St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-17
A TAILOR WHO TALKS.
He Unbosoms Some Of His Expert
ences and Observations.
MINNEAPOLIS MEASURED.
He Finds a Good Many Misfit and
Secondhand Society People
Eere.

|
coat to cover up patch in those" was
| the answer of Minneapolis most practi-
! cal tailor, when asked regarding the
number of pairs of trousers the average
Minneapolis dudes wardrobe con-
| tanned.
'The Eastern dude is said to be the
possessor of thirty or more, but
Minneapolis, you know, is not like
Eastern cities in the matter of dress,
especially in male attire. The men in
Minneapolis who can afford to dress the
| best don't have the inclination, and
many of them do not have the taste;
while the men who haue the taste and
| the inclination, and know how to dress
nicely and elegantly, cannot afford it.
| | know this is true everywhere, but 1t
| is especially true in Minneapolis. The
| business men and gentlemen prominent
| in the city do not pay SO much attention
| to dress as they do in Eastern cities.
One reason is because the city IS new,
and the example is not set by those who
would be followed in such matters. If a
new set of men would come in from
abroad and cut a big figure here, and
dress as they have in the East, it would
inevitably start reform, for men will
| this thing will be accomplished gradually
as it is. Here is little rhyme that tells
OF two classes of men in this town III
pretty clear terms:
''rhe man that's rich should happy be;
lie need not put OH airs,
Nor care a single cent not he;
What kind of clothes he wears. g.
"The man by poverty oppressed,
Must in his garb take pride,
Wear clothing of the very best,
His poverty TO hide"
! "There are but two firms in the city
| who import woolenS direct. That may
| seem strange, but it is true neverthe-
| less: and we both display our bills of
| lading, so no one can dispute our having
| direct imports.
| There is one thing that amuses me,
| and that is the way the tailors here run
each other down. They tell their GUS
! toners that the other firms do not do
| good work, when the fact is that almost
all of the work is done by the piece,
| and the same man is often working for
| all the different firms.
! "There are men. you know, who are
very careful to appear genteelly and
quietly dressed. They are just as fas-
tidious. if the truth be told, as the
| flashily dressed man. The one endeav-
ors to make himself conspicuous by his
simplicity: the other, by the elaborate
ness of his apparel. They are near
relatives, however.
| There are tailors, even in Minneapo-
| lis. who will throw down Persian rugs
| to gain effect, talk of complexion and
color and the high art of dress, and
parade their knowledge. On the other
] hand, we have those who will induce
| some mighty man among the prize
| fighters to take suit from some gay
| pattern, and then each customer who
comes after him will take suit from
the same on the recommendation pre-
sented by the fact that this man, hero
| in their eyes, has suit from that very
piece.
1--WE have many funny incidents. For
instance, yesterday an officer came in
| for dress suit. The meaSurer calls
off the characteristics of the man, and
as he called off square shoulders an
| inward chuckle of Joy was manifest in
the radiance of his face. Broad chest
said the measurer, and a smile crept
over his countenance. Small waist"
and his pleasure was all but complete.
He waited for the words tremulously-
bow legs Inever saw man so mad.
He countermanded the order, and left
the room in towering rage.
"Stylish men never wear tight clothes,
or allow of any padding. Real styls
lies in gracefully-draped, loose cloth
ing. There are men in Minneapolis
who can dress well, and do so on all oc-
casions, but the time is TO come when
it is common thing.
"There is one class of men to whom
the tailor is great boon, and in Mime
apolis we haze number of the order,
! Just as all new cities have-the men
who suddenly become rich. They must
| appear differently from what they have,
must be elevated quickly to assume
! their new station, and by covering them
as the gentry is covered. we are OF grea
|. value to them"