Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 37, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 January 1905 — MEN DRESSMAKERS [ARTICLE]

MEN DRESSMAKERS

XQf Pmi Arfe ■ W»» » " /..-Have A jFerrjrfn* '}*»!&.... . 0 .- Thfi modern fffeaaulMtkfer>te tt hybrid Treat are. w He the; e*tfitnal gififtrance at . _a. Rian, dresses in the ,/rock coat and complimentary parts of and has the languag* |kud walk; of a woman. He of jmous^iiire ;sol4 £ncj volantfi eh forme, and gored skirts, <*aud fdjrpagns of-, eoipblnatlops of colour . And material. He fc surrounded- tTo» "morning MB night wiihv women, .llvfp . fike a Sultan among-them, and Is natr impregnate by their Ideas, His study Is a sanctum of elegance; elghteen-ceritilry engravings ornament l ife walls * the chairs and’ couches ' are' covered with old sjlks in exquisite ,fatntoeea;: it is here he .passes his fin-, gets through his hair and, composes. Such is popular tradition; In plain unvarnished fact he composes nothing. The .embroiderer embroiders, the weaver weaves and the season’s wires a. e brought before him." He selects the best patterns and makes them hiß property:; those he rejects fliid their way into the magasins des nouveautes. Thep commences the work of, his army of women. They design for these materials, and he selects again, taking perhaps a sleeve from one, a skirt from another; and thus he builds the models that the world comes to buy. His vanity is passing strong. Is it his fault If he considers him.self a god? He is thf god of fashion, a sort of Buddha with 12 heads—the immortal twelve, as "they are worthy of being called. For are they of much less ÜBe to the country than the members of . that august institution, the French Academy ? The head of each firm is flattered and favored beyond the wildest imagination ol the ordinary man. A Minister or the President of the Republic is more easily approached than the man dressmaker in his temple ot art. I often think, as I watch M. Jean and M. Jacques in the midst of their workers, how I should like to see them at home.—Paris Cor. London King.