Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-11-16
How to Dress Well for Little Money.

How to Dress Well for Little Money,
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gent :guisa se br..,:.li,.i.y lir' ssed aod so
neat az; carefa ia hi. at.r- 'iat theTe ia
no compsag il NV York 10 aaich be would
be ec:ased BY tue dre4s of others. Hia in-
come ia small. end ,et ho ives x DER us!y,
50 th4t the wop.ler of ali ata :lro's Liz; is
how ha makss bo Il e"ds p..e. Eie say
lint he has leaned 20 dress wej OF what
tue ordinary clerk spends @u ii co'hiug.
sSinrt,ny uiih Uy silk hat said he, Il
ks, i: ID The best condition by brushing 1t
with q uaG q plush. But poor nan has
10 consitie! tn cost, because six bal Ia
wors4 thau nons at ali if it is out OF style,
and the styles chense constantly. | wear
derby cats FOR just That reasoD. ln npe
ears bei' shape doss not change materially.
[ never brush derby with still brush.
Wipe it With the sleeve or brush 1t with
soft brush, and it will last you five Sears.
But never fail 20 brush or wire it on single
day, lor dust ages g Dat 10 dry weather ara
stsins it III Wa.
"Neve- buy made up aee'i. They are
as good es any o'neis but men OF iesle 40
not so regard tnam If you buy sca7f to
make up gcu,ee,f you will fad that il will
last a dozsD times as iong as factory arii'
Gle already made up, besides keeping you in
good form. A scarf that you tie yourself is
aot always wosn in one position. You Can
keep on shifting The exponed part around
40 that your scarf looks sell to tue iaet.
''Gettiug shirts made 10 order ID vair-
glorious dissp patton of tbs wealthy. get
as good shirts f,r dollar each as Others pay
$3.50 tor; as good collars f1r is c=nts as they
pay 50 for Yet no one suspect5 or csc tel
that do 3d.
how 20 keep waistoosts in shape is
problem I have solved. l order my tailor
20 sew piece of steel in front of it-a steel
baud, such na is pus ia tho font of o WON.
ans cors6t, and this have sewn into my
vests under the buttons. II does not show,
nut it serves TO hold the buttons exactly in
place, and therefore tine front of the gar
ment caunot wrinkle. l rover buy pair
of trousers without first noting the chsrac
er of the wrong side of the cloth. Ii it is
cloth that will turn buy it. Then when
the trousers begin to lose their shape and to
bag at the knees, or to lose their color and
gloss, have them turned inside out.
"Now, es TO my shoes. Ialways buy them
ons sizs too large, and always keep two or
three pairs on hand. I never have shoe
meuded, except as to its sole and heel. A
man who wears patch on his shoe is utter
~ devoid OF pride. In the Grst place, ii
YOU get shoe one size too large 1t will
keep its shape as long as it lasts. shoe
that is the right size when you buy tquick-
ly lcses its ehape-the foot accommodates IL
self by spreading the shoe slOeWlse. But
always have two or three pairs OF shces on
Il !; 10 tn 1at Dan
uew pair three or six months before you
need them. The trouble with ali American
leather is that it is cured and marketed too
quickly. II does not last II you get a pair
of shoes and keep them for few months,
they viii outlast two pairs that are worn as
soon as purchased Have t1o pairs for
consta ant use, and naver wear the same pair
TWO days in succession if you Gao help it.
have found that by my plan do not wear
out es many shoes in two years az l used to
usa in one year, and my shoes look we'll in
the bargain.
"Always give your coats plenty OF time
to hang Themselves straight. Have one for
the day time and one for the night, and
when you take coat off do not hang it on
hook. Have coat hanger or two. You
had better always keep an old coat for
house wear. There ia no need to wear out
good clothes in your boarding house or
wife's sitting room.
II have little respect for man who daw-
dies twelfth of his life away 10 a barber
shop waiting his turn. Many men say they
never csu learn to shave themselves. l
used to think so. Now 1 have shaved for
years, and can tell you there is no secret
about it, Il ia wholly matter of practice,
and the only thing to do is TO get good ra,
zors snd good strop. and shave and shave
until you Know how, both how to handle
and how 10 keep razor.
Your face aud hands must look we'll or
your good clothes are thrown away on you.
Every night rub little cold cream On your
face. Rub it in we'll aud then wipe it ofthe
skin without wiping it out of the skin.
When you wash your bands soap them W ell
and then put tesspooDfu of corr meal 10
the palm Of Que hand and rub both hands
together, backs and fronts. Then wash the
soap and the meal of, and he who follows it
never will have chspped or rough hands.
III your hair is thin, or even if it is not,
always brush it well. There is no hair re
storative like stiff hair brush vigorously
applied. Just so with your body. Never
mind about too much bathing, but give your
self constant and hard rubbing with e body
brush or rough towel every night and
every morning. 1t will make young man
of an old one"