Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-07-22
PRESIDENTS DRESS.
A Washington Tailor Interviewed
on Public Mems Clothes,
Easy Going Grant-Hayes the KicSer-HOw
a Little Bill Parabzed HIm-CaFeIess
Garfeld-FaStdious Arthur
His Costly New York
Suits.
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Ii Is not often the voice of the tailor
is heard in the criticism of the public
men. An administration viewed from
the standpoint of tailor has the
merit of novelty. a fashionable tailor
established himself here during Grants
term, and his experience dates from
that time. 1--WE have never begun to
sell as many clothes here since Grant
went out Of office" said he to-day. 81
made all of
Grants Clothes
He was very liberal and easy TO please.
The public men of his time were great
BUYERS of clothes. 1t was Il common
Thing for q senator or member TO buy a
dozen suits year. Grants cabinet
people were very dresSy."
How was it under Hayes"
I'VE never did but
One Job for Hayes
That knocked him cold. He came down
one hot summer day during his first
wear in office and ordered Us to make
him a thin sack coat out of the very
best gros grain silk. The material was
up that coat. We had heard that he
WAS close, aud as we wanted to catch
his trade We put the price ut 50. Tnat
paraIyZed him. Oh, how he did kick
But he paid the bill That was the last
7 order we got from him. n had the
rest of his clothes chopped out for him
by his old tailor in Fremont. He sent
his BOYS to US for ready made suits, but
L. Nf the
white house under him. We had some
of his cabinet on our books, but there
was very little dressing under Hayes.
The purchase of clothes by public men
fell off 80 per cent. | never expect
again TO seeSso much spent in my shop
as when Grant was president"
"How Was GariieId:"
ale was very careless dresser. He
did not have much taste. He was rath-
or slow paw when in Congress, but when
ne went into the White House he be-
gan TO buy much better grade OF
clothes and to pay greater attention 10
his dress. The day he was shot he had
on q very handsome suit we made Tor
him. price $50. Hayes would have died
before he would have paid that money
| fora suit Of clothes.
"Do you do much for President Ar
| thur"
mot a dollars worth. He does bust
ness with his old tailor in New York
| the man who makes the suits for the
members of the coaching club. lie
| does not make the. plainest business
| suits under SO. He was over here the
| other day to take an order for the Pres
| ident. He said he did not care any
| thing for the Presidents trade. he was
! SO hard to suit. He took up
Twenty Pairs of Trousers
the other day, made to the Presidents
| measure, and spent an hour with MIN
| irving them on before he could nud q
| pair to suit. He says the only way ne
can get along with the President Is to be
right I'D and down with him. One day
| Arthur spoke to him very sharply about
the fit of a coat, and the tailor turned
| his back on him. At least he said he
did. Then the President said:
"'Oh, come now, don't take any
ofIense. can't afford to quarrel with
YOU"
i.Tou see first class tailor is a pretty
independent man; but while he Is par,
ticular with the President, he is very
careless with the work for the Presi'
dents servants. He used to furnish the
White House liveries, but the job goes
TO the New York man now.
The New Livery Coats
of the Presidents eoachmen aud foot
men, made of cream-cOlored hammer
cloth, cost Sl25 apiece, but God bless
YOU! they are the worst fitting things
/ ever saw, except the clothes the Ere
mont tailoruSed to chopout for Hayes
"Do you have any of the Cabinet fol
your customers now": =,
"No. Since the hot weather sell
them an occasional thin coat, but they
all take their cue from the President
and go to New York for their clothes
except Brewster, He gets his wonder
full garments in Philadelphia. Chandler
buys an occasional suit. though he is a
chain lightning business man; He
wants his exact moneys worth, but he
is not hard to please, and always pays
cash."