The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-07-13
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erets OF His Art.
'.Fornulating done. here" read a |
/ sign over q store Within sat a little |
stubby. man, lsgith small gray eyes, full |
red beard and an unctuOus, flabby face. |
Scattered around him on the bench on
which he sat and about the floor were
pieces. of silk, satin and serge, bundles
of horse hair and packages of half
open cottnn. The little man was busily
stitching a blue satin quilted article
that looked like cushion of baby
carriage,
Eyes, I am what tailors term a
formulator," he replied to a question
ing visitor. in thin, squeaky voice.
The word is indicative of my trade,
or rather profession. My occupation
is truly the latter, inasmuch as it is an
art, the art of improving, embellishing
or modifying the masculine figure, as
the case demands. Padding? Yes,
some might term it that. Didn't you
know that men pad, Ell? Why, bless
your soul, they have been doing it
since the days of Joseph"
The speaker separated a thread with
a finger-nail close to the garment.
Then he~held-the pad toward the light,
lssdrntinizing it critically seized his
tape line and began measuring the
garment, referring constantly to
small piece of paper with the meas
btremehts on it, sE etrySF
'FThe man that | call patron is a
creature of dissatisfaction Nothing
about his own personality or makeup
contents him. He is. essentially being
of observation. If he has a, friend who
is short and fat, while he himself is
tall and thin, he forms the idea that
he, too. would like to be stumpy and
adipOse. A tailor can do little for him,
but we can. Liberal but discrimina-
ting padding will make him torpulent,
and if his makeup is expertly perfected
it viii give him the appearance of be-
ing considerably shorter than when in
his normal state His friends will re-
mark how well he is looking, ask how
he has grown SO heshy, and the artful
deceiver will launch into such disser-
tatiOn of gastronomy that the horse
hair appliances in his artificial chest
will shrivel up into double bowknOt
] with surprise.
These forms are not limited entirely
to the trunk of the subject. The
calves, hips ard knees all come in for
its benefit. You know that the knee of
a mans trousers in less than a month
after they are made become ''baggy''.
This neeessitates any amount of rum
ming to the tailor's and having the gar
ment pressed, if the. wearer desires to
2 be well dressed. Although constant
5 bending of the knee is in part the
cause of this eye-sOre to men, the
constructive of the member is the
D principal reason of such q state of
/ things. Now, look here,l' and the lit
2 tie man stretched one of his fat legs
straight out before him. Feel my
knee; you, see the .knee-cap sits like a
hillock over the points. Below it the
limb swerves in. Now, how are you
going to make q trOuser leg sit
smoothly here without catching?
!. / Can't sayP Then I'll tell you; use
/ forms below and above the cap, and
/. the trousers will hit like a glove and
i. won't bag.
You see the form being stitched to
4 the lining of the garment makes it stiff
) and prevents the cloth straining. You
may have noticed that the cloth never
stretches at the knee cap, but above
c and below it. A little dressing about
!. the too large calf and a little doctor
i ing at this member itself is valuable
:, aid to the fit of the leg easement.
D Fats are made of a variety Ot
i materials and worn in a variety OF
5 ways. Chest and spinal articles are
! made like a sleeveless jacket of one
continuous piece of material. There
is a hole for the head and the, garment
[ Is slipped on by extending the, arms
{ upwards and perpendicularly and let
{ ting the article fall over. Over the
| muscles OF the chest the garment is
l padded to any extent desired. The
small of the back is also touched up as
necessity dictates. The body of the
|. article is of silk or chamOis. The c1Ies'
:. pads in cold weather are always worr
{ next to the skin. By this arrangement
u the effect is natural and consistent, ant
:. it is almost impossible, even by feel
n ing, to discover the artifciality of The
:. padder's figure. Why, there is M
I limit to our possibilities. A good
I many Of our business men wear padded
[ undergarments, not particularly fOI
Z. the effect, but because the. clothing
i fits more Comfortably 7. Star,
Mr.. AND MRS. BOWSER.
z The Tact, Manag cement and Policy Neces
! yl sary to Govern DOmestics. sL
!. 'GOne, ehP just as | expected