The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-06-15
LITTLE BILLS.
A COSTENfKD LOOKING CLOTHIU1
VAIL or DiSCORTKNE

Dess Bayers anA Wars fayers-Why Lea
ass TsIiess Dun Lsss-TAe Duas DcaA.
A Broadway tailor stood In tho doorway Of
his shop the other day after luncheon sad
snapped tooth pick between the fingers Of bis
right hand TO was coatless and no glanced
at his weIl.atting trousers and slim boots with
q complacency that oil the coatloss gontlsmsa
exhibit MP and down broadway.
Trade" he said. leaning against the door
post and hioking spsok Of lint from his knee.
lis fair. only fair. The dlfaculty IL peopl1
won't pay up. suppose this sounds lie a
old story to you"
Yes. Il does"
but II 10 ono Of tho evils the tailon have
TO contend with. You 80. In New York thAs
business II brought down TO such . nne pitch.
and there 10 % much competition. that there y
very little profit on . suit Of clothes. Whsa
you como 10 take into consideration the rsAts
We have 10 pay and the high prices cutters com-
mand. you will see that II takes the proits o.
. good many suits Of clothes 10 DAY expenses.
to cover the losses on bad dsbts. and isave
something for duh times. This 10 the real
reason why tailors complain % much Of ~
tardlness Of customers In paying up. Nov. On
tho other side-by which mean In London.
you know-a gentleman never bothers with .
bill. An account runs for i've yesrs n necss.
side, and tho tsiiors arc allowed 70 .charss 8
for ss Ssa: IN yi S:.s
as old seCeanis sss SsiaS "e oosssas ~
gait I'm, until he sastomyrs Arg ready g pay
thsY can q UPON Bssds. ,1 sssy as
Z: A@sIssa: And ~ hsy: ths habit q ID
returned suits q tSis kind. and he tailor tis.
Business q dsposine q as % cisthss
A customer there sends for 2 suit Of clothes.
sHS * . s anf 1So
and s:;tsfal. VIM last for years. have Known
are sure 70 sell you. stock sf an advantage e
- Over hero. things arc altogether difYereut
ias6ionabls clothes q very low price; NJ
cnstemers They build up sstractyes pisc.s 81
suits 81 Clothes Tor ss0 or thersaboats ana buy
Just enough goods y see them through the
Of sIi heS try to a. ,s.s
The ideal customer il tho one who comes with
arc satisfied sasiiy. and Invariably pay csss.
The most dlflcult customers to manage arr tho
sai s.% sna %s
oftsn that I begin TO feel sirsid havs not any
Soniidencs 10 my own WISDOM .n get taken 10
Into your shop and casts his eye CRITICALLY
suit q octhes We show him Ros soirss,Sine ior
trousers. and he decides that tho stripe q too
small next time the stripe will BE- toe lares
The profit snd sssss sSss
and usually manages to strike the best pises q
sos 81 Il sess WIN %ssS re- sss
edge concerning the cut Of CLOTHES. ada insists
cts bindings. lining, and the like; He has
probably come with a note OF Introduction
S Sy who ., hss
When 10 comes % 81 On ths clothes % discoy;;
%ssss ss' FS
s Ss f home he the vii II. as wears the %
down the, day after we. have sent &
home home: and explains t the different
%ents. We ssnd the boy up and mag sSs a
terations and send It to him again. AZ the end
tho S 81 he T. o and 70 have
s: ga ISsSs S:tSs ss,Ss sSs sE
thing goss on 70 the last Of the month and thss
" send him our bill; The chances are 70
aft.r The ss' b an has bssn sent VIII HIS Srns
lettsr moro or less insulting in tone and -
tho .' ss sn sr ~
Getit but It is weary wait. This Isn't always
the way. however. for there are some men who
principle. Al least no says it's on prineipls.
Va p On SO o w.n &
tSsrs: IL :sss hs i sissid " :!ii ioSsss
three Or four, good customers. and 80 W 1t
'a99: re s,s:. 3, the slow g.,ss:
Clerk men only oHs g
mark. or he wants a suit for some special occe.
IT, EN- make * s1 Si% ana sshensbs suit and
takes H. oppressed BY the thought that he will
have a ,S.s y II nipsE h" y. Pm Tas o b
We arc always willing 70 trust such . man. but
comes in 50 slowly and in such small amounts
that # seems Of little value.
lar noos sbcas
threw ths butt q the eid one q an Italian Who
or fashionable to be a dude; but It was . .graat
60 last year. and the tailors who caught the
craze q its beat made money; we had greet
short time last season. When they hrst bNgan
to cut trousers tight. my cousin who had inst
other side they had been cutting them % that
the, first customer I had who wanted to Do .
dude suffered. He was q clerk In an Importing
400, young men. He had . long. unwevering.
and lean leg held down by . large foot Ieut his
Trousers myself; Pr I rsPsnt:l when 10 put
self from e!aspins him BY the arm and pSt.
shop; but lot him 60 .- and The ed sheet Wa
more than, / had anticipated. Within, three
days l had half dozen follows around from
that house, and. as, one or tive Of them he'd
shnpely pins. wo made a reputation for making
good trousers. We had run for three months.
and got things down 80 iiIe that We made .
pair OF trousers so tight that = man couldn't
alt down In them without catching his broath.
When my cousin. who had been In London,
brought me a copy Of Funch one, day. and
showed mo a picture OF two swells with shovel
tailed eoats-1 don't know whethor you remena-
buttons and had very long tsils-I Ind 9 chance
to make one for ono Of the dry goods statesmen.
and whon I aant him ont NJ tho ahnn With n