A FORTUNATE WOMAN.

Hokitika Guardian, 1 September 1923, Page 3

A FORTUNATE WOMAN.

500 NEW DRESSES A YEAR. LONDON, Aug. 14. It falls to the lot of few women to realise the highest ambition of a daughter of Eve, but that seems to have been the lot of Miss Caroline Xunder, an American beauty, who claims that she wears 503 new dresses every year. Aliss Xunder, unlike most of her sisters, actually makes money by wearing now costumes. Her dressing bill lias no terrors for an indulgent father, because, against her expenses, is set olf a most substantial revenue. Although only 24 years of age. Aliss Nunder is said to he making £10,003 a year by providing dresses for the most fashionable gills in New Yorit. At present Aliss Xunder is enjoying a well-earned holiday in London, where site has been inteiviewed by numerous pressmen. She told her interviewers that she acts as her own mannequin, and that that is the reason she enjoys such an unlimited wardrobe. She designs these 500 dresses every year. and wears them at theatres, dinner parties, ami dances. At these entertainments Miss Xunder becomes the centre of attraction. Everyone admires her dress, and, as it is for sale, there is a regular scramble to obtain it. She aecorilinglv has onlv to wear a dross once L , sell it immediately. “This.'' says Aliss Xunder “is possible. hern use I design only dresses for beauties of my own age and size. I am too busy to he bothered with the requirements of elderlv unattractive, and corpulent women.”