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A
BACHELOR'S
CUPBOARD
How
a
Man May
Valet
Himself
The
impecunious
bachelor
generally
cares for
his
own
clothing
during
his
spare
time,
and
often looks
quite
as
well
groomed
as
the
man who
pays
his
valet
forty
a
month
and
"
found."
There
are
various
handy
devices
on
the
market
to
assist
him,
notably
the
"
ward-
robe
chair,"
which
provides
for
keeping
the
trousers
well
creased
and
disposing
of
his
business
suit
over
night,
as
well
as
furnishing
a
boot-black
stand.
A
little
care
only
Is
necessary
to
make
a
man
look^
well
set
up.
He
should
keep
his
hats
In
separate
boxes
when
not
wearing
them.
If
a
coat
is
nicely
brushed
upon
being
taken
off.
If
trousers
are
carefully
kept
creased
through
the
medium
of
the
wardrobe
chair
or
the
patent
hangers
which
may
be
purchased
for
a
few
cents,
if
gloves
are
carefully
smoothed
when
taken
off,
and
if
a
watchful
care
is
lavished
upon
buttons
and
linen
to
prevent
the
one's
being
lost
and
the
other
frayed
and
ragged
—
even
the
bachelor
of
the
hall
bed-
room
may
be
nicely
groomed
and
always
neat.
"
He
who
has
but
one
coat
cannot
lend
it,"
goes
the
old
proverb.
It
is
for
the
benefit
of
the
man
with
one
coat
that
many
of
the
following
rules
for
cleansing
are
given,
in
the
hope
that
they
may
aid
the
Impecunious
bachelor
In
keeping
himself
tidy.
For
a
dime
the
bachelor
may
buy
a
box
of
patent
trousers
buttons
that
are
warranted
not
to
pull
off.
These
are
attached
In
various
ways,
but
one
of
the
best
has
little
prongs
that
push through
the
cloth
and
bend
down
on
the
Inside.
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