The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-25

now men who observe the best form glove
! their hands at balls aud receptions.
All this talk about London fads brings 70
/ my mind the much discussed question OF
/ English clothing, or Their he question OF
/ its cheapneSs as compared wit the Work OF
/ American tailors. know many men VINO
| VIII not wear any but London made gar
] ments, CO tending that their MT IS superior,
I and | have heard many narrate how they
I have purchased clothing IN London Tor
from one-third TO One-fOurth the price
which would be charged them ny q
| Fifth avenue tailor. The first Is mlscon-
ceptIon. and the second a misrepresentation
I Our fashionable tailOrs are tne equal IN
skill Of their E1glish brethren, and the
man who buys his clothing 10 London Tor
one-iourth Of what II has cost him here IS
laborlng uuder the delu,ion that every tai
| Tor In toe British capital Is maker OF hne
attire. The fact is that lie has walked into
sone Lond n Is ablish ne Z which ranks as
high as q Bowe y clothier in New \ OK,
AMI has bought lot Of cheap goods for a
slight decrease below B Iwery prices. 1t
must be confessed, however, that the finest
English othlng made by such men as
Poole, Whitaker and Hill can be bought for
about 10 per cent lower tuan the same
grade Of goods in this city. Practical ex-
perlence has taught me mat a dress suit
which here would cost $40 will be made
by Poole for $50, and at the latter will
charge $40 for pair Of trousers which
fashionable New York tailor would de-
mand SlS for. That is about the relative
range f p. ices. There is not near SO much
differences in uats and shoes.
FOOLISH TALK ABOUT LONDON TAILORs.
There is much foolish talk INDUCED in
concerning these same English tailors.
have heard it stated and Scent pri ted that
they will not make othing even for cash
for eny one who does not bring a letter of
introduction from some distinguished Gus
toner Of theirs-that, in fact, they Will
not accep. the patronage Of any one who
tender cash payments, such persons being
nsidered mercenarily vulgar. This Is all
nonsense. True, they are much more IenleIG
tina their American bret ID en- in the matter
of credi. All the fashionable English tai
Tors give at least one years credit. But
money talks the world over, and the man
who offers C tsh to Poole is not only heartily
come but is given IS per cent. discount
on his bill. Bear in mind that by cash is
meant thirty d lys credit.
The Eng,.sh tailor must for years, Iimag-
inc, BE- factor in our lives. for shake your
heads though you may, our dress cu,tomS
come through his hands No American
tailor has ever had the audacity to suggest
anything distinctive for American dres'.
ALI of his craft wait for the English plates
before putting shears into cloth. OF course
in these days of quiet dressing. the changes
in the styles Of clothing from one season to
another are almost undiscernib e, and are
chiefly du1 t. tue ia lors determination to
keep men of fashion continually purchas-
| ing new garb, whether needed or not. We
| don't go to Paris for our fashions-at least
tne men don't-because the French are TOO
| fiashy, too pronounced, too theatrical in
their styles. They have the same fault that
some Of our &C ors have, AMI for that sa q
reason these men of the stage are the worst
d essed promenaders on Broad ay. Tney
| LOOK like walking advertise nents Of their
professio S. l don't include in this criticism
the many quietly atured actors. The class
to which nave referred and every one
else, should bear in mind that an exagger-
ated fashion is fashion at all.