The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-12-12
HOW TAILORS SIZE US UP.


and Politicians Array Themselves.
"There are always certain classes Of
men who have styles of their own.
They pay little attention to the latest
fashions except to modify them into the
direction of their own ideas. This
habit, SIR" said the tailor, with dignity,
II regard as the consummate flower of
high civilization. 1t gives the in
dividual marked character. 1t dis
tinguishes him from the herd. To tho
civilian his garments are as much an
evidence of the calling-to one who
can read the signs-as his uniform to q
soldier or his livery to a footman.
There are clergyman, for instance
doesn't affect the clerical cut, which he
ought to, by the bye? cut for num-
Der of prelates, and tell you, sir, they
have got to wear coat with a straight
collar and a vest that buttons around
the neck-Church of England costume.
sir, or none at all from my establish
ment."
"But how" inquired the reporter,
''are you to distinguish the doctor an0
the lawyer"
''Only a novice would ask that ques-
ton. Physicians in good practice
and, of course, 1 have none other
among my customers-are the most
particular of men. Take a Madison
avenue practitioner as an example
and he's the ideal doctor for you'll
Large, stout, not to say trifle fiabby,
and wearing a belt, carries himself
well, great dignity, immense pomp. He
dresses always in fine black diagonals,
with rich, black kersey top coat, and
all must fit him without a wrinkle.
Sometimes he INDUCES in fancy CASH
mere vest, and the big bunch of seals
est stomach to fit in the world. Inhat.
gloves and boots he is unexceptional
and extravagant His scarfs are tho
richest, his linen and cambria the
finest. He wears three diamond studs
no other jewelry but the seals. Well,
sir, he's an impressive spectacle, rich
neat, elegant, finished, and more pleas
ing to the eyes of a rich woman than
dollhouse flowers.
.'But lawyers-pshaw! They're the
worst dressers in the world if they
amount to anything. Want something
black and take the first goods that
come to hand. Never want new suit
till their old one gets disgracefully
shabby or falls to pieces entirely.
Boots generally look well, for they like
warm feet land pay big prices. But
ts!-shocking! The worst tiles in this
town are partly distributed on the
heads of our most eminent lawyers.
You can hardly get them to come here
and try on a suit, but must send it on
the chance of fitting. They'll always
take it, don't care how it looks, if it
goes on easily. But, bless you, that
isn't what a true artist wants. Big
lawyers have paid me high prices for
suits that when I saw on them sent q
SILVER through me. Such garments
would give any establishment but mine
bad name.
another class who dress character
istically," continued the tailor, garru-
lousy, .'are men of business. They
want a dozen coats and as many
trousers and waistcOats and the like, in
multitudes, after the latest fashion.
Yet your true man of fashion is no
dude. He is never pronounced, and
never has on shining new clothes. It's
the general effect-the elegance that
comes only with long experience or q
careful valet-that shows, and it's
To. The dudes and all the noodles who
merely copy the most extravaganza
fashions, while they are our best-pay-
ing customers, don't compel our admit
ration. It's the man who knows hi3
style and dresses up to it who is the
trrH dresser.
"Of course, even you can always rec
ognize the sporting man. He is spe-
cies with divers classes. The racing
man dresses differently from the yacht
ing man. The dog fancier has salient
peculiarities unlike those of the horse
fancier, and the mere gambler, who
looks on sports of all sorts as simply
opportunities for bookmaking, has q
style all his own. But they differentiats
in little things-trinkets, linen and the
like. They are all fond of high colora
and unique patterns. Their abundant
jewelry is apt to be in the form of pugs'
heads or racing insignia. Most have .
WcdhucSS lol DCil-SIO"hC hdtS, NCilOW
stitched gloves and pointed shoes.
They are knowing crowd, mostly, but
about dress they're as innocent as ba~
bies.
CLOSELY allied to sporting men are
actors-from tailor's point of view.
But there's wide difference, essen.
TALLY. The sporting man wants to daz-
zle you; the actor to impress and over.
come you. The sporting man will dis
tribute his magnificence all over him:
the actor relies on some such concen--
trated effect as sealskin coat or a low
cut shirt collar and wide-brimmed
hat. He wants his clothes cut, not to
fit him, but to drape him, and he ar.
ranges himself in attitudes favorable to
classic folds. Actors are liberal Gus
toners when they have money. Bus
politicians stard high with Us. They
are the fellows for new clothes. They
want everything sleek and shiny, spick-
and-span, and brand new. They are
the best tailors' blocks, too, and afford
more pleasure to true artists eyethan
the merely elegant fellow who distracts
attention from his clothes to himself"
N. '. Star,
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