The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-09-20
CLOTHES.
Some Revelations by Fashtonabl'
Tailor.

rNew York Correspondence Chicago Tribune.l
In great city like New York proHigaoy takea
the proportions OF q vast commercial law. You
NAV always depend almost as surely there
mon the wastes, the vices and the e1trava-
gauces Of men, as upon their needs, hunger or
nakedness. For example, called upon mer.
chant tailor near the Fifth Avenue Hotel, and
friend, who led me there, ordered two suits
OF clothes, one OF blue summer cloth for $l25
BLESS mel" said I, II never paid above
$50 or $50 for sus Of clothes in this city, and
| then at extravagant places and in times OF hlgh
prices"
II have, made them as high as $3.50 a suit, ;.
said the tailor, tall, iine-looking rishman,
with head full Of curling black hair, like
Stephen Decatur's. Il keep place in Paris
under the Jockey Club, by the Grand Hotel,
for the same class Of customers have here.
and next year shall open one IN London. l
mean to take away Pooie's best cutter (Poole
makes clothes for the Prince: of Wsles) next
month when go over, and bring hm to new
York"
.:But do the people pa. tight on these high
:'Why, mol There's gentleman, Mr.. De
Tandem. Let me introduce you, gentlemen.
Most happyl he knows charge him sxtrav, .
agant he knows make make a Large es profttss tssrs out
Do you like it2 Very glad!' do trade here
Of 500, 900 year, all custom work. small sales
and huge profits. Ipay 5000 year rent for
nv shop. I keep horses to tot ont my Gus
toners. They come here because they can't
stay away. We are mutually dependent. II
thew 20 away from me their clothes upbrald
them. There are only fouI cutters in the world.
I'm the first. T make clothes for extravagant,
particular, exacting men" -,
At this point observed young man with
his side face to me, with q large nose, small
chin, aud decided resemblance to somebody
I knew.
.sWho is that. pray 2"
ssThat Is yourself, sir, retro.refected:
"Why, never saw my profile in my Efe."
s'Most happy /" said tho fashions BILE tailor;
sstbere are only nine Of these mirrors on New
York Island. The mirror behind you propels
your figure into the mIrTor before you, and 80
at glimpse you see all round yourself. Now,
I can fold item all up end it makes one fiDe
plate mirror" 90 ia e.:
s.Isissn T len, really, said I, "do you believe
American clothes, to b the best cut ip the
eItravagant sort of trade as here2"
EYES, have the promise of making the
Empefor's clothes this summer. Icare moth
lus about the Emperor. but then 1T g na me.
Americans cnt for the lines OF beauty. LOOK
at our sleeves, our Waistcoat lappels, our coat
collars, and the exquisite falling away OF the
pants to the boot. Nobody else eau do it. 10
Paris. OF course, extravaganza is a different
thing. Three hundred francs make me more
profit on the Rue. Scribe than $3.50 on Fifth
Avenue. But in either case I charge high.
It's my art"
"Can you always depend upon thsre being
large class wealthy enough to pay such prices:'
sYes. 4 town 30 far ahead as this, 80 rich,
and so large, has always a class that Will pay
the highest charges. The need of men is one
thing. Downtown gets all the business.
Now, I have no risks. Foole, the court tailor
of London, has to lend money to rich young
gentlemen, and he makes more that way than
on his clothes. HIS shaves beat his cuts. I'm
sorry to ssy that New York is not yet up to so
high state OF civilization"
This was an actual talk, faithfully set down.