Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-01-30

sA o'Si aAc Gil SHOWN on models
she doesn't know exactly what 81.
wants, but in looking over the assor,
ment finds one that suits in avos,.
respect but a certain arrangement j.
the trimming. Perhaps the efrao,
which she objects to may be now l,
style and on that account may striEe
her as odd, when in reality il i
great addition to the custome. seajn.
that gown on a graceful, well.hpil5
model, as she walks about for insnac
ton, the idea of the modiste who sssb
Toned 1T will be borne to the wonla
be purchaser and she will understand
its possibilities as she never wonl3 4
she saw 1t only on lay figure
good model, one who really under.
stands her business, can sell INV
amount Of gowns thar might 81 up.
noticed and passed over otherwise
The importance of the model Al IL
adjunct to trade is not recognized =
widely here in America as ii il
abroad" he went ON to say. oAt
Routes and other famous outhtters a
Paris and London there are models
not only of one type of beauty but Of
all the varying types blonde, brunette
and intermediate compilations. one
model will be TALL slender and viii
lowy in form; another will be plumn
and petite; another tall and of Juno.
like proportions all styles TO suit
varying type OF customer. The would
be purchaser is shown into a rom that
bears no outward sign of the nature
of the business to be transacted
few good pictures, flower or two.
but everything very plain in furnish
ing and appointments. What style Of
gown does madame require? a facto
tum has asked at the door, and ac-
cording to the kind of gown ordered is
the special room into which madame ii
shown, one apartment being devoted
to the purchasers Of ball and reception
toilets another to street suits, YET an
other to outing gowns and costumes
for the house Madame waits in the
empty room and soon model, in ap-
pearance somewhat near her physical
type comes in and wakes quietly
about that the customer may see the
gown she wears in every aspect, side
wise, back, front and three-quarters
view. That gown having been sur
yeyed the model withdraws and an
other Of the same type, but wearing a
different gown. takes her place, and
so the toilets are shown until madame
selects the one she likes.
This, of course, is in fastidious es-
adjustments, where the artist will not
make a cape for short, stout woman
or otherwise violate his principles, The
models abroad have much harder
time in some ways than they have on
this side of the water. A moderately
good figure will commend a good price
in New York, but in Paris and London
they demand absolute perfection
There the models are required to wear
corsets that. in the rigid nature q
their construction must be most I'M
comfortable, and model who has
made reputation for shapeliness dare
not relax her laeings even when off
duty, for fear she might spoil the en-
viable taper of her waist. In some re-
spects. however, even although the
wages there are smaller, the foreign
models have the advantage over those
here. Very handsome toilets are fur
nished them that they may always ap-
pear in keeping with their luxurious
surroundings. and in many cases they
live In the house where their work IS
carried on, free of charge, good accom-
modations and good service being fur
nished lor them.
I'm the matter of education and gen.
aral efficiency" he continued, 81 think
he American models are of a higher
type The foreign models have good
manners have quite an air, In fact
when addressing customers and the
strangers with whom they come IN
contact, but it is just the sort Of patols
of their trade. 1t is considered an IN
fringement of good breeding for them
to use any, but the third person N
addressing a stranger, and they fall
readily into the nut of observance ana
custom, making really an excellent ap-
pearance. The majority Of them have
very little education. Here In New
York they are fairly intelligent we'll
spoken girls, and are models Of pro
priety as well as Of physique, though
II do not mean that their foreign
sisters fail in propriety, either.
MANY models are women OF refine
ment and intelligence, but neither q.
tribute Is essential to their calling. :
young person possessing the requisite
physical development may be q mos
acceptable model and yet have e
mental cultivation whatever lns
models for the pictures % be used .
advertisements by the house SIC 70 n
lists employed exclusively for ~.
purpose, They don the handsome nass
and gowns and make charming w.
jeets.
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