The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-02-27
HOW TAILoRs SIZE US UP.

"Iherc are always ctItdiu OiaeSSS -
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
a high civilization. 1t gives the in
diyidual a marked character. 1t dis
tincuishes him from the herd. To the
civilian his garments are as much an
evidence of the !calling-to one who
can read the signs-as his uniform TO
soldier or his livery to a footman.
There are clergyman, for instance.
Who can mistake one, even though he
doesn't affect the clerical cut, which he
OUGHT to, by the byep cut for num-
her of prelates, and tell you, sir. they
have got to wear coat with straight
collar and a vest that buttons around
the neckLChurch of England costume,
sir, or none at all from my establish
ment."
..But how inquired the reporter.
.are You to distinguish 1.-The doctor and
the lawyerp''
..Only novice would ask that ques-
ton. Physicians in good practice
and, of course, / have none other
among my customers are the most
particular of men, Take Madison
avenue practitioner as an example,
and he's the ideal doctor for Won!
Large, stout, not to say tribe 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 wrinkle
Sometimes he INDUCES in fancy cash
mere vest, and the big bunch of seals
he bangles at his fob sets off the neat
est stomach to fit in the world. 1nhat,
gloves and boots he is unexceptional
and extravaganza His scarfs are the
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 rich woman than
hot-house 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
! co11se to hand. Never want a new sl1it
till their old one gets disgracefully
| shabby or falls to pieces entirely.
Boots generally look well, for they like
warm feet and pay. big prices. But
hatsLshocking! 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, dent 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 saw on them sent a
shiver through me. Such garments
would give any establishment but mine
bad name.
4Another class who dress character
isticaiiy," continued the tailor, garru-
lously, ..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 ,
| careful valet-that shows, and it's
what the mere dude can never catch on
to. The dudes and all the noodles who
| merely copy the most extravagant
fashions, while they are our best-pay-
| ing customers. don't compel our admit
ration. It's the man who knows his
style and dresses up to 1t who is the
true dresser. n = r. ~ - ~
.sOf course, even yUu 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 a
sfyle all his own. But they differentiate
in little things-trinkets, linen and the
like. They are all fond of high colors
and unique patterns. Their abundant
i jewelry is opt to be in the form of pugs'
heads or racing insignia. Most have .
weakness for bell-crowned hats, yellow
j stitched gloves and pointed shoes.
They are knowing crowd. mostly, but
about dress they re as innocent as ba-
3 bies.. raf'. ~ sissisi.;2 shi ~ ~:
| :..Closely allied to sporting men sare
actors-from q tailor's point Of view.
i But there's wide difference. essen
j tally. The sporting man wants todaz-
i zle you; the actor to impress and over
come you. The sporting man will dis
/ tribute his magnificence all over him;
4 the actor relies on some such c0ncen-
trated effect as a sealskin coat or q low
! cut shirt collar and q wide brimmed
hat. He wants his clothes cut, not tn
lit 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. But
politicians stand high with u.s. 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 eye than
the merely elegant fellow who distract.
attention from his clothes to himself. y
IN Z. Star, Ia $50