Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-24

become a habit? Probably Mt enc
in a dozen. In fact 1t is very likely
indeed that the only care that ni"c
out OF every ten men cue meets give
give to their clothes is to see that
that their trousers are folded up after
they take them OF and laid across
the back OF one chair and that their
coats are thrown across tn" back OF
another Probably not one OF them
has the slightest ida f system IN
locking after his garments, and yet
these men wcnde- WI, II i that they
caEnUt keep their things looking spic
and sran and fresh Yet is there
any one OF these Men who paws the
slightest attention II the nirctics OF
dress but has som" one friend In
mind who is particularly T,li groom
ed the set and ncatncss of whose
clothes is his csu"cial admiratiCn?
He thinks. perhaps how nice it would
be could he keep his clothes looking
Xix" those Of his friend, saving 10
himself impatientl!: "Wrll e course
he sends his clothes to The tailor two
or thee times week and has them
cared for. could Ike my clothes
locking we'll too. IL | could afford 70
do that"
How few OF us eyer 81 ; to think
that our friends very probably have
no mere money to spend in having
their clothes cared f,r than We have
ourselves but that. more than likely.
rhc reason that they look so well all
the time Is that they have acquired
the habit of caring FIR their clothes.
Remember that it Is not necessary
To have a great many clothes in CT
der 10 be well dresse,i-the impor-
tant thing is to acquire the habit OF
taking care of those you have. be
they so few. After all it is very easy
to De careful of ONES clothes. Though
pleasant il Is not necessary to have
the services Cf a man in oder to
be well gro-med.
Probably enc reason why the ma
jori;y of men one meets In a days
affairs do not look be,ter croomed
than hey dc Is that they give hardly
any thought at all to tb" care of their
ctsthes and that the looking after
their things properly never becomes
I habit with them
Now. il is not al all difficult mat
ter 10 get in the way Of looking out
for ones clothes IL one goes about It
in the right way. and with little
care and torethousht and even if one
has but a few clothes they may so
easily be kept in perfect order that
it is quite within the reach OF all to
get that extraordinarily neat and
"band-boxcy" appearance. which Is
g. greatly to he desired In these
days in which the simple lines CT the
garments of the moment have to be
reckOned with
There is litt!" to be gained by not
looking MA. ald this caring for
clothes should become a part of one >
daily life. II IS almost as important
as brushing ones teeth and shcIld
be quite as habitual. 1t is a mistake
to think that in order to have one ;
suits kept in "conditicn'' IL is necc3-
sary to have the nfighboring tailor
call ~ them every two or thrc'' dar%.
The visiting tailor is one OF the lux
uries 81 life that it is not for all Of up
but even though We have little money
10 spend for cartorial services. there
are few c: us indeed who cannot spare
n little time each day. and by so do
ing We will find that we are quite as
neatly dressed and as we'll done as
the next fellow. even though We do
not uosse2s valet, of our own.
We may say in passing. by the way
that IL man has 4 great many
clothes |: is OF course, much easier
to keep them i'll good order than II
he has only a suit or two TO look at
ter because the mere clothes one has
the less wear and tear there will he
On any one suit. II Is well to bear
this in mird. II applies naturally,
TO all departments Of mems wear. so
whenever il is .Ossible to do so plan
to buy more clcthes. whether it be
sHits-Or merely accessories such
as shirts. scarfs. codd shrdlshroiimiw
as shirts. scarfs. CELLARS. ties and che
liko-;han YOU actually need. This
is one of the secrets Of locking well
dressed This is worth remembering
TOO a. times when special sales are
being advertised, T. Mr.. To2dies had
bought shirts. scarfs and the like In
stead Ct door plates. old pipes. bird
cages. etc. he would have been a"
example for emulation instead Of a
by word Cor rv"rything extravagant
The really important thing to be
thought of is n" disposition Of ones
bel, nyings-whai is 10 be done WIN
ones clothes Nh"n they arc not b.
H.. on /. nIarr for everything and