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Shirts And Collars.
Avho made the shirt had drawn too much muslin up in the neck , to the detriment of the lower end . Without getting angry however , I took off the shirt and put on an old one—sending the fashionable ones back to be altered to the old st yle .
In a few days they were returned to me , cut bias in the back and gored . "Now , " said I to my wife " I think they are all right , " putting on one which fitted splendidly . But , alasmy trouble ended not here
, , as I had forgotten to order collars with the shirts—not knowing that every collar ought to fit a shirt , and every shirt fit a collar . Nevertheless , I thought myself equal to the emergency , having collars of all sizes on hand .
I Avent to the drawer , took out a halfdozen collars—thinking one of them would fit . I first tried the " Captain "—my favourite , but it Avas no use , for as fast as I would button in front , it would come off behind . I next tried " Lord Byron , " the old standby , but it would not fit ; then I tried the " Grant , " but it was frayed out on the edges , from long usuage , and refused to be tacked on a new
administration . My patience becoming almost exhausted , I determined to nail the next one fast , and had already secured the back , and was with my left hand fastening the front part , when my wife came to me and saicl , " Deary , won't you take me to the opera to-ni ght ? " Avhen aAvay went the collar !
" Now , my dear , don ' t bother me Avhen I am putting on a collar . Tow hwio it makes me mad '' " Well , I have never been to the opera in my life . " " Wade Hampton and Florida Water ! don ' t bother me !"
My wife seeing me get angry , said , " Deary , perhaps I can fix it for you . " " Eh ! Avill you go to bed , or do something 1—anything , but don ' t annoy me . " My Avife UOAV began to get mad too . " Why don ' t you go to a decent place
and get your shirts and collars ? I don't make them . " " Did I say you made them 1 I will go to another room Avhere I can put my collar on in peace . " I Avent at onceancl after Avalking up
, and down the room for half an hour , tAvisting and screAving at my collar , and scarce knowing Avhat I was about , I heedlessly walked out of the open door , and this was the result . -
Some people may think this is a funny picture . I don't . After l ying there for half an hour , I was asked by my wife if I had broken anything on the way clown , and , almost in the same breath , the servant girl cameyib j and told me that the black hen Avanted to set . I immediately replied :
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Shirts And Collars.
Avho made the shirt had drawn too much muslin up in the neck , to the detriment of the lower end . Without getting angry however , I took off the shirt and put on an old one—sending the fashionable ones back to be altered to the old st yle .
In a few days they were returned to me , cut bias in the back and gored . "Now , " said I to my wife " I think they are all right , " putting on one which fitted splendidly . But , alasmy trouble ended not here
, , as I had forgotten to order collars with the shirts—not knowing that every collar ought to fit a shirt , and every shirt fit a collar . Nevertheless , I thought myself equal to the emergency , having collars of all sizes on hand .
I Avent to the drawer , took out a halfdozen collars—thinking one of them would fit . I first tried the " Captain "—my favourite , but it Avas no use , for as fast as I would button in front , it would come off behind . I next tried " Lord Byron , " the old standby , but it would not fit ; then I tried the " Grant , " but it was frayed out on the edges , from long usuage , and refused to be tacked on a new
administration . My patience becoming almost exhausted , I determined to nail the next one fast , and had already secured the back , and was with my left hand fastening the front part , when my wife came to me and saicl , " Deary , won't you take me to the opera to-ni ght ? " Avhen aAvay went the collar !
" Now , my dear , don ' t bother me Avhen I am putting on a collar . Tow hwio it makes me mad '' " Well , I have never been to the opera in my life . " " Wade Hampton and Florida Water ! don ' t bother me !"
My wife seeing me get angry , said , " Deary , perhaps I can fix it for you . " " Eh ! Avill you go to bed , or do something 1—anything , but don ' t annoy me . " My Avife UOAV began to get mad too . " Why don ' t you go to a decent place
and get your shirts and collars ? I don't make them . " " Did I say you made them 1 I will go to another room Avhere I can put my collar on in peace . " I Avent at onceancl after Avalking up
, and down the room for half an hour , tAvisting and screAving at my collar , and scarce knowing Avhat I was about , I heedlessly walked out of the open door , and this was the result . -
Some people may think this is a funny picture . I don't . After l ying there for half an hour , I was asked by my wife if I had broken anything on the way clown , and , almost in the same breath , the servant girl cameyib j and told me that the black hen Avanted to set . I immediately replied :