The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-08-27
REGARDING POCKETS.
Dinicult Things for Tailors and Dress
Makers to Handle Well.

Dinhcult Things for Tailors and Dress-
Makers to Handle We'll.
The present pocket, both for ladies
and gentlemen, Is an extremely difficult
feature to make thoroughly well, both
in dress-making and in tailoring, says
the London Telegraph. There is story
OF an English couturiere who thought
that she had all but perfected her
self in the art Of dress-making, but who
took trip to Paris in order to go
through final course Of instruction In
the atelier OF celebrated robe artistic.
She paid handsome fee for years
instruction, and after signing articles
she was put to what seemed to her the
frivolous task Of inserting pocket In
dress. When she had finished her task
'madame" shook her head with kindly
gravity and told her articled pupil that
the mystery OF pocket-making had yet
to be learned 1t is fact that the de-
voted student was kept for six whole
months toiling at pockets; at the expira-
tion Of that period she was permitted to
try her hand ct sleeves, and she re-
turned to England sadder but wiser
seamstress destined, however, 1t is to
be hoped, to blossom into court dress
maker OF the grandest type.
AS with ladies' pockets 80 is 1t in de-
gree with those OF gentlemen. Man
kind desires its trousers pockets, its
coat and overcoat and vest pockets to
be conveniently placed, easy Of access
and not given to getting unsewn. To
be perfect they should be entirely unob-
trusive. The Emperor Alexander l., Of
Russia, when he VAS in Paris, was de-
sirous Of having his neither garments
made by famous "culottier," who had
supplied Napoleon with his buckskins.
"But the pockets?" said the Emperor,
when the tailor had finished measuring
him. ~ am sure" replied the "culot-
tie" "that should not know where TO
put pockets unless cut them in your
Majesty's Hesh." The Gar was more
amused than angered by the explana'
tion. "But the other one, Napoleon,
he pursued, what did he do for breech'
es pockets?" "His aides-de-camp were
his pockets" replied with quiet digni ty
the small-clothes artist.
Later breeches-makers may have
thought out some means OF maintaining
symmetry while providing pockets II
, buckskins or cords, but, speaking broad
ly, the resources OF the tailor are taxed
TO the very utmost In designing pockets
which shall hold what gentleman re
quires without pushing themselves int
Objectionable prominence. There are
!, great many things that We are bound h
: find room for in our pockets. Happily
we are absolved from the necessity o
carrying revolvers beneath our gar
ments, but 1t frequently happens that
!, small silver flask, holding some form
: OF alcohol, occupies modest place in
travellers pocket, and OF course b
: must have due receptacles for his cigar
? case, his keys, his handkerchief, and.
5 he be well stricken In the vale OF year.
y his spectacles II is only the entirel.
= competent and long-experienccd COS
= artist who knows how these pocket
= shall be placed and what shall be the
7 exact breadth and depth. Thus to tt
practiced sartorial eye breast-pOck'
= may really appear ridiculous" It ma
! : be the eighth of an inch too high, x
= low, too narrow or too broad. II ma
y be ''too straight in the fore part" I
y Just hairs breadth too much askew Il
:, symmetry or for comfort; but 1t Is
u pity that the estimable artists in Goa
i, can not settle their estimable little di
y ference without bringing the rein
u ments OF their craft into the law court