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A. W. W. MILLER 
 
 
 SHIRTJ^AKER 
 
 AND 
 
 Men's Furnisher, 
 
 {Late q/6cig Broadway^ cor. Houston Street., and 
 
 formerly of., and Successor to Tuttle & 
 
 Miller, 675 Broad-way^ 
 
 No. 1125 BROA^ 
 
 THIRD DOOR ABOVE TWENW^I^lTt^r-H-SX,, ^. 
 
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 New York. 
 

 Entei-ed, according; to Act of Congress, n the year 1871, by 
 
 A. W. W. MILLER, 
 
 In the Office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington, D. C. 
 
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A. M^. W. Millers Perfect Shirts. 
 
 MY PURPOSE 
 
 In placing this little Brochure in the hands ot 
 an appreciating public is 
 
 Firstly — To show the just claim of merit to 
 support and 
 
 Secondl) — To induce all who have never en- 
 joyed the luxury of a "Perfect Shirt" to give 
 me an opportunit}' to prove, that there is at 
 least one establishment in the world, where 
 that most enviable of all comforts can be ob- 
 tained. 
 
 My guarantee for what I chiim is an experience 
 of nearly ten years in the manufacture of shirts 
 to measure. 
 
 A careful study during tliat time of the main 
 difficulties encountered in perfecting a shirt and 
 a strict personal supervision of the details of 
 my business. 
 
 Asking the attention of the reader to the 
 following pages — trusting that many may avail 
 themselves of the benefits of my experience and 
 be made twice glad, and inviting all to an ex- 
 amination of my samples, I rest my case on its 
 merits. 
 
A. IV. W. Miller's Perfect Shirts, 
 
 THE SHIRT TRADE. 
 
 The manufacture of shirts at the present tim 
 has become so extensive, the number engage 
 in it so great, and the ability of a large majori 
 to make an artistic garment so questionabl 
 that many, after trying a number of profess( 
 first class establishments without success, con 
 to the conclusion that either, it is impossib 
 for a shirt to be made to fit them, (in cons 
 quence of some peculiarit}^ of build or forn 
 or else nobody in the trade understands h 
 business. 
 
 Arriving at one or the other of these concl 
 sions, they are discouraged, disgusted, or at 
 loss to know who to try next. 
 
 To all such I would sa)' try once more an 
 let me be the one on whom your just indignati( 
 shall fall, if I fail to convince you, that the 
 is not a man alive who cannot have a shi 
 made to fit him perfectly. 
 
 And further, these are the very class of cu 
 tomers whose patronage I court, lor in my lor 
 experience in the manufacture of custom shir 
 I have never yet made a sample for a perso 
 
Comfort, Elegance, Durability, Economy. 
 
 ( "who had tried every body else and never been 
 suited") without the most satisfactory results. 
 
 I claim for my shirts that in quality, they are 
 not, and cannot be excelled, the materials used 
 being, in a word, the best. 
 
 That for Ease and Comfort in wearing they 
 are not equaled in the known world. 
 
 For Elegance of finish and workmanship and 
 artistic style they leave nothing to be desired. 
 
 IN VIT ARE PERFECT. 
 
 In Price are lower (consistent with quality) 
 than any other shirt manufactured. They are 
 Durable, as must be apparent from the superi- 
 ority of materials and workmanship, and I 
 intend by constant attention to the wants and 
 desires of my patrons, a strict personal super- 
 vision of the details of my business, and the 
 sterling worth of my productions to command 
 the confidence and patronage of the World. 
 
 I ask only an opportunity to prove that I can 
 and will do all I claim. 
 
 SAMPLES MADE WHEN DESIRED. 
 
A. W. IV. Millers Perfect Shirts. 
 
 OLD FOGYISM vs. ENTERPRISE. 
 
 The time is not long past, when it was con- 
 sidered one of the pre-requisites of the mat- 
 rimonial state for a lady to be able to make her 
 husband's shirts. 
 
 In those blissful days, men considered them- 
 selves well fitted and were perfectly satisfied 
 with the home made shirt, with its yoke reaching 
 nearly to the elbow, its bosom 20 to 22 inches 
 long and similarly misproportioned in other 
 respects. But the application of science has 
 completely revolutionized this now extensive 
 (but generally speaking poorly understood) 
 branch of business, so that the Beau Brummell 
 of the present day experiences great difficulty 
 in selecting from among the many who profess 
 to make a perfect shirt — one who has talent, 
 enterprise and goaheaditiveness, to cut loose 
 from the old fogyisms of the past, and make 
 a shirt which in Elegance, symmetry and per- 
 fection of fit is fully up to the standard of the 
 enlightened and educated ideas of the age. 
 From all such I most respectfully solicit a call. 
 
Ccnifort, Elegance, Durability, Economy. 
 
 MY CUSTOM SHIRT DEPART- 
 MENT. 
 
 For some time after the invention of the 
 sewing machine, the opponents of advance- 
 ment contended that shirts made by machine 
 iwere inferior to those made by hand ; but ex- 
 perience has proven be3'ond cavil, and it is 
 jnow generally conceded, that machine sewing, 
 'properly done, with a lock-stitch machine, is 
 far handsomer in appearance, and wears quite 
 jas well, as hand sewing. 
 
 j Recognizing the principle, that skilled labor 
 (is one of the most important features in the 
 [production of any article of real value, I em- 
 ^ploy none but the most competent and skilful 
 'hands, and by so doing, feel fully justified in 
 guaranteeing at all times entire satisfaction in 
 (regard to workmanship, 
 I Shirts made by hand if desired. 
 
 r THE FIT OF MY SHIRTS. 
 
 J If any argument is necessary to prove the 
 'superiority of the fit of my shirts over those of 
 Imy competitors, it is, perhaps, suthcient to re- 
 Imark : 
 
A. W. W. Millers Perfect Shirts. 
 
 There is scarcely a day that I do not meet 
 with one or two persons who claim to have 
 tried every body and never had a shirt to fit. 
 In such cases I invariably make a sample, and 
 never fail to receive their order for more, the 
 parties expressing themselves really glad to 
 have found an establishment where they can 
 have shirts made to suit them ; and in many 
 instances have recommended their friends and 
 acquaintances to indulge in the luxury of half 
 a dozen of my shirts. 
 
 A sample will convince the most sceptical. 
 
 THE QUALITY OF MY SHIRTS. 
 
 It has been my custom, from the commence- 
 ment of my business career, to make only one 
 quality of shirt to order, and that, the very best 
 possible. 
 
 The materials used for bodies being Linen 
 or Cotton, of one of the well known brands,* 
 "New York Mills" or " Wamsutta," at the. 
 option of the customer ; and for bosoms, cuffs, 
 &c., a heavy, fine, round-thread linen, made 
 expressly for me, and which experience has 
 proven to be unsurpassed by any linen made. 
 
Comfort, Elegance, Durability, Economy . 
 
 \ " 
 
 1 1 DURABILITY AND STYLE. 
 
 It seems almost superfluous to use any argu- 
 ment in regard to the durability of my shirts, 
 as it must be evident to the most sceptical 
 that, with the materials used and the high 
 standard of workmanship employed, it is 
 j simply impossible for them to fail to give 
 j entire satisfaction. 
 
 ( My shirts are made in the latest and most 
 approved style, but when patrons wish them 
 ' made in accordance with any idea of their 
 I own, it is my pleasure always to suit the 
 I wearer, and never, under any circumstances, to 
 force my opinions on them. 
 
 MY PRICE. 
 
 In this very important consideration I shall 
 
 offer greater inducements (consistent with 
 
 quality) than any other house in the line, and 
 
 from time to time, as I am enabled by the de- 
 
 1 cline in gold and cotton goods, to purchase 
 
 my materials at better figures, I shall be the 
 
 I first to make a corresponding reduction in my 
 
 \ prices, thereby always insuring to my patrons 
 
 the best value possible for their money. 
 
A. JV. IV. Millers Perfect Shirts. 
 
 MY GENERAL STOCK. 
 
 In addition to my Shirt Department, I shall 
 keep constantly on hand a large and attractive 
 stock of English, French and domestic Under- 
 wear, Hosiery, Gloves, all the latest and most 
 approved styles of Gents' Linen Collars, and 
 the most recherche styles in Men's Neckwear, 
 all of which I shall sell at prices which cannot 
 fail to make my stock the most popular in the 
 city.' 
 
 A full line of Welch, Margetson & Co.'s cele- 
 brated English Black Ties always in stock. 
 
 FAMILY JARS. 
 
 One of the many causes of domestic trouble 
 lies in the sometimes peevish, fretful (or as 
 some would be pleased to call it), ugly and ill- 
 tempered disposition of men. 
 
 Let us glance for a moment at some of the 
 causes which underlie this unhappy state of 
 feeling, and in ascertaining the cause, take 
 steps to prevent. 
 
 The husband arises in the morning, and 
 commences to dress and arrange his toilet. 
 Here his first trouble begins. His shirt is so 
 
Comfort, Elegance, Diirahility, Economy. 
 
 > tight in the neck it almost chokes him ; he 
 pulls, stretches, and worries at it, but to no 
 avail — perhaps there are two or three buttons 
 off (bad luck to the washerwoman for washing 
 them off, or to his wife for not sewing them 
 on) — or it may be the shirt is so large in the 
 
 , neck that it fits like a "bag on a bean-pole." 
 
 j Next he attempts to put on his collar, and 
 finds, all he can do, it will ride over the neck- 
 
 I band of his shirt. 
 
 In the name of common sense, is this not 
 
 i enough to make a man, a woman, or an angel 
 
 I lose their temper. 
 
 I But to proceed. By the time he has finished 
 
 I dressing, the side of his shirt has overlapped 
 the front, or the bosom has crawled up to see 
 
 j what is the matter with his collar. 
 
 While contemplating this most ludicrous state 
 of confusion he becomes sullen, out of humor, 
 blesses the unfortunate shirt maker who is the 
 cause of his trouble — does not see why he can- 
 not get shirts made to fit him as other men do, 
 and is in a "sea of trouble." — If his wife hap- 
 pens to express an opinion on the subject, (a 
 most natural consequence) she comes in for a 
 share of his wrath, and others of the household 
 
A, W. W. Millers Pet feet Shirts. 
 
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 in like manner if they do not happen to be 
 blessed with the most loving and self sacrificing 
 dispositions. 
 
 But the trouble does not end at home. He 
 joes to his office or place of business, but finds 
 lie cannot give business matters their proper 
 attention, as the inevitable shirt and collar 
 constantly remind him of their presence; and 
 so he continues in this restless, uneasy mood 
 from day to day, until it becomes almost se- 
 cond nature to him, and it would be almost 
 impossible to recount the many evil effects of 
 an uncomfortable, unsightly, bad-fitting shirt. 
 
 MORAL. 
 
 Wives, if you would have your husbands 
 good-natured, conier an inestimable blessing 
 on them, and gladden your own hearts, lose no 
 time in using your persuasive powers in induc- 
 ing them to leave their measure for a comple- 
 ment of those justly celebrated shirts, manu- 
 factured by 
 
 A. W. W. MILLER, 
 
 1125 BROADWAY, 
 
 Third door above Tventy-Fifth Street, 
 New- York. 
 
Comfort^ Elegance, Durability, Economy. 
 
 The following names are those of a few of 
 my customers whose patronage I have secured 
 by the comfort, elegance, durability and economy 
 of my Shirts, and general superiority over all 
 other makers : 
 
 Judge Geo. G. Barnard, 
 ("ompt. R. B. Connolly. 
 Surrogate R. C. Hutchings. 
 Gen. John Cochrane. 
 Ashley, O. D. 
 Brunner, Henry. 
 Blondell, Eugene. 
 Buxton, H. C. 
 Bainburgh, Chas. 
 Black, Wm. 
 Binne}', Amos. 
 Bailey, Chas. E. 
 Boardman, Rev. G. S. 
 Bispham, Wm. 
 Bates, L. M. 
 Barrington, Thos. 
 Boocock, S. W. 
 Bell, Jas. W. 
 Hors, H. A. 
 lieers, H. A. 
 Blackie, Chas. 
 Cooley, M. I. 
 Chickering, C. F. 
 Coleman, Jas. H. 
 Chapin, E. S. 
 Crosby, Chas. P. 
 Cook, E. N. , 
 Champion, C. P. 
 Cottle, S. 
 Conover, Ed. D. 
 Craig, C. P. 
 Clark, B. S. 
 Dui)ignac, F. J. 
 
 Ditmars, O. G. 
 Duncan, Jas. 
 Drake, P. H. 
 Delatour, A. J. 
 Day, C. S. 
 Duggm, Chas. 
 Dodge, Dr. M. H. 
 Eytinge, H. S. 
 Freeland, H. R. 
 Farrington, Jas. H. 
 Fowler, A. F. 
 Foster, H. A. 
 Fox, Geo. L. 
 Gates, L. H. 
 Grosvenor, J. B. M. 
 Horton, B. W. 
 Hudson, Col. E. McK. 
 Hartshorne, J. M. 
 Hunt, J. H. 
 Hoole, J.R., Jr. 
 Hadley, H. C. 
 Housah, S. 
 
 Hardenburgh, Jno. A. 
 Hyatt, S. B. 
 Hoey, John 
 Ingraham, D. P., Jr. 
 Johnston, T. D. 
 Jones, Ed. 
 James, David H. 
 Kerr, John. 
 Kellv, T. Y. 
 Kendall, E. K. 
 Kopper, Edw. 
 
A. IV. W. Millers Perfect Skirls. 
 
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 Kopper, Fred. 
 Kirby, W. F. 
 Kronberg, Wm. 
 Kane, R. A. 
 Lockwood, S. F. 
 Leavitt, H. Y. 
 Lockwood, H. F. 
 Lainbeer, W. F. 
 Leviness, J. Edgar. 
 Low, M. P. 
 Little, J. Albro. 
 Learned, B. P., Jr. 
 Mackenzie, M. L. 
 Murdock, L. C. 
 Murdock, F. A. 
 Motley, W. H. 
 Mackenzie, J. B. 
 Mead, F. B. 
 Moss, N. F. 
 Ogden, Jonathan. 
 Perkins, H. H. 
 
 Porter, Col. Josiah 
 Poillon, Wm. 
 Pray, W. H. 
 Post, Saml. L. 
 Rolston, R. G. 
 Richards, Pierre. 
 Scribner, Chas. 
 Shepherd, T. C. 
 Secor, W. H. 
 Sledge, Geo. C. 
 Starr, D*nl. E. 
 Tobey, O. H. 
 Van Rensselaer, J. T. 
 Vredenburgh, P. 
 Willcox, E. B. 
 Witherbee, C. F. 
 Ward, W. P. 
 Wight, Edw. 
 Weed, A. A. 
 And Six Thousand 
 others. 
 
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