The San Francisco call., 1906-06-10

would hardly be sent to the Tower
to be executed. but il is certain that
he would find his occupation seriously
jeopardized-
If he had not developed those physt-
cal pecuIiarities which usually follow
advanced years and luxurious living.
King Edward would to-day be num-
bered among the dandieS of Europe
But now that he belongs to the podSy
brigade. II Is only the artistic ingenu-
ity of his outftters that causes him stiH
to be regarded as the best dressed man
in England
legion of tailors have run the
rule over the King since he 1rst
learned to move about without petti-
coats. Nearly every nationality has
been represented among them. but SIM
guIarIy enough. the majority have been
Irishmen. Before he came TO the throne
the King had his clothes made almost
entirely by one firm. but now he di-
vides his patronage among three or four
tailoring house in the vicinity or
f-egent street gets the biggest share Of
his custom at the present time. 1r ~
not large establishment and there Az
nothing pretentious about the building
save the conspicuous display made OF
the lion and the unicorn and the rest
of the armorial bearings which indi-
cate that the proprietors enjoy the ex-
alted privilege of doing business with
his Majesty
But it isn't everybody who can do
business with them. 1t doesn't follow
because a man can pay the price he can
order a suit of clothes from them and
swagger among his friends. boasting
that he has been rugged out by the
Kings tailors- If they traded on the
Kings name tnat way they would not
be the Kings tailors long They are
aristocrats of the tailor world They
serve only customers whose social
status is vouched for by clients already
on their books. This applies as much
to visitors from the 'moneyed" side
of the Atlantic as from this. And
even their own customers are not per-
mitted to see the garments they make
for the King They can't get tips in
advance on coming fashions that way
They must wait their chance 10 see
them on the sacred person of his Ma
jesty. The Kings clothes are all made
in a room especially set apart for that
purpose.
HUNDRED SUITS A YEAR.
His tailors have a standing order to
provide him with. so many suits for
spring. so many for summer and so
on for the other seasons Apart from
military un lorms and court dresses.
they number about one hundred suitx-
a year. and cost anything between $50
and 500 suit. The King selects the
patterns ana, mdIefldi -hlnSelr- In these
matters he is exceedingly particular
but his choice is quickly made
While other men will spend half an
hour in choosing a pattern for a pair
of trousers say one of his taflors ~the
King will select dozen in as MANY
minutes and in each selection will show
the most faultIess taste have fra-
quently. waited on him by appoint-
ment, and Lean truly say that have
never been detained more chan fen
minutes or quarter of an hour. al
though in that short time he NAV
choose patterns for perhaps a couple 81
hundred pounds worth of clothes
His punctuality Is something apaz-
ing Eleven o'clock in the rnornfno is
always the time appointed lor his So
torlal engagements, and Invariably ON
the stroke OF the hour he enters the
room to which, am sent 10 waif 20,
him. and after cheerful Good morn
ing he gets TO work in the most hnsi-
ness-Hke way imaginable have never
known him TO be a minute late O,ca
indeed. 1t was just two minutes afts~
IL by my watch when he made -
pearance, and l thought thar .or os,i,-
had caught his Majesty nannirs 49,
found out afterward that IS -. -
my watch that was at fault
Occasionally, as he chooses ers&
pattern and then another. he viii - ...1 c..e
the honor of consulting me. .Donst ..-l's ..'e
think this will make up well9s or .-T.s,- ~
IS pretty cloth. don't you thru .s.
and It IS BY no means out OF nolita %
that l indorse his choice. for AZ 4. -,
ways unimpeachable.'' Al