The Red Cloud chief., 1885-12-04
COSTLY MALE ATTIRE.
.Eon Q of the Expenses Of a Posi-
bio Dude.

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Abcutth this time Of the year the friv-
olons roeng man rests his head upon
his han d.. and wonders what he ought
to wea., Where he can get it and what
it will cost. He has perhaps invested
sixty-tiv, tollars in a suit Of clothes,
and feel. taat. rs far as the fit of his
coat and the cut Of his trousers are con-
cerncd. ie need fear to look no man in
the face. rssit still he is passed every
day BY otser young men whose gor-
gcousness reSts heavily upon his heart.
What i: is iecan not tell. They have
not paid m,ra for that hat than he did;
his cost eIg at sdollars. and that is the
top pr,ce. NG are they better looking.
nor taller, aot have they handsomer
legs. In ssitG of all. however, they
have reached . degree Of perfection
which the yorn9 man feels that he can
moi reach. Tieaiowcr in their button-
hole seems at sOme there; their collar
seems made by "a artist. and the spien-
dor of their yellow CATERS escapes COM
ment. SO well dies it correspond with
the splcndor of heir gloves and trous-
ers. cravat and sane.
If the Young n.nt thinks long enough
and is bright he ynl arrive at the con-
~clusion That the elier young man owes
his superiority tofthese very things
the CATERS, crava,. etc.-and the young
man will be right. for these things are
the trimmings. NY lift n youth
above the other, a the little slices of
carrot. bits Of raw odtatO and delicate
carving of the rind which decorate the
ham ministcred to ~ a French cook
render il superior to.its plain boiled
brother. although thsymay have been
mates roaming the sing pen.
The representative stere in the city is
on Broadway. not fit from the Fifth
Avenue Hotel. and nesr enough to Del
monico's 10 be casil' reached in bad
weather. Startling seeks and binding
cravats hang in rows nIthe windows.
with here and there /; KSnk dressing
gown to tone down thu s1orgeousness.
as YOU enter YOU are net and beamed
upon by a young man who combines
all the most startling points Of the show
windows, the cravat OF fsrnzied red,
thc ear-rasping collar. u1 the blue
silk vest. One glance oeITinces you
that 10 remove his shoes Y&ild reveal
a wealth Of blue silk sock Eith lilies
OF the valley embroidered tIDon them.
You ask for a h~andkerchk1 or three
collars. and your modest otder is filled
with dcf,rcnc, and . PLEASURE that
seems very sincere. The burd& is done
ny. aud the young man beg M bowling
you To the door. This mak,ssIou say:
Dear. dear, this Young mai Guild not
work in my store; he has nH enter
prise" But Won do not yet k4ow the
Young man. His are not th.Srulgar
methods OF the everyday cas-, who
tumblcS over Il pile of Goods aadrattles
of: Socks. shirts. undcrwear?s Any
thing else | can do for yous"
The young man is an artist. and he
waits for IN opening. it eom,s when
your eye falls upon silk underwear
marked eighty dollars 4 suit. sand
YOU strange and cough. An tx6res-
sion of deep pain settles ON the sdnng
mans face. lie taps his Silk yes dcli-
catelv. murmurs ;earfully "Nkak
chest. dangerous weather. dress sait,
sure DEATH" and pulls down a aacy
box. Packed away i'm it @e Gu4er
things made o: quilted satin, and T.
sembling very large chest protecsoA.
The artist takes one out, straps 4
around his neck. and. while ven stand
fascinated. explains how admkabl! I
would protect your lungs while wear<
inc a dress suit. and how il wo11d pcr@
serve YOUR shirt bosom from dit. Il
cour ewes do not express admf1ef1ol. :
his words change from loudess praise
to biting criticism. T..
..You do no like it. of coursas' h.
saws. ..nor do !. TO he frank. Mo- I'M
nlcasart to advertise the weaknoD OF
ones lungs to the world. and aYt to
act as a dampcr upon the ard0e OF
ones fiancce. But kindly look at
this"
And then he draCs down another
box. and arrays himself in a garment
oreerer than the chest protectors. u
Is a vest. cut As all vests usually ar,
except that il is wonderfully high =
the neck. and is nearly all back. til
only substantial part OF II beng 9
niece Of flannel. oval in shape. meanl
- cover and protect the lungs also.
That, the artist explains, is to be put
under your dress shirt. and saves NcuI
lungs without in any way undermining
the affections of your loved one.
Near to the chest protector Is = DON
also vers good. with y lining ma1eo o.
a.e which looks very much like lace
TIL, salesman pulls from il \ handker
ca;of. unfolds il rs tenderiy IS hon
j, were his last one, and begs OF yo,
Cd look at it, as the light shines through
II. You observe that you can see aoou
as well as though the handkerchie
were not before your eyes, and tina
the thrcds that each other WIZ
surprising regularity suggest tn
threads in a cobweb. This makes yo'
think the Esndkerchiefs are probabl.
very fine ones. and that $3.50. tn
price sou paid for your fine handker
Shicis would probably not buy you
dozen Of these. But nothing in II