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Show THE LADY'S MAID AT LARGE. A Novel UiiKlixa Run by Two Bright H om.. They W utU lor Hie Pay. An original business in which two sisters have established themselves is that of lady's I maul at lurie, to coin a phrase for a new I trade. The eider was for a number of years maid to u woman of fashion and established something of a reputation for taste in arranging ar-ranging their hair, draping the gown, decking deck-ing it with flowers and so oa She was unable, finally, to submit to the exact ioqb of her mistress, aud instead of looking for a new place struck out in a more independent line. Siie had something of an acquaintance acquired ac-quired during her years of service, and utilized this to gather a clientage of her own. 81ie and her sinter are settled cozily in a pretty five-room flat, and the ladies whom they beautify know tbom respectively as, say Mile. Rose and Mile. Marie. They are down east Ynnkeu.1, but their Yankee sense tells them tliat maids must, of course, be French. Is a pretty girl going to a ball, a girl who hasn't a maid, or a maid who is to he trusted for ordinary toilets only, then Mile. Rose must bo to the fore. Mile. Rose will catch together the masses of lace or tulle and put on delicate telling touches, producing pro-ducing elfects which the pretty girl never dreamed of before. Then she will take a double handful of roses or other natural flowers ond drop them over the gown and tack them up just where they happen to fall, making a very pretty flower of the pretty girl herself. She will do the bud up in her wraps, ride to the scene of festivity with her and pronounce her all in order for conquest before the belle leaves the drawing room. Is a wedding on the tapis, then it is Mile. Marie's turn. Mile. Marie's forte is dressing a bride. Her hands can work magic when she has them oua bridal veil, and the young wife who has the orange blossoms pinned by her recommends her to all unmarried unmar-ried mates. Miles. Rose and Marie attend to the toilets and decorate the gowns of any number of dressy women and girls. Their order books ore usually full, and their charges run from $3 and S3 well up into the twenties, according accord-ing to the elaborateness of the design, or the amount of service called for. They are going to divide the summer between Mewport and Saratoga, and have already advance engagements, engage-ments, dates to be settled more definitely later, at both watering places. Tbey are very particular par-ticular about the women they work for, and stand upon references. They say they can't afford, from a business point of view, to have any clients whose antecedents and present standing won't bear looking into. Rose and Marie are bright girls. New York Moil and Express. |