Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-20
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we'll dressed summer man" presents
far more natty appearance than the well
dressed winter man.. The same man IN
his summer apparel usually JOCKS many
per cent more dressy than he does when
CARRIED for cold weather, and the peculiar
circumstance about this fact is that the
summer wardrobe costs considerably the
less of the two.
There are few things more varying
than the different incomes of different in
dividuals. but it is probably a reasonably
safe classification to divide Washington
men into three great divisions. the first
of which has an earning capacity OF Slo
weekly. the second an earning capacity
of 81 500 yearly. or $50 per month, ana
the third possessed of large enough in
come to meet all desires. even though
some of them be rather extravagant.
1t is. of course, necessary for the man
who earns only 80 a week, even though
he have only himself to support. to go
carefully in his buying His caution must
even be exercised in his selection of the
shops with which he deals, for it is a
notorious fact that the expenses Of some
shops being considerably larger than
those of their more humble rivals. their
prices must in natural consequence be
higher For instance, the shopkeeper
who runs a modest establishment on one
of the less frequented business streets
and who owns the property on when MS
shop stands thereby having nothing to
pay but taxes, can afford to sell any
given article considerably cheaper than
can his more pretentlous rival on
fashionable thoroughfare whose shop
costs him $1,000 rental
Taking this fact into consideration, II
behooves the man with a tifteen-dollar-a
week income to look about before he
buys. and by looking he will find that he
can fit himself out for the summer very
we'll indeed for a total that will be
we'll in keeping with his purse To get
down to cold facts and figures. So Will
buy complete outfit for such man. an
outfit which, given proper care should
last throughout the summer. and Keep It's
owner we'll and fashionably enough
dressed during that entire period.
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This So seems rather an insignificant
sum with which not only to outfit man
from head to toe. but to supply him with
enough extras and appurtenances to last
him for four CT five months. Yet on cold,
hard analysis. based on actual lnVesuga-
ton. il is entirely adequate.
For instance, ii is possible To get a very
good suit of readymade clothes. at any
nt0lDtf OF tciidbit Siiops, Aoi
SD Furthermore the suit will be OF
cool yet good, stout material, and the
dealer will guarantee that II VIII hold
its shape. There are number of max
ers of ready -to-wear garments who spe-
cialiZe on this priced garment, and who
by turning out thousands of them man
age to give exceptional quality for the
money. True enough, one cannot de-
mand a vast amount of individuality In
such a suit. but one can certainly gel
ones moneys worth.
1t would naturally be advisable IL one
could afford it, to buy two suits, but
this might prove too severe strain on
the pocketbook. However. he can get
along very nicely with substitute for
another suit. in the form of an extra pair
of trousers of some light flannel material
And he can get these trousers remark
ably cheap. They come as low as 81,
but il would be better to pay a bit
more than this. For $50 il is possible
TO buy a pair of light trousers that will
answer every requirement.
Merely with a suit and extra pair
of trousers the buyer is reasonably well
equipped, but he may go still farther
without exceeding his So limit. For