New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-21
surGGLIyG BY DRESSNAKERs
LESS THAN IN PREVIOUS YEARs-soAs o.
THEIR SCHEMES

THEIR SCHEMES
This IL the season Of the year when the crSon'
officials are watching for returning dressnaAs.
from Paris. Every year dressnakers 1ron ~. -
parts of the country go TO Paris 10 STUDY :.
STYLES Of gowns which are being exnlol'I - =
This exhibition of new designs usually ~" a.
the latter half OF August This year i -
Iaved three or four days. on account !.
HOLIDAYS. and the dressmakers were aIsf
ginning their return voyages All the -.
leaving France. especially those Of the Frsnch
this month will have among their passensa 90.
dressmakers American dressmakers' lf s'sA- s--,s
,-adfng Paris for the purpose OF imposins ,-ss.
ON the CAV Partisan as was suggested az ~. r1 A.
makers convention a few days ago. Ae
nendert on that lively capital for theiI -.,-
The dressmaker is one OF the proOiela5 ss,yor-
toms officials. She has been Credi'ed viz, -,vsrn
inc 70 make her passage money out OF tae r.u,.s
r1ent. and to have devised many schemes sr.v %
nush her object by evading the payment O - ~
Garments and materials which she orHis' s,s.g-
These schemes from time 10 time nave 80 80 \, y
ered and the customs official has led4".s -oa,r
SUSPICIOUS of the returning dressih1N - Esusps
o,,ercs As the same dressmakers go ~
every wear their faces have become g. q. slrsys
customs inspectors and their oassde1 -. o.sr
examined with more care than 'i@'
passengers .,,- have yiss
IN the idea of attempting to fool ths s,rt arr
1sas+ the officials have been unable TO- 20 and hals
tbjnr ouf Of the way about their "a ins.
- SJfscCverad any new scheme Iot s-,i~ious IT
~ bas beeu devised The most ~ neen ~
cur,starce which has been onSet 49, ~ them na.
small amount Of baggage when 49, others w.
with theu This might indicate '.s - Du Ing =
the customs officials do not Atow bv bYingns =
chestnuts from the fire Tor 'hehi "A.
their goods. - Ian reS0rted % Si},,sss
,5resSn,akers in years past LtSs t bagSags ~
were frequently Included III tl moi an extse~,-
rso,,Id SAY mat a sofa pillow W. tantic Irs
binary niece OF baggage IVl - cofnfortaos ..ss.
LII 80 rarrv-hOw much nVts discovered -
e ilJI - - s,can1er chair. 10 was "a so,lnd vsS
.N,S, the feathers were often 70 ,scirr these -
SI i II vas not pleasant " FOR the sras
ioy,s and searching in the Is" ~ the insPessks
IS,S,aS concealed in them oo.,rc The Enarss ~
80 SSiiyed 10 do H. Articles pee admitted n,ss
"0 ,ronrfcan manufacturer Save attacneu .s
~,ati-,es the dressmakerS - - air foreign -
$3.50 - tbes. manufacturers ~ these ID -
ttriS and attempted 20 ps 49,, attempt {, -
81 ,terfion Occasionally .sied trinm.nsss,o
49, Sometimes piece o. ,Ss the irnpfe-r,ss
theIh IN - tbe garment TO sLsO-sSore an sfs:r.
t =. - Noon worm and Is 49, 10 dufy. .
that ~ haS ettire and not Oescials 20 ~
OF persoiiSS taysht the customs Vtneir Success
perlei'SS for new tricks. AM ged the he
tstt1- tbenl has evidently 80 aavanced sissc5
,f'a-s one of the arsunaet' .5sir nodes raet
i iS l,ers as a reason WY are tools e..,doa
III H li1ts5 free Is that thSsS sf,ch eofl.s
- a.hsrs. IL some grOund 10 ATTY on tneA-
aiahcush fhev now have 10 pay