The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-10-27
MANS PHYSICAL DEFECTS.
Uneven Shoulders, Arms, Legs and
Hips Are NumerOus-Few Per-
fectly Symmetrical.

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, if
he does not habitually carry it so, and
take an attitude that he would like to
have, rather than the one he commonly
holds; whereas, the tailor wants him,
as the portrait painted 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 physi-
cal 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 a defect often encountered,
though the difference in the height
may not be so great as to be noticeable,
except by one accustomed to taking
note of such things. This is a defect
that is easily overcome by the tailor,
when it exists in a comparatively mod
crate degree. 1t is done sometimes
simply by cutting the coat to fit on each
shoulder, the perfect fitting coat car
ryiDg with it the idea and the appear
ance of symmetry is attained by the IA
miliar method of building up or pad
ding the lower shoulder. The influence
of the lower shoulder extends down on
that side of the body, so that sometimes
it is necessary below 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. \ difference of half an inch
here would not be at all remarkable; ii
is sometimes much more. If man
finds one leg of his trousers-the legs
as he knows, being alike in length
touching the ground while the other
clears 1t, he may reasonably consider
that there is difference somewhere in
his legs, 1t may be that one leg is long
cr than the other. but it is more prob
able that one hip is higher than the
other. or one leg fuller, so that it takes
up the trousers more and thus gradual
ly raises the bottom more. 1t would be
common thing if men were seen with
their Waistcoats off, to find suspenders
set at uneven heights. The variation
in the suspenders might be required,
to be sure, by difference in the Shout
ders and not in the legs.
II is common to find mems arms of
different lengths. The difference may
be SO slight as to require no special at
teption in the making of their clothes,
but IT is frequently necessary to make
the coat sleeves of different lengths.
The fact appears to be that there are
not many perfect men. that is, men of
perfect harmony of development and
perfect symmetry of proportions, in
which respect man is like all things iii
nature, like horses, for instance, and
trees, but in the greater number of
men these defects are within such linn
its that they might be described as va
riations rather than as substantial de-
fects.-=N. y. Sun,
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