Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-08-27
TAILOR-MAOE SUITS.
Their Popularity Among the Ladies-A
Shocked Dude.

TAILOR-MADE SUITS.
Their Popularity Among the Ladies-A
Shocked Dude.
The world generally has no idea OF
the amount of fiction hitherto covered
by the term 'tailor-made." For three
wears or more tailor-made suits, as
they are called. have been growing
more and more popular among the
ladies. But the term has ALWAYS been
a misnomer, for few tailor-made suits
ever saw a tailor, though all are sup
posed to be finished in the peculiarly
neat and expensive manner character
istic of gentlemen clothes. For some
years tailors in all the large cities have
been making ladies' riding habits and
listers, or Newmarkets. But tight
fitting basques and short walking skirts
with draperies are very different at
fair, and tailorS, both here and else
where. have only lately adopted them.
MANY dress-makerS who have always
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 a swell
tailor and makes for all the
popular dudes and danger
ous-aged millionaires. 1t is
the only way in which a woman can be
in the style which is generally popular.
and yet claim for herself a special and
extensive individuality. Only the we'll
TODD can afford the real. live tailor.
Your swell tailor may consent to make
dresses for the dear creatures. but he
does not appreciate the honor He
charges exorbitantly, and is not crushed
if they do not employ him. Naturally,
the more disinclined he is to make their
dresses. the more the ladies want him
to- And so the most sought after men
in town just now are the tailors.
Now, I'll Just tell you how it is, :"
said distin guished-looking clerk in a
popular establishment. IF a lady
wants a 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 H and Y. it's all
right. But. to tell the truth. we dom t
much care about making ladies'
dresses. To do it in the same style
that we do our other work would re-
quire separate establishment. 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 X and 7, the chances are they'll
weaken and make a dress for her"
1--WE have consented to make few,
BILE and interferes with our regular
business said the representative of
another establishment.
Ladies' dresses? Don't make EN-"
said another.
ar INT no hat
the pretty Miss G.. is wearing. and who
made the remarkably swell brown suit
Mrs. B. has on to-day?"
..Oh. well, said the tailor. growing
Modified, 81 don't mind confessing ]
did make those dresses and few more.
The fact is I'm on the ragged edge just
now. | don't know whether to import
a tailor VINO can drape over-dresses and
set up a new department to meet the
popular demand. or to just put my foot
down and refuse to make any more.
Ladies' dresses are great responsible
ity and trouble when you re not accus-
toned to them"
How do you manage to fit them?'
.sWe-ell." coloring a little and bal
ancing first on his heels and then on his
toes, 1--WE 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."
But suppose you have to rip?''
':My friend, it is golden rule never
to suppose anything"
"Do you like to work for ladies?"
''Most emphatically do. They are
polite. gentle, easy to please. and far
more reasonable than men. When
lady has dress made she has some in
telligence. She knows what she is
talking about, and often makes good
suggestions But man expects per-
lection. swears when he don't get it,
and is always asking impossibilities. be-
cause he don't know what he is talking
about"
A beautiful young dude from Sauce
Ito was then interviewed on the SUBJ
iect and gave his view of the matter
from a society standpoint.
Il Declare" said he, the fact is we
men no longer have any privileges of
our own. The ladies follow us up and
initiate us all the time. It's got SO
that fellow never feels quite safe. ]
Just really think they ought to draw the
line somewhere. '-San francisco
Chronicle