Show ITS AN extravagant comments on expensive clothing by the city mans father man from an old fashioned mis town came to kansas city recently to visit his son says the kansas city times while on a street car one day a strong breeze removed the man a straw hat it landed in a pool of muddy water four dollars gone said the young man hia father whistled do you pay tour dollars for a straw hat he ln quiren always have done it was the answer its tho extravagant age commented the father I 1 never paid more than a dollar tor a straw hat in my life and I 1 recall the day when you only paid 60 cents for yours russell sage once said that a man who gave more than that for a straw hat was a fool 1 I know t but everything costs more now we wear better hats too the price of a hat la not out of proportion to the cost of other things I 1 pay 25 cents for my collar one dollar tor a tie 3 50 tor a shirt 60 cents for a pair of socks five dollars for a pair of shoes 40 for a suit of clothes and six dollars for underwear with the hat that brings my personal apparel up to about 60 tor a no more than man who pretends to dress pays rather was silent for a long time son he said finally I 1 remember when 50 cents was the value of your entire wardrobe your hickory hat coat a nickel your shirt waist a ter and 5 our pants the some amount you wore only the three garments in summer and you were just as happy then as now i |