Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-06-07

thought whatever will tell you the same
thing. Witness the efforts made by
we'll dressed men to overcome this de-
feet. Observe how carefully some of
them pull Up the garment at the knees
when they sit down. See what pains
others take to retain the fore and aft
crease up and down the legs. Candidly,
Mr.. Spotcash, do you admire creased
pants-I beg pardon-trousers"
"Why"-
"Of course you do not. Four or FIVE
years ago man with pair of creased
trousers would have been blackballed
by any club and would have been steer
ed into a back seat by the usher at any
fashionable church as a second rate
chap who wore hand-me-downs. How
is it now? know men personally, Mr..
Spotcash, who make practice of fold
ing their trousers at night and placing
them under their mattresses so that the
crease shall be there in the morning.
Others put ironing boards or long wire
stiffeners inside the legs Of the garment
for the same purpose. But it doesn't
work, sir. It is only sfmakeshift. 1t
merely puts off the catastrophe. The
baggy knee is inherent in the garment
itself as now made. Mark mel say as
now made. My plan is to attack the
evil in the beginning destroy the
possibility Of baggy knees by making
the fabric of something that will not
bag" 2
THAT is simply preposter"-
81 beg your pardon, Mr.. Spotcash. It
seemed so to me at first. But nothing
Is insurmountable to . man of energy
and resources. The idea occurred to
me at first of fastening small elastic
rubber bands or strips on the inner side
of the knees, but soon saw this would
not do. Then thought Of the plan Of
weaving the rubber into the cloth itself.
bat this would be equally Objectionable.
It would make the cloth wrinkle un-
equally and look odd. Finally the idea
struck me Of having the fabric itself
woven more tightly at the knee than
anywhere else, so it could not give.
You see the philosophy of the thing.
| There is moro strain at the knees than
any other portion of the garment. Make
it absolutely unyielding at this point.
and the question is solved. To do this
of course will require special machinery
| applied to the looms now in use, and
| this is where the expcnse"-
"But look here
al know what You are thinking of
| now. You are wondering why the rest
| of the garment could not be shrunk in
making. 80 it would expand more than
1 the Knees
IL am not thinking of anything OF the
kind. sir. have now given you five
minutes of my time and have no more
TO spare Your invention or device,
Mr.
"Ardup, sir--Orville Ardup."
'Is impossible. ridiculous. preposter-
| ous and thereis no reason why this in
terview should be prolonged another
minute. | have no money to invest in
any crack braned, nonsensical schemes,
| sir
| II hsd thought OF suggesting 80 600,
| said the caller, AS suitable amount 10
spend IN experimenting. bat am willing
TO come right to bedrock. Will you lend
me 81 rs on the ideay'
| II viii not, sir
| Say quarter Of dollar
| eff you don't get out Of here
| shall we say fifteen centsT
"Jame<T
| "You needn't cali ANYBODY. sir. said
The visitor. with offended dignity. Il
srorn TO debase myself By any further
| application. shall not come down an.
ether cent. l am now gong across the
way he sdded. moving toward the
DOR, TO lay a business proposition before
shs firm - Gessap a Howeil. and when
Yon 80 me again. SIR. shall probably
sse riding IN = carriage With a pair q
ssusnp tailed rnsrs Ia front and side
whs>hered English esschmsn on the
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