, 1884-05-14
FOR COLD WEATHER.
What the Tailor Has Done for tho
Relief Party.
Clothing of n Expedition Which
Eas Just Set Out for the Re-
gIOus OF North
Pole.

Inspector Clark took me to sec what he
called a complete Arctic outfit. encased in
which a man could feel easy when the mer-
curry dropped out at the bottom OF tho Their.
mOmeter. He took me to his Office, and
pointed to a mass OF objects about rs big as
a cottOn-bale. There" he said, "it is. Look
at this article which l hold in my hand. It's
a reindeer-skin jacket OF tho best quality,
and dressed with the hair on, made with a
slit in front sufficiently large 60 admit the
head, and the slit covered with a flap but
toned ut the throat, the rest OF the front
closed; fitted with t. rcindeerskin hood, with
an oval opening for the face secure y sewed
to the collar. hair on the outside, ami tho in
side lined with blue flannel; skirt of jacket
extending within three inches OF the bnOe-
cap. HJre, again is n raindeer-skin sleeping
bag, also Of fine quality, and dressed with tie
hair on. 1t is eight feet long, with a broad
flap to cover the heal, and made with the hair
inside. Oar specifications call for either calf
or decrskiu the deerskin is much the best.
but II we can't get it We want calfskin, made
UP in all respects like this bag, with the i'd
Giti1u OF an inside lining Of holvy, soft, all
wool California blnuketing. This is one of
the sou'westcTJ 1t has ear-hnps, you see,
and strong tapo-striags to tie under the chin,
and tie brim Il Il Deeper at the bac, than at
the front to thoroughly protect the back Of
the neck.
%Here are s0no navy blue flannel OYER
shirts, best quality, double across the chest,
double TO tho waist, and fastened with we'll
mado buttonholes and buttons; shirts de-
scending TO the knee, sleeves Of single thick
ness with snug-tltting cuffs three inches wide
and of double thickness. Here aro,a pair OF
the trousers, best quality of heavy darS-blue
doeskin cloth, all wool, well sponged and
Ehrunlon, tight fitting from ths knee down
m nypfl unnecessary hu1I- in tugIrfuo, tbarp
inside boots or moccasins. This, now, Is
a monkey-jacket, best quality, all wool,
wool-dyed, indigo blue, pilot cloth, made
double-5reastci i've buttons each side, and
Luttoning up to the throat, skirts coming to
the knee, ana tho whole lined with all-woo!
nayy-bluo flannel Here are some imported
navy-blue double zephyr worsted knitted
hoods to fit suugly TO the head, with oval
opening for the face and u chest guard nine
inches long. Here are some socks of peculiar
character. They arr made of superior wool
dressed lambskins, with the wool inside,-ex-
tending two-thirds to tho knee and having
drawins-strings at the top.
"How is this for style, now-sealskin gauut-
let mittens, extending two-thirds to the ell
bow, and lined throughout with finely-dressed
lRmbskin, the Innings made like a separate
mitten TO be drawn out for dryingf Here
are deerskin trousers, reindeer skin, with the
hair on the outside and with drawing strings
at the waist. Here is a pair of sealskin boots,
best quality, extending four inches above the
knee, soles inade Of oogjoog skins, without
heels or seams in the middle. Here we have
some fine thick wooden nittens with thumb
and fOretinger free and extending four inches
above the wrist. Here We have somo Of the
goggles which we expect will protect the
eye OF our men and prevent that snow
blindness which is so common in tho north;
they are green, blue, and smoke color, and
are tied on with silk cords. This, you see, is
an army blanket OF the well-dressed reindeer
skins. just feel these inner soles for our
mems boots. They are made OF three thick
nesses OF soft, all wool blanket, with one
thickness OF heavy canvas Mt the bottom,
the four soles stitched ctrongly together.
Here is a waist belt of soft calfskin, with
substantial brass buckle and leather case for
sheath-knife.
"Here we have Elsinore skull.caps, of
nicely dressed calfsiSiu to fit closely to tue
head, and to bs trimmed with astrachun
cloth. These things are sealskin moccasins,
of the finest ~sealslln, with the hair on, up
pers extending to the knee, drawing-strings
ut the top. and soles Of tho same material us
tho uppers. Here are gono oogjoag skins,
with tendons for sewing the same You sec,
orr boys may have to do some tailoring be-
fore they come back. These are fawn-skin
socks, hair on outside and no seams on the
bottom. Hore you see suow-shoes OF best
Canadian pattern, and with substantial fast
euing5. These are fOpt-nipg, cut low. like
Indian moccasins. and having n drawing
strap to secure them at the ankles. Here
again arc rubber sandals of the best quality
Of heavy rubber, via extra stout soles, as
heavily corrugated us rubber dOoT-muts
usually nre, with toe md imstep straps and
heel shields, the sOles to be perfectly fiat,
without heel lifts. Now you see just what
warmth-preserying equipments our oxpedi-
ton will carry with it, and can guess now
she men will loo; when in full dress. Why,
one rugged az as those fellows win be would
wear brtwecn sixty aud q hundred pounds Of
clio hing, and The thickness would DO SO great
that he might Jet polar bear chew on his
ann MI day and nuver feel D."