The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1838-04-21
sELr-vARYING RULE.

Great imperfections in the art and liabil-
tiles TO produce miss-fit 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 beholding
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 predi-
Gated upon principles giving the same pro-
portion for every man, which principles
would long since have been superseded by
seli-varyiug rules, had tailors but thought
that the variation in the proportions ofmen's
bodies are almos; as many as in the feature
Of the face.
Two or three rules styled Seit-Darying,
have made their appearance within about as
many years, each inventor claiming the hon
or of having perfected the art, upon which J.
G. Wilson, OF New York, entitled his sys
tenn perfect; but instead of being perfect.
itcontains many erroneous principles, which
the subscribers forbear to point out until
that gentleman assails this assertion. All
such systems have heretofore been defective
in two ways: First, they are only in pay,
sell-varying. Secondly, those parts which
are intended to be self-varying are defective.
In fact, there are certain points on the coat
which cannot be effected by selfvarying
principles in any other way, nor by any
other means, than those laid down by the
subscribers.
Unlike any other of the kind, this svs-
TEN now offered to the trade is conducted
without any breast measure, and effects ey-
cry point and every part of the coat by self
varying principles, in way calculated to
convict the senses OF any reasonable man,
that should it ever fail to produce a GOOD 6t
upon any shape whatever, the charge must
be laid to careless and incorrect measure
nient 1t may seem mysterious that this
rule is said to be self-varyiug, and vet
square rulc-a square rule and vet condhct-
ed without breast measure but the whole
mystery will be unfolded at once by exam
ination. Unwilling to have il said that The
subscribers are attempting TO palm this svs-
TEN upon the trade with msrepresentaiIons
they avow their willingness TO submit Il in.
~ W. "''N9 va an linpdTudl committee for
an examination of its principles, in compar-
lson with any other ever invented in tho
United States, at Philadelphia or New York
which committee shall make the decision
known through the press. The subsrr;.
bers set all systems which are governed
wholly by the breast measure aside as in.
ferior and not worthy to compare with .
consequently they will compare with none
but such as are governed in part by self.
varying principles. For il the PRINCIPLES
here offered to the trade are not wortbv Of
patronage Il is right that il should be made
known, and they sink into oblivion. On The
contrary, il they are found as above renres.
ented' or if thereby the subscribers have NM
an end to all further Improvements in tbe
art OF cutting coats they deserve some nat
ronage and compensation for their exertions
Terms-if forwarded to order $40. if ner.
sonally taught $l2
CHARLES KAHLER.
VILLA KAHLER