Word: tailoring
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Dates: during 1874-1874
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...discriminating eye selects the tall and mature, - red siders are as good as red tickets in some cases, - and the lucky ones pass in, and the little men and late-comers are left in the cold. Our first care is to get our costume, of course from the tailor. But lo! when we ask our neighbor to tie our sandals, a sober "grind" confronts us in tights. Then we gather before the glass, and apply the blacking and rouge. Our helmets and lances are supplied, and we are ready for the drill. Coming down the mountain-side is particularly trying...