The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1881-02-17
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How Some Men Are Improved by Their
&''' TailOrs..I ~ ~

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"The fact is that there are very few
men who are formed regularly. What
a professional cutter would, call req
nlar proportion is measurement 81
thirty-six' inches to the breast and thir-,
ty7three inches. to the waist. But those
| measurements are seldom met WITH
This was said to Sutureporters in re-
ply to inquiries as to the shapes that are
encountered by taiiors who make ctts-
tom clothing. Experienced cutters say
that. they are obliged to make allowance
for peculiar forms in almost every case.
Many men have one shoulder higher
than the other. This is particularly the
case with those who do much writing z
The right arm is oftenest Kept centin-
ually on the desk, while the left arm is
rested and lowered. Naturally in such
cases, man s right shoulder is raised
and the left shoulder depressed. TO
remedy this slight deformitv, the iex-
pert cutter must resort to padding, foy
g Talk about padding" said an old
cutter, - the men are really padded as
much as the. women. Put your hand on
the shoulder of the first man YOU meet:
you will find probably that instead of a :
bony shoulder blade, you will feel soft
cushion. Watch the men walking or.
Broadway. You will notice that MANY
OF them swing their arms under caves
OF padding. Look at the padding in the
BREASTS of coats and vests. Al tailor
finds a man icaved in,' and has to, build
him out. That is The reason SO many
high vests are worm. A low vest would ]
expose the fiat, ,pinched chest, ff,-,
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1.-THE cutter who cannot conceal the
limperfections Of q mans legs is unwor-,
thy of his profession. If a man is bandy-'1
legged, the cutter will make him wide !
and roomy .pantaloons, in which his
crooked limbs may wander without de- /
lection. If he is short-leggedt the cutter
will fit him snugly, so that, his neither
extremities shall not offend the eve. . If
he is longlegged, the cutter adds a lit
tie to the length of his body and brings
him apparently into proportion It isa
very common. occurrence for mans
right leg to lbea little longer than his
left. Often one afm-is little longer
than the other. Very often mans foc-
,cupation gives him a STOPPING position,
SO that he seems almost hnmpbacked..i Y
The expert cutter attends to, all these /
peculiarities and sees to it that they, are
as far as possible concealed GHofli'& 9fi1
The military. tailors are the greatest
adopts in building up unpromising
forms to become models Of soldierlv ap1
pearance..so They, will take lean,
scraWny, consnmptive clerk and turn him !
out in a uniform that makes him Quite
a formidable as well as o. prepossessing
person. With skillful appropriation Of |
haircloth, bagging and batting, they
manage to manufacture weH-rounded
forms in almost every case. As for the
theatrical tailors, their work is. often a Il
marvel of art, Actors with natural
graeefulness of form have sometimes
served as walking advertisements Of
fashionable tailors. ,Actors; whose; ine
OF characters requires many changes Of
fashionable dress are frequently asked
t9I introduce some new style.-N.rY.
n,-7A correspondent ,wishes0to know
whether it is in the interest Of healthy
hearing to wear the closed.up ear niufs
IN cold weather. We, do not knoy, but
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