Evening journal., 1907-04-26
SPENDS 100000
A YEAR ON DRESS
But Miss MOrOSini Declares
This is Not An ExlTaVa-
CANT Figure

NEW YORK, April 2s.-NIiss Julia
Morosini who spends nearly a quarter
of a million a year on clothes, in an
interview for The Evening World said;
a woman can't have too many
gowns. A thousand dollars for a dress
isn't such a great price TO pay.
have plenty that cost more, some of
them as high as $4,000
con the other hand. it would be sheer
nonsense to spend $1,000 forevery dress
ono wears The best reason is that
many women make a practice Of never
wearing the same gown twice during
a season, and never more than three
or four times.
To-day the WELL dressed woman
must have absolute harmony in every
thing she wears. Her shoes, stockings,
hats, gloves, everything, must match
the gown. Each gown must have its
own pair of shoes.
"Aiy shoes cost $50 pair. / can't
see why $1,000 is too much for ones
shoe bin a year. That only allows for
forty pairs.
Gloves must match the costume, Of
course. A thousand dollars year
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kcrchicfs are often spent. never
wear pair of gloves "a second time.
81 try 20 spend as much as 1 can
upon my clothes. Every year 1 try TO
spend more than ] spent the year be-
fore. This year ] am planning TO spend
5000 GOO on my clothes, and 1 don't
think for moment that / am bit ex-
travagaut or wicked.
"Fiftcn thousand dollars is not too
much for a woman To spend for a years
supply of lingerie. She must spend
from $4,000 20 $4,000 "a year on furs.
"Oh, she's just making a noise like
p pittsburgor" was the comment of
q woll-known Fifth avenue dressmakcr
on Mrs. Henry phipps statement that
$500 is am cNtravagant price to pay for
dress "Our Now York women. many
of them, would think they were getting
off cheaply at that price IL the gown
suited them. If it didn't suit they
wouldn't take IL at any price one
can't dress in the mode without spend
ing good money but 70 is not eXtrava-
gance to be we'll drossed-evon eXpen-
sively attired If one can afford it,
Women like Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish spend
fortunes yearly for their gowns, but
Mrs Fish Is a leader socially and il
is ht and proper that she should be
handsomely gowned. Possibly Mrs
| lPhipps does not entertain. and so es-
capes the need OF fine clothes
/ AT another fashionable dressmaldng
shop. among whose customers arc the
wives and daughters of many million
aires. much surprise is expressed al
Mrs Phipps refusal TO pay $500 for q
/ Partisan gown.
"Fftccn hundred francs!" exclaimed
Nine. L.. "why that IS quite @
lusual price. We pay twelve and nfteer
hundrO francs right along for tho
models we bring over.
AT Paquin's the very lowest price
, Is $3.50. or 75O francs, and # Is only
with the greatest difficulty and under
AN sorA Of protest that we have ever
bccn able TO get "a gown even at that
price.
Most Americans expect TO pay prices
in the neighhorhood of $500 for French
gowns. so they have any embroidery
or haIwork on them.
Gowns That Cost Thousands.
"Our gowns her range from $3.50 up
into Ae thousands. People who come
here expect TO nay those prices We
son many $500 gowns And it's not
lalways the millionaires' wives either
who buy tho best gowns.
"Our customers do not express sur
prise or ask for reductions when told
that gown is several hundred dollars
/ When they see what they want they
are willing to pay the price.
"The other day ono woWan bought
the entire contents of the display win
dow, consisting of one OF our handsom-
est gowns, parasols and hats. You
may be sure that her bill greatly ex-
ceeded $500 for the gown
AT am the big houses in Paris tn,
prices are high. I'm fact, I consider
Paris n very expensive place I'm ever,