Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-11-01

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an hour, finally entered ono and asked how
long it would take to make well fitting
every day suit. Tho salesman looked hin
over, and replied:
Fit you at once. from our ready mad,
stock. Never any trouble to fit n good figure.
Phil could have Rugged that salesman
Here, at least, was some one who did not in
innate that he was from tho country; ant
yet, perhaps, good figure was a country
product He would think about this, as soor
as business was or his mind The salesman
certainly fitted him to perfection. Phi
scarcely recognized himself when asked t.
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 II
have yourself melted and poured into q suit
The tone of that goods is rather cold, bu
you've plenty Of color think, though, t.
set it or to the best advantage you need t.
change your black tie for scarf with
touch Of red or yellow in it; il you don't hap
pen to have one, you'll find q fine assortment
in our gents furnishing department. Need.
o somewhat different style Of shirt collar, too
let some furnishing goods maa cast his eye
over your neck. You always wear your hail
pretty long. supposes Wen, it's pity il
don't set off mans clothes as well as it some
times does his face
Phil resolved at once to have bis hair cut
Under the guidance Of the salesman he haG
his neck wear changed; then the old man said
Those low crowned, straight brimmec
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 the
street, little farther down. Keep this suit
on, | supposed All right, sir; I'll do up the
othera H'm"-here the old man scrutinizec
the material Of the coat made by Saral
Tweegs-''that's splendid stuff. Great shame
twas cut sack fashion. There isn't muci
stun a. good as that in swallow tails nova
days"
Couldn't i'll suppose It couldn't be made
over into . party coatr'
"H'ml-scarcely-sca }" said the sales
man, controlling his features as well as II thu
question were the most natural in the world
mot enough stuff, you see; too short; sleeve.
not fun enough; button holes in wrong places
lapels too narrow. Besides, velvet collar,
have gone out Any time you need dres
suit, though, we've got boss artist who car
cut 1t 20 as to do you justice. Tisn't often b,
gets good figure to spread himself on"
Again Phil was profoundly graceful HI
wanted to do something for that salesman
and after some thought he astonished the ole
fellow by thanking him for his attention anc
promising to send him q barrel Of selected
Newtown pippins Then he placed himself ir
the hands Of the boss artist, who studied hin
as II he were a model, measured him, and
asked him II he needed his dress suit at once
"Yes, right away" said Phil ~ can't
got II too soon. want He had begun
10 tell that he meant to dress himself in that
suit and practice before mirror until fully
satisBed that be did not look unlike other
men. The boss artist told him to return in
three days; then the old salesman. who had
remained in attendance, remarked:
"You have thin fall overcoat, supposer
"Oh, won't need an overcoat for 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 it
doesn't do to 60 out. in . dress suit without
IN overcoat, you know, unless you're merely
stepping from your door to a carriage; and
its hardly the thing even then"
"Why. Judge D;ckmann-
"Oh, yes, those old judges, who wear swal
low tails day in and day out, can do it; moth.
ing wrong about it, Of course-only matter
Of taste; but young fellow don't like to
make himself conspicuous, you know"
Phil meekly purchased an overcoat, and
hurried away with a heavy load on his con-
science More than three-quarters Of the
hundred dollars his father had given him was
already gone or mortgaged; lie had meant to
spend none Of it. except for some things
which he knew his mother craved Fortu.
cately he had brought some savings of his
own, and, as he informed himself, hair cut
ting was not an expensive operation. and the
clothing salesman had told him that new hats
lid not cost much. He had nothing else to
pend money for except watch chain; his
ather had told him to buy one Indeed, had
,ot bis father told him to buy clothesf-'lots
" them" were tie old gentleirans exact
words But could his father have known
about evening suits and fall overcoatsi
Phil continued in this vein Of thought after
le had dropped into BARRIERS chair, but was
startled out of it by finding iather brush
passing over his face He struggled and ex-
Stained:
Il wanted my hair cut"
"Yes. sir. 50 heard you say; but when
shaving has to be done too we like to have
that out Of the way first But beg your
pardon, perhaps you were raising bcardf"
NO." said Phil, settling himself again in
the chair At Haynton young men shaved
only on Saturday nights. Phil himself had
shaved only three days before, yet here was
another unexpected expense imposed upon
him by New York custom. Half an hour
afterward he emerged from that shop with
the not entirely satisfactory assurance that
his Oldest friend would not know him at
light; and when be had bought new hat
and surveyed himself in a long mirror he
was not certain that he would know himself
IL be were to encounter another mirror by
accident The replacement Of his hard rub
Der watch guard by thin chain plated with
gold completed the metamorphosis, and a
toofblack whose services he declined set bis
mind at rest By calling him dude.
What next 30 do be scarcely know. An
inclination to 60 back 70 the sloop and see
how Sol Mantring was getting along at dis
the cargo was suppressed by the
thought Of what Sol and the crew would say
il they saw him in his new suit. The country
man has some grand qualities that denizens