The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1899-10-27
DEFECTS AMONG MEN.
VERY FEW SHOW PERFECT PHYS
ICAL DEVELOPMENT.
Uneven Arms, Shoulders, Hips ana
Lega Are Probably Most Numerous
-TaIIors, In Making ciOthinR' kn-
deavor to Cover Up These Biemishes.

A man can be measured to the best
advantage, tailors say, away from
glass. Standing before a mirror he Is
almost certain to throw out his chest, II
he does not habltually carry 1t SO, ana
take an attitude that he would ike TO
have rather than the one he commonly
holds; whereas the tailor wants him.
as the portrait painter wants his sub
ject, In his natural pose and manner.
With the man In that attitude the tailor
can bring his art to bear-if that Is re-
quired-in the overcoming Of any phys
ical defect, and produce clothes that
will give the best attainable effect upon
the figure as they will be actually
worn.
The physical defect most common In
man is unevenness Of the shoulders.
One shoulder is higher than the other,
and this is defect often encountered,
though the difference in the height may
not be so great as to be noticeable, ex-
cept by one accustomed to taking note
in such things. This is a defect that
is easily overcome by the tailor, when
II exists In a comparatively moderate
degree. 1t is done sometimes simply
by cutting the coat TO fit on each
shoulder, the perfect fitting coat carry
ing with II the idea and the appear
ance of symmetry. Sometimes, and
this is commonly done inicases OF more
pronounced difference, symmetry Is at
talned by the familiar method Of build
ing up or padding the lower shoulder.
The influence Of the lower shoulder
extends down on that side Of the body,
so that sometimes 1t Is necessary be-
low the arm to cut that side OF the coat
shorter. Next to unevenness OF the
shoulders round shoulders are perhaps
the commonest defect.
A very common thing Is unevenness
Of the hips. A difference of half an
inch here would not be at oil remark
able: it !s sometimes much more. II
a man finds one leg Of his trousers
the legs as he knows being alike In
length-touchlng the ground while the
other clears 1t, he may reasonably con
slider that there Is a difference some
where in his legs. 1t may be that one
leg is longer than the other, but 1t Ii
more probable that one hip Is higher
than the other, or one leg fuller, so tina
IL takes up the trousers more and grad
ually rises the bottom more. 1t woult
be a common thing II men were seer
with their waistcoats off to find sus
penders set at uneven heights. Th'
variation in the suspenders might b.
required, to be sure, by a difference II
the shoulders, and not in the legs. l
is common to find mems arms Of differ
ent lengths. The difference may b.
SO slight as to require no special at
. tention In the making of their clothes
but 1t is frequently necessary to max
the coat sleeves Of different lengths
.. The fact appears to be that there ar
: not many perfect men, that Is, men
perfect symmetry of proportions, Il
which respect man is like all thing
else in nature, like horses, for instance
and trees; but in the greater numbe
OF men these defects are within sue
limits that they might be described a
variations rather than as substanua
I defects.