The Indianapolis journal., 1904-06-05

yoursen troupe
JzCTlM Spare yourself all the trifes and
- save up for the big things.
The poor woman who can't goes 20 pieces.
The newest way Of doing this has been
started by Mrs. George Gould. Mrs Payne
whitney. Mrs. Carnegie. Mrs Z. II. Ear-
riman and others.
rhey hire an understudy to try on all
their clothes.
Isn't that piss?
II is bliss that cannot be INDUCED in by
the modera;e-pursed for understudies come
high. They are not ne siX-dollar-a-week
model of the department shops, nor of the
studio. They are hard to find. difficult TO
keep and high in price.
Sometimes. when first found they 90 not
rank their services high. for they do not
know their rarity. or their value to their
heading lady" They soon know. how
ever. and then the twin" pays well or the
leading lady stands for six hours week for
her own fittings.
one such girl who posed as Mrs. Gould for
six weeks. every day. for superb trousseau
OF winter and Palm Beach gowns, asked
the wife of the multi-m:'l;onare $500 for
her work. and Mrs. Gould added $50 as
'.lagniappe."
These understudies 10 the rich must have
the exact measurements. the same coloring
and when possible the same. type CT lace
as their patrons
rect understudy are using another Ia
tigue-saving scheme. They have the sec
ond or head filter come 10 their house
who makes a perfect-fittinS skirt, coat ana
blouse with girdle. cun and stock.
These are made of cambria or scrim. and
all the curves and alterations worked over
as ii th. fabric were cloth OF gold.
Possibly $50 is the price Of head inter $
work on it, for this is no slight task and
requires as much interest ana skill as d
costlier material would demand.
The next step is TO buy a PAPER mache
or conventional figure form. sometimes
the wax figures are used-and. the camprlc
model well stitched and finished, Is put on
that If wax figure is used, the race is is
tinted to correspond with the origihdi
face.
model to the Law figure would be ruinous.
The cambric is stuffed out everywhere with
cotton wadding to keep the original lines
On this perfected figure the gown Is n''eo
and made and sent 10 It's wearer
Millionaire women, who take advantage
OF these very twentieth century ideas oi
getting their clothes. are Mrs. Perry BEL
war: Mrs Harry Payne Whitney, Mrs h.
H. Hartman and Mrs. Carnegie, or chi,
cago: Miss Lily Lambert. OF ST. Louis, ano
Mrs. John Hays Hammond
IL
of eliminating the fittings of gowns. by
use of an understudy of flesh and blood
or wax and cambrlc.
Ths-scheme is entirely new in the States
except 10 some smart dressmakers and
some millionaire women
1t is usual for rich women TO have a
large room given over to poles and closets
where all their clothes hung. Each
door has mirror inlet from top to foot.
In this room the new gowns are tried on
and the buyer approves or disapproves OF
a curve or a bow or an end.
The use of handmade water-coloreo
plates 20 save the buyers time. and &c
speedily present TO her the gown just as
Ii will look in line and color, has grown
to such an extent that several young ar
fists find it not only remuneratve posi-
tion but one that keeps them quite busy
Some are on salary. others on piece work
So these two novelties-like all the plan:
of the rich to save time and vitality-helI
to fill the Golfers of those who are eager
and willing TO make the money.