Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1890-09-20
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The present pocket, both for ladies
and gentlemen, V an extremely dnm-
cult feature TO make Thoroughly WEEK.
both In dressmaking and in taiiSsing
says the London Telegraph. There 10
q story of an English couturiere VINO
thought that she had all but Perfected
herself Id ths art Of dFessmaking. but
who took 4 trip to Paris In order 70 60
| through q final course Of Instruction 10
| the atelier OF q celebrated robs srtistes
She paid 4 handsome fee for years
instruction. and after signing articles
she was put TO Whist seemed 70 her the
frivolous task OF inserting pocket IN
dress. When she had finished net
task madame" shook her head with
kindly gravity and told her artieled
pupil that the mystery Of pocket-mak'
| Ing had yet 10 be learned. II is fact
that tho devoted student was kept TOR
six whole months toiling at pockets;
At the expiration Of that period she was
permitted to try her hand at sleeves,
and she returned 10 England saddef
bat WISER seanistress destined. how
ever. II is TO be hoped. to blossom into
a court dressinaker Of the gfandest
type.
As with ladies pockets, so is IL Ia de-
gree with those Of gentlemen: Man
kind desires lis trousers pockets its
coat, and oyercoat, and vest pockets TO
BIO conveniently placed. easy Of access.
and not given to getting unsewn. To
be perfect they should be entirely un-
obtrusive. The Emperor Alexander
|. OF Russia. when he was In Paris, was
DESTROYS Of having bis neither garmente
made by famous ''culottier,h who had
supplied Napoleon with his buckskins.
but the pocketsT' said the emperor,
when the tailor had finished measure
Ing him. II am sure replied this
''cuiottier.n that | should not know
where 10 put pockets unless cut them
In your majesty's flesh" The car was
more amused than apgered b. the ex-
PLANTATION. But the other one,
Napoleon. he pursued. what did he
do for breeehes pockets" His aides
de-camp were his pockets" replied with
| quiet dignity the small-cloibes artist.
Later breeches-nakers may have
! thought out some means Of maintain
ing symmetry while providing pockets
| In buckskins or cords, but, speaking
broadly. the resources Of the tailor are
taxed TO the very utmost in designing
pockets which shall hold what gen.
tleman requires without pushing them
selves into Objectionable prominence.
There are great many things that we
are bound to lind room for 10 our pock-
cts, Happily. we were absolyed from
the necessity Of carrying rcyolyers be-
meath our garments, but 1t frequently
happens that a small silver fask, hold
ing some form Of alcohol, occupies q
modest place iu q travellers pocket,
and OF course he must have due re-
ceptacles for his cigar-case his hand
kerchief, and. II he be well stricken in
the vale OF years his spectacles. 1t is
only the entirely competent and long
experienced coat artist who knows how
these pockets shall be placed, and what
shall be their exact breath and depth.
Thus to the practiced sartorial eye 3
breast-pocket may really appear
ridiculous 1t may be the eighth Of
an inch too high, too low, too narrow,
or too broad. IL may be ''too straight
in the forepart, or just hairs breadth
too much askew for symmetery or for
comfort; but 1t Is pity that the esti-
mable artists In coats can not settle
their estimable little difference without
bringing the refinements of their craft
into the law courts.