The Meeker herald., 1891-09-12
REGARDING POCKETS.
biisrait J',inss for raii"rs and Dr~ss'
Makers Ia Handle Well.

Tho prrsrn; pocket, both fo- ladies'
and gentlemen. l, an extremely difficult
fca,ur" 10 make thoroughly well, both
In drrss.gaaKins aud In tailoring, says
tho London Telegraph. There u story
Of an English c1uturicr. who thought
shat she had all but perfected her
solf In tho art Of ircss-masinr, but who
took y trip 10 Paris In oriCr TO 60
through tinai course Of Instruction In
tho airiiCF ~ sslyhratrl robe artistic.
8hn paid 8 haul g1aIc fec fpr ypAr'l
iIlirurs.Hs, and after signing .r;lClcJ
Ihg wal pui {, what seemed 3, her the
fsiyoisut task Of iuBcEiing pocket In
droB, Whrn .hr had iini,hcd her task
"mal.mu" shook hcr hcll with kindly
gravity ard told her art.clul pupil that
tho mys CRY OF pnci;rtmalaus had yet
% br learned. T. Ian fact that tho dc
votei a;uiCn, was keep. for six whole
uHalis foi'!ng at pockets; a; thn osp!ra-
.a5l uf iliat z r.pi ahc was prrHi5.ei tu
iry hcr h4ai .; G!CCycG. and sar r.
u1Ged {, England u saidnr but wiser
.s..lStrcss, destined. however, q. IL to
Ia hoprd, - blossom into court dress
maker Of the rrandcst tyre.
IA with lali0s' pockets so ia Il In dc
grcc with lhosc Of gentlemen. Man
and desires its trousers pockets, it,
coat and oye,roat and YES. pockets to
We conveniently placed. easy OF acccs8
1ai upt giyon to getting uns"wn. To
BE- perfect they should be entirely unob-
;rusivc. Tho Emperor Alexander l., OF
l.ussia, when he VAS in Paris, was de-
sirpus Of having his neither garments
mad1 By a famous "culottior,' who had
guppliad Napoleon with his buclsl:ins.
'liut the pockets?" said tho Emperor.
when tho tailor had finished moasurinz-
him. 81 am sure" replied the "culot.
tic, ""tbat | should not know where to
pu. pockets unless ! cut them in your
lajcsty's flesh" The Gar was iauru
amused than angcred by the cxuisaH-
ton. But the other ono, Napoleon.
lac pursued. what did he do for hrccch.
| c5 poc;cts?" "His aidcs-dc.camp wera
his pockets" replied with QUOT digni ty
| tho Enall-clothcs artist.
| Later brcCchcs-makcrs may have
| thought out some means Of maintaining
| symuctry while providing pockets in
| buClSglans or cords, but, speaking broad
| ly, tho resources of the tailor gro taxed
| ~ b4lF ~ y dtttiosb III uNeli lliiIN l'NEhttN
which shall hold what y gentleman re-
| quirc5 without pushing themselves into
Objectionable prominence. There arc u
great many Things that we are bound to
ind room for IN our pockets. Happily,
we are absolvcd from tho ncucssiay of
| carrying reviewers beneath Cur F!,-
| ncnl5, brt IL frequently happens that .
small silver flask. holding some fore
OF alcohol. occupies n modest place IL .
travellers pocket, and OF cours9 lie
must have due rcceptaclcs for his cirar.
case, his keys, his handkerchief, and. II
10 be well stricken in the valO of yonrs
his spectaclcs. II is only tho entirely.
competent and long-oxpcricnccd Goa,
artist who knows how these pockets
shall be placed and what shall be Their
exact breadth and depth. Thus to the
practiced sIstorial cvn brca8t.pockat
may really appear ridiculous" 1t may
be the eighth of an inch too high, too
low, too narrow or too broad. Il tnay
be "too straight in the fore part OF
just q hairs breadth too much aslew fol
symmetry or for comfort; but it IL {
q pity that the estimable artists in COAT.
can not settle their ostimabic little utf
ference without bringing the reluc
ments Of their craft into the law courts