The truth is, I cannot afford to] keep an expensive wardrobe in the face of a general depression. Foreign jothes really cost one a fortune. At present, a decent woollen suit is sold at a price ranging from $40 upwards to over $100. Besides, you have to) invest heavily in a' dozen other "hings, including the purely ornament tal necktie, in order to look like a gentleman. The Chinese garments, comparison, are much more eco-Jnomical, An ordinary gown requires only about $5. You can buy a complete outfit at $10 or become a man about town by doubling the invest-
Tu the light of glaring unpleasant sconomie realities, no one can fail to see the advantage of wearing] Chinese clothes, unless he happens to have won the blinding Arst prize Jot the State Lottery for the Promotion of Aviation and Highways. 1 nave not yet fed such good luck, being a wniter, 1 know exactly
sedentary work T must go. through, many creary" long bears of jin order to dress up & la mode. For goodness stke, why should 1 toll so much to keep up appearances, {in these hard times? And, after all, not the Chinese gown far chesper and more comfortable than foreign}
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