The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-08-21

BEING A SWELL.
How 1t Is Possible to Manage 4. on
Small Sal

How 1t Is Possible to Manage L.
Small Salary
How do / manage to be a bowling
swell on salary of 81 200 n year? re-
peated young Trotter, of the treasury de-
partment, to Washington Star report
er. Why, my dear boy, it's the simplest
thing in the world. economic ON the
neccssaries of life SO rs to devote my
income as far possible to luxurics-
can go without n meal with entire phil
osophy, but to forego cigar when l
want one would make me feel poor and
occasion me corresponding distress
pay s.. so week for q comfortable
hall bedroom. ! am never there ex-
cept for sleeping and dressing purposes,
and il serves me as well rs If 1t were a
palatial apartment Why should |
squander money in that way? For my
meals go to restaurants Washington
has the cheapest eating houses in the
United States, and | do the thing frugal
ly, without starving myself in tho
least My annual expenditure for food
and lodging is certainly not more than
S315.
That leaves me a clear SS23 for cloth
ing, incidentals and amusemcnts- In
the last category the most expensive
month 1t is well worth the money.
because 4 horse is not only source of
enjoyment, but an appurtensnce most
essential to what you call sweetness /
go to n cash stablishment-such Us are
to be found in every city-wherc, by
paving the money down, | can get my
garments made to order for little more
than half the fashionable tailors' prices
by practicing this method / can dress
like n lord, including all underclothing,
collars and cuffs, and so forth. on $500
IL year. Washing is an extra. For my
neckties l get a yards Of some thick,
handsome silk, white blue, and in
duce one of my young lady acquaint-
ances to cut the stuff in two length
wise, and hem the cut edges, 50 a. to
make two four-in-hands, which | tic
myself. of course. If you know where
TO go for them you can buy the hand
soonest possible patent leather shoes
''ties"-for summer use, at $3.50 pair.
White gaitcrs do not cost much. and
there are few additions to the dress
that contribute more to = generally
swell effect. The spring overcoat i
have on cost only S26, and you will not
find more stylish one in Washington.
Subtract s225 for clothing and really
necessary incidentals from S525. and
you find that ! have 5SOo-hah of my
entire income-to throw away upon
nothing in particular, that is of impor-
tance. In summer ] have one months
vacation, which ! always spend with
friends in one place or another, 50 that
the outing costs me very little.
Here it is taken for granted that
youthful beaux are poor, and that very
little is expected of them Men are so
scarce that they only have to be polite
and preSentable in order to find them
selves acceptable in fashionable draw
ing rooms.
If a man would be well dressed. how
ever, it is all important that he should
take care of his clothes Let him take
off his best things when he gets home,
hang up his coat and fold up his trousers
on 4 shelf, with the creases together.
1t costs very little to dress wcll-much
less, in fact, than many persons spend
in dressing badly. The thing is we'll
worth studying. In another way also
it pays to be well dressed A man who
is SO is better received everywhere. His
attire is letter of recommendation to
strangers, and even his friends cannot
help according him more consideration
on the strength of it.