Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-11-30
wELnDREssED oNCENHIs LIFE
The Day Dreams of a Young Working
man Realized at Cost of $3.50.
A Young man who was in the crowd

man Realized at Cost of $3.50.
No1o York sun.
/ A young man who was in the crowd at
an uptown jewelers. yesterday attracted
a great deal of attention. His coat was
of country cut and well worn, his trous-
ers were baggy, and his shoes were OF
design new to New York. They were
made of grain leather. Yet he wore
high hat of the most fashionable shape
and glossy exterior, and two clerks were
piling up jewels on the show case before
him.
'sIll tell you how it is" said he; ''Pm
| from Pittsburg. and I've come into little
money after working hard all my life.
| I've always said I'd like to dress up first
class from head to toe, though l never
| really expected to be able to. But now
| IYe got quite some money, and I'm agolng
to go back in as good shape as any man
in Pennsylvania. Whatll be the price OF
the best umbrellaP'
EWell." said the clerk, ''we have got
| them at from 50 to $75-the gold-headed
| ones are 500"
"Cracky" said the young man, "Pl
/ have to change my tune, guess. L don't
want to be a fool. A siIver-headed um-
brella will do, and $40 will be the outside
| figure. You see, l didn't know how much
things cost. First l went and got silk
! drawers, silk undershirts, and silk stock
/ ings. The stockings cost So a pair, and
the shirts and drawers $40 apiece. l got
| two sets, and that cost $50. Then | got
| two shirts for 81 each, and couple of dol
/ lars worth of collars and cuffs. The first
| time | got set back was when went for
/ a hat. 1t was on Broadway. l amt 60
| ing off Broadway, because want the best.
/ Well, / wanted the highest priced hat, and
they brought out one for $25--the darned-
est looking thing ever you saw. 1t was
! white, and made of otter fur. | got this
silk one for $40, and l guess this is
good enough. l went to a tailor's and got
| a nice black diagonal suit for $50, and
beaver overcoat, lined with satin, for 800.
There may be higher priced clothes, but
the goods suited me, and the tailor said
there wasn't anything better for me in his
! shop if was the biggest man in Pennsyl-
vania. That's what | want. Pm close as
a monkey on floating log, but Pm going
| to tit out first class just for once, if [ save
all the more the rest of my life. Pve got
to wait here most week for my clothes,
and Pm payin' So day indoors and about
as much out doors, but l don't care just
1 this Once.o
He got a silver-headed umbrella for 500.
! He asked what pair of sleeve buttons
would cost, and was visibly amazed at
! hearing that he might pay 800 for in
taglios and as high as $50 for gold ones.
| He got pretty pair for SIS. He paid $12
| for gold pencil, and s. for silver tooth
| pick, although the clerk showed him tooth
| picks for double the money. A set of shirt
studs worth 1920 staggered him, and he
! got a moderately plain set for $40. He
! said he wanted a match box, but on being
shown one for $500 said that as it was the
only one worth having, and yet was
| ridiculous thing to pay so much for, he
wouldn't buy any. Finally he came to
the watches.
"Now," said he, 81 want a good gold
watch, and l want one that won't be
! ashamed to haul out before any lady in
the world. The truth is | don't live right
| in Pittsburg, but / come from close by
there, and there's a good many swells
where / belong, and Pm worth more than
the whole of 'em, and / amt agOin' to take
a back seat when l get there. l suppose
you can show me watches for $500"
''Seven hundred dollars, SIR" said the
clerk; ''Our repeater and split-second
watches are 500. But if you want good
tirst-class watch, as good for all practical
purposes as any that was ever made, take
one of these for $780,"
That is what the young man did, though
not until he had handled $700-watch for
several minutes most tenderly and with
! longing in his eyes. He could afford it,
he said, but he thought it would be foolish.
'ECurious thing!' he said, quite ire
levantly; 81 don't feel as If had so much
! money, after all. L came here to get the
very best of everything, but l believe when
| 60 back | won't have any Of the highest
| priced things except shoes, hat and un-
derclothes. Now, thought 81 would buy
the best shoes on Broadway; but when |
came to get them they cost $1S. They are
beauties, though. They have medium
s0les and patent leather up over the foot,
about like a slipper. and from the leather
up above the ankle they have what are
called stOckingets, that is, black silk up
pers with fiesh-colOred kid under Them"
''But they are evening Shoes"
sob, are they? Well, l don't care what
they are. / guess they'll take the cake
where they're going, day or night. Well,
what do you suppose paid for handker-
chiefs-silk, of course! Why, l paid So
each, and So fsr suspenders, and So for
penknife."
eve have some jeweled suspender at
tachments at $120-very beautiful, in
deed,'' said the clerk.
ooh, never mind showing 'em,' said the
young man.
He bought comparatively plain vest
chain, double one, for $40, and then said
that he did not think there was anything
else that he wanted except gloves, and he
had priced them and found that the very
best kids only cost 50, though he could
| pay SIS if he wanted sealSkin.
He jOtted down his purchases on card,
and when he came to calculate the total
he SAID that at first he had thought it
would reach $500, then $500, and that now
it was evident that by the time he had
spent week in town at $6 day and paid
his fare back to his home $3.50 would be
about the full amount he would have
| expended. This was his list: