The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-01-22
REPLICATION OF CHARACTER.
The Way hat Men Put On Their Clothe,
Indicates Their Real Nature.

The Way That Men Put On Their Clothe,
Indicates Their Real Nature.
Several men were sitting together in q clut
the other night when the conversation turned
on the way to read character. Il can tell {
good deal from a mans nose." said one. THE
mouth can be trained into shape. the eyes Of &
rascal very often look straight and true into
your own. but the nose cannot be changed"
Did any of you chaps ever notice how men
put on their clothes 2" asked a man who up to
this time had said nothing.
How do you mean and what do you mean p
was asked.
Why. l mean that every man puts on his
clothes in a different way from every other man,
and that the way he puts them on is a pretty
good indication as to his character"
Well spoke up one. now that you men,
ton 1t, I have noticed a difference; for in
stance. Jim Blank brushes his hair and puts
on his hat as soon as he comes out OF the tub
in the morning, only removing 1t to put on his
shirt"
Now" said the other. that only goes to
prove what 1 say, What is Jim Blanks most
noticeable characteristic? Conceit. That is
why I say putting on his hat first goes to prove
that what l say Is true. He puts on his hat to
smooth his hair down and to make 1t lie correct
y according to his taste, The first thing he
pearance. and he shows it by always putting on
his bat; y, no Continued .1 nno
does that is likely to be careful about finishing
ANYTHING completely that he does. You'll notice
that the last letter in any word n man of that
kind writes is always clear and complete. Take
q man who puts on his shoes first. you'd proba-
the case. A m of that kind is often a pains
taking, fellow. but is also likely to be hot
ne"tTTfai ff bern - tb an nan aqn MRn paPso on b,s waist
coat anu coat together: he'd squeeze the face
Of Of a dollar: go ont by himself to, have .
the same shoe first is likely to he sunerstitious.
tickle. not always truthful. and a good deal OF
a buffer. Watch a man who puts thebuttons in
his shirt after he's put it on: you'll find nine
times out of ten that he's eccentric. very often
musical. or OF an artistic nature. and nearly
ALWAYS nervous.
THE man who buttons his clothes from the
sure TO be plunhy and fearless. and OF a reason
ing turn of mind. The man who buttons from
tiles BY any means, bnt he's more ineIinaad dd TO
be mediocre in his attainments. and cannot as
surely be counted on in a fight as the other;
strings in n long loose bow knot. He's. senti-
mental, fond OF the flowing bowl and good
makes them very quickly and easily. one OF
those men that all women like and very few II
s strTin sysT Tp Io tieht N HnT the IN a @ smo fh a51 tie his EsS shoe }s
very often Of, a strong personality. not much OF
q drinker, though fond Of good cigars and
AiI w 'l'l't Nll'A 'VS L Il
friends nearly as quick as he does enemies.
though he Keeps the friends he does make and
often wins over an enemy.
. some men, put on both socks before picking
IN n shoe, and some n sock and then a shoe
that is. they dress one foot entirely before
starting on the other. These men. as a rule.
are shrewd business men. never going into any
scheme until they are satisfied that it's a
safe one. and they always want security
for any, loan made, no matter how small. The
man who puts on both socks first will lend you
money without interest or security. but he's
very slow, pay when you lend il to him.
Now. take a mans hat. AS you all know.
n common idea that the man who wears his
hat u good deal to one side is a, more or less
citizen but it, doesn't ALWAYS denote
toughness. 1t does show vanity in some way
and generally ignorance. The man that wears
his hat back on his head is more apt to he
green than ANYTHING else-'fresh from the
COUNTRY YOU can generally, put him down.
Still some Of the toughest chaps | have ever
seen wore their hats Just that way"
Say" said one OF the party. "suppose We
ring the bell and see how the waiter puts n
rink on the table. I'd rather know about that
han about how men put on their clothes"
Even the man who'd done most OF the talking
seemed anxious TO learn.