The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1892-01-01
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sea OF gaEmentsP Your gloves cost more
thun all my wardrobe, yet find my
closet disagrseabIY full at least once a
year"
The woman smiled inscrutabiy, say
ing: The poor We have always with us
] Sc You look iueredulOus. bat e Is an
absolute fact that my Worth gowns help
20 warn many 8 poor creature every
winter. Net, OF course, In their frat
estate Madame e the magician that
Eaalrea them available When have told
you nay part Of the story viii send
you 20 her for the rest You see, Il
one EOss ont . great deal heaps OF
clOthes are . necessity and the more
unique and striking . gown Il, the
shorter its season Of usefulness For
people remember Il, and do not forget
to remark its appearance Il at all fire.
quent- Then you must either remodel
il, give IL away, or send foE madame
"a clever maid, with lruacir in her
finger tips, can transform g simple
gown with new drEperies and trim
minEs, but give her an embroidered
French creation, radiant with the In
dividualtty of Worth and PinEat. aud
she bungles terribly-so terribly, in
fact, that the last state Of the garment
il more notable than tie drsE The
most serviceabls gown In the world Il
q silk or velvet very handsome aud
we'll cut but severely plain, upon
which all sorts Of TRAININGS may DO
superimPOssd to give the eject Of dif-
ferent costumes by so clothing your
self you viii escape repEOach- On the
other hand, your style viii never be
marEedi snd what woman could bear
THAR Nearly all prominent society
woman have aistsra, cousins, lunts,
friends or PrOtegesa so situated as TO
make the gift Of their scarcely -yvorn
Is what becomes of deal OF sOcietY's
frilIs. Their new owners make them
over, OF wear them intact in freah
fields and cOnquests now.
zone Firth avenue mHtrou within my
knowledge Is a sort Of special PrOvi-
dence to many people of whom she
knows hardly more than their names
The surplus OF her wardrobe goes into
the hands OF q molly generous creature
who delights TO distribute among other
gentlewOznen who arc secure enough OF
their RsnEiltty not 70 take Ohense at
the gift
THAT sort Of thing goes on largely
abroad, vVkGls the ranks Of poor gentle
women are ~ pitifully crowded There
"a more Of Il here, too, than you would
imagine. I could name you more than
one belle and beauty whose career
would be impossible but for suGh good
help Very handsome stuHg are, Of
course, sometimes worked over by
drsssmaiEerB outside, but &c ia the eEcsp-
ton not the rule
I'm LOndOa, though, you always
count on getting a new evening gown
out Of your court train after you have
been presented. Il IL four TO i've yards
long. and Heaven knows how many
brsadths Wlds-so IL Is a. easy to deal
with a. new stuff; besides, there O. The
lining for new undergoWn- Historic
brocndea, too, are kept and made over.
Indeed, as q rule, each one OF Ms cher
tshes very rich silk of any peculiar sort-
real lace of all sorts, Lyons velvet and
quantities as deserve to become heir
looms, and Tor the most part we keep
them very we'll
Disagreeable eoatretemps have more
than once arisen from the maids ap-
psarinF in the gsrb or ornaments OF the
MISTRESS sometimes, too, such Eifts are
purposely misused-1Or revenge soHaa-
times, or in aid OF questionable 1850
GATES So madame is more than ever
= blessing and g necessity. She Is the
dearest, nsaG small ErsnChWOmHu.
with a trim shop Ia an out-of-ths-VVsy
nook. She has been Ia business year,
and ycars. We all haye her adde's,
aud when gowns and wraps begin "a
clutter everything, she Sc sent for,
pulling over and peeping At things,
then says: I give the LADY
20 many doIlnrs,' countl out the
money and goes away. Next day q
trunk or two leaves the house, not sd-
dressed, but In charge Of some one who
knows where 70 take it At about the
sams time, maybe. the ckGEisy organ
izatiOns receive a sum OF money, either
anonymously OF accompanied by & we'll
known name. and oddly enough. IL s.
exactly the amount madame left BE-
hind her Not q great sum, either.
She took tTenty-eiRht gowns from me
At her last call. More than half were
French, and had cost from three hun
dred dOliara to 1--WE hundred dollars
lara for my fund
A card took the inquisitive person 20
this mysterious TnadaHs, and proved Al
open sesame to the wonders Of her
Hhop. The half had not been told OF
It Worth gowns Overdoyyed the elOseta
ths presses, the big trunks that lined
sils wall all With the makers stamp,
and many with hgrdly trace Of
wear. Felix, PinEBt, Redfsrn, and
twenty more famous names were
On the various garments, heaPsd and
huddleG about the queer snail place.
It Wss . stOt Of sillz, Of embroidery, Of
iaWslsd beading and sphcmsraf lace.
Madame fingered tie gOWUa Lovingly.
'Tais garmont came from next dooF % .
Vanderbilt, that one had figured as an
Aston BALI anothsE's sole appearance
was ss q Newport dinner. its wsarer
being forced 60 put OF mourning within
80 next week Here UoFs gowns from
Murray HILL share were tea meant Tor
. bsllS IN uPpeF fifth aFsnE1, sigo Eud-
denly bsrsavGd- Indeed. oll shout were
waves snd bulOEs OF social history
made manifest in selor aud ahssn IN
six aud gold and silver and pearl.
EEadEsaS. Of course buys 20 sell uglEn.
Her customers are. aFst % ~. Estressea
particularly those o. t0UFL After them
0omea an array OF women who care
more for excellence Of eat than foG ab-
solste frsshnc IN their Esrmsnta Al
together, she aud her shop are bit q
Paris st down in New ysrl-'s heart
AsAIuE q Favor.
Auntis Ruusby-Flc you tn nostuanr-