The morning times., 1895-07-07


and conceits. Some persons send dis
carded garments 10 poor relations in the
country, where they may be worn with i'm
punity and without danger OF any social
rivals sharp eyes observing and thus OBJ
tanning a choice nlorsel for gCSspy table
talk.
Others who think that they have
Bnack for business exchange the articles
Tor tluwarc and there are any number OF
peddlers who willingly give as much 5
10 cents wCIth OF their stock in trade Tor
clothes that VIII readily net them as many
dollars Then again there is a class or
persons who are chariJably inclined and
give their clothes TO servants or TO ceserv-
lug poor people.
Sometimes the wearing apparel changes
hands a dozen or more times before il finally
finds a place in the store Of the old
clothes dealer, who sells aud sends them
again on Their travels.
A suit OF clothes was recently traced on
its round OF changes in order To disprove
charge OF theft, and tins VIII serve TO show
how often such articles Change hands
A certain Senator gave suit 10 his waiter,
who wore ii Tor " lllle, and tlen presented
il TO the butler. This gentleman attended
a cake walk in the garments, which were
somewhat ample and be was SO hurt at
the remarks made by ms best girl that he
fOrthW i'm traded the suit off to a friend,
who had il made TO fit him quick by
busheiman
ON ITS ROUNDS.
Hard times came and this fellow lost
his COB and the Suit was sacrificed at
second hand store, where a bootblack,
whom uckled fortune had smiled upon and
blessed with a period OF prosperity, be-
came the proud pOSSeSSor OF It, As times
changed the suit Of many owners came TO
another b1OJblack, Who in turn sold lt TO a
newsboy, and he TO another 10 the same boy
craft
As the senator wends his way down
PENNSYLVANIA avenue in the morning he
may see his suit, or at least what is left
OF il. adOrning the person Of luSty-
throated yenGcr OF papers. who plies ms
trade not Tar from Seventh street TINS
is 10y no means an exaggerated case, and
there are many hod-carricrs and day
Iab0rers who to-day wear suits that once
covered the body OF a Supreme Court JUS
tiCe and ma yhaps Of even the Chief ES-
eCutive OF the nation himself.
Sooner or later in the history OF a suit,
unless by chance it be cut down and al
tered for the younger generation, il finds
its way into an old clothes establishment.
Only small part Of the stock Of a dealer
is bought at his store The pcdGlerS bring
in a part, but the large quantity is col
lected by the old clothes gatherers who
80 from house TO house.
often pedestrians are stopped, and af-
ter nquiring if they have anything TO
sell generally business cards are thrust
into their hands in the hope that after
looking at il they may come to the con-
CluSi0n that they have something 70 sell,
which is generally the case. A progressive
up-t0-date dealer has come to The wise
conclusion that it is better TO advertise
and he is now enjoying large ana lu-
Crative trade 1t is quite dangerous 10
listen 10 the seductive and persuasive
voices of the Cld-ClotheS men who aCCOSt
you on the street
HIS INNOCENT WIFE.
Some time ago one OF these quick-witted,
oily-tongucd fellows convinced a gentle
man that was on his way down town that
he had something at home that he did not
want. and was constrained to give the fell
low bis address. a few days later, when
there was a decided change in the weather,
be looked for q warmer suit, and found that
bis wife had not only SOLD his worn gar
meuts, but had also received the maglIu-
cent sum of 70 cents for $40 suit Of
clothes which had been worn but few
times Another dang erous feature in
the selling Of recognizable clothing
is the likelihood Of meeting ones old
friends under such circumstances, OF being
worn by such persons that 1t VIII be rem
dered evident that the articles disposed Of
for a money consideration required III 4
time Of financial stringcncy.
gentleman some time since bought a
suit made OF imported goods, which was
pretty much on the English and exhibited a
very loud and large check. After wearing
il on several occasions, be came to the
conclusion that it was too gaudy, and he
sold il TO a clothing store agent
A few days after, while walking down
one Of the fashionable prOmenades OF the
city. he met some friends to whom he
bowed graciously. But be was unable to
account for their amused and quiZZiCal
glances until he noticed directly behind him
a c0IOred gentleman who wore suit that
was. without doubt, the one that he had
owned and in which his friends had seen
him dressed.
A lady who was vainly trying to keep up
appearances gave a reception and for the
occasion engaged a man-servant. She told
him 10 be sure and present himself in a
fun dress suit. When the festivities We're
at their height, dame whose husband has
recently come into millions Of dollars and
cents suddenly caught sight of the major
domO who was trying to do the honors
of the evening while encased in sixteen
year-Old boys suit.
She recognized something familiar I'm the
general makeup and, much 10 the hostess
discomfort, startled the guests by declaring
that the butler had on her Wlllie's old suit.
There was a divorce case recently in
washington in which sRit OF clothes fig
ured The husband did not like a suit
that he had bought and he gave it to his
wife TO have dyed.
DISCOVERED HER QUILT.
Whenever he asked her about it she would
give him an evasive answer and would
become SO fiurTied and excited that he sus-
pected something was wrong one day
while passing a second hand store he
noticed his suit hanging out III front Of the
door. He then knew that his wife had de-
Ceivcd him and he accused her of iufidelity.
She confessed that she had given IT. to a
man with whom she had been intimate and
be had doubtless sold it at this store.
This actually happened and by mutual
consent a divorce was quietly obtained.
When articles Of clothing are brought toa
store the pockets are the first thing that
receive attentiouand there are many stories
told Of how a wallet filled with paper has
been placed in a garment in order to get
from the dealer a large price, because he
thinks he has treasure of which the other
party is ignora Mt. But il is seldom that the
store keepers find anything OF much value
but they often reap q harvest OF oddly
assorted articles.
Sometimes money and yaluables areln the
pockets and remain undiscovered by both
the buyer and seller. The wife OF prom
ineut lawyer of this city gave cart-drlyer
q suit OF old clothes and seventy-flVe cents
for hauling away some rubbish. A few
hours after it was discovered that her
husband had placed some time before three
twenty dollar bills in the pockets Of the old
pants In order 20 keep them from his wife,
who had a habit olgoing through hisclothes-