Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-10-24
MAKING UNIFORM
II Was For the Car, and He
Wanted It In a Hurry.
A SCARED cRIMEAN TAILOR.

General, Who cloaked His Mission In
Mystery, the Knight of the Shears
Thought His Time Had Come.
By special permission of the court
authorities an amusing account Is pub
lished of the circumstances attending
the ordering of a military Uniform BY
the ear from a little tailor in the
Crimea. Khaim Kurichkess by name.
who lived at S~imferopoI, the headquar
tes of the Crlmean dragons.
When the imperial family came to
Lividai. and some days before the IN
nual fete of the Crimean dragons, the
car told the colonel hat be had In
store a gift for him and the regiment
the czarina had consented to become
their chief. Ills majesty added: u
shall be there when you and your of
icers are presented to the empress
and shall wear your uniform. The
only thing Is. | believe | haven't the
uniform of the regiment. But thai
doesn't matter, there Is time, If you
hurry. to ha ve one made. You seem
to have an excellent tailor. Your uni
form fits beautifully. Who made it?'
The colonel gave the name of Zurich
kess. whereupon his majesty asked him
TO arrange that Kurichkess should
make a uniform for himself. adding
smiling. TEL him to do his best and
to turn 1t out as well as yours"
There is next given a seriocomic de
scription of the alarm occasioned
among the Kurichkess household. con
sistlng of father. mother and nine chill
dren. when a handsome motorcar stop
ped outside their door and a cloaked
general officer descended.
The general said in staccato sen
fences: you must come with me
Don't be frightened. You'll know
later where I'm taking you. ! cant
leave without you. We've lost much
time already. Get dressed quickly"
The tailor obeyed. went with his cap
tor and was absent for four days
Nine. Kurichkess was doubtful wheth
er she was a wife or a widow.
Eventually the tailor turned mp safe
and recounted bis adventures. The
drive with the general had lasted tive
hours and a half. During the whole
journey the general did not address u
single word to him. When they reach
ed their destination. Yalta, all be saiu
was. "Khaim Kurichkess. get out ana
follow me-
He was assured that be need not be
alarmed; he would be provided with
lodging and with food, and the next
day he would be told why be had been
brought to Yalta and what he had tc
do. He was told be need not try to
Acape. as he would be watched
: His fears were dissipated when d
colonel entered the room. and the "gen
eraI of generals" addressed him to the
following effect:
Great good fortune has fallen upon
you. His majesty the emperor wishes
you to make for him a uniform of thu
Crimean dragons. But 1t must be as
good as that of the colonel of the regi
ment- | hope you won't make a mess
of It. ! will take you at once to ths
palace. where you will be admitted I,
the cars study TO see his majesty's
figure"
When the general of generals" took
Kurichkess to the cars study his maj
esty was standing reading a document
with his bach 10 the door. Some min
utes elapsed before he turned aronne
In the meantime Kurichkess was rooi
ed to the 1oor.
fNh<> 1,or IN roaIfUfn0 hfo nPncnnff
faced him and said: "Oh. you are her,
already. You are Khaim Knrichkess
the tailor. want you to make me !
uniform of the Crimean dragons d.
your best and see that 1t is a good ht
Get TO work ut once"
Kurichkess went on to describe how
God had helped him In his work ane
how satisfied the car had been win
the uniform and thanked him for It,
Kurichkess refused to accept any
thing in payment. but Ibis" general in
sisted that. according to law. he was
obliged to receive so rubles for his
expenses. Moreover. the general added
the minister of the court was aware
that K%urichkess was in debt. and he
gave the TAILOR an enFeiope eoiitdihihs
800 rubles from the minister to dis
charge his obligations.
Kurichkess was driven back In a
motor to Simferopol. and some days
later an imperial messenger brought
to his shop a case containing a goln
watch and chain. The double eagle
was engraved on the watch. which alst:
bore the inscription, TO Khaim XII
reckless for Zeal."-Argos.
"Lady" Is Defined.