Show THE TILE LADIES TAILOR that was the sign above a third story window opposite a mansion on fifth ave one it appeared there one misty borni morning n 9 when the fog tog lifted a bit miss mangrove to sought aught sight of it and exclaimed 1 I shall positively sell bell this hou house seand and move farther up town trade is as resistless as the sea and for society to endeavor to stop its encroach menta on the aristod aristocratic batic portion of the city is as vain as was aira Parting tona tons broom fight with the waves I 1 abhor trade she turned from the window with a 15 hudder shudder as it if the gilt letters of the s sign had ad leaned over and touched her familiarly barly on the shoulder miss mangrove was besieging society jabez mangrove her father had been a persistent success from the time he left the farm arm and sold from house houe to bouse houm when he be bought for or a ong song a prescription for or a liver pill he quitted peddling and devoted his energies to pushing mangrove Man groves liver laver pills fate may have been sarcastic when it took him out of the world by congestion of the liver but the public had bad no idea bow congested his pocketbook was till the amount of his estate became known and thep there waa was amazement that there had been so many bad livers la in the world during one mans lifetime the first step taken by his only heir beir amelie was to sell the pill manufactory its good will and patent at such a sum that proved she was bom born to commerce then she bought the mortgage on an aristocratic to Man mansion blOn foreclosed it and took possession F from rom there she bad besought society to t take a ke her in had hoped toen to ensnare some scion of one of the old families and had failed because her father had bad been to in the patent medicine business that was why she hated trade but her tactics had bad changed she was determined to break into society she pretty exactly but she had a good figure wore no corset and flattered her self that she had a manner as pronounced not irl ir the way of loudness loud but as noticeable as that of any of the four hundred but she waa was not in was the sum aum of it all and accordingly she fret fretted t ed outside of the closed doors and lay laya awake wako at night in her dainty bed devising ways 0 of f making a break in socie tys walls one night with a weary sigh she fell intha into a troubled sleep for hours she had been scheming how to obtain the coveted entree and now in her uneasy shil slumber iribe r she began again the wearisome will othe o the wisp chase after the magic magio word entree even in her sleep she felt herself uttering a protest against the repetition of the useless pursuit but before she had wholly voiced her unwillingness to follow the dancing teasing sprite labeled entree she saw the letters of the ladies ladles tailor sign march before her they were in command of the big gilt mo M who lifted hla his hat bat respectfully fully fally to her as his company hied filed past at the v biord ord they broke into a double quick and in a few seconds they had bad surrounded and held prisoner the agile and evasive little devil she had bad chased BO so many times in vain the company of gilt letters faced about and marching within a respectful distance of her baited I 1 while they presented arms the corporal M led forward the mischievous imp and plit placed ced him on the palm of her outstretched hand which ahe she closed gently holding fast the coveted privilege which in her dreams the sprite always had represented 1 I have the entree at t last ahe she ex claimed and awoke to vexation at having felt so much joy over a delusion and finally to wonderment about the significance of the letters having made the entree ree a prisoner and then presenting it to her the dream troubled her not a little the next day to her its meaning was plain M cufre ladies tailor could procure for her the entree to society but how could she call upon him when nobody that was anybody patronized him at last she concluded to request him to call upon her and she sent him a succinct businesslike note the following morning he be called upon her and she vas was astounded to me meet ct a handsome quiet well bred man who proceeded at once to open a case of samples es A not ot those she said haughtily homebody else will wear a dress off the other end of the tame same web ah ali said the tactful business man closing the case casa 1 I supposed I 1 was to show you the lau latest laust st importations but I 1 am at your service to procuro procure for you ou and fit you with what w hat even cv en the Baro baroness tims no rothschild cannot procure a duplicate of the reason I 1 want a new tailor is that I 1 maybe may be original in my costumes if you are a reader of the society gossip published bed in the sarcastic weeklies you will see t that hat I 1 am laughed at because 1 I as they garly say am not in it meaning that I 1 am excluded from the circle to which I 1 aspire yesterday owing to a dream of the night before I 1 had an idea which I 1 determined to confide to the first ladles tailor who choss a face inspired confidence you seem to be a gentleman and one not riot likely to betray a secret she paused a moment to note the effect of her words upon him and was pleased that he showed no do symptoms of excitement or eagerness to learn the nature of the communication she was irita about to make 1 I determined never to wear the duplicate of the material materi il or the p pattern attern of a dress or hat worn by any other woman to that extent I 1 can be exclusive do you think you are able to meet my demands and it if you are what is it worth to you to undertake to render me wholly original in the matter of dress M dutre did not reply hastily he ile seemed to bo be estimating the probable lows loss that hta bla devotion to one person would cause him one society woman might make the fortune of a ladies tailor tallor but a et woman n not at recognized by the four hundred was not likely to make other wealthy women yearn to have dutre make their dresses dres ses miss mangrove interrupted bis his thoughts are you doubting your ability she asked not for a moment have I 1 hesitated on that account how will r suit you for how long a time in your ser service 11 one year perfectly I 1 come to me again tomorrow we ve shall shu then draw up a contract and you can give me a design for a new sm I 1 I 1 M dutre bowed and taking up hla his sample ample case left the room with the ease of one who had bad been accustomed to the best society that day and night he worked on a design tor for a morning robe As he was a it good draftsman and a fine colorist he was able to present to miss mangrove at tho the appointed time a picture of herself engaged la in opening the mornings cor correspondence noo and dressed in a beautiful gawu of unique pattern you please me ao so well the she eald said that I 1 will pay you it you will engage with me rue tor for two years yeam As that is more money than I 1 could hope to make in fio so abart A tj ehno from tha N a a 1 9 ye r fil c cub lvin nt T N vms agn efto nm youba n cufre replied gravely very well here is a contract drawn n up p da by my lawyer you had lind better re read it t for it Is one of those ironclad agreements that prove hard to break 11 the ladles tailor tallor examined the document carefully ashing occasionally for or an explanation of a clause and then put hla his signature at the place left blank for or it at the first night of the opera season miss mangrove appeared in a box rented from a family that was in mourning when she slipped out of her cloak and stood for or a moment in the front odthe ot the bot box while the maiden r ila iden aunt who acted aa As her chaperon was heating seating herself there was a leveling of lorgnettes in every part of the I 1 house her dress was pronounced perfect by every woman in the audience who waa was possessed of an opera glass an and d the society women enviously admitted that the creator bf that costume y waa was a genius who had make it that was an inquiry that more than one of the ladies ladles asked of herself in a wondering way and resolved to I 1 instruct her maid to quiz miss Mangrove a maid at the first fari t opportunity on the second night of the opera season miss mangrove appeared in a different costume but one as it beautiful as the one anew worn orn by her on her first appearance in the sacred precincts precinct a known us as the millionaires boxes box ca the third night she was again gowned in a no less becoming dress but one that she hod had not yet worn in public the society ladies became excited what will ahe she wear tonight they asked one another and they waited impatiently till miss mangrove appeared then thed they leveled their opera glasses to see whether miss mangrove had at last been compelled to make one of her costumes do duty the second time la in this they were dia disappointed for she was never seen twice in the same costume when it was rumored that M X cufre a new man on fifth avenue had created her marvelous costumes society smilingly said that it was a good advertising story but b ua one to be skeptical about till admitted by miss mangrove herself but at the beginning of the second year y ear of M dufres contract with miss mangrove it was whispered that M cufre was a genuine count who bad had tempo temporarily ra rily abandoned hia his title while he repaired his finances by engaging in trade this report was one that aroused the most intense interest among the four hundred and an investigation was set on foot at once the result res u it of the inquiry was the conviction that a real nobleman bad set act up on fifth avenue in the tailoring business the evidence adduced to bring about this conviction was a series of letters written from paris by one of the matriarchs patriarchs she had bad I 1 inquired at the establishment where M 3 lt cufre had learned his trade and after carefully following up the clues to his identity she had assured herself that he was the only living representative of one ID of f the oldest titles in france that settled it society was willing to patronize him as at cufre but to open oren its doors to him aa count da de binol of course ids its contract with N miss Mang mangrove royd precluded his filling orders for aby anyone one else but he was at liberty to accept the invitations that were showered upon him soon he was seen everywhere and being affable polished and well educated he became a general favorite soon the society reporter stated that be was engaged to one on e of 0 f the belles but buethe the announcement of the betrothal would not be made till a certain business matter of the counts was settled everybody knew what that business matter was and smiled at the vexation tho the item would cause the mangrove who was known to be a studious reader of society gossip the season was well under way when the count suddenly departed for europe leaving behind him a lot of hastily penned regrets for social functions society felt hurt and thought it horrible bf the Man mangrove grovell to hend away their delightful french nobleman just at the height of the s season eason envious of his brilliant social W she had ordered him to paris about some new dresses for her such was the popular explanation of his absence he ile returned the week before easter and was W a s enthusiastically received by the four hundred the only knowledge miss mangrove bad had of his movements during hia his trip abroad was a short cablegram have bought it for francs franes I 1 he ile had come back to report in full and miss mangrove was listening with excitement to bis his story of how much tact it had bad required to obtain the thereal real count de do nines nino 5 i consent to remain forever a plain citizen while M cufre used upped the title abroad and now there Is no danger of any ono one ever discovering you are bogus bogust miss mangrove asked none I 1 have all the family papers pape rai patents heraldic devices etc they and the counts continued silence cost a big sum but it la Is not to bo be paid to him in a lump and it if he betrays me the payments will stop 1 good you are very clever ah ali mile mangrove it is you who aro are clever you have created roe me the count de nino Is it too presumptuous may I 1 hope it is not in me to ask you to do roe me the honor to become the countess do nino 1 I rebuke your presumption said alsa mangrove Nf angrove playfully by consenting to do you that honor A moment later miss mangrove summoned her aunt the chaperon and startled that worthy lady by the announcement aulty aunty the count de nino has asked mo i in to be his wife and I 1 have accepted him the chaperon promptly tendered her congratulations co n to the couple and then inquired with apparent solicitude that over there it will come down certainly said miss mangrove sinco inco s from this day there is no longer cufre du fre indies tailor 1 society was staggered a whole day by the news confirmed by publication in the herald that after all the mangrove had ca captured aured the latest imported genuine botleman not nobleman leman but in the evening society wrote her name on the eligible list alexander I 1 L hinkens in epoch |