The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-01

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\ would wait Till she hove IN sisn. D'ho' 4
| they'd derc to go home
1vhen Tiinothy saw her, IN inc h 1rs
,ntomoblo coat OF the season, holdlng
Va. ai,lrtns through the pocket, the way
Ma sunday pnpers told how, ne su .',s,
ered 1te went crazy over 'hht KIN,
lthoigh lie recognized that she WIS WY
out OF his class, and no oeehh ~ A''"s
for her. ,,,., ,,,,nsr.
! $3.50, l, nv he saw that ne couldn't
o,,nilfv for such queen as The Lat. Lat
nat,u Fled been wearing rather shlnS
/ tIa,,r dlnronnl ctit-nway and Ills nocK-
4, "a ,vna the cotne-ensy, reNdS-nlade
s stv 1Ie decided he'd have TO take u
i Nnw Wi, know how advertising goes
4 q, otrcaks one firm trying to- beat an.
other, Sometimes the papers are iuli
~ tobacco ads. and sometimes Us bre N s
1 IN st- mlish poems, ana sometimes us lur-
nit,,re joll At this tune the rcaaS
made clothing shops were splurslng pis,
ana the write ups and pictures read Ike
rirc,,s rosters. And SO Timothy got the
~ THE Rcagcr Brothers certainly had
~ nd writer who could hurl rhetoric
,1,ho nrm was then pushing nm overcoat
called tho Rambler the newest thing for
swell drcssers, for s12.7S. and one glance
- No nnradc was enough to show that
thev was 'aellIng 'em fast. The Rambler
mad A. nifty little diagonal pocket that
Timed offithe brand, and there was no
MISLEADING It n block away. Every self
respecting goat in the line had blown
for tho proper shell.
nv giving UP tho theator for next week
nnd standing of his laundry bill Tim
to hp1 m m
day, and Mt o'clock he was a'thorough-
bred Rambler, as far as outsldes went,
for a long overcoat covers a multitude
of sartornl sins. But when he looked In
Tho glass he had to acknowledge That his
derby hadn't that catchy mare shown in
the windows OF the SWEETEST matters, and
his shoes. bought ut bargain sale. were
months behind the proper thing. He al
most gave up In despair, but the sight
Of his inaccessible queen in plaid tunic
made him determine to be worthy Of
| her. y
THAT week he took up Reager Brothers
section OF the paper and he read an ar
gument something like this:
''Why not get one of our snappy. DASH
| ing Blackenwhite effects? A brisk sty-
lsh, cleverly-tailored suit for 1886! It
has n hang and swing to It, n set ard
/ a 20 about 1t that satisfies the smartcst
dressers In town. 1t has the broad
shouldered cut, and the wide-rolled lapel
rcvers that are the rage this season.
Modelled on the most exclusive lines OF
the latest mode. and built OF the SAM
ciest suitingg, finished with style by art
lists In every particular. Only 1906 While
they last, and 1t won't be long"
Timothy bought a Blackenwhite effect
next Saturday, and had but twelve cents
\ In hnr q rho n n
shop and contemplated Ills queen nj n
respectful distance But alas. The
! Rambler had now been S.. erseded by
| the Beau Briimmel spring topper over
coat, with four pockets and buttons.
Moreover. his hat and shoes were an
echronistic. The swell drcssers were buy
! In Alpines with Panama rolls. and, for
/ footwear. the popular choice OF the real
thing sports was the opera toed oak tan
! butchers,
Timothy now began to work In the
! factory as he had never worked before.
| Inspired by the desire TO gain worship
In tho eyes of the --latest he became n
4 nend at the turning lathe. He worked
/ during noon hours. he worked overtime
/ at night In spite OF all the rules OF the
Brassworkers' Union. Hc went without
cigarettes and he walked back and forth
from the factory. He left his boarding
house. took a hall bedroom and ate at q
4 Japanese restaurant.
/ But he could never quite keep up with
a the styles. He sold his Rambler to q
second hand clothing dealer for $3.50, anc
bought .Eeau Brummel" topper. Just
then the "Backenwhite effects" gave
way to the reign of Scotch greens ant
a suit OF this popular and modish worst
ed cost him 1910. He achieved opera
toes just as the fashion changed tn
"Walkabout'' heels. and his late imita
ton Panama roll for s2.13 appeared JUS
as the parade donned the "Florodora'
pearl felt hcadpieces without bands O
ribbon. Meanwhile. the queen OF M
desire "alked alone, gowned IN "Th'
--latest" bell skirts with military blous'
and raglan, remote from possibility ~
followed her, dumbly paying her homage
once, in a TT of ambition conseauen
Iupon n purchase of a buzz canvas waist
coat he ventured to nod to her "a
was not quite sure whether or not sh'
answered the salute.
But Tmothy's zeal at the factory wa
mot tunnotced, His devotion and indus
try soon caused him to be prcmoted q
a stock clerk and assistant foreman, am
his salary was increased by 81 weekly
Every cent Of 1t went into the TIL 0