Telegram-herald., 1891-12-21
VICTIMS OF VANITY.
Man Who Are EnsiavsA by q
Love Of DrasA


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Two men of eonal means viii patron
he the sane tailor asd furnisher. the
same halter ard shoemaker, and zee
The results win se - utterly different
as though the two were born in remsss
eonsinests and . eestary apart. says
Kate Fisid's WasAissten-
There - the nAs whose necksie or
sc.rf strap always era~ls up his cellar
and shows above kis coat. no matter
how much or hoe little he pays for his
aecllwear. 10 always insists upon max
nag itself painfully conspicuous 1his
person win invariably be found socially
ssssss and lss<ing Ia quick peree2tivs
qualities have seen many . learned
chemist many = profound Grsek
scholar, whose nesrtie was always
crawling up his ssiias. bat never
bsoknaksx. . bunco seeercr. . smart
stummeF. . eonsdiaa or csricaturiss-
1 nsvsa sac 81 earnest worker or .
man who had real and serious duties
To perfesm who wore hat too small
for him-
Many great lawyers and statesmen.
cranky ous shrcwd speculztors, popular
preachers and history max ing generals
and editors wear hats too large tor them
sometimes - large that they act ~
exsinguishers and are stopped In their
downward course snly by the projec-
ton ef the esrs. but ! never saw one
who wore hat sso ANAL. psrehed upon
the top Of his hesA Indeed. might as
sert - . positive ard invsrisble fact
that save in csses q dire necessity.
such IS Shipwrecks or utter and hope
iess poverty. the nan who wears . hat
too small for him h . silly, frivolous,
eoaceited creature, with no serious
IDEAS on any subject and only the most
fiippsnt and shallow views of life and
its obligations Even among tramps
and vsgabonds the fellow with the
''dinky" derby balanced upon his mop
Of unkempt hair In the most hopeless
wreck among his ciass, while there Is
always CLEAN Of intelligence, . spark
OF hope. In the tramp whose hat Is too
large for him
-s~ man who wears . slope-shoul-
dered coat when the resources Of the
sartorian profession are At his COM
mznd- and who u not driven by neces-
sity into any garments that fate may
happen 70 send. n never . vigorous,
masculine creature He msy Be large
and strong. he may even be an athlete,
but the manly habit Of mind Is never
his OF course, he will seldom be found
brutal or pugnacious. aud he may often
have a most delicate and refined taste
in matters of art; his manners may be
the perfection OF punctilious courtesy,
but he win never put down q mutiny,
or save anyone from drowning. or res
enc naidens or Infants from burning
buildings
Large, nat shoes are always called
'.sensibie." Doubtless they are so.
Yet no alert. sharp and clever person.
no one intellectually or physically wido
awake or "snappy,' wears q large,
nst shoe You may say that the feet
must regulate the size and form Of the
shoe. but you are wrong; the man who
has broad. fat feet made them so by
his habit Of mind Most quiet, thought
ful persons have larg>. flat feet Great
hearted. big men. whom women either
bcfool or pet and take care of, are men
with large, Cat feet The small-footed
nan neither inspires lasting and solid
affection nor Is he, on the other hand.
made the victim Of shrewd and heart
less women
A man makes hts own feet Just re-
member how natty and small your feet
were when you went counting Amelia
or Clara. and how spley they are now
in yo.r easy slippers ss you sit before
Mrs Amelia or sirs Clara at the break
fast table, surrounded by little Tommy,
iitslc Amelia and the rest Of the young
brood You don't care q 6g now what
numbered shoes you wear. rs long as
your coriis don't trouble you Conse-
queutly you go stopping through life in
shoes made upon n No. common
sense" last, and are ready TO see the
shoemaker ard 20 him one better IL
ron feel . little pressure anywhere.
Well. some men ware born in the con-
GAtt~sn Bt kAAs1 " sA1Co sksAS SAt1 1cAAS~r'
tieity have brought 70 you. and such
men have biz feet all their lives
Then there are certain collars and
certain nee'ytics which indicate the
character Of the wearer rs accurately
rs the facial angie OF the thickness OF
she lips The man who wears a turn
down collar Of particular sort. with n
made-up bow fastened by loop OF
elastic 10 his collar button. Is never
vain or anxious 10 attract attention.
This styic Of neckwear Is . positive bid
fsr modest sbSeurity. and says ~ plain
ly words; II dress simply to clethe my
nskednsxs and net 10 aSorn my person,
aud hold IN eootempt all who view
sleahing from any other stAndpoint"
Such q person would rather tie . strip
of red flannel about the throat pin his
coat together across his chest or wear
trousers ali sassereA and torn than be
seen abroad in one of those cheap and
fsashv scHrfs which vulgzrisy deiishts
an. fe wsala rather spend month In
isil than wear q ehoser collar and . red
neektieL
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