The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-07
KNOWN BY THEIR CLOTHES.
An Experienced Tailor Tells How Ono
Class Of Men IL Known from Another.

An Experienced Tailor Tells How Ono
Class Of Men IL Known from Another.
A tall, well dressed gentleman went into
an uptown tailoring establishment the other
day, and after q few words with the pro-
prietor passed out.
What church is no the pastor Off In
quircd an nquisitive reporter, who had been
discussing the new styles In spring wear with
tho tailor
"He is not clergyman"
"Nol Lawyer, thenp
"Wrong again. You ought to know with
out asking"
"IIow sof
"By his clothes. You did have some idea,
but you didn't observe him closely enough
He is n physician II he had been a clergy
man he would not have been so precise in his
dress, and IL he had been lawyer he would
have been more careless still. A careful OBJ
server can tell man by his dress as easily
as 4 footman is known by his livery. AS q
rule, physicians carry themselves with
marked dignity They dress in fine diago-
mails, with rich black Kersey top coat in win
ter. Sometimes they wear fancy cashmere
vest. In hats, gloves and boots they are TN
eXceptiOnahle and ext-avagant. Their neck
scarfs are the richest and linen and cambria
the finest. Lawyers, especially famous ones,
are the worst dressers in the world They
generally affect something black, and usu-
ally choose the first goods that come to hand
They seldom order a new suit until the old
one grows shabby iIats-sbockingl Some
OF the worst tiles in this town are seen on the
heads Of our most eminent lawyers You can
hardly get them 10 come and try on n suit
1t must be sent 10 them at once, whether it
fits or not They don't care how it looks il
1t goes on easily
prosperous business men are generally
carefully dressed Their wardrobe is I'M
usually large and fashionable. The true man
of fashion is no dude. He is never pro
nounced One can always recognize the
sporting man. The racing man dresses diff
ferently from the yachting man. The dog
fancier does not resemble the horseman, and
the gambler has style Of his own. They
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 in
sigma. They have a weakness for bell
crowned hats yellow stitched gloves and
pointed shoes. Their canes remind YOU Of
the head and neck of s. Stork, with the long
bill on top. They are n knowing crowd,
mostly. bat about dress they are rs innocent
rs babies.
Closely allied 10 sporting men are actors,
from a talors 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
viii distribute his magniiccnce all over his
person, while the actor relies on some certain
popularity, such as a sealskin coat or low
cut shirt collar and wide brimmed hat to
produce his effect. He wants his clothes cut,
not to fit him, but 10 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 more pleasure to a
true artists eye than the merely elegant fell
low who distracts attention from his clothes
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