Show IT ITS S AN extravagant AGE comments on empens ve clothing by the C ty man mans s father A man from an old fashioned mis town came to kansas city re bently to visit his son says the kan sas city times while on a street car one day a strong breeze removed the voting man s straw bat hat it landed in a pool of muddy water four dollars gone said the young man his ills father whistled do you pay tour four dollars tor for a straw haf he in quiren always have done it was the an awer its the extravagant age corn com dented the father I 1 never paid more than a dollar for a straw hat in my life and I 1 recall the day when you only paid 50 cents for yours russell sage once said that a man who gave more than that for A a straw hat ras a fool I 1 know father but everything costs more now we wear better hats too the price of a hat la is not out ot of proportion to the cost of other things I 1 pay 25 cents tor for my collar one dollar tor for a tie 3 50 for a shirt 50 cents for a pair of socks five dollars for a pair of shoes shoe 40 for a suit of clothes and six dollars for underwear with the hat that brings my personal apparel up to about 60 for a set that s no more than any man who pretends to dress pays father was silent for a long time son he said finally I 1 remember when rhen 50 cents was the value of your entire wardrobe your hickory hat cost a nickel your shirt waist a ter and your pants the some amount you wore only the three garments in mummer and you were just as happy then as now |