DRESSES WHILE YOU WAIT.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 82, 31 December 1907, Page 3

DRESSES WHILE YOU WAIT.

: ;'A -cjorresporident iof iin Australian is responsible/ for■'statement .that "drosses.whileyqlj -vrait!' ■ arc 'made in two or three grogl. centre's! -Take -Jsovr' York, fnf instance, ,and suppose yourself there,, and .invited to a fnnctio'ft'r'necpssifatirig _o/'specially .. nice.': gown, vhioilt' you-don't happen to have at, the. critical, lime.: ,You turn off one of'the avenues r--as the streets' are so often called—enter the establishment which makes a feature ,of this 1 business, and see Madame the proprietress. Slio suggests moonlight blue, and you say tWt you\w6iikl.-like a train and something'' fluffy, on -'the ■''bodice. , She 'mentions satin veiled ".in '.'chiffon and. lace, and embroidered with iridescent beads. You agree, aridar'e'njeasured .and you arrange to return in 30 minutes for the fitting. You do, and then it is'stipulated that, the gown must he ready at 6'o'clonk.togive you time-to dress; Puii'tually at 6 it is ready, and what is'remarka,ble,'it isn't, slummed, or at least, it doesn't appear to be.' What' is more, the occurrence is considered ordinary, 'as, the convenience existing, more and more fashionable women, are'taking advantage' of ..it. But it is possible to''-make 'a gown much' more quickly for a'oustoniPT.who .keeps her "form";, on the premises'than: for'one who'dpesn't; The 'dumipy-duplicate figure is now quite a ' regular' thing with the ultra, smart' set -who .buy :'n!an'y"gowris. This.is knownto.be'exact, and is remade up whenever there.is any doubt of 'itVanfi'so the purchaser has.only got to make '»". selection 'as to iria tennis,' and the dressmaker .'does the.rest with the counterfeit. It seems little short. a.f incredible to the average reader/that an entire elaborate; gowii can be ■mMi : ,'iiip in n. few hours —that a fashionable fdarteT'inay. order a 'gown oh. her way''to-pay afternoon calls, and put. that gown.on' when ; sli'e returns home 1 after, the'calls have been 'mhcle:-. But tho statement "is- vouched for, ■and: there,seems to bs little reason.'to'.doubt ft:/':' ..:••-'.•.' .'''-.' '' ,' ' ' ' *, "'