The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-06-02

peppermint stick. She looked at the aw-
full hats with their tawdry trimming
This was the little clerks opportunity
Modestly he took comprehensive look at
Mrs. Vanderbilt and then turned to the
stock and gathered q few things together
saying;
"We have nothing made, madam, that
you can wear, but If you can wait half an
hour you shall be satisfied"
In less than that time he had pinned
and tackled things together and had evolved
a hat that brought out all the best points
of that lady's face and drew the eye from
dwelling upon the least pleasing. The
coloring and whole design were as daring as
they were unique, and the effect was so un-
usual and showed such true taste that the
lady was delighted. That was the begin
ming, He made dozens of bonnets and
hats for her and later for her friends.
From the first he had the shrewdness to
tuck on the price, and by and by he
had more than he could do. He left that
little village and now he travels with his
vile and child, stops ut the best hotels and
can scarcely fill ths orders even at the ex-
travagant price he asks, simply because
he makes his creations exclusive. All his
stock is carried in trunk. Nothing is
made up, and no new customer can see
him at all unless she brings letter Of in
PRODUCTION from one of his regular Gus
toners, He just looks at his client and
makes her a bonnet, and she has got to ac-
cept it whether she likes it or not Has
the oracle not spoken and said 1t was
rightY Vive In humbugl
His bonnets and other millinery are no
better than that in the best stores, but he
has learned that women are, If not alto
gether fools, at least like sheep. If some
nice girl had been in this place and had
trimmed up pretty and becoming hat for
Mrs Vanderbilt no more than q passing
thought would have been given to it, but
rs it was man 1t at once became mar
vel
The other day it rained yes, poured,
and was far from home and had neither
umbrella, waterproof nor rubbers, but l
forgot everything about such matters us l
looked at the samples OF the new black
goods for early and late fall. Black is to
be the vogue for nice gowns for fall and
winter, and those who can manage 1t will
begin wearing the black goods as soon as
they appear for the exclusives. The new
black goods which are shown only by
sample in the importing houses as yet are
the richest and most sumptuous dress ma
terials for street wear ever woven, and
the choice is as wide as the materials are
rich and beautiful.
There are dozens Of designs Of mohair
ana silk crepons, where the raised effect is
not merely deep crinkle to stretch all
out of its original shape with the first rain
or damp, nor to sag out Of shape with its
own weight. This weave Of crepons has a
solidly woven back with the orinkles
thrown up and also caught in the weave
This produces a valuable fabric, first for
its beauty and secood for its durability
1t comes in double width, so that 1t does
not cut TO waste.
Next to the crepons come dozens OF dc.
signs of raised figures on o closely woven
surface, The figures are for tho most part
small and medium sized and In scrolls or
geomeTioal design, though there are many
neat small figures which one could scarcely
call either, These win make very hand.
some costumes, they being thick and rich,
though fairly light Alter them come the
soft and delicious melroses, with their vel.
yety feel and lasting qualities Of elegance
and perfect dye Melrose Is soft and ilexi-
BILE and has q sort OF five armure weave,
but so fine Mat IL takes close observation
30 tell what 1t IL. II IL particularly well
adapted TO house wear, though for street
very refined.