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CHAPTER
XIX
*'Tlie
first
thing
a
poor
gentleman
calls
for
of
a
morning
ia
a
needle
and
thread."
—
Scotch
"His
lordship
finds
the
valet
de
chambre
a
necessary
evil.'
"As
a
man
dresses,
so
is
he
esteemed."
Happy
the
man
who,
having
a
valet,
has
no
care
of
his
clothes,
and
*'
takes
no
heed
to
his
raiment
"
save
to
be
thoroughly
up-to-date
in
every
re-
spect.
The
man
w^ho
knows
how
to
take
care
of
his
own
clothes
is
at
an
ad-
vantage;
for
even
though
it
be
not
necessary
for
him
to
economize,
an
occasional
emergency
may
arise
in
which,
if
he
knows
just
what
to
do,
he
may
rescue
his
apparel
from
cer-
tain
ruin.
As
"
a
stitch
in
time
saves
nine,"
so
does
prompt
attention
to
a
chance
stain
or
splash
from
the
ink
bottle
save
a
suit
from
being
spoiled.
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