' was accepting what You had said
Thought oi ,ou ut auy time to the otner side
s s IS icr he se1tanz maSnx
as {. q IL, ePss M%s Slsssier
MAY II. 1890.
,tYr,p, Yen, letter dated May 9 lust received. It
10 N. n New 8orh lRa5
sh0al hnys emalnGSa pnanswe.od We, for some
tui lwo or three weeks. and such q letter could
not be an wsrsd BY nny one one but ~ myself. ,
to me. ins only answer j can give s' You you
aoort 4! r.. H. my country ni when per-
Mgly. and IN hong to your own country must
say that you a,s the only person have met
Your ieti rs Il . really. repui-ive and Very dls-
s e f. tss ssa
may u, and containing copies OF your own let |
terR ts all have 10 say, as you have stated in |
your last letter Al great many things which are |
not oifreet and,ns YOU say, should only 10 an |
''I1 lo''' ''' 81 N''" "A.GRAso1En
"P. S.-The ,'nckage you sent here whom You |
k.ew WAS our III town 4. At your disposal, as |
Well a. ~ Tho pieces belonging to you. when |
your oil IL 81 ted. A. G..
~. bit NAV seem very amusing to you to |
rip up clean. pa ch, ana niake over old dresses.
but ass9rs y.'u It did not amuse mo so much |
while doing IL, and which you seem to think I |
should have duue without charging you."
Or May III Mrs. GranRisr received an answer |
to this letter 1t read thus:
-" ST, louis May 10. 1890.
iDicated.l
"Nn. Gran9sr
MADAM: Your abusive letter has reached |
pe. ! Will only say my ysraeity has ney.r |
bsen Qpestioueu. and you might find II dif1- |
out. u required. to demons Il ate your interpe-
tstion ol lady. Remarks OF the kind are bst-
tsrWilsn not made; mufh lsss Written What