New-York tribune., 1910-04-03

..So tndeed,' she said. piercing NE
through and through with angry eyes
we cannot afford 10 do that kIhd OF
u,or,<" / asked some one else 70 put
o1v yoke in my expensive afternoon dress
a3d was again refused Why doesn't some
go o,en shop where one might go 10
have remodelling and repairing doneF
..,I,, question was answered Then ana
+,,ara decided 70 open this shop found
This onartnent: it seemed to be just in the
right Iocality-nOt too far from the avenue
and within easy distance OF the homes
-rbose patronage 1 desired That was many
months ago. Now my work has so out
grown the limits of these quarters that
have been compelled to engage addiuonal
workrooms in an adjoining building
In the fitting room madame pointed 10
the masses of filmy silks and laces brought
to be renodeued- ''All of these were bought
in Paris last year she said. Some will
require only a few slight chanses-a snort
eni3g of the sleeve. perhaps. or a redraplnS
of the neck line will make them as good as
new. Sometimes. however, 1 have TO take
them to pieces entirely, only retaining the
princess undergarment; then, too. L may
have TO rearrange the garniture. I will
make this rnauve colored gown with an
ming. yet arrange it IN such manner that
YOU will not know it. I will charge only $40
for my labor, and my customer thinks sfle
is getting full value for her money
Not long ago renlOdelled a gown worth
Sc OOO which originally belonged TO En-
press Eugene. My customer said that II
had been given TO her by her father-in-law
for her trousseau, and she would not have
intrusted il to any one but me. Such beau
tifuI lace and real coral have never seen
duplicated on any gown II was pure
artistic joy 10 turn the gossamer laces INFO
a stunning modern creation"
The repairing room. too. had its treas
ures This" said madame, lifting up an
exquisite bedspread. belongs to the daugh-
ter of a great railroad magnate. IL was
slightly torn. and as it was too precious to
be intrusted to a maid IL was brought 70
me- The medalliOns in the centre are OF the
rare old cut work seldom seen these days
To do this fine work | employ a corps OF
very high priced assistants.
Here are some fine silk stockings. too.
which have had the embroidered design
torn by a pet dog We will make them
just as good as new. And here. by way OF
contrast. are some prOsaic shirts that want
buttons. Bachelors bring me these things
somewhat hesitatingly. and 1 always heIp
them out. poor things"
The mending shop was originally sta
BILE. and madame showed the same skill N
remodelling it that she does in renOdelling
gowns. In il she has brought together al
the treasures she was unable 10 part with
when the home OF her more OpUlent days
was dismantled. Close beside the grand
piano stands Candlestick whyh nightly
lighted the vigils of T. Marion Crawford in
his palace in Italy. Hanging directly over
madamc's desk is the land lease made out
20 her grandparents and signed by Andrew
Jackson Close beside hangs her family
tree. The convex mirror over the book
shelves came from the Southern home of ar
ancestor who fought in the Revolution. At
the other side Of the piano is a grand
fathers clock over two hundred years old.
Adjoining the reception room is a spacious
dining room filled with fine old mahogany