Arizona republican., 1907-05-29
THE VALUE OF DRESS
 IN HUNTING A JOB
Whether It Be a Good Doctrine or Not It Is True That Clothes Make the Man.

Right or wrong. it is a fact that in more cases than otherwise, clothes make the man. This is not in ac- cordance with the old fashioned doc tr.ne that one cannot tell about an other by his personal appearance or dress. not knowing the reason he Is either well or poorly dressed, but II Is human nature to draw conclusions from what is seen rather than what may be true but unseen. Frequently the best man for certain purpose is the most unfittingly attired. but if all candidates are strangers the clothes are apt to make the man, at least un- til after the try-out. The point is H. frustrated in the following story told by the Success Magazine:
 "A New Englander had occasion to engage a gardener. One morning two applicants appeared-one a decidedly decent looking man, and the other of much less prepossessing appearance and manner. After very little hesita- ton the man of the house chose the latter applicant. A friend who was present evinced much surprise at the selection. asking: Has that man ever worked for you before?'
 No replied the other; in fact. l never saw either Of them until today.
 "'Then why did you choose the shorter man? The other had much better face
 "'Face,' exclaimed the proprietor of the place in disgust. Let me tell YOU that when you pick out gardener you want to go by his overalls. If thev're patched on the knees. you want him. IT the patch is on the seat of his trousers. you don't"
 The story is very reasonable and is perhaps a true one. but il suggests an incident that occurred here in Phoe- nix a few years ago. that the writer knows to be true wherein prospective employers made just as big 9 mistake as the New Englander did success in judging bv the clothes. A young man came here from Helena. Montana. where he had occupied a responsible position in a large office, which he had given up 10 go to California He was strong. athletic. good .-atured and hopeful. but by the time he reached Phoenix his money was all gone. He was willing to work, however, and had spent his younger life on a farm. With a light heart he laughed at his plight and set out to find a job at any thing that would make him an honest living and meet his board bill. Unfor- tunately he was well dressed. He wore a suit of nice black clothes and a derby hat. for the sole reason that he had nothing else to wear and not a dollar in his pocket tO buy anything with 4 newly made acquaintance stood sponsor fer his board and lodg- ing while he sought employment. The first day revealed that there was noth- ing for him to do in Phoenix. for the town was much smaller then and there Were but a few clerical jobs and they were all taken With the same good nature he turned to the ranches for the having season was on and men were wanted at various places. One after another he called at the ranches and applied Tor work. travelling many weary miles each day and always meeting with refusal. though there was never a question of wage scale. All he asked for was work at any price. and he was rejected on every hand. Finally he awakened to the cause of his failures. Humbly he begged an acquaintance tO lend him money enough to buy a hickory shirt and a pair of overalls. Securing these he crawled into them and again talk ing to the fields he got job in three hours. Nobody had imagined that a well dressed. natty sort Of a youth could really work even when he plead ed for chance to try but when he came out in overalls he found work in plenty. Oniy his strong -self-reliance and independence had kept him from donning overalls in the first place and he preferred to wear out his good clothes in the field rather than i'm pose on the charity of others. but the ranchers viewed him with suspicion and thereby kept turning away day af- ter day. the very man they all wanted to hire. Right or wrong it is very generally true that the clothes make the man, whether they ought to or not.