Mr. Jenner. Did you work in California?
Mrs. De Mohrenschildt. Yes; I worked with Style Garments, a coat and suit firm.
Mr. Jenner. Is that the name of it?
Mrs. De Mohrenschildt. Style Garments. They are out of business now. The owners were interested in real estate. And they went into real estate. So the firm closed up.
Mr. Jenner. How long did you remain in California?
Mrs. De Mohrenschildt. Actually living in one spot—that was 1954. I think it was 1955, spring, I received an offer from Dallas, to fly just for 2 or 3 weeks, and design a collection of suits. It was for I. Clark. That was wonderful.
Mr. Jenner. That took you back to Dallas?
Mrs. De Mohrenschildt. On and off. I just went for a few weeks. You see, I designed a suit collection, and I went back. And then they asked me to come over and do some more dresses. So I started to go there back and forth. And also, at the same time, going to New York to buy fabrics for the firm, and at the same time I decided, well, if I do that, I might do the same type of work in New York. If I can fly to New York to buy fabrics, I can design in a few weeks, and make a few thousand dollars.
I designed a collection for Handmacher. I designed a collection for Leeds. One week I got $1,100. So you can see what can happen.
But that really was getting me. Because it went on until 1956 fall. I was on the plane more than off the plane. And it wasn't very good for my daughter. She was already 14, 15.