THE MAN-MILLINER OF PARIS.

Evening Star, Volume IX, Issue 2623, 14 July 1871, Page 3

THE MAN-MILLINER OF PARIS.

The ‘ ‘ Besieged Resident ” in Paris of the London New# gives these reminiscences of the man-milliner, M. Worth : Ambassadors’ wives and court ladies used to go to take tea with the fellow, and dispute the honor of rilling his cup or putting sugar into it. I once went into his shop—a sort of drawing room, hung round with dresses. I found him lolling on a chair, his legs crossed, before a lire. Around him were a bevy of women, some pretty, some ugly, listening to his observations Avith the Avrapt attention of the disciples of a sage. He called them up before him like schoolgirls, and after inspecting them, praised or blamed their dresses. One, a pretty young girl, found favor in hia eyes, and he told her that he mpst dream and mediate severa!days over her, in order to find the inspiration to nuke a gown Avorthy of her. “ Why do you wear these ugly gloves ? ” he said to another; “ never let me sec you iu gloves of that kind again.” She Avas a very grand lady, and she slipped off her gloves and put them in her peoket with a guilty look. When there Avas going to be a ball at Court, ladies used to go down on their knees to him, to make thorn appear beautiful, For some time he declined to dress any longer tho Avife of a great Imperial dignitary who bad not been sufficiently humble toward him. She came to him iu tears, but he was obdurate, and he only consented at last to make a goAvn for her on the condition that she Avould put it on for the first time in his shop. The Empress, Avho dealt with him, sent to tell him that if ho did not abate his prices she Avoiffd leave him. “ You caunot,” he replied, and iu fact she could not, for she stoodjby him to the last. A morning dress by this artist, Avorth in reality about lA, cost L3O ; an evening dross, tawdry Avith flounces, ribbons and bad lace, could pot he had under L7O.