Rensselaer Republican, Volume 20, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 February 1888 — Sizes:in Clothing. [ARTICLE]

Sizes:in Clothing.

St. Louis Globe-Democrat. It is astonishing to observe how few people understand the common rules of measurement in purchasing wearing apparel. For instance, a man will buy a coat that is a “size” too small or too large. A “size” smaller or a “size” larger is what he probably needs, but he probably does not know what a “size” is. Well, a “eize” in a coat is an inch; a tize in underwear is two incehs; a tize in a sock is one inch; in a collar, one-fourth of an inch; in a shirt, one-half of an inch; in shoes, one-sixth of an inch; pants, one inch; gloves, onefourth of an inch, and in hats onefourth oi an inch. Very few people understand the schedule named.