Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-07-22
aENTLEMEN's VEsTMEnTs.

GENTLEMSN'S vESIMENTS.
Numerous Customers.
The reporter remarked that the Gus.
tom of dressing soberly in garments of
an unpronounced cut would allow gem
tlemen of modest means to appear we'll
at slight expense, and ras.sover that
such ;nvestitcre was much r.c--a sensi-
bic than the old extravagances of shape
and color.
.'D that style of dress should be gem
orally adopted" said the knight of thu
shears, .'rd quit the business. But it
won't. There are always certain
classes of men who have certain styles
OF their own. They pay little attention
to fashions except to modify them into
the direction of their own ideas. This
habit l regard as the consummate
flower of high civilization. 1t gives
the individual marked character. 1t
distinguishes 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 footman.
There are clergymen, for instance,
who can mistake one, even though he
doesn't affect the clerical cut?'
.'How are you to distin guish the
doctor from the lawyer?"
''Only novice would ask that ques-
ton. Physicians in good practice =
and of course have none others among
my customers-are the most particular
of men. like Madison avenue prac-
titioner for example, and he's the IDEAL
doctor for you. Large and stout, he
carries himself nth great dignity and
immense pomp. He dresses well in
fine black diagonals. with rich black
kersey top-coat in winter. Sometimes
he INDUCES in a fancy cashmere vest,
and all must fit him without wrinkle.
In hats, gloves and boots he is unexcep-
tionable and extravagant. His scarfs
are the richest and his linen and CAM
brics the finest.
'.But lawyers-pshaw! They're the
worst dressers in the world, If they
amount to any thing. Want some
thing black, and take the first goods
that come to hapd-never want a new
suit till the old one gets disgracefully
shabby. Hats--shocking! The worst
tiles in this town are partly distrib-
uted on the heads of our most eminent
lawyers. Foa can hardly get them to
come here and try on 4 sur, 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. Bat, bless you,
that isn't what a true artist wants.
Another class of men who dress
Enthusiastically are men of business.
They want a dozen coats and as many
trousers and waistcOats and the like,
in mulLEudes, after the latest fashion.
Yet your true man CT fashion is no
dude. lie is never pronounced, and
never.has on shining new clothes. It's
the general affcctlthe elegance that
only'cemes with long experience or a
careful valet-that shows, and its what
the mere dude can never catch on to.
The dude and all the noodles who
'merely copy the most cxtravagant
fashions, while they are our best pay
ing customers, don't win our admira-
tioE. It's the man who knows his style
and dresses upsto 1t that is tine true
dresser.
,''Of course you can always recognize
1.-THE sporting man. lie is 4 species with
divers classes. The racing man dresses
differently from the yachting man.
The dog fancicr has salient peculiari-
isies unlike those Of the horse fancier.
and the mere gambler, who looks on
sports CT all kinds: as simply opportuni-
ties for book-making, has style all its
own. They differentiate in little things
-rtrinkets, linen, etc. They are all
Iend of high colors and unique pat
terms. Their abundant jewelry is apt
to be in;the form OF pugs' heads or rae
ing insignia. They. have a weakness
fsr' bell-crowned hats, yellow stitched
gloves and pointed shoes. Their canes
remind you Of the neck of stork with
tine long bill. on top. They are a know
ing crowd mostly but about dress
THEY are as innOcen. as babies.
''Closely allied to sporting men are
actors. from tailor's point of view.
But, there's wide difference essential
~. The sporting man wants to dazzle
You. ithe actor tOimpress and overcome
YOU. The sporting ynan will distribute
his magnificcncc all over him; the ac-
tor relies on some such concentrated
effect rs sealskin coat or a lOw-cut
shirt.collar and wide brlmmed hat. He
wants his clothes e1t not to tit him,
bat to; drape him, and he arrays HIM
self in attitudes favorable to classic
folds. Actors are liberal customers
when they have money. But politicians
stand high with us. They are the fell
lows for new clothes. They want
every thing slick and shiny. spick and
span, and brand new. They're the
best tailor's blocks, toc, and afford
more pleasure to trse artists eye
than the merely elegant fellow who
distracts attention from his clothes to
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