Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1920-11-17 | Page 1 | Harding Buys His 'Trousseau' for White House

1 HARDING BUYS HIS ! I 'TROUSSEAU' FOR WHITE HOUSE j - . N. E. A. Staff Correspondent ) I TOLEDO. O., Nov. 17. President-elect President-elect Harding has ordered his "trousseau" "trous-seau" for the White Hon-" from Paul Gettum, Toledo tailor. Here s the or ider, with dates of delivery. BEFORE DEO, l 1 gray-gold lounge suit. I pair "knickers, " same material. (Gettum doesn't know but thi order probably means that Harding will wear his gray-gold suit to the goll ; links, carrying, his 'knickers" In a bundle Since they're of the same stufl 1 he won t have to take an extra coat 1 to make a pleasing appearance on thf links.) DEC. 1. TO JAN. l II business suits (variety from blue serge to (weeds ) Z overcoats . . f pairs of striped trousers 6 silk vests. .1 N. 1 TO M ITU H I 2 cutaway ("diplomatic") suits. 2 full dress suits. 2 tuxedos. 1 frock overcoat. 2 spring topcoats pairs of flannel trOuSeri 12 fancy vests for tuxedo suats. Gettum has been Harding's tailor foi more than ' years ever sinco hf opened a little "made-to-measure" shop In Marlon, Ohio. Those flays, business was "not c good." Uettum sas. Nobody but a few envied leading citizens bought tailor-made tailor-made suits" and even leading cltlzem bought only one at a time, with long lean Intervals. But now glance nt Harding s order' Or at ettum's big. prosperous estab llshment ' BEST DRESSKD SEVATOR On the wall In his shop, Gettum hat hung a clipping from a Wabhlngtoi paper, referring to Harding as "th best dressed man in the senate." Th president-elect, Gettum says, is conservative! conser-vative! n his dress, preferring careful 1) cut clothing of thev cry finest mater Lais. His measurements are carefullv on file, so that even In ordering thl "trousseau" Harding slmplv sent in the: 1st.