The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-01
MAKING OVER A MAN.
A "Formulator" Gives Away Some OF
the Secrets of His Art.
From the New YorS; Star.


Formulation done here" read a sign
over a store. Within sat little stubby
man, with small gray eyes, full red beard
and an unctuous, 9abby 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 pack
ages Of half open cotton. The little man
WAS busily stitching a blue satin quilted
article.that looked like cushion of baby
carriage
Yes | am what the tailors term form
| ulator," he replied to a questioning visitor,
in a thin, squeaky voice The word IS
indicative of my trade or rather profession.
My occupation is truly the latter, inasmuch
as 1t is an art, the art of improving, embel-
fishing or modifying the masculine figure,
as the case demands Paddingl Yes.
some might term it that. Didn't you know
that mon pad, Ell. Why, bless your soul,
they have been doing it since the days OF
Joseph"
The speaker separated thread with
hnger-nail close to the garment. Then he
held the pad toward the light, scrutiniZing
it critically, seized his tape line and began
measuring the garment, referring constant
ly to a small piece OF paper with the meas
uremonts on it.
The man | call patron is creature OF
dissatisfaction. Nothing about his own
personality or makeup contents him. He
is essentially being of observation. If he
has 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 tailor can do little for him, but
we can. Liberal but discriminating pad
ding win make him corpulent, and If bis
makeup is expertly perfected it will give
him the appearance of being considerably
shorter than when in his normal state. His
friends will remark how well be is looking,
ask how he has grown SO lieshy, and the
artful deceiver will launch into such dis
sertat,On of gastronomy that the hOrse-hair
appliances in his artificial chest will shrivel
up into II double bowknot with surprise.
These forms are not limited entirely to
the trunk of the subject. The calves, hips
| and 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 be
come "baggy." This necessitates any
| amount of running to the tailor's and hav-
| ing the garment pressed. if the wearer de-
sireS to be well dressed. Although constant
bending of the knee is in part the cause of
| the eyeSore to men, the construction of the
member is the principal reason of such
state of things. Now, look here" and the
! little man st etched one of his fat legs
straight out before him. Feel my knee:
you see the kneecap sits like hillock over
| Lfle DOllLS DelON IL inc illlD SNSENbS III.
Now, how are you going to make
trouser leg sit smoothly here without catch
ing9 Can't says Then I'll tell you; use
forms below and above the cap, and the
| trousers will fit Ike a glove and won't
bag.
"You see the form being stitched to the
lining of the garment makes it stiff and
prevents the cloth straining. You may
| lave noticed that the cloth never stretches
at tn knee cap, but above and below it,
A little dressing about the too large calf
and little doctoring at this member itself
is valuable aid to the fit of the leg case
ment.
Fats are made of variety Of mater
ials and worn in a variety of ways Chest
aud spinal articles are made like sleeveless
jackets of one continuous piece of materia,.
There is a hole for the head and the gar
ment is slipped on by extending the arms
| upward and perpendicularly and letting
| the article fall on. Over the muscles of
| tho chest the garment is padded to any OK
| tent desired. The small Of the back is also
touched up as necessity dictates. The body
of the article is Of silk or chamois. The
chest pads in cold weather are always
worn next to the skin. BY this arrange
ment the effect is natural and consistent,
and it is almost impossible, even by feel
| ing, to discover the artiticlality of the pad
! der's figure. Why, there is no limit TO our
possibilities A good many of our business
men wear padded undergarments, not par
| ticulnrly FOR tho effect, but because the
| clothing fits more comfortably.