The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1838-03-24
Important to T'ailors!
PATENT ELASTIC SQUARE
AND
S6lf-varying Square Rule,

AND
Self-varying Square Rule,
For measuring and drafting coats, in con. |
nection with another new and useful rule
for cutting sale OF boys coats upon more
familiar plan also, superior rules for cut.
ting all other garments incumbent on that
branch, are now offered to the trade by the
subscribers belivng them to surpass eve.
ry thing of the kind which has proceeded
them.
SELF-VARYlNG RULE,
Great imperfeciions in the art and liab
tiles to produce miss-it have been stand
ing before the cutter ever since the intro
duction of rules, filling the mind with fear
and anxiety, until the coat is finished and
tried on, at which crisis the blood is often
caused to rush into the face at beholdiDg
bad fitting coat.
The rules, with one or two exceptions,
which have been in use ever since the first
invention of the kind, were wholly pred
Gated upon principles giving the same pro-
portion for every man, which principles
would long since have been superseded by
self-varying rules, had tailors but thought
that the variation in the proportions olmen's
bodies are almost as many as in the feature
Of the face.
Two or three rules styled Self-Uarying,
have made their appearance within aboutas
/ many years, each inventor claiming the hon
or of having perfected the art, upon which ].
= G.. Wilson, OF New York, entitled his sys-
TEN perfect; but instead of being perfect,
itcontains many erroneous principles, which
the subscribers iorbear to point ont until
that gentleman assails this assertion. All
. such systems have heretofore been detective
in two ways; First, they are only IN part
seli-varying. Secondly, those parts which
are intended TO be sel-varying are defective
In fact, there are certain points on the coat
s which cannot be effected by self-varying
d principles in any other way, nor by any
other means, than those laid down by the
subscribers.
= Unlike any other of the kind, this sys'
z tenn now offered to the trade is conducted
. without any breast measure, and effects ev-
= cry point and every part of the coat by self
ID varying principles, in way calculated 10
,e convict the senses Of any reasonable man.
that should it ever fail to produce good #
n upon any shape whatever, the charge must
ht be laid to a careless and incorrect measure
ment 1t may seem mysterious that this
" rule is said to be self-varying, and yet
X square rule--a square rule and yet conduct
IS ed without breast measure but the whole
mystery will be unlolded at once by exam
ination. Unwilling TO have it said that th'
subscribers are attempting to palm this sys
- TEN upon the trade with Misrepresentation
they ayow their willingness to submitit in
..I to the hands Of an impartial committee 70
md an examination Of its principles, in compaE
in, ison with any other ever invented in tn
United States, at Philadelphia or New York
which committee shall make the declsio
. known through the press. The subscr
bers set all systems which are goveue
sco wholly by the breast measure aside as u
sm, ierior and not worthy TO compare with
consequently they win compare with noI
but such as are governed in part byYee
varying principles. For il the prE. ~
cure here offered to the trade ale not worthy
ing patronage it is right that it should be ma
for known, and they sink into oblivion. On 4
contrary, if they are found as above reprt
J. ented, or if thereby the subscribers have
- an end to all further improvements in /
art Of cutting coats they deserve some P
ronage and compensation for their exertol
8 Terms--if forwarded to order $40, ifP
cit sonally taught Sl2
crate CHARLES KAHLER
'Hs WILLIAM KAHLER