The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-01-05


.,bo hny linen here rhst fancy shirts cost
morc ,han white ones. Ia London goou
wb,,o shirt costs ST.. and a figured sh'f.
COSTS cs, Here good figured sn'rt cos.,
,,,,s, az much n a white one. ana cauuo'
he bought fer Ices than s2.oo OF g"
The Kind a glove commonly III u,.,
m.de Of skin, with fur arouno w.
w,ists- ecsi about So pair; but u 70"
cant 90 keep you hands warm, and 10 ~
,,t,ee n ,is1ie OF appearance for comior,, o"'
naIr az kaittea ~ebllen ones LOT oo cc"s
This r,Aes the gentleman complete 'n ~.
matter Of clothes rs soon ~ ne mas oous y.
three collars for ~ cents, par Oh Guns io'
se crpts. and neat little handkerchief WIN
, faovcs. ems,ruitiered in the corner TOT %
eep,s Ia this outfit he IL wei enoug"
d,cssf1 10 go anywhere. He Is, IN snort, as
far ne his clothes 60, gentleman, anu '"c
entire cost Is very h,tle-certainiv not ni"ie
man ge per cent. oi what 1t would have Deeh
ten wears AGO. There was the SUIT ior ga I,
mister. $40: hal, Ys..55; undcrclotbipg. sZ'oV
shoes. -: GLOVES, 10 cents; linen, 81 0O. anu
ne Is clad from head to foot all Tor GOO. ID
or very little more than SUIT OF CLONES
cost pos long AGO. II the purchaser hap
mems 10 DE i,,hh in the shape usuaiN tahe"
by reads. made cletkes, he can reduce even
This sum considerably. for he can Duy suit
~ ready.uade clothes for from SO 10 S20-
- sui, thst viii look well and generaiIy
wesr well. The nscktie question is ono
that shoosd receive the earnest attention OF
n, memIets of the male persuasion VINO
wear Whist are tekderlv called "p'IIu
Shirts Neckties are exceptions 10 'he
general rule q cheapnesS. We used 10 ouV
~ Good tie as ANYBODY wanted for half
dollar. but now they foi>t upon us gfea,
bilI.boards Of Persian SiUiis and charge us
from se TO So. A plain black satin tie, bali
an inch wide, to be tied in bow, Is the
nea,esf of all ties, and costs bali a dollar.
These are some examples OF
WHAT PRICES HAZE Coz, e. DOWN TO.
The articles Of a ycntleman's dress have
been selected merely for examples. Every
lining else Is cheap. Turkeys are so cheap
and plenty every body j. tired OF them.
Who can find anything delicate in turkey
when il costs only ten cents pound! lou
can buy a good watch, a Sten-Windcf, 1Or
$3.50 A penknife with two III three blade>.
made OF as good stud as pOcket.kniVes are
generally made OF. costs twenty-five cents.
You can buy Il good set Of chamber furnl-
ture. such as would have been considered
luxurious not long ago, for $40 or 500.
Among the nece>Saries may perhaps De
mentiont d the prices of liquors. Bari ooms
that not long ago charged - cents
for drinks now charge 10; Decent places
charge 6. A ride in Broadway stage. IN
stead Of being 10 cents, l. only o; the rare
from here TO Philadelphia used to be c;}.5O !;
nov an excursion ticket costs ONLY 81.
These are only a few samples. Ana YET
with all these low prices, these prices are
high. Compare these prices with those
about 10 be named, and see how much II
costs TO keep up appearances in this ciiN !;
how much it costs, in other words, Tor
the privilege Of living like a gentleman.
A gentleman was riding down town ON
the front platform OF Third-avenue
ear one stormy day last week smoking a
cigar. A fine, large wO0lIen scarf was
wound around bis neck. The driver, well
bundled up in coats and shaws, was in
cIsaed 10 he laxative. He had been telling
about bis long hours and poor pay, MS
nun,5c d fingers, aud his hard lot III general,
when the wind blew an end OF the passen-
GERS scarf in front OF his face.
=" 4 man ought not to get cold In such Il
thing a. that" SAID The driver. L" That's
the biggest scarf that ever ] see. low
much did that cost NIGH ask"
"lt was
A CHRISTMAS PRESENT
said the passenger, "but a my wife gave 1t
TO me, and had to pay the bill, 1t cost NE
$40.
"Twettv dollars :" the driver repeated
in astonishmcnt. "Wh by, man, that's more
than oil the clothes have on cOst-ruDJer
coat and ALL"
The diver seemed so well wrapped up
in clothes that the passenger was incredu-
lous. cit is. indeed" said the driver.
"and III tell you how. There's a suit OF
clothes | bought a few weeks ago ana paid
81 for them; amt that good suit! Yes,
sir; coat, pantaloOns. and vest, good
enough for anybody. There's the over
coat-SS-bought lew, and IFS Sood
one, too, and warm. This cap cost o0c
down in West street, and the shoes 81 90
Owe see these warm glove! They're the
warmest gloves ever | put on my hands,
and | paid 80 cents for them, Dran.new.
How much does that make! But hold on,
here's this rubber coat that cost 81. bought
that secondhand, but it is just as GOOD as
new, and keeps me dry. This scarf that's
lied around 10y ears paid half dollar for
that, al d il was money well spent, Tor II
keeps my ears from freezing. The old
shawl wound round my neck. don't count
that, I've had it so long. It's net worth
much, and anybody as thinks he needs II
worse than me can have 1t. How much is
that. now? SIS S0y Well, | told you it
was less than $40. 1t don't cost very much
to live Just now, my friend, ii you knuckle
right down 10 it. get three good square
meals and part of bed for 50 cents day
and that's not bad. Fve seen worse times
than these, and that's fact. Yes, sir, I'll
stop here for you. The streets too slippery
to jump"