Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-06-26
TIE DUDES DAY IS OVER.
A Philosophical Tailor Discusses the Va


A tailor was sitting behind his plates as:
window on Broadway yesterday, says the
New York Mail and Express, when re.
porter dropped in to see him. The day
of the dude is done for sighed the tailor
as he watched neatly-dressed gentleman
go by. There never was a fashion that
paid the Notwithstanding trade SO well.
One of the features was its general tight
ness. A dude had to buy three pairs OF
trousers where a man got only one. Then
those long newmarkets were a blessing
The few inches difference in the cloth on
overcoats now takes all my margin of pro-
fits off"
The tailor said this as seriously as if he
meant every word of it. Then, as his eyes
fell on a distinguished-look young fell
low with eyeglasses, decorous wisps OF
hair down the side of his face, black scarf.
silver pin, dust-colored trousers, rather
wide, and sober drab spring overcoat, he
pointed him out to the reporter, saying
There is one of the sort of fellows who
are running us this year. Fine figure, isn't
he?p
The reporter thought he was, and re-
marked that the custom of dressing so5erly
in garments of an unpronounced cut would
allow gentlemen of modest means to APP
pear well at II slight advance, and more
over that such investiture was much more
sensible than the old extravagances of shape
and color
eff that style of dress should be gener-
ally adopted said the knight of the shears,
I'D 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 fashion except TO
modify them into the direction of their
1 l.. 7 a.,
summate flower of high civilization. Ii
gives the individual q marked character
1t distinguishes him from the herd. TIC
the civilian his garments are as much an
evidence of the calling-to one who can
read the signs-as his uniform to the soldier
or his livery TO the footman. There are
clergymen. for instance. Who can mistake
one, though he doesn't affect the clerical
cut ?'
How are you to distinguish the doctor
from the lawyer?'
"Only novice would ask that question
Physicians in good practicc-and of course
have none Others among my customers
are the most particular of men. | Die d
Madison avenue practitioner as an example
and he's the ideal doctor for you. Large
and stout, he carries himself with grea
| dignity and immense pomp. He dresse;
| well in fine black diagonals, with rich black
kersey top-coat in winter. Sometimes ht
INDUCES in fancy cashmere vest, and nj
| must fit him without q wrinkle. In hats
gloves aud boots he is unexceptionable and
extravagant. His scarfs are the richest anC
| his linen and cambria the finest.
But lawyers = pshawl They're the
worst dressed in the world, if they amount
| to anything. Want something black, anc
take the first goods that come To hand
never want new suit until the old one
gets disgracefully shabby. Hats-shock
| ing The worst tiles in this town art
| partly distributed on the heads of our mos
| prominent lawyers. You can hardly ge
| them to come here and try On a suit, bu
must send it on the chance of fitting
They'll always take it; don't care how il
looks if it goes on easily. But bless you
that isn't what a true artist wants.
| Another class of men who dress
Enthusiastically are men of business
They want dozen coats, and trousers anc
| waistcoats and the like in multi udes aftel
| the latest fashion. Yet your true man o.
| fashion is no dude. He is never pro-
nounced, and never has on shining new
clothes It's the general effect-the ele.
gance that only comes with long expert
ence or a careful valet-that shows. and it:
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-paying customers, dom
| win our admiration. It's the man who
| knows his style and dresses up to it that /!
| the true dresser OF course, you car
always recognize the sporting man. He i
| a species with divers classes. The racing
man dresses differently from the yachting
| man. The dog fancier has salient PECULIAR
] ties unlike those of the horse-fancier, ant
| the mere gambler, who looks on sport
of all kinds as simply opportunities 10
bookmaking, has style all his own
| They differentiate in little thiDgs-trin
kets. linen, ETC. They are fond of higl
colors and unique patterns. Their alum
dant jewelry is apt to take the form
pugs' heads or racing insignia. They hay
a weakness for bell-crowned hats. yellow
stitched gloves and pointed shoes. Thei
canes remind you of the neck and head c
a stork, with the long bill on top. The
are q knowing crowd mostly, but abou
dress they are as innocent as babies.
"Closely allied to sporting men are ac
ors. from a tailor's point of view. BIT
there's wide difference essentially. Th
i snoring man wants to dazzle you. Th
sporting man will distribute his magnif
cence all over him; the actor relies Q