Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-11-18
NEW YORK LETTER.
How oNx CAN DRESS WELL WITH LIT
TLg MONEY,
MIRA Lew Wallace aud cleopatra-Her New
Book--Iron-Maksrs Preparing for
Big EntsrPrisss-A Nam
moth Gun, &C.
rcorr..nnnaonoe Of be Elchnona pIsp.,ch.l
NEW YoRK. November II, 1888

fcorrespondsnce Of the Richmond Disps'chl
NEw YoRK, November II, 1898.
Everybody. excepting the people who
grite on tho subject for the newspapers'
knows that the old and important quos-
ton. How much does IL cost n man 70
dress" IA as difficult TO answer % the
coually old and less impdrtant one,
"How hig is piece Of chalk p
II costs a man inst as much or almost
IS little as he choose 20 spend on his
clothing. and on that proposition hangs
an interesting story. Twenty years ago
the average city man who felt Obliged 10
nppear we'll dressed would seldom tiny
clothing at q "readv-made clothing
store. BIS garments. At least his better
ones. were invariably made to order.
To-day many Of the conspicuously we'll
dressed men OF the metropolis buy all.
or nearly all. their garments ready
made
Glow has tho change come about "
] asked Of well known ciothier, who
has, with his partners. done much TO de-
vclOp the clothing bWines'.
TIRE Arr OF CUTTING
is rs carefully studied end praciicod in
the factories now a. 10 IS in any OF the
tailors' establishments when fancy prices
are paid by the customer for individual
attention. Naturally, also, there have
been some improvements il what may
be called the mechanics Of the trade,
Gnch As the emitting of numerous thick
nessos OF Clofu at once with "A circuar
lu-fe nm. like n circular saw, 10y team
or electric power. but these are of com
paraiiyeiy I,tlc importance IN orr bu1-
ness. SINCE. after all. hand labor IS Dcces-
fary forth most Of the work IN making
clothes. au3 individual skill IS the main
factor ia Che production.
Wm.c d is true that man on the
sam, amount Of money can dress much
better than formerly. 1t ia also true, and
is almost % sequtUr. thot he can dress as
vcl ns be did formerly on much less
money. and tine maIlncss q the sum
now required to III q mon with com
ulcto Ht of cont, vest. trouaers, and
Ovorc0ot. is most amazing 10 those who
hayo NOT studied Che question.
a Nlv o. Comfortable NFANs
ItisdIHuit TO establish grades in the
infinite ynriety in which men dress, but
it may bee dooe approximate ~, ana Tor
tho slao oili.ust-auOu wlsupposc four
cag Tine first Is a man Of com'or'a-
Die means uhO goes into "ECcicty, dimes
Oocaaoa.'iy Of Itimonicos, and IS
"nr-t mehtcr,' bat who economies
whenever hc can without sa'rihcllB
Appearances. l.e may dress 10 that bls
clothes may never bee noticed by ANY ono
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