Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-01-13
NLISFIT GOWNS.
A SHOP IN NEW YORK CITY WHERE
THEY CAN De PURCHASED.


How They Faii Into the Hands OF the
shopkecper- Dresses ordered aud Not
Paid ror-womeu who Come Homt
from Abroad Financially short.
New York women cannot vote. morch
the pity. but IL Is the sole remaining pre-
rogativc that men have cinch on. Won
Gu do aud have everything else that BAGS
IN the Dark Ages was considered the eN
elusive privilege VI the lords Of creation
Here Is an instance;
Until recently men had monopoly o.
misdt clothing. Not 80 now. for very late
Nv a person. whether male or female uor'
not appear ON the Otherwise explicit sign
but mnnifcstly q progressive person whi
Keeps up with the procession-has starter
u Indies misnt clothing store. rms shoi
Is situated. appropriately enough, m th'
heart Of the rrndcrIoln precinct. Every
thing new or bizarre finds IT. way insuno
lively to the Tundcrloin district. IN tue
window i an alluriEg blue ana gold bhl
dress. with slippers to match, ana Hoi'
bouquet holder. which H. ~ the clerk ten
you, mot absolutely indispensable Tor
ball costume, but considered TASTY anu
Tbe clerk Is small girl with u persua
Awe smile aud q cold la her head. She hw
the useful knack Of adnptability, for whcf
declined to examine the ball dress sh,
called my attention TO mink muf ana
boa quite good naturally, and declared
that they would make me look very iaunty
All around the walls are hung dresses ui
every Kind aud description, while piled 90
the counters are jackets. ulstcrs and that
species Of meal bag known ~ wrap"
But these goods arc secondhand, aud
can be- bought NJ any good secondhand
shop. It ~ necessary to carry such a lin,
Of goods, since there Is demand Tot
them. but this il merely a side issue. II
YOU scnrn TO wear the castOn garments OF
your fellow women and desire somethius
new you can pass behind the porticrci
which divide the outer shop from the inner
one and repos- yourself ON plush SOTO
while the clerk spreads before you gae
ments Of every variety, all new aud In the
latest style
How Is II you got these drcsscsW ak
the cl0Tk, u thought n woman would
undergo any amount OF standing aud III
ting to get a dress right at last
80 they will,n she replies, I'VE do not
get dresses because the people who throw
thom back on the drcssmakcr's hands ART
not pleased with the set of the dress. II
s. because they cannot pay for them. You
fec a woman goes to the DIRE .maker aud
orders dfess-quitc an expensive one.
She furnstes nothing whatever. The
drcssmnkcr furnishes everything and take.
the risk Of hcrpaylng forit. lnsome place.
a. Is customary To make n deposit. but not
everywhere Well, the dress Is finished.
Mlndy finds that she has not ~ much
money as she had the day she ordered the
gown, and 20 she can't pay for 10. She
throws 70 back on the modlste's hands, for
feiting the deposit, II thcrc has beeu one.
Well the drcssmnkcr has to do the best
thc eau. In order 10 prevent the gown be
Ing u dead lo-s She sells IL tous. And her,
Is, Just us good rs II you had ordered IL
yourself, and mach cheaper.
"rhcn thor is another way In which We
get dresses. Lots Of women buy guam
tity Of clothc, abroad. "A great many nc
time, because they get them cheap The;
lind when they yet back that they don
want somc them, or they are little
hurd up alt r. the expenses OF travelling,
aud they sell them to US"
DO you buy many things from nc
trcsscs"
"Oh. no, indeed. hardly any. You SEQ
they always need the clothes they order.
and 50 there e. little chance Of their throw.
Ing them back Oh the drcs snaker's hands ="
Then the u Gle clerk begins to haul down
The dresses f'um the hooks. There Is one
u exquisite lace made over an underskirt
Of ashes OF roses silk. The waist Is an
elaborate affair with jet butterflies Oh th.
shoulders, n set bodice and heavy fringe
OF jet and ribbons 10 finish tho bottom OF
the waist. The waistband Is stamped with
the name Of fashionable mOdiste. You
can buy this dress for twenty-five dollars.
Tbs jct on the waist alone never cost
penny less than forty dollars.
Here iR n smart brown dress of heavy
broadcloth mndu with severely stylish
coat, its only ornamentution being the
large hutton, which secure IL. There l.
an LnGlish look about the dress. and you
are not surprised to Ind inside the name
ola well known tailor Ia Regent street.
HanglngurNt 20 II Is n CONNECTION in dark
green velvet aud hcngalinc silk, lightcned
by judiciuus touches OF u beautiful pink
and green brocadc. This drc,, was made
IN Parla, and was sold TO the misllt cloth.
ing people Tor reasons Of pccuuiary ma
tufe.
Nou can buy gown Of rough gray and
blue cloth trimmed with plain blue Tor
twelve dollars, \ gray bedford cord with
smart black braid trimmings comes NJ
fourteen dollAtr. And 10 on through the
department, You can buy a buttercup
gaulc dinner dress or n blue flannel yacht.
ihg SUIT You can get n gown for church
ora peignolrtosA your prayers at home IN.
Aud whatever you buy you can do IL
with the gratifying feeling that no man
living can ever look down upon you from
Tie mlsilt clothing standpoint again. New
York Recorder.
A Drcssmnklng Club.