The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-11-23
COSTLY UNDERGARMENTS.
suite thnt Knock the spots Out Of - Hundred.
Dollar Note.

In gentlemen's furnishing store up
town. near the Fifth Avenue Hotel. many
wealthy and stylish men buy their linen and
Ties. The clerks thoro wear tie latest collars
the latest ties. and the latest everything They
look like brokers. and are very stylish.
This winter TIE most stylish OF them said
we have more novelties than before. and
there ~ really no reason why a gentleman Of
refined tastes and with plenty Of money should
not DO very comfortable. Here's an Arctic
sleeper You see ills made after the fash Of
the sacks that men sleep in at tho north POLE
only it's made OF the finest lambs WOOL and
tied around the neck with silken strings. Some
OF our young gent!cmen are delicately
nurturod that "A slight cold might te disastrous.
They Slide into this and are protected utterly,
no possible danger of slipping their feet out
irritatiE. effect on tho skin, that produces u
healthy circu alton on the surface and induces
What are these % tho reporter asked. point
ing to what looked ike ragged fur from the
Those arc the very latest driving gloves:
very Ugly ~ admit out nolhing Ike them in
bueEskin. and svsrythins Of III. Kind. They
consist of u background OF Quilted silk. covered
inside and put with the lino silky hair taken
hair, bat the fine, downy far that grows be-
meath. Eleven dollars a pair we soil them for.
ana Two hundred pairs are ont already. There
are those tobog5aninE gloves, made in London
and shipped TO Canada. They'ry Just ont. tight
at the wrist you see. ana running wEy M over
your oynrcoat TO your shoulders. You could
slide down from tho top OF Mont Blame, head
first. with u PAIR OF those on. and you'd never
get any snow w your sleeve. Now step back
this way and III show you tho most beautiful
thing that you ever saw in nnder.arments."
Shirts ana drawers I" inquired tha reporter.
Yes. but don't cali them that in this store.
you'd hurt our more ret ned custom. Call them
underEarTnents. Now look ~ this
lie drew out Of fancy box q heavy mass Of
knitted SILK. OF the most beautiful blue tint.
ID nklh ON .fln
out into human form. isn't that the most
lovely and aesthetic thing you ever SAW Would
you think that any maa could have the heart
to put such II work Of art on his legs? But many
have. and they go like wldiire. We sell them
AT one hundred dollars a suit and the high
have nothing TO do but spend money. We have
old mlliupaires for customers, and distin-
guished statesmen as well: among the latter
President Arthur. Well not one of those buys
no undargarmerts Al 81 or So suit, and they
keep right on that way. It's tho rich
Young mon who are always having
fortunes lett to them that koep up tho trade.
We had ono youn. Enntleuan who Inherited In
ono yenr no ioss man thrse fortunss running
thing, That he didu't want would have done
your heart good to see. lIers's u lot Of plain
linen hand asrc"i ats. They'r e very nne. Just
like cbbWcbs and sell for $50 dozen. Tho
theln. aud II dozen Of those cnmels hair socks
with silk heels and toss. They ara only 81 n
pair and very comfortable but why he wanted
so many J. can't understand. We do good
business when young men are TO be married.
They got trousseaus us well ~ anybody and
lara IL n small price lor u good outfit. II you
ever Jump on, come around"