Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-25

system Of cutting that they are still
shapely. 1 find it is great ampltlon
among. the swell establishments here to
create a style that will distinguish their
. productions from any other. To-day we
were down to Monsieur Doucet's, one OF
| Worth's rivals and one very well known
among Americans, it would seem, Judging
| from the number there, being fitted and
bargaining for almost priceless things
Doucet Puts Out Plain Skirts.
| Doucet effects perfectly plain skirts, not
| one for anv occasion that was the least
trimmed did he have shown to us These
| skirts are bell-shaped, out on the bias, OF
I course, but as unlike the bell-shapes of last
season as if known by another name
Take down one Of your Oldest
Todey's Lady Books or some other
| journal dating back to the days of "tilter"
| hoop-skirts and notice the width of the
skirts in those days and you can get good
| idea of the skirt NJ Doucet is trying to in
duce his customers to buy, and successfully,
too. Several tnat know of are going to
New York and that means this style will
make its way to Pittsburg, but if there 10
an alternative offered by Mr.. Worth or
Felix, then 1 prophesy it will not find
favor.
The waists to this style of skirt are
varied, no two exactly alike. Creative
genius seemed to be exhsustless here
Frequently their would be several colors In
troduced upon one waist, even where the
dress material was black, and these colors
were always those it would never occur to
an American to combine. Everything in
black whether coat or gown had colors with
it Sleeves commonly are OF different
material from the waist
is n he fhor fur
been told everywhere, and yet M. Doucet
was not making point of it, rather more Of
jet'and heavy embroidery. NJ. Doucet is him.
self always to the fore in his establishment
and paws particular attention to his Ameri-
can customers. He is q dapper little
Frenchman, wearing at this season light
gray suit, and always buttonhole bouquet
He keeps his place full of English-speak-
ing French girls OF fine figures and pretty
faces
Displayed on Living Models.
The business of these girls is to don the
charming things exhibited and to parade
up and down the large sale for our inspec-
tion. In this way you see gown on all
sides, especially the chang" of the skirt
and the effect of the trimming. This exhi-
bition goes on every hour in the day at all
the competing establishments and in the ut
most good humor. The pretty girls enjoy
the admiration they receive and seem never
to grow tired of exhibiting themselves; and
the heads OF the place never allow you to
feel that they expect you to buy. Of
course, everything is done in very polite
way to induce you to buy, but you are not
urged.
"Does not madam think she would like
this?" or, 'Well, see this does not exact
ly please madam. We will show her an
other" etc. So it goes on until you might
reasonably expect to be thrown out of the
window, but instead, when you are trying to
make graceful exit quite ashamed since
you knew you had no intention of buying
from the first, you hear it good humoredly
said that, "If madam will kindly come in
tomorrow think we can show her some
thing that will please her."
Madam can 60 tomorrow and the next
day and still not purchase and be treated in
the same courteous and painstaking way. I
am sure know of no place at home where
such patience would be shown to you.
We have cards from NORM Blossier invit-
ing US to see a wardrobe gotten up for
Sarah Bernhardt's next European tour and
also from Redtern to see soIne gowns made
for Mrs Brown-Potter's appearance in
America the coming season, to be worn in
"La Dame aux Camelias." 1 suppose the
hotel lists are consulted for American visit
ors to Paris and then these cards sent out
We are expecting great treat in seeing
these pattern gowns
MARY TEMPLE BAYARD.