Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-12-30
HOW A MAN UNDREssEs.
The Process Described by One Who
is a Fair Sample of the
Whole Sex.

Cincianah Enquirer
When a man Is fully attlred for APP
pearance on the street in mild weather
his figure, emitting the face, neck and
hands, Is concealed by fourteen ar
ticles OF wearing apparel, which, for
convenience, can be classified as fol-
lows Overwear: hat, vest, pants, sus-
pendeTs and shoes; underwear: uecktie,
collar, cuffs, shirt, undershirt, drawers,
socks, sOck-suspender and handker-
chief TO top oil with. To secure these
things against falling of in the
streets neither pins nor strings are
used, buttons alone serving the pur-
pose, Properly speaking, the mans
outfit is not yet complete, for he has to
carry with him watch and chain, a
pOcket.boolS, lead pencil, knife,
matches tooth picks, keys, small
change, cigars, comb, bills paid and
unpaid, memOranuums, car-tiokets,
commission as deputy marshal or
deputy sheriff and letters of either
"A private or business nature
or both. For places In
which to carry this assortment he has
fifteen pockets distributed as follows!
In the coat, five outside breast, inside
breast, two in the tails and one for car
tickets; vest, upper and lower one on
each outside breast, and one inside;
pants, two side, two hip and one
watch pocket. The pencil and watch
are the only articles that are consigned
to established pockets, the rest of the
things are scattered b. W. and can only
be found with search warrant.
While the attire fits compactly, II is
not held In place by whalebnnes, can.
H.. so
fore every movement 10 one OF free.
dom.
Work was all In on the Enquirer "A
few mornings since, and the stan was
gathered In Dynamite hall, in the
third story, when conversation turned
on the methods OF undressing. Said
the deputy marshal reporter: on
tell you how | do BY the time / get
TO the head OF the stairs my coat and
vest are unbuttoned Going INTO the
room, give my shin drive against 4
low rocking chair aud say d--n. This
occurs every night in the year I've
told mother time and again she ought
to discharge the girl. / strike q
match when it's too everlasting late
Next ] sail my hat over on the
table in the corner and shed my coat
aud vest on the sofa. Standing IN
front of the glass take OF my collar
and lie, let down my suspenders and
then leaning forH ard raise my chin
aud rubbing my hands under Il won
der whether / ought TO get shaved il
the morning. Relching oyer ON,
shoulder ] unbulton the shht. theI
sending MY right paw over the othe
shoulder | grab on with both hand
and pull II over my head aud drop heI
on the iloor The undershlrt con. q
next That gets skinned inside gu
, before ! get through with IL. III,
you ever notioe.thstifyo forget the 10,
button how liable you are 10 han
/ yourself when you get the thing up
+ side down, tails In the air out OF reach
Next inspect my muscle Ia the glass
. I'm getting great muscle. 1.-THE nipht
shirta handy 1sat goes on next; II /
amt Il DOESN'T Shen ] sit down OF
. the side of tho bed, bend over and TAX
! oil my shoes. LOosaapg my pants,
: stand up and shove them down beloy
E the knees, and then sitting down again
8 put hand on either fida, continue tn
: showing until they lay on the floor Xix
: 9 pair OF mutfs. Then make asnealI OF
{ the socks, and when they stick on Ia
heel | tear them The drawers i stril
/ like do the pants, and they look lily
\ a pair 81 mits. I'm all liked now, ani
! put out the light miss the bed 3,
I. SIX feet ia the dark, get there finally
! turn IA and wonder what my assign
{ ment y going 20 be tomorrow
/ Talk about dressing,n chimes Ii
. the sporting reporter, iiCharley Fni
s mer, shortstop, on betat the Lindel
: hotel, went up the elevator to his roon
I IN the fifih etory. Wien he got out 4
(. the elevator he was stark naked. II
WAS back In the hotel Office, dressed h
/ his base ball unifogm, In three min
, utea and a halfn