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it had a lovely and unusual stitch。
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“Did you knit that sweater？” I asked her。
“No；” she answered。 “It was done by a woman here in Paris。”
“What an interesting stitch！”I continued。
My friend had an explanation。“The woman—her name is Mrs。 Vidian—told me she learned the stitch in Armenia； her native country。”
Suddenly I pictured a daring design knitted into such a sweater。 Then an even more daring idea came to me。 Why not open my own house of fashion？ Why not design； make and sell clothes—from the house of Schiaparelli！I would do it； and I would begin with a sweater。
I drew a bold black and white butterfly pattern and took it to Mrs。 Vidian。 She knitted it into a sweater。 The result； I thought； was wonderful。 Then came the test。 I wore the sweater to a luncheon which people in the fashion business would attend。 To my great pleasure； the sweater was noticed。 In fact； the representative of a large New York store wanted 40 sweaters to be ready in two weeks。 I accepted the order and walked out on a cloud of happiness。
My cloud disappeared suddenly； however； when I stood in front of Mrs。 Vidian。 “But it took me almost a week to knit that one sweater；” she said。 “Forty sweaters in two weeks？ It is not possible！”
I was crushed—to be so close to success and then to be blocked！Sadly I walked away。 All at once I stopped short。 There must be another way。 This stitch did take special skill。 But surely there must be other Armenian women in Paris who knew how to do it。
I went back to Mrs。 Vidian and explained my plan。 She really didn’t think it would work； but she agreed to help。
We were like detectives； Mrs。 Vidian and I。 We put ourselves on the trail of any Armenians who lived in Paris。 One frie
