The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-01
q TAI Is OF LOVE SARTORIAL.
Is ~ dElErr BURGESS AND WILL IRWIN.

n Renger Brothers. 6
! lie was now almost nblc to keep up
with the latest novelties In dress, and
every Saturday no had a talk with, one
Eof Rcnger's statesmen to obtain the first
Tip on now importations. lie still lived
4 In tho hall bedroom and dlncd at the
Japancso RESTAURANT bat tho dazzling
J prospect OF being the best dressed man !
Tin the Saturday afternoon PAROLE sccm-
! ed near at hand. He was mhde fore.
man Of the Shop. With another raise of
\ salary, and then he began to weiter IN
\ clothes. VI
lie had fnc contempt by this time.
for tailor made rntnent You never saw
Itailor's advertisements In the Sunday
\ pnpers-how could ono tell what was
4 what. if YOU went 10 I'm obscure shop
without Il show window and were secret
i ~ measured for a suit? Every one who 1
(, read the papers knew that Reager Broth
.ers were world heaters Tor overconts''
THAT they employed ohl1t the highest
\ priced union labor, and handled only tho
most exclusive designs. Their tag In the
neckbnnd Of n suit made that suit abso.
llutcy correct.
IIc was pointed out now by the look-
I crs on at the parade as one or the stars.
| He begun to be bit original, selecting
\ ties a shade different from those tho
iRengcrs showed In their cases. and, to
4 his delight. his choice was copied, Girls
/ would smile at him and whisper as he
/ went by. And then. TO make his Sue
4 cess assured. "The --latest" began bowins
/ to him Regularly as she passed him. But
lboth still walked alone. lie dreamed Of
/ her when he slept, but even yet he dared
mot actually address her.
/ One day while he was as usual in
!. jumper and overals, helping an npprcn-
4 tice at the lathe the speaking tube whis-
Y tied and word was called up that a wo-
4 man was coming upstairs to- pick out
! chandelier in the stock room. He met
her at the elevator end wilted with NOR
/ tincation. II was 'yThe Lntest.' 44
/ She was all smiles and good graces and
| never seemed to notice his greasy work
Ing clothes and he managed TO find the
! chandelier she wished, hardly dars,T to
look her in the eye, she who was the
! ideal OF his widest fancies. the stylish
I fashion plate Of the Matinee Parade
4 She spoke to him as to an old friend.
4 even as to an equal, and, to his sur
\ prise handed him card when she left
/ and asked him to call on her.
! He read the inscription. Miss Gerty
Baggo. zoos O'Fcrra!l Street" In daze.
Y and he resolved to call on her that very
! night, to remove the loathsomc impress
sion that he knew his oycralls had made
! on her.
4 He went to his room, and looked over
! mis- clothes as a general inspects his bat
4 tnllons He selected first one Of his re-
fined shirtings and adjusted to It robby
4 collar OF the exact height recommended
\ that week by the favori;e haberdasher,
\ This he garnlshed with tic described
4 in the show window OF the same shop
\ az "ultramondane' He, drew his trous-
ers from beneath the mattress, where
A thcy had been pressing. he picked out
one of five fancy waistcoats, and donned
a Reager coat cut with the latest round
hip effect, Then he sailed forth. bit
uncertain stIll as to his attire, He could
i not be quite sure that his rs cent pin
II dotted open work black hose had not
A been superseded since Saturday.
He called at 2oo6 O'F'arreil Street and
was shown into the boarding house par
4 Tor BY the landlady. She took his printed
card and soon returned. saying that Miss
4 Bagso would be right down. This gave
q Tim Cobb time for swift look into the
mirror over the mantel. Then he ar
ranged himself as gracefully as possible
upon a sofa stretched the crease In his
trousers tight. ran his hand across his
hair and pulled down his cuffs SO that
they showed about threc-quarters OF an
inch OF imported fancy twillcd madras
Miss Baggo came nj last Timothy,
he rose. greeted her In undisguised
Arrangement.
She wore an old gray wrapper: her
hair was In kid curl papers; her feet
were incased in red knit worsted slip
pers IT is very much to Mr. Cohh's
credit that he still thought her wonder
ful. His queen could do no wrong
How de do she said. and then, why
I thought. Of course you'd wear your old
clothes. Why didn't you?"
Timothy was speeches.. Miss Baeso
went on. rs she seated herself beside him
like an old friend. @
~ just do get SO tired of having to.
| dress up; It's a relief to be able to wear
what please, In any comfortable Old
way, and l thought you'd feel so. too.
Tomorrow sttcher & Basic get their
, ! new fall styles and they'll be tighter
, than ever I'm awful sick of the job.
aren't your"
! Heswas staring at her in dazc, land
she stopped and looked al him.
Why" she said, ~ haven't made
mistake. have 7? Don't you dress for
the Reager Brothers? l thought, OF
{ course, they hired you!"