The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-09-11
TRICKS OF THE TAILOR.
How He Basely and Wickedly
Imposes Upon the Guilt
less Dude.


have a peculiar system Of converse
ton, by which they can abuse custo-
mer under his nose without MS having
the least suspicion of il. This is a
great luxury. 1t was invented, how
ever. not for sentimental, but Tor
business purposes. and gradually it has
u,en made to answer fer both. =
Piccadilly maker of coats and trousers
told the writer all about it the other
day in answer to some inquiries based
on suspicious recently cOntrad cted
The constant recurrence Of certain
commonplace suinames in the CONVEX
sation between tie hoor-walkers and
the measures was responsible tor the
writer's investigations. /
1t is absolutely necessary" said
the tailor, thar we shall be able to
talk in manner highly personal to
the measurer about the patient VIII"
is being measured, We let him know
in lie words whether it is wort
while taking much trouble over the
sui. which the customer wants. We
exclaim for INSTANCE: Now, John,
you must take the greatest possible
care about this geGtleman's garments.
You must spare no pains whatever
Make them like those that you did
for young Mr.. Brown the week be-
fore last.
"Wpat is the hidden instruction
contained in all that talk ?" the writer
asked. L. seems complicated. Is ity
Not in t least was the answer
"The measurer simply notes the word
Brown. which tells him all he wants
to know. Brown. / NAV exp!"iu t.
you, lie the cipher way of expressing
make these clothes ANYHOW. The
trousers needn't fit and the coat is OF
no importance. This fellow doesn't
know good from bad
"And how about all the fine lam
guage wrapped around the word
Brown ? the writer asked.
"Oh. that was all bost, was the
purport of the reply.
Further examination Was made
and the result was interesting Iailors
it was found. could actually gusb
over a man to each other while really
picking him to pieces. The writer
was requested to sit in little cor,
ner and wait till the nex' custome'
came. in order to witness practIca
demonstration.
By and by there sauntered in q
dude freshly pressed. Ee wore col
lars FIVE inches high, and cuffs. shirt
fronts, and gloves galore He was
placed on a block instantly. There
was thus block at both ends of him
A mea-urer advanced end began
calling out figures to man who llve'
in a pigeonhole at the other end o
the room and who drawled "Yah" at
ter each figure.
Legs nicely built and trim" shout
ed the measurer. The dude looke'
pleased. .iYah." cried the othe
man. THAT meant spindle shanked,
WHISPERED the tailor to the writer.
The dude gave self-satisfed lee
at himself In the glass. "Broad, ful
che-t." remarked the measurer
mechanically. THAT'S the tailorisI
for pigeon breasted, the writer wa
told family. The end of it Was tina
poor, deluded dude was so initiate
with his own attractions, which b
bad Just had uuwound for him, tina
he had paid about double the regula
tariff.
| have known SOME ludicrous mi
takes to happen through new en-
ploye getting confused in his Brown
Joneses, and Robinson the tailor RI
su,Aed later on when the dude Ina
rad departed dignifediy. / lost m
best customer through a measure
mixing up Atkins which means
the best style. with Watkins whic
with us is the same as shoddy. lib
customer was a very particular on
over his trousers, ard. through II
stupid blunder of an idiot, who, b
the way, l discharged summary. !
was rugged in unutterables that miei
have suited sailor He was shor
sighted and in hurry, and dion
find it out until he was taking pa
"a a most select reception.
/; used to be the habit Of tailors
indul. in what they called virtuo'
conversations before customers ar
il is often done now for the oenetit
coun trymen Two employees OF IN
tailoring firm talk TO each other
stage whispers s that the cussom
c.n near They pretend to think tb'
are DOT within ear-s.iOt All, me
sighs one, poor Fran. Why wha
the matter with Frank?' says Il
other. in hurry. What, don't "