Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-09-07

tion. Then he compared clothing stores fol
an hour, finally entered one and asked how
long it would take to make a well fitting
every day suit. The salesman looked him
over, and replied:
"Fit you at once, from our ready mads
stock. Never any trouble to fit good figure
Phil could have hugged that salesman
Here, at least, was some one who did not in
innate that he was from the country; ant
yet, perhaps, good figure was a country
product. He would think about this, as sooI
as business was of his mind. The salesman
certainly fitted him to perfection. Phi
scarcely recognized himself when asked Il
look in the glass.
Don't think you could do better" said tn,
veteran salesman, surveying Phil from rap
idly changing points Of view, "if you were tt
have yourself melted and poured into a suit
The tohe Of that goods Is rather cold, but
you've plenty Of color. think, though, t.
set II of to the best advantage you need tt
change your black tie for a scarf with
touch of red or yellow in it; if you don't hap
pen TO have one, you'll find fine assortmen,
in our gents furnishing department Needs
q somewhat different style Of shirt collar, too
let some furnishing goods man cast his eye
over your neck You always wear your haii
pretty long, supposel Well, it's pity il
don't set or mans clothes as well as it some
times does his face
Phil resolved at once to have his hair cut
Under the guidance Of the salesman he hao
his neck wear changed; then the old man said
Those low crowned, straight brimmed
hats used to look exactly right with the
clothes of that season, but somehow they
don't harmonic with the cut of this year
Hats are cheap, though, and there are two OF
three good dealers ON the other side Of ths
street, little farther down Keep this suit
on, supposef All right, sir, I'll do up the
others. Hmln-here the old man scrutinizec
the material of the coat made by Sarah
Tweege-"that's splendid stuff Great shame
twas cut sack fashion There isn't much
stuff as good as that in swallow tails nova
days"
Couldn't it-I suppose it couldn't be made
over into party coatT
ml-scarcely-scarcely, said the sales
man, controlling his features as well as if the
question were the most natural in the world.
mot enough stuff, you see; too short; sleeve,
not full enough button holes in wrong places
lapels too narrow. Besides, velvet COLLAR
have gone out Any time you need a dres
suit, though, we've got boss artist who car
cut il so rs TO do you justice. 'Iisn't often HI
gets ood figure to spread himself on"
Again Phil was profoundly graceful II.
wanted TO do something for that salesman.
and after some thought he astonished the ole
fellow by thanking him for his attention and
promising TO send him a barrel Of selected
Newtown pippins. Then he placed himself ir
the hands Of the boss artist, who studied him
as II he were a model, measured him, ano
asked him II he needed his dress suit at once
"Yes, right away" said Phil ~ can't
get il too soon want He had begun
to tell that he meant to dress himself In that
suit and practice before mirror until fully
satisfied that he did not look unlike other
men. The buss artist told him to return In
three days; then the old salesman, who had
remained in attendance, remarked:
you have thin fall oyercoat, | supposeP
"Oh, | won't need an oyercoat for a month
yet Why, there hasn't been bit OF frost
upour way Phil was already appalled, by
the extent Of his order
True enough" said the salesman, "but il
doesn't do 10 go out In dress suit without
an oyercoat, you know, unless you're merely
stepping from your door To a carriage; anc
it's hardly tho thing even then"