The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-06-18


selfish" said the man.
''In what way?'' / inquired.
I'm expecting to be paid" said the
man, frOWning savagely.
Then dressmakers have been selfish
always remarked; but the man was
not giving me his attention.
"Once upon time" he said the
tailor was the one person in the world
70 whom fellow could owe money
without discredit. one was not expect
ed 10 pay his tailor. The chap who
ala not owe him a little something was
regarded as a queer sort, with no re-
gard for what was correct In conduct
at all. I remember once owing a tailor
$50 and needing a new suit tremen-
dously, so I paid him So on account
and ordered clothes which amounted to
so. and all went merry as a mar
riage bell.
"Why, once when I offered to pay
that man his entire account he insisted
that I should not do 1t. It seemed. he
thought. that If I did 81 would mean
was going to withdraw my patron
age"
Things have changed now. have
lhey?" I inquired, 10 encourage him.
for. having a feminine mind-which is
TO say an unreasoning one-I could not
see why a tailor would care to keep
a patron who did not pay.
Things have indeed changed with
vengeance" returned the man
gloomIy. Il ordered a suit from my
tailor a week ago. I selected the ma
teriaI with a great deal Of care, gave
some directions about the shape OF
the coat and the making and turned
10 leave. when the tailor spoke. IT
IS usual to make a deposit he re-
marked quite graveiT.
Had to Make a Deposit.
Make a deposit said I.
",Certainlv. before Tho cloth Is cut
no returned. i
well. I found s. n my pocket, 80
pavs him that and went away. When /
looked At the receipt he had given me
for the money discovered 70 my
Consideration" said /. supplying the
word.
..surprise." said the man steadily,
that the clothes must be paid for n
fun before / could have them. In other
words. that the fellow would not trust
me with nv own clothes until I put up
the money for them. I felt like going
back. countermanding the order and de-
handing my s..
And YOU didn't2"
mo, I did not The fact is. owe a
couple OF other taiIors In town, and so
/ didn't feel like going 90 them
Not even 10 the ore who begged you
not to pay your bin on that former &C
Casion2'
Was In Bankruptcy.
"OL, ] couldn't so 20 him. you see,
he went into bankruptcy some time ago.
bfter thinking il over I decided 70 let
tie tailor go on with my clothes and TO
humor him by paying for them at once. |
though 1 never knew a gentleman TO
have 10 do such a thing before. How
ever. when told the incident 10 come
OF my friends / found they had hs6
much the same sort OF experience Each /
Of them had gone recently 10 a tailor
who had insisted actually insisted, upon
being paid before the clothes left his
shop Why one Of NY friends mad had /
even more astonishing experience /
than this-he had been sued by a tail /
or fer not paving for clothes Us soon
as the fellow expected him tO--actually /
sued and had TO pay
What an outrage" I said warmly.
~ d-ll IT asked the man " nat / ]
wish 10 know IS, II this keeps on what 4
liberties will shortly be left a chap. I |
m reasonable man, unusually rea- |
souable. but this Is little TOO much. I /
don't see now how Z can arrange for ]
my white flannel suit until next month. !
In the old days 1 used simply 10 go TO |
my tailor. select the material zOr four
or five suits. have II made up. and pay
for the dEds ar my leasure.'
ana the man who allowed you this /
privilege went into bankruptcy
yep said my guest absently, too 1
deep IN thought TO notice the innuendO."
and now 81 viii be winter before I An
ish paying for my summer clothes"
DressmakeTs' Bills.
II never knew a dressmaker who had /
to make such eXacting laws" I said
MY experience has been that women I
as a rule pay their bills, even their
dressmakers' bills. but once / knew of a ,
case She WAS a very nice woman.
but queer about debts Most women 1
know stay awake at night thinking
about their troubles If they owe 50
much as 80 cents for a pair Of shoe
laCes, but this one had a mind above B.
such small troubles She said that her
debts were the hallmark Of respect
ability and that she hoped never so
long as she lived, would she so far for
get herself as 10 pay up everything she /
owed. Well, one day she came 10 see |
me and said she had Just been 10 a
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