Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-12-27
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AZ the risk q sending oil my readers
70 India for dress-making, l shall let yoa
into one Of the secrets Of midas charm
10 the Anglo Indian. Since coming back
to this country nothing seems harder
than TO get sewing aud drsss-making
done; and though Indian tailors might
drive a ordinary home dressmaker To-
sane, they certaiuly do take care Of their
mattresses In . most fatherly manner.
OF course they are men, and Of course
they are % much part Of ones ostab-
llshment % the cook or the butler. Ny
tailor was my Inheritance, and fell 70
my happy lot along With my dlgniied
white haired cook, my maid, and my
portly and lordly butler.
Pandarum Vas ever faithful TO my In
terests, and, when work waved short,
did not rebel Ut being "lct out" TO other
ladies. In fact, 90 famous was Panda-
rum - Q buyer, and for style and ex-
Quisite embroidery, that he was oftener
called for BY my missionary and civilian
friends than liked. He had goodly
family, who all, Of course, lived on the
tailor street. remember well his hsnd-
some old paralyzed father, and less well
BILE wife and children. l think there
were seven 10 the family, and yet Pan
darum's wages were but three dollars
and quarter month--and no meals.
Promptly each morning he came to
my room, took out his mat and unrolled
II on the veranda under my window, and
placed upon Il his hsnd-Singer sewing
machine and his large basket OF work.
Aending he seldom did, for that could
40 well be done by native ayah; but he
had so real an interest In all my ward
robe that he saw TO IL that "long cloth"
and cambria 10 quantity were kept on
hand, and that l made frequent and
sufficient purchase Of handmade lsces
and embrolderies from the native schools
to keep me in An assortment Of lingerie
such a. he thought fitting. How he
loved TO plan and fuss. What concoc-
tons In ruiiies and tucks and Insertions
adorned my night dresses, skirts aud
other garments. When no other work
was ordered, he would inspect my
bureau drawers, and inform me that !
needed new night-gowns or skirts, and
that, II It was msdsm's pleasure, he
would begin the garments at once.
might have to interrupt him, but though
man Of much decision OF character, he
Was enough Of HIndoo to respect my
authority, and would lay aside his tucks
and shirrings to refine the carriage or to
mend the saddle, which had perhaps
been hung too near the wall, and so had
become the feeding-ground for white
ants.
Or perchance there WAS needed pair
Of slippers to 20 with an evening dress.
Until month ago hsd one pair which
was wholly hand made, and which had
kept as curiosity. The soles were cut
out by the native leather-worker, who
brought his tools to the verands and
copied the soles for another pair; the
lining was Of plain satin, and the outside
Of pale yellow satin embroidered In gold.
The India taiiors can copy almost
anything from fashion papers Though
they have not the Worth touch 10 drsp-
cry, and as for gowns from home, they
copy them so literally that q newcomer
not only has the satisfaction OF setting
the fashion, but soon, 10 the srousing OF
another set Of emotions, finds herself
without one gown which Is distinctly
her own,
Some of the tailors do excellent en-
broidery. | still have (and wear at
times, when 1 wish to be very festive) q
pale yellow India silk-to which the yell
low slippers belonged-heavily and ex-
quisitely embroidered In gold.
Usually embroiderers are specialists,
and get rather higher wages than Panda-
rum did, but he did my dress as part OF
his regular work, and as beautifully ss
any specialist from the temple could
have done.
As TO upholstering furniture (in cool
linens and cottons, OF course), masking
the strong MEETINGS for beds, or punk ne.
which are so necessary TO our comfort,
he had no superior Root, NJ
D., 10 Hsrper's B,zar.