Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-10-30
MALE DREssmAI lERs.

All the Rage in Fashionable Circles at
Washington just Now.
Washington Star.
"a wOman's much easier to fit than a
man." said a fashionable downtown
tailor the other day as he sat cross
legged on his table making buttOn-holes
in a pigeon breasted garment somewhat
resembling a coat. They're much more
satisfactory to fit. There's fOrm-grace-
symmetry; beautiful Not all angles like
men"
Bah! You can't fit a 10 an. But look
at that" he cried with burst of profess
ional enthusiasm, holding up the gar
ment that lay in his lap so as to display
the swell Of the bust and graceful curve
of the hips. Look at that. Isn't it
grace-sym metry-fOrm?"
"What is it?" asked the Star man, who
stood with his head on one side cycling
the garment from distance. What Is
"What? Why, lady's waist What
have I been talking about? You don't
think there is a man with such a fOrm?"
''Do you mean to say you make ladies'
garments?'
"Of course. I ft dresse on some Of
the most fashionable ladies in Washing
ton. You don't think they could get
dressmaker to make a waist like that?
No one but man-an artist tailor
could do that"
"But how do you manager How do
is, how do you fl them
try them on, you know? asked the
scribe, trying to hide his bushes behind
a red bandanna.
Manage? Manager Oh yes; I see.
Easily enough. The fitting is very easily
managed. You have never been to
Paris? They know how to do everything
there. The fitting is easily arranged.
Our customers are ladies who have tray
eled-ladies Of refinement. Fits2 Why,
Just a few minutes ago measured a lady
for pair Of pants"
GA pair of What?"
"a pair of pants. Ladies wear pants
with their riding habits. They wear
them under their riding skirts. This
has been the custom fOrsOme time. They
wear the skirts shorter than formerly
Just so as to touch the ground when
they stand. Then they wear pants I'M
derneath, nothing else; no skirts. Oh,
you are wondering how manage about
the pants" he added, noticed the puz-
lied and embarrassed expression which
had taken possession Of the scribes /
cOuntenanCe. 1T is all extremely deli
cate and modest. You ought to 90 TO
Paris. We measure the size Of a lady's /
waist. Then the distance fro m the waist
to the floor. Then we have. her sit on |
table and measure the distau &c from her |
waist to the table. Subtract this from /
the distance from her waist TO the floor /
and we have the length Of hIer-I mean /
the leg of the pants. When they are
cut and basted she tries them on herself. /
The fitting is al managed very nicely. /
We make a great many ladies' suits. In /
fact, all the fashionable ladies, particu- |
larly those who have been to- Paris, have /
their suits made by tailOrs. Washing /
ton is getting almost like Paris. The la
dies have good taste. I could name lots
of ladies' don't know how inany-Who /
come in and have their measures taken /
Just as graciOusly as men would, and /
they are much easier to fit and pleasant
er to serve than men. And the trying /
on of garments2 We have parlOrs and /
maids in attendance. They retire to a /
parlor and put on a garment, which Is
basted together, aud when they get 1t on
am sent for and 60 in and fit 1t, taking
ii In here, marking It for alteratlCns and
letting 1t out there. Then retire, and
the lady again changes her garment
Everything is very modest. This Is the
custom altogether IN Paris, and IS very
rapidly becoming so here"
Nv hat is the cost Of a lady'5 sult2"
at depends somewhat upon the mate
rial Some $50, some 500, sO1ne Sl23 and
more"
"DO you make party dresses, or any
thing of that kiud2'
"No, We don't do anything at that.
They can be blown together by a dress
maker. We make walking suits, and
supeTintend the preparation 6I the bet
ter part of their wardrobe. Fashionable
ladies generally have quite a number of
different styles of cloth suits, and heavy +
giIksand satius. These are what we
make. Sometimes we have a lady's en-
tire wardrobe brought here and repair IL /
as il were. We change the cut of some !
suits, alter the lOOpiRg-in on mother, ar
range the drapery, and then make new 4
suits to supply the places Of those which 1
cannot be worn any more, and to keep
up with the latest fashion. Then we
make a large number Of riding habits
We have q wooden horse which they sit I
on while we arrange the folds of their
habits"
sob. yes % he added. drawn his leF.