The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-03-17
SWELL APPAREL.
Ways That Are Dark and Tricks That
Are Vain In Dress-Mnklng.

Ways That Are Dark and Tricks That
Are Vain In Dress-MaiSing.
"If you will promise never under
any circumstances to give me away
]. will tell you great secret, said
one OF her most fashionable friends
to young Mrs. Noodles the other day.
"Hope l may die, as the small boy
says" was the rejoinder
well, then, only two OF the gowns
have brought back from Paris were
really made by Worth. Tho rest
are all counterfeits,
Goodness! What do you mean7"
1T is all the doing OF my French
maid, Annette. She was awfully
sharp, you know, and it was lucky
thing for me that picked her up
across the water. There isn't any
sharp lodges she is not up to. be-
lieve. But the one am going to tell
you about was really worth a great
deal of money to me-"
81 am breathless."
"Well, you see, had made up my
mind to get number OF really hand
some dresses. but my husband de-
clared that the bill must not exceed
$1,000, which he thought was very
liberal. But, OF course, as you know
very well, such sum would not go
very far at the shop of great Par
isian. artist. SO l had to try and
figure things ont pretty closely.
Annette came to the rescue"
with an idea9"
with most valuable idea. She
suggested that | should take her
with me whom / went to tho dress
makers, | decided to order two
gowns, and for that purpose ] was
going TO the shop to look at a num-
Der of sample dresses These pat
tern gowns, as they arc called, are
kept in stock to show to customers,
in order that tho latter may de-
termine what they want Prclim-
inarily Annette put me through u
regular course Of Instructions. Said
she:
"'Madamc, thcro is q way to man
age this sort OF thing which is
adopted By the most fashionable la.
dies. 1t is understood that you bring
your maid with you IN ordor that sho
may help you with anything that
has to be tried on, and that You
never allow any other woman to as
sist with your apparel. Now, you
must be sure to look at as many
gowns as possible before coming to
decision, and when anything strikes
you favorably you must tell mo- OF
course it would not be possible that
you should do this openly, because
the dressmaker would SEQ that we
wero using his material for hints on
which to construct costumes at home
That you see, is the object we have
in view.
But how can tell you without
speaking?' l asked.
'' 1T is very simple, madame, said
Annette. We must have code of
signals. When you drop your hand
kerchief it is to call my attention to
the hang OF a skirt You cough, and
/ understand that am to take notice
Of sleeve, You rub your nose, and
that conveys an order to me that
shall fix in my mind tho trimming of
waist. You may be very sure that
| shall forget nothing In this way
l shall have mental memoranda Of
everything that pleascs you most in
the stock Of the costumer. AS soon
us we get homo | will put it all down
on paper. You know that / am q
skillful dressmaker, and, being able
to initiate what l SEQ | can make for
you number of gowns which will be
admirable. You buy two costumes
and you get dozen or more. You
have the benefit of all the artists
best suggestions and it will do no
harm to permit your friends to sup
pose that all of the dresses are from
his atelier.'
"Well, my dear, / carried out the
plan in detail, and all the beautiful
gowns which you just examined were
made at home by Annette and my
self. with the exception of the blue
and the gray. They are the origin.
ais.