Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-07-14
published 1895, by the Box Syndicate
Press, New York;

published, 1895 by the Box Syndicate
Press, New York;
From Our Regular Correspondent
New York, July 10, 1895.
There is always a time in the early
spring when the woman, who has grown
wise through experience, concludes that
she will be ready in time for hot weath~
er, and achieve this readiness by ar
rang about her gowns very early. While
the snow is still on the ground, she in
vests in swiss muslins, in ginghams,
ad in all the pretty cotton fabrics that
go to make up tho wardrobe OF the sum-
mer woman. Then she HES herself TO a
dressmaker. She is greeted with JOY,
and told, with much sweetness that II
she will send all her gowns at once and
give a few hours TO through fitting,
she needn't bother any more, and thaJ
when the warm days come, because oil
her wisdom in taking time by the fore
lock. she will be gowned like lily Of
the field and will be able to say, to her
less wise sister: Look at my trock
and be unhappy The dressmaker,
who incites the mind to this so-called
wisdom. is usually short, plump and or
Milesian birth. She is fattering in
manner and profuse in compliments.
Occasionally she asks for little money
in advance.
WHIMSICAL. DRESSMAKERS.
But to return to the woman. On the
first day of July she will have the pleas
IRE of knowing that, after she has
scolded. written. telegraphed and even
prayed. the scissors of the willy dress
maker have never even been put into
the frock of her innocent self. And
there are women who receive this treat
ment every year. And there are people
who every year cry, 10, the poor On U.s.
MAKER Now there are women VINO
are at once dressmakers and good Dusl-
ness women, but the average modiste
deserves to have a string pua around
her neck with a stone attached to the
p0tber end. and TO be lowered to the DOL
tom of the deep blue sea. The cry that
ought TO 20 ND should be this, 10, the
poor woman who depends on a dress
maker Men wouldn't stand such treat
ment from their tailOrs. woman mas
TO kou-tou. persuade, be amicaDle ana
admire the dressmaker's appearance hef
ewes her hair. her family and at once
recoenize the respect the blue blood
that appears whenever she prlcks her
finger if she wishes her frock.
1T is altogether likely that you see
something that suits your complexion
in the way of stuff. that suits your
noclletbook. and in which, joy Of joys
Won feel sure you will please the dear
est how in the world The man Of your
heart listens to lovely story about IDA
color and width of that material, the
fact that YOU selected it because you
knew he would like it, and then you
fell him of the treasure You have DIS
covered who is to make It. His birth
dav happens to come on Sunday, and
This wonderful frock is to be worn on
that day The day comes ana al
though YOU look very nice. 1t suddenly
dawns on the man of your heart Inal
Won had expected to appear IKE the
0ueen of Sheba. and that somehow You
didn't come up to the expectation. And
he asks why. OF course. it is the old,
old story. She. with a pronounced emf
nboeis on the she. after promising to
rive Won that frock ahead disappc nted
vou. she hasn't sent it at all, and she
enubbed YOU dreadfully when you ask
ed if Won couldn't have it. and gave you
IN understand that when she eXerted
herself il was for people who had really
avnonsive gowns. and who had great
many made. as if you could help not
having the Bank Of England to BACK
Won. Some day you get the irock, but
il is never what you expected ana lie
goes on. and It is all of frocks and full
of disappOintments.
TERMS STRICTLY c. o. d.
However. all that is going to be
changed. nowadays. About two years
ago n girl who is a bowling swell, had
the misfortune to lose her money but
she was as plucky as she was pretty,
and so she concluded to open shop.
She hired first-class milliner, and
had II distinctly understood that. while
the hest materials would be used. and
every effort made to please people, her
terms were strictly c. o. ID. She is
going 10 be married now, and sell out
10 her mariner. for she has made suc-I
cess of her work. and she made'1t, be-
cause having suffered from the-unbusi-
pesslike methods of milliners and
dressmakers. she made it a rule in her
establishment that promises made We're
to be kept. Another bright woman,
who was making a poor living. at
nainting pictures. realized that there
was room for a dressmaker who would
ask reasonable prices and keep her
word She advertised extensively.
etated her prices. which were fair; and
announced that frock would be turned
ont in a week. She hired number OF
comnetent workers, and to- Say she is
making plenty OF money. A few years
will see her retire. and then she will
naint pictures for pleasure. But this
woman insists on the c. o. ID. rule, and
M matter who the customer is the law
stands-no money. no gown.
This is printed upon her business paS
ner and her customers are also in
formed. in the same way, that any frock
renuiring alterations must be returned
within three days. This woman is as