The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-01-01
HIRING DRESS COATS.
How Man eau Get IA Handsome
Wedding Garment for One Evening
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From the New York World.
There has recently been established on
Broome street u place where, upon the
payment OF avery moderate sum, dress
coats can be hired by the day or night
on easy terms. \ short time ago the
proprietor learned that the costumers
were doing q considerable business III
hiring out dress suits as well as fancy
costumes, and making handsome profit
on the business. 1t occurred TO him that
II they could DO this he could too, and he
accordingly laid in stock OF 100 dres.
coats, some secondhand and Others mis-
fits, from leading Broadway tsiors, ard
advertised that, III &doitIOn TO his regulC-
tailoring business, he WAS prepared 10
tit out all corners in society trappings Of
the most approved kind on the shortest
notice. His enterprise has proved very
successful, and he enjoys large patron
age. This tailor yesterday explained Llg
mysteries of his business to World re-
porter. He said: Il have about hun
dred swaluw-tail coats IN stock; s0m0 OF
then. are plain and secondhand, Others
are satin-hned and made by tho best cut
tiers in the city. l rent them at charge
Of 81 so II Night, with vest to match ST 81
additional. Ny customers are apparent
iy well.to.do; many of them could afford
to buy dress suits, but a they 90 no.
often use them they do not care to 90 to
the expense. Some OF them are what /
call regulars; they came TO me q dozen
times in a season, and VIXEN | can | give
,rem the same coat every time. TINS IS
the busy season jus. now, from December
10 Februgry. During these three months
there are lots OF balls, parties, weddings
and receptions, and sometimes we nave
twenty coats ous IL anight. Rarely d.
we have.less than twe.v0 out. i supp g"
most of my customers are clerks, small
trgdesmen, aud even some ro'esslonm
men. who do not have frequent Use tor
dress costs, but have 10 use them some
times do not let out trousers. II =
10. easy To tiI them. Besides there are
some people who would nat care TO hire
them. and mos. people can afford to buy
them"
"But do you never lose any OF the
coats sO-hlredF
"Oul no. vas shC reply, w " t"Nr
precautions agaius, loss or damage
when We rent out our coats We taAo n
deposit, unlcss we know the customer
md are sure Of bis RETURNING The article
"Wh.t do you co with the coats when
they are worn out2
"As soon us they begin to look shabby
we sell them. Every summer We have
- sale OF the clothes used during the pre-
yrous winter. We sell them OF to
waters in the hotels and restaurants :or
81 80 and So each. Those thst are not
suitable for waiting get I'D oi :" the
second hard clothiers, and then they are
sold here and down South t. Gcaccns III
cDlorrd churches and So on. ccs.t nay
be made for some prominent gentlemen
in New York by some fashionable tsio'i
il does not fl; bgylt and hire II out Tor
p season, then sell it to dealer, and
ne SELLS il 10 some waiter, and that waiter
may wait upon the gentleman for whom
the coat was made, in his own garment;
60 YOU see our trade unites all Glasses q.
society. "Ah," said be, holding up ono
O. the garments, you put that on II $40
a week clerk, and you would Lot know
HIM rom the president OF the s%vInhS
bank a month after 1t had tailed. This
is most useful business, sir; most use
full ana benevolent business.