El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-29

~ ALTIMORE, Nd, July 2S.-Each
season adds TO the number of men
- who are discovering for them
selves the economy of time and trou-
BILE to be found in the purchase of
readymade clothing. The present
STYLES of close fitting, padless. clothes
seem to De made to fit the average
man exceptionally well, and he enjoys
the advantage Of knowing how mis-
suit is going to look when finished
which TO him is quite as important as
is such knowledge to d woman regard
ing her clothes While the cOnserva-
tive man always viii prefer TO have
his clothes made to order. the tailors
this season are complaining loudly re-
garding the competition oil the ready
made suit AS a matter of TACT, the
taiIors are doing well-for their Gus
toners are wearing. a greater number
of suits than ever before.
A man who is noted for his good
never thought that 1 would become an
enthusiast over readymade clothing.
but L have. For years l have been
going to the highest priced tailor in
the city and generally have been
satisfied. This spring 1 ordered a suit
and went several times to be fitted,
but it did not fit. l realized that the
man was doing his best, but somehow
the coat did not please me after hav-
ing taken it back twice to be altered
In the meantime 1 happened to stop
made clothes were sold, and partly
from curiosity tried on a suit 1t fitted
me perfectly, better than my tailor,
who had taken my measurements ac-
curately. L bought the suit and have
had more compliments on it Inan on
any suit ! ever wore. l am Just an
average man with no pecul1aritles OF
form and my measurements easily al
secured in readymade suits OF course
the suit will not hold its shape as
well, or wear as long as the tailored
Machine More accurate Than Hand.
II must not be considered a reflec-
ton upon the skill Of the tailors that
such happenings are becoming numer-
Gus. It is one of the economic re-
suits of improved machinery and
thorough organization CT all Of the
forces which go TO produce the ready
made suit When quantity of cloth
is to be cut out by one pattern, ma
chinery is called into service, which
produces greater accuracy than the
individual cutter. Uniformity of style
makes this perfectly feasible for large
quantities of mems clothes. Patterns
are cut according to measurements
from perfect models. and the same pat
tern may be used 10 cut out thousands
OF suits Of numerous varieties and
qualities OF cloth.
In the matter of skilled labor the
advantage also is being given to the
manufacturer rather than to the Gus
tom tailor. The better class Workmen
now prefer to work in the large plants
where they have the advantage Of the
best conditions, and IN most cases
their salries are higher. So great has
the competition for labor between the
individual tailor and the manufacturer
become that a private tailor said to
a customer recently I never can go
home on a Saturday night now secure
in the belief that my foreman will be
in my employ the following week. as,
in one season, 1 lost two of my best
men on short notice because they re-
ceived kilograms from New York man
ufacturers on Sunday ordering them
to report for work Immediately with
a heavy increase in salary" Even
when the salaries are not materially
larger, many tailors prefer the large
force of a manufacturer with its great
er social life to the narrower circle OF
interests of the individual tailor.
Men Require More Suits Now.
Complaint is often made that the
women of today are eXtravaganL in
their tastes and want at least three
dresses for every one wanted by their
mothers To anyone familiar with the
WardrObes Of the average well dressed
man it would seem that the masculine
extravaganza was quite equal TO that
of the feminine sex The time is past
when one suit a season is regarded as
sufficient The fact that men now
are wearing so many different colors
is partly responsible for the increased
number of suits required by the well
dressed man. According to an author
ity upon the subject, a properly dressed
man should have six lounge suits for
morning wear IN order that ne may
not seem to appear too often in the
same suit, but may dress differently
for each Of the six days in the week
a list suggestive of the variety of the
suits included a blue serge, either q
gray Scotch plaid or a gray with
hair line, a brown suit, a suit in one
of the new blue green shades, one in
the biscuit colOred Whipcords and an
other of gray flannel These are only
the informal suits In addition there
should be a gray cutaway for more
important business occasions and a
number of different varieties of even
ing clothes, including the dinner jacket
and the regulation dress coat
considerable amount Of attention
always is given to the clothes Of col
lege men, and these usually present
the extremes in new fashions and
cuts. When wide trousers were in