Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-07-11
rAlLOR.MADE SUITS.
Their Popularity Among the Ladies'
Shocked Dude.

the amount of fiction hitherto covered
bv tbe term "tailor-made." For three
years or more tailor made suits, as they
are called, have been growing more and
pore popular among the ladies'. But the
term has always been a misnomer, for
sev tailor-made suits ever saw tailor,
though all are supposed to be finished
in the peculiarly neat and expensive
manner characteristic of gent!emen's
clothes. For some years tailOrs in all
large cities have been making ladies'
riding habits and ulsters, or newmarkets.
But tight-fitting basques and short walk
ing skirts with draperies are very diff
ferent affair, and tailors. both here and
elsewhere, have only lately attempted
them. Many dressmakers who have
AWAY made ladies' dresses only, can
not. technically speaking rank as tailors.
The thing is to have the dress made out
and out by man who is swell tailor
and makes for all the popular dudes
and daneerous-aged millionares. 1t is
the only way in which woman can be
In the style which is generally popular,
and vel claim for herself special and
expensive individuality. 7Onlyt the we'll
to do can afford the real, live tailor. Your
swell tailor may consent to make dresses
for the dear creatures, but he loes not
appreciate the honor. He char.es ex-
orbitantly, and is not crushed if they do
not employ him. Naturaily, the more
disinclinad heis 10 make their dresses
the more the ladies want him to. And
30 the most sought after men in town
lust now are the tailors.
"Now, I'll just tell you now it is" said
distinguished looking clerk in a popu-
lar establishment. IF lady wants
suit made here the best thing she can
do is to see the proprietor, Mr.. x, and
our cutter Mr.. Y. If she can get the
consent of III. and Y, it's all right. But
10 tell the truth, we dor't much care
about making ladies' dresses. To do it
in the same style that we do our other
work would require separate establish
ment, and as long as we are rushed in
our regular business we won't do that.
Still, as was saying; if lady just
talks little to II. and Y. the chances
are they'll weaken and make dress for
her."
.We have consented to make a few,
but don't like to do it. Too much trouble
aud interferes with our regular business"
said the repr, sentatives of another es-
tahlishment.
Ladies dresses? Don't make 'em."
said another.
"But how about that gray corduroy
the pretty Miss G. is wearing, and who
made the remarkably swell brown suit
Mr.. B. has on today"
"Oh, well," said the tailor, growing
molliiied, Il don't mind confessing !
did make those dresses and few more.
The fact is Pin on the ragged edge just
now. don't know whether TO import
tailor who can drape overdresses and
set up new department TO meet the
popular demand, or to just put my foot
down and refuse TO make any more.
Ladies' dresses arc great responsibility
and trouble when yod're not accustomed
to them"
"How do YOU manage to fit them"
"We.ell coloring little and balanc-
ing first on hIs heels. and then on his
toes, Eve give the dress to. the lady.
She takes it to the dressing room and
puts it on. When she Is ready we go IN
and fit her," s-, 49, -s-----sr----
"But suppose you have to rip?"
"My friend, it Is a golden rule never
to suppose anything"
DO Won like to work for ladies?"
"Most emphatically ! do. They are
polite, gentle, easy to please and far
more reasonable than men. When a
lady has dress made she had some in
tellgence. She knows what she. is
talking about. and often makes good
suggestions But man expects perfec-
tion, swears when he don't get it, and is
always asking impossibilities because he
don't know what he is talking about"
A beautiful young DUDE from Saucelito
was next interviewed on the subject and
gave his view of the matter from soci-
eiy standpoint. y"
"So they ought But what about the
shock"
II declare" said he, Il had the most
awful shock the. ether. day you ever
heard of. The fact is we men have nc
longer any privileges of our OVID. The
ladies' follow us up and intimidate us all
the time. It's got so that u fellow never
feels quite safe. just think they really
ought to draw the line somewhere"
"Oh, wees! You see, | went into my
tailof's the other day. He'san awfully
good tailor-hc gives you so much shape
Aigy and went in together. Algy's a
deuce-ef-a fellow-awful. fast man
What's that?' said Algy, pointing with
his cane at something in gray on the
counter. Algy's lazy, and I have to
tend TO everything, so said 10 the tailor
What's thatp He's a regular chump
that tailor; and he thought he'd have
some fan with me, you see, and he said
oh that's gray corduroy shooting
jscket;s but was too smart for him
and started over 10 pick il NJ. Pm going
to olesrn to fire off grn and have g
shooting .ckat made; they are so be-
Coming. said Algy. That AIgy's the
creates fellow He's just ready for any
thing. 'Tw-this on, says that ehumI
OF talOI; it's Just yCuf style JUS
then pickel il up, ana what do yoV
think? could tell what 1t was fn {
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