The sun., 1864-12-16
WIN, become. o. the Old Clotbc.

picked up in London
Those tha, are intended IN -erna'n IN this coun.
try have 10 10 tutored and transformed. The
'tlobberer," the "reviver," and the "trauslqtor"
lay hnuds upon them. TIE duty q the 'rlobber-
er" 's " patch, 70 VT, and n restore as far ss
poseihle the garments 10 ~ pr stine appearance
tlac'; cloth garments plss into tne bands of nc
'Tovivors," who rCIuvcuate secdv black goods, aud
tor the moment make them lpok ne good ~ new.
The 'franslator's" duty IL OF highcr order his
tHce j. TO transform Uue garment into another
the skirts of ce5i-of coat being ~ lc-s; worn
part, make capital waisco1is snd tuuics f,r chill
drou, Sc. Hats are rev.yel In n still mere won
tefiul manner they arc cut down 10 hhe OUT the
crease rnarEf,re-liucd, and appear in dc t1rs Ike
new ones Too street. surrUlndiny the old clothes
n rEet are iul Of shops where those 'gloht ered''
nnd revived" goods are exposed for SALE aad
really stranger TO the trade would not know bus
I. At they were new goods There IL doparm NJ
of the morkrt aso dedio ated 10 Oh clothes malo
and female, cubbered" ami " revived" II iH-
touch SIGHT 10 the class ~ persone who ire
quont the mems market and turn over the srvdv
black garments that are doug thelr best - pn, on
good appcarHncc-the toil-w"rn clerks, who Tor
some social reason ara oxpcctsd 20 apparel Them
solves Ia black and the cqraly care. worn moH-
hers Of the clerical IroieussJu, chiefly ctrscs,
whose rneagte slpenGs do not permits OF the extra
vagAnce OF new suits of clothes The lAiics' mar
ket Ia vast wardrobe of silk dresses; but u we
are 10 believe tho saloswonlan thc matroIs oi
England re more thrifty than we gave thcu credlt
Tor. Servants come here 10 purchase, sal ~
indeed sr; .ades worth huniicIs 90 pounds v
WAS VIC feIiF Nc EDt tO ouf llelnlIIfh bH ~ Nu'
class Of purchasers. black cloth clothes that are
too far gono 10 te 'clobrered" and "rcviyed"
arc always -out abroad " he Cit mp to make caps.
Frame c takes the Lest Of tt.eo OLD c'Os.es
ior thu. purpose The liuings ar prod out, aud
IN thi- condition they are adu4itts duy e. as old
rage. Rlssn and poiuJ, where c.f' .eem 20 be
universally worn by the working popul ton, are
c, utcnt with still more thre1dc sro gartcAt- 20 10
cut up for this puruuas The grcrt bul. Of our
cnSi-oH clothes ot Al kinds however, iud the-
way 10 two markets-lrciand and Holland. Ihe
old clothes bags of the collector may, ~ isc, be
said to e empLod out in the hut O.. Ern, as tar W
the ordinary order of clothes 30, while 10 Holland
only special articles ot spparcI Ge exported. e.n-
gulArly enough, the destination 81 the red tuncs OF
The hole British infantry 10 the chests ~ The sturdy
DItohmen. The sleeves are cut oil' aud they are
m ode TO button In double-bIe s~i fashion tuus
remodelled, they are worn sSt o. the Hkin hec a
flannel wuistcuai by all careful DutThmen AmJuy
the lAbour ng classes. The lrtt chiefly favour cor
duruys snd we suspect the W. 7i-oi, legs Of Briish
Of this ma crsl are n "h aaG converted
into brecchcs forPat Onr rcsds rs will perhaps have
noticed tire special ayldity tho dealers III od Siuthcs
evinco for ali kinds Of regiment liu dress vcres,
| volunteers uniforms beHdes soatA .ec. One Of
tho largest dealers London Iu these showy dress
es one. SAID 10 us, seei ZnRl utman gong along
the street. "a thutsauu 20 one thHi coat comes into
nv hands" A lord mayors e ysmsn'H full dress
livery s viewed by these gcntr,i wish wohsh eyes,
lheso are the great prizes oi 30 prgarsS -ihd
tber barl,aric Puend0urs are ss,net tor spec al
/ tn.rkel-the south Coast Of Af1cB. We ourselves
saw an assortment Of wel-prvs rived Lveres oi the
| heir to the proudest throne IN the world Just Il =
| ing packeI for exportaton to the grand oostln-
| unn of All tine llverios We have just mentioned.
| IA .hould he some soAce 10 tire parish tcallc that
| his clothes, instead OF desctn,hng in The social
scale like those OF ordinary civilians arc des1Itd
TO flame upon the back q, some autOcrAt who boluA
The lives o thousands of men n his disIOtal, In-
stead Of ouly Icing tie emblens o: terror tD IOoI
r.r.h boys The vast majority OF the scar
| 10, coats ol our ofhors th.t ave a little wOrn
| md their way 10 the great ar nuHl icir at LelI
sic There 10 . teloi lu the r.ale that tho dtsi',
nation Of the bright scarlet cloth Is the cu's ana
fscings Of the civil othciab IN thc Russian Govern
ment However ihis may be, the fact oi second
| hand regI mentals hndlng she. way W the sreai
German fair is undoubed. The peppcr-aud-s-li
greAtcoats OF our infantry go 60 our agriculture
districts aud 10 the Cape, hut the heavier and more
valuable artillery cIoaks and thor way to Holland,
and mat country aud ireland .bt orb between them
tue csst-of clothing OF the pols,e. Tncre is one
old item Of old clothes that hiss singular history
There still Vertaln clAss II me community td
| dictod " tie use of silk velvet Ngistcuass After
adorning the respectable corp rauon ot some pro-
| vincial grocer until he Is thorough tired OF H.
what does our reader think is IA ultimate dcsu
nauon-the pate of some street Gefuisn or fohsf
JeWi In obedience To the Rebuiniea law II u
NOT considered right by soIne oi the moro consci
entous Hebrews 10 60 uncose sere,, anu 1hese s.cond
| hand wu.htcoats are bough, up to make sSull
CAPS for their uRe But Old clothes, alter they hav
served the purposes Of two or threH Classes OF soc'
ETY., are yet tar from closing the.r carccr; wheI
| thew have seen their worst the! lake al eiher
| new lease OF existence. When OIL clothes .rc to-
bad for anylbing elso tLoy are still 90, ,d euou.
Tor shoddy and munso. Bailey, De"sbury, am
| Leeds have been dcsgrited as thc grand ccuGtb q
wooden rags-the tatcricinahon capitals mt
which are drawn all the greasy, irowsy' cas- -o
clothes ct Europe, and wue4.c issue the nu
cloths, the pC,ci snAn Tic ueaNeis, tht Iliu's tt
cbe6terieds, auu The mChsirs IN " Wuict our mpdcu
: uauuies dispurt themselves Toe uld rags aite
! be.Ls relueed 10 thG cOnUiLOn ~ wool Uy GnOT
moil- toOthCd wheels, are mixed VIZ a Vary ~
amount @! ireeh WOO, sud the whole Is then wu kc
| up INTO the isbTlCs nave mentioned, which nov
have tue run o. lshiOn. IL % nov cstIuiAtoI VA
shoily and muuso supply tue materials Tor
IN rd of tile wooden msnuAc Actures ui ths country
= | Here ~ d grAnu HauslO OrlIIauun. No man cau BA
that the W alerAls Vi Lc cOat he 10 Wear.as n-i 40
= hecii already on the back ui some greasy htssaf
In Que corner Of the '.nimal proiucts dcpartmea,
: IN tue SIu1n keaslng,On huheum Ihe N'siGpr ca
. ses huudruus OF hpcc.ntn No ui thia suv4uy un
y muugo-H Iercc. resurrection ui Tie Ola CLONE
q roni every country in Europe. The casl-ar Sgr,
u sucked into this country, aud mAuly INTO tbs IA,
u trulJls, and IN return We Gittruute 1t IN ptr.u,
iabrics dcBt ncu " 20 once more tlJ round 90 ,W
= hlauou. uulL We are told, oi a ctTtAu 4ual.l
cannot bc srOWn NitAuut thc manure o. lAl.I IA.
ruus, uie uual destil .lUu VI uid clutlts ai.tt al
" the human frame, aud we ouly uuuuy sc Sat-
D Acul wlcA, iusruad OF clothing tns Vie cOtpU
they are transmitted Into the body hY,h b. "
quaI the iUamius to- kald, OF 1he more eeA.e b.
lied bitler OF B-ss or Alsopp.
le ALApY who VISITED the "contrabanl CAM"
y. Norfolk TccCntly vas Grtonshcu 20 mud GO n
u. ~ ey,ry uuy baby in tie camp 10 le u.4uru,
nj Abraham" In one group were lu less ~.