Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-06-28
CHARACTER IN DRESS.

How a Tailor Tells One Glass ofhIen From
Another at Glance.
A tall, well-dressed gentleman went
into an uptown tailoring establishment
the other day, and after few words
with the proprietor passed out.
What church is he the pastor OFF"
inquired an inquisitive reporter, who
had been discussing styles with the
tailor.
''He is not clergyman
mop Lawyer, then?''
Wrong again. You ought to know
without asking"
''How sop''
''By his clothes. You did have some
idea, but you didn't observe him closely
enough. He is a physician. If he
had been a clergyman he would not
have been so precise in his dress, and
if he had been lawyer he would have
been more careless still. A careful
observer can tell man by his dress as
easily as footman is known by his
livery. AS rule, physicians carry
themselves with marked dignity. They
dress in fine diagonals, with rich black
Kersey top coat in winter. Sometimes
they wear fancy cashmere vest. In
hats, gloves and boots they are unex-
ceptionable and extravagant. Their
neck scarfs are the richest and linen
and cambria the finest. Lawyers, es-
pecially famous ones, are the worst
dressed in the world. They generally
affect something black and usually
choose the first goods that come to
hand. They seldom order new suit
until the old one grows shabby. Hats
shockingi Some of the worst tiles in
this town are seen on the heads of our
most eminent lawyers. You can hardly
get them to come and try on suit. 1t
must be sent to them at once, whether
it fits or not. They don't care how it
looks if it goes on easily. Prosperous
business men are generally carefully
dressed. Their wardrobe is unusually
large and fashionable. The true man
of fashion is no dude. He is never
pronounced. One can always recog-
nize the sporting man. The racing
man dresses differently from the yacht
ing man. The dog fancier does not
resemble the horseman, and ..he gam
differ in little things trinkets, linen,
etc. They are all fond of high colors
and unique patterns. Their abundant
jewelry is apt to be in the form of pugs'
heads or racing insignia They have
weakness for bell-crowned hats, yellow
stitched gloves and pointed shoes.
Their canes remind you of the head
and neck of a stork, with the long bill
on top. They are a knowing crowd,
mostly, but about dress they are as In
nocent as babies. Closely allied to
sporting men are actors. from a tailor's
point of view. But there is really
wide difference between them. The
sporting man wants to dazzle you and
the actor to .overpower you. The
sporting man will distribute his mag
nificence all over his person, while the
actor relies on some certain popularity,
such as a sealskin coat or a low-cut
shirt collar and a wide-brimmed hat,
to produce his effect. He wants his
clothes cut, not to fit him, but to drape
him. Actors are liberal customers
when they have the money. They are
the fellows for new clothes. They
want every thing slick and shiny,
spick and span and BRAID new. They're
the best tailors' blocks, too, and afford
more pleasure to a true artists eye
than the merely elegant fellow who
abstracts attention from his clothes to
himself" ~ Y. Mail and Express.