New-York tribune., 1899-12-17

IT sIGNOR GAETANO'S.
,,,p LITTLE TAILORING SHOP
AND IT'S EXTREMELY roro-
LAR PRICES.

r,uular men OF MS P'''0' "
i', He is. as his sign sets for'h' IadleS
io-0'' his shop occupying a ra'her neon
'a'V|' so,on3 noor on the edge oi the shopping
P'1 ,s AS unpretentious as possible out the
0S'l. - NJ many a more fashionable es'ao-
pSp....,, ,ntoUu signs in vain for sIch throngs
"'''''' ne may be seen any day at Slgnor
Gaotaros. .,.o.- IL. ohiocv
..;,os The fact that he makes whole
GOV X and 50 and jackets for So from
I'LL brought % him by his customers, and
~ '". his work ont in excellent tailor style at
...or5ine % the testimony of large num-
'''' ,.,,,an-this fact has been spread abroad
.., afpgercc that Signor Gaetano VIII
"''' , 20 enlarge his waiting room and ada
,,r.yal hours TO his day
Icing directly from the sidewalk the Gus
.,,,bs 81 broad. old fashioned flight OF
49,. wooden stairs. and at the top OF 'heSe q
=, the l,ft admits to an apartment "hIV"
Us AZ once AS Office reception room ana
e..,,, nom. II IS neither large nor handsome
~, ,olls are PAINTED white the floor Is Gov
- with 1HCloth and one-third OF the space
- ,.c,ni.i ly rows of frames with hoohs III
.hsrr upon which are hung garments IN al
...-es II progress Each one Of these mas sew"
srran of brown paper upon which is
.,-,,tled with lead pencil, in Italian. memo
"a, conrerrine the alterations which were 10
Be made in II.
These Garments are all ready TO he tired on
.,oin for another hitting. and hang there await
i., tho arrival Of their respective owners Al
o,,,ost any hour Of the day dozen women
nav M, found i'm the room, sitting more or less
,atentlv until Gactano, who does al 'h'S
,rt himself can fit them 1t would scarceN
, ,,-ra,t 10 say that they are in line awaiting
,b.ir turns for that strictly impartial American
,-,oaedjns is not insisted upon by the proprietor
Instead he attempts the hard task Of making
Zach Woman believe he is going to attend to her
wants next. and is, as matter OF lac'' 'he
,r.v Of tb. most aggressive patron who happens
20 be present
Vow. Mr.. Gactano. you'n wait on me next on
yes. YOU must. Just think how long I've oeeh
here" If she is cajoIus and persistent enough
this customer triumIhs. and, calmly overlooking
the env, Of the others the fitting process begins
Perhaps it is just as we'll that this takes place
rubVclv r,r il giyes the waiting ones something
10 look at Gaetano goes about his WORK.
pulling here. smoothing there and adjusting
countless pins Just as if a dozen pairs Of critical
eyes were not watching his every movement
His setre,ose is magnificent. Even to the III
siructions of the customer being fitted he Is I'M
perious
Make it a little lower in the back of the neck
Mr. Gaettro." she says bescechingly, "and / ike
these apols broader and the collar more rolling
0n', you?"
Gaetano. with his mouth fun of pins. goes
N a. if ne had heard 10 sound. He is a polite
nan. but he is a tailor, too, and presumed to
know his business 1t would be idle 10 reply to
an these remarks from amateurs. He cannot be
cutie free though, from Interruptions. In the
midst Of the fitting two richly dressed s'yIsh
BOXING girls come in and sit down, talking IN
animated tones. They show by their appearance
that the little shop has attracted some well TO 90
uptown patrons.
We'll I'm Just going 10 speak 10 him about II
hls minute" says the taller and prettier OF the
tgo 10 her companion and. sweeping over to the
busy tailor. she Interests the whole room win
hsr INDIGNANT appeal
Nov Mr.. Gaetano. about my coat; cahnt
you put some padding under the arms"
The emphasis on the "cahn't" and the deter
minatiou iq her eye compel surrender es'
agrees sieuor Gaetano meckly, and she hounces
o. muruuring. Il Just guess you'n have TO-
in a victorious undertone.
At the rear Of the waiting room, with the door
open between, is the large workroom, where
thirty men and women are stitching away at
machine 1r finishing 10y hand. This workroom
t resort for those customers who grow tired
o. occupvirg the chairs in the front apartment.
Tbsr ,,.1.. ro,,rcionc into il and try to discover
which Of "a. busy employees have their particular
garments iu hand. When they locate theT prop
ely il is with great satisfaction, though 'he
10
leaSurg OF giving orders TO the smiling htue
Italian pieccworker is rather marred by ms
limited knowledge Of English
Tlis room though not very sure refuge sun