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Show cost $500. but no niv.V.;. :.-'.:. Fodety woman wo-man would thir.:: of riv-'.'.:!;.. say at an Important din:i--r. I -s- sown. It would injure n.:- ;..:.'.' Then he gave me M-;.:e interesting details de-tails in the miikuijT i i'. il Kvn,J( appears thai u s:r.g'.e y.irJ of the irinl-ming irinl-ming used for ?r. :i a. -.:ov. i may tak. five or six skillful g::ls (French or Swiss) an e:Uii. wo:i; i'.i the making. The patter;;. ::y U. w ; . r lioww. must first be en.iKoU: r 1 i:i silk with the finest slit ho. i .i - must 1 - gone over again i:i ti.-y ' ;s.nspurei:t beads of different i '. . s. Jih.ips in rhinestoiics. ..n l I": :.. '- eins and stems of th- K .' os ! added one by one in .ole. 1 t. : -. All this f..r a yard of trin::iiire. ' How often w 1 ' : l.v "far fu.li a gown?" I "Five or six t ime-." "And then v. ; : . r-. - of it ?" He hhru-;.... A 1. ....'.- rs. - he gives it away - ' ' i " verv ri. h wn: ..; ' : -' her ! 1 gowns bu.p -1. S .' ' '' l' l1''- l that anv .:: 1 ' - "' th-m. RICH WOMEN BURN" THEIR CAST-OFF DRESSES. Cleveland Moffett, in the first of a series of articles on "The Shameful Misuse of Wealth," in Success Magazine Maga-zine for February, bas this to say regarding re-garding the costly gowns worn by the rich women of Newport: This brings me to an interesting talk that I had with a man at the head of one of the largest dressmaking establishments estab-lishments in the world, with .branches In London, Paris, New York and, naturally, nat-urally, Newport. We were standing near the Casino at the fashionable hour. It was the height of the season, and beautifully gowned wonun were arriving every moment for the music and tennis. There they were before us In gay and conspicuous groups, the much talked of and envied society leaders, lead-ers, dressed to be looked at and admired. ad-mired. And admiring, as befitting, we proceeded to discuss them, my companion compan-ion speaking with the authority of a creator and dispenser of styles. "Taken collectively," he said, "they are the smartest gowned women in the world." "But not individually?" I asked. "Individually they sometimes lack distinction and the note of personal taste. They dress too much alike." "That's your affair, isn't it?" I suggested. sug-gested. "Well." he said, "we do the best we can. Of course, what you lack in this country Is a court, with court functions, func-tions, court dinners and eourt balls. You never find the best dressed women in a republic." I pondered this awhile, and then, bo-comins bo-comins practical, asked what It eosts one of these ladies whose duty It is to shine In Newport for her gowns. "Ten thousand dollars a year." he answered promptly. "We have clients who spend twelve thousand a year, but ten Is enough. We have many who spend seven thousand a year. If a woman spends only five thousand a year we do not take her very seriously." "You mean five thousand for gowns alone?" "Of course." And I was left to ln .".gine what might be the ladies' bill for hats, boots, lingerie, etc., not to forget the sinuuus automobile veils that were fluttering all about Ui "How many new gowns docs a smart woman need for the Newport season?" I Inquired. He thought a moment. "Counting everything, about twenty." "And - how much will they cost Dpi' c?" "That depends on the number ft l;.!!;dsome one'-. You can't ret a real';.' livtt-class twt! f loin i:a for 1 i- i:::v. T p!( te.-,I tl.i; I ii-i." ' . s ?::s'-cia.-'-: fuv.i.s lor l'"r.s than that, buL !'.-Kiiotil; !'.-Kiiotil; hefid. "We e:i gowns for a:vJ mnk" more profit on them than on those that |