SUIT COST 7S 6D
BUT TAILOR GETS A SHOCK The story of a suit of clothes made for 7s 6d to fit a 22-stone man was told by Judge Sir Alfred Tobin, at a London Court recently. Colonel the Hon. Frederick Hayworth Cripps was sued by a Savile Row firm for £SO, the price of Jodpore riding breeches, riding coats, a lounge suit, and a shooting suit. Colonel Cripps declared the price excessive. The Judge said a Liverpool tailor once advertised a suit at 7s 6d. “My great-grandfather, who weighed 22 stone, went in to be measured. The tailor was horrified; and still more horrified when he learnt that my great-grandfather’s first cousin was stouter. “Next day the advertisement was withdrawn. If you buy pigs in pokes in Savile Row you must expect some surprises.” SUPERFLUOUS HAIR destroyed by
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 904, 22 February 1930, Page 23
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139SUIT COST 7S 6D Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 904, 22 February 1930, Page 23
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