Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-23
NAN AND HIS CLOTHES
BY DOROTHY DIX
The Worlds Highest Paid Woman
49, Writer

II .ynu women exclaimed the
man scornfully, you always
f " Ipdga a man by his clothes.
yo, t,,fn M your nose at Brown De
cause he wears a shabby coat, ys.
the man has soul OF sold ana -
worth a whole battalion OF your taii'
or's dummies.' g.. ,,,,, -.
The woman laughed. Weil'f sne
replied, Il can only Judge man Dy
the outward and visible manlIesta-
tiops OF his personality. cant see
browns soul, and can see his coat.
Moreover. q mans soul may be the
rtesuIt az I,eredfty for which be Is not
rasponsIble. but this coat represents
bis own Individuality and achieve
nents II shows HIS Judgment, his
taste. hts knowledge Of the world, nis
meS5fai pose, even his energy and
ability to do things, 50 Il lsnt susn
4 bad signpost after ak
aThis IL q deceitful world N which
things are seldom what they seem
and I.En not fatuous enough TO believe
that there are any infallible .rules
~ which we can size up our fellow
creatures AZ sight Even the science
~ nhvaioenoYny Is q broken reed on
which to lean In judging people
@The smallest mildest LOOKING,
most lady-like man ] ever met naa
murdered at various times seven an
fefent people. The shreWdest pusl-
ness man I know, and the one VINO
can see farthest into . milestone, mas
4 round. placid, fat face, ana duH eyes
thai look as Il he we're half asleep
ali the TIME. and Is the one individual
A. 4 crowd that you would pick OUT
for customer II you were selling
gold brfclks
cas- for women-good heavens
don't Won know soft, baby-faced Wo-
men. with innocent eyes that are as
hard a rocks and as wicked as Jeze-
bel hereeiff And don't you know
bir commanding looking women with
Roman noses and square chins VINO
elwavs ask their husbands II they
NAV 70 down town, and who cant de-
che a 4 hat without taking six PEG.
NE aIong Is help them make up their
mindsf No. put no faith N the con.
furmstl0n Of anyb0dy's features, Duh
show me q man or woman's dress
and I'm IKE Cnvi6i with his bone.
can construct the whole animal from
that fragment.
arossibiy clothes make the woman
agreed the man. They are potn
mysteries that can neither button
nor unbotton. hut how could you 60
about judging man by his clothes 81
eWoIl.E said the woman. ~suppose
] was : rerchant Who had advertise-
Cor an employee clerk. or = book
keeper. or q cashier. say. Suppose
TIE first man WHO applied Tor the JOB
was 4 good looking young fellow, but
was unfidy. ne was unshayen and
shorh with q stubby beard on MS
cheeks. and hts clothes we're xumpien
g II he had slept IN them, and spot
". and dirty.
Il wouldn't hire him because bis
clothes would ten me that he was
lazy. and that he would be the sort
81 man who does his work IN q slap
d1shy. hit or miss way, the easiest
way. whether It's the right way or
not. and that BE would work with his
eve on the clock and drop his pen In
the middle 81 : word II 5 o'clock hap
pened 70 strike HIS clothes would
tell me that he lacked energy and
didn't IKE to take trouble because II
he wasn't Just naturally shtffless, he
would shave and brush his clothes
and press them. and keep himself
looking tidy. No man who thought
more 81 ease than he did 81 his per
sonaI Appearance would get Job
with me-
suppose the next man who came
along looked like patchwork quilt.
that be had on red necktie and q
pink shirt. and q brown coat. and Al
blue Waistcoat and gray trousers, and
Ms necktie was coming united and
his shoes haif laced wouldn't. hire
him FOR any position requiring ahcur-
sey nor quick thinking | should know