The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-10

s sleepless nights recently drove
,o suicide. She was dressmaker,
.5,able one. Her taste and fidelity
r.- a reputation and business grew
Among her customers were women
-.,itb leisure and social influence.
nj. ordered lavishly from the dress
-, who showed a praiseworthy am
- r. please her patrons. Frequently
49,. .7.r included costly material as well
.i.a,-ate work The dressmaker was
,,. il all and send in her bill. She
s,,rd +. easy to get credit when her mon
-. failed to cover the large investments
lad fo make, for it was understood
-, r.r customers were those whose
-. we're a guarantee of financial re-
spoas.u.lty.
n, lessen rapidly increasing expenses,
.,a or4-srnaker took her two sisters into
,as bus.ness. and they did most of the
.rort themselves in order to save hire.
1,,is were duly presented when work was
ant home. but payment was slow. The
.,Lsr of fashionable gowns urged Ter
,,,ir,s where she dared and was silent
nb4re she had to be. Her creditors, how
aver demanded their dues irrespective OF
her collections. 49,. ,,,,
noo,ld no longer indorse ii. Five thous-
"a dollars was due her from people VINO
81 7fford 10 pay Half that sum would
$50 sufficed 10 straighten her affairs ana
Ike her comfortable, but she could not
rorect il. and disappointment finally term
mated in desperation.
T6ss4 circumstances are not exceptional
5riv m most cases the victims die under
them more slowly and in different man
1ar hundreds of Woodworking dress
,,stsrs in New York. who are conducting
sstahlishments In fashonabio, and there
fors expensive neighborhoods, could tell
,,ias nj Injustice rejecting upon ssome OF
the best known names in the city, II they
dared. But in The hope of recouping them
selves by patient endurance they remain
silent
woman whose name is a synonym for
elegant gowns, talked with the reporter
under her breath and behind tightly closed
doors.
TO begin with my rent is enormous"
she explained Her mouse is in one of the
streets that cross tce avenue dtLla above
the Waldorf Astoria. and from the stye of
the carriages that sop in front of the door
one can easily deterE ire the status Of her
clientele
Then 1 must have everything in first
class condiGon-furniture, service and ali
that With the class OF people I cater 10
it would be bad policy to allow the least
hint of poverty or stunt to make its APP
pearance Il is a part of my stock in
trade to make a good showing. And / al
ways dress well myself Some dres smak-
ers do not; but l think that is a mistake.
"Nel. all these things have TO be paid
for in coo. cash before we begin 10 make
any money. They are at the foundation of
the business, 50 10 speak. Then, of course,
there is the outlay for books, magazines,
special designs and things of that sort.
besides trips to Europe and investments
there that may or may not prove profitable
when we try to put them into effect here.
u buy on both sides of the water a great
deal Of expensive material, some 10 order
and some at a risk on my own judgment.
But even when a woman has given def
nite order it does not follow that she will
accept ii when the articles arrives. She
may change her mind in the meantime and
! can make the best of tit gives her no
concern
"A customer comes in and orders a gown
or perhaps half dozen. She may haggle
over prices or she may ignore them alto
gether. have both sorts. When she goes
oqt l am under contract to furnish her
WIN goods amounting TO from 500 to 81 600
one Is Mrs. - of such a street and num-
per. Her husband IS worth millions, l
don know how many. She will wear these
gowns into the best houses in New York
II Is great thing for me to nave such
d customer, and l expect to make money
uut OF t some time Meanwhile however
HeSe clothes ana their owner depart for
EUROPE or The country, or somewhere
"Hefe the payment of bills is not on the
po3i ANNE and ] stay on and try to keep
" Ieui gas bulls wages and shop accounts
vi tAPectatlons don't lose much out
ISHl out l don't get any interest on over
que bills and il is a wearing life moi to
Mo" When you are going to get your
..0i'el or now you can keep off your cred
"oIS long enough to make your debtors
accounts pay them.
demand payment? Threaten them with
~, MOI in the dressmaking business
Iniee-lourths of my patronage would pass
out Oh my hands straightway if I tried anv
~" measures. Tact, diplomacy and pa
IenJe are quite as requisite for the fash
tSass VIessmaker as knowledge of the
,.i'iSue OF her trade. | wouldn't name =
44eht II she owed me S5.O90-not IN :
ne was ready 10 go out of the BUSH
a. an energetic little woman. whose place
tbar AZ III degree less pretentious
ms man. u'e one mentioned, but who COM
sc5 d good trade, shifted somewhat
en-, o.N.l.iF when Madame IS exper,.
e,,t was referred to.
pl,fr -laddme -- has no need to COM
NJ me declared. She doesn't lose
batI she is one Of the few who can
Ts, r'o u ndent. The wealthiest women in
N uo l2.@ would not want her iii will or
New w. II you can get to the top in
and loIA you can dictate to anybody.
c,,s.1 no natter how disagreeable Won are
90 t,.5's VIII keep on coming.
VIVA, ''a' got to the top vet. have
Is S considered a good trade. Thar
Get a ~'' tushed to death all the time.
saw 7 ~ prices. But 1 can't afford 10
not "a, WA do Mrs. AS work. but | win
some ~. H'Fs. Ms. l make dresses for
some ''e SWEETEST folks in New Yorr
Who WHO are real aristocrats. and SOM
peo5le nave money, and / work for
aren't no are trying to be swell. They
NOS oa worse than the others. for the
have I D'' I, only you see it shows that
hg as yer reached the top notch. TAX
do .i'"y different kinds of people az
Out ana ,a sIrally lose considerable money
Ike mil. are people who to-day are living
en- t"'-dires and to-morrow arc tIea,r