The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-01
KNOWN BY THEIR CLOTHES.
How to Tell One Glass of Men From
Another at a Glance.

1AOOA4OA CIV a oAthCo.
From the Neto York Maa and Express.
A tall, well-dressed gentleman went into
an uptown tailoring establishment the other
day, and after few words with the pro
prietor passed out.
"What church is he pastor ofl" inquired
an inquisitive reporter who had been dis
cussing the new styles in spring wear with
the tailor
HE is not clergyman"
''Noa Lawyer thenr
Wrong again. You ought to know with
out asking"
How sof'
by his clothes. You did have some
idea, butyon didn't observe him closely
enough. He is a physician. If he had been
aclergyman he would not have been so pre-
else in his dress, and if he had been a law
yer he would have been more careless still.
A careful observer can tell a max by his
dress as easily as footman is known by his
livery. As rule, physicians carry them
selves with marked dignity. They dress in
fine diagonals, with rich black kersey top
| coat in winter. Sometimes they wear a
fancy cashmere vest In hats, gloves and
boots they are unexceptionable and ex-
travagant. Their neck scarfs are the rich
est AID linen and cambria the finest. Law
yers, especially famous ones, are the worst
dreSSers in the world. They generally affect
| something black and usually choose the first
goods that comes to hand. They seldom
order Il new suit until the old one grows
shabby. Hats-shockingl 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 a
suit 1t must be sent to them at once,
whether it fits or not. They don't care how
it looks il it goes on easily. Prospered bust
ness men are generally carefully dressed.
Their wardrobe is, unusually large and fash
ionabis. The true man of fashion is no
dude. He is never pronounced One can
always recog nizethe sporting man. The rae
ing man dresses differently from the yacht
| ing man. The dog fancier does not resem-
BILE /. the horseman, and the gam
| bier has style of his own.
They differ in little things-trinkets
linen, etc. They are all fond OF high coiors
and unique patterns. Their abundant
jewelry is apt to be in the form of pug's
heads or racing insignia. They have a
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 innocent 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 overpower you. The sporting man
will distribute his magnificence all over his
| person, while the actor relies on some GER
tain popularity, such as sealskin coatsOr 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 everything
slick and shiny, spick and span and brand
new. They're the best tailors' blocks. too,
and afford most pleasure to a true artists
eye than the merely elegant fellow who
abstracts attention from his clothes to him
| selfn