Mower County transcript., 1890-12-24
soME LOnD IN SWELLs.
Ono Man Who III d Pair cf Trousers fol
Each hay Ia tho Z ar

Each bay 10 ths ar.
Mr.. Benson is not such hno example
Of the clothes collector as many suppose.
There are lots among tho young men Of
fashion with wardrobe< twice as big and
twice as magnificent ~ his. visited
two or three of the crack tnilors Of the
WeSt End last week to get some figures
about the cost of gentlemen's wardrobe&
One OF them told mo that their smart
est customers spent s3o0 or R4o0 year
on clothes. 1t seems incredible that
finery for = man could amount to that
sum In one short year. Such = sum
would dress . city clerk in fine style for
life. The tailor explained how the
thing was done. The smart man about
town never repeats himselt; he has a
fresh coat for every day in the week. He
will start tn" season with about twenty
new suits These cost about 5 guineas
suit So there's sl0o gone at one
fell swoop. Then there are fine
waistcoats and smoking and evening
suits for the young gentleman. The
crack price for an evening suit is eco.
A man who goes much into society needs
two OF these in year.
The tailor told me OF a young gentle
man who in ono year had 385 pairs OF
trousers He ''let in" In his tailor at
last to the tune of several hundreds, of
course. From what heard here and
elsewhere came to the conclusion
that there are men, az we'll a. women.
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quite serious business in the life Of a
fashionable man. Thrice does he ar
ray himself in different clothes
zach day. A tweed suit is his
morning wear. In the afternoon he
ions frock coat a smarter waistcoat
and bigger tie. Then in the evening
he has to dress for dinner. Perhaps his
dinner clothes will be exchanged for a
smoking suit later. When this is tho
case the gentleman will have dressed
four times in one day. In Hanover
street came across tailor of whom
Benzon used to get some Of his things.
''lle would make nothing OF coming in
hero and ordering a dozen suits right
oil the reel" said the tailor. He
had the best OF every thing. We
ignored his orders after a time. :"
This man told me that e100
a year would be ample for a
society man to dress upon. This, in
fact, be said, was about the average
amount spent The middle-class young
man manages to keep up a creditabIe
appearance on Els year. Out OF
that sum he gets about four new suits a
year
We Englishmen go to the French for
ideas in dress, but Englishmen set the
fashions for all nations It il hard to
say who are the be>t-dressed men in
England, but among professionals Mr.
G. R. Sims is said to take the
palm. Among the ari>tocracy Lord
Dunraven is the smartest dressed man,
Prince Albert Victor is Away:
considered to look overdressed
Indeed, he is known as ''col
lars and cuffs" to the vulgar. His cut:
reach half way over his hands. and hi!
collar is like a wall round his neck
Broadcloth has gone out Of fashion fol
dress-suits. The Prince OF Wales SCI
the fashion for rougher fabrics saw
charming variety OF these last At one
place. Vicunas and rough and smooth
twill stuffs are the favorite thing. A
square figure is the kind aimed a
among men just now. This effect j.
produced by the shoulders being Gu
narrow, and . little extra fullness be
ing put into the sleeves--Pall Mall Ga
zette.