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Al Capone — Part 34
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<THE AMENITIES OF CRRME->
Emily Fost will doubtless be pleased to
hear that in Evanston nowadaye—or should
we say nowanights?—burglars make their
in dinner jackets, Four gentiemen so
attired visited the apartment of Fred C.
Mumm, who, by the way, het a name,that
suggests formal attire. The host was ab-
sent, but his callers had a pleasant evening
‘and departed by taxi, which, tos, Miss Post
would probably say was in good form.
Indeed there is much to be said for keep-
ing in fashion, but will not the adoption of
conventional evening wear by burglars raise
Fa new problem for the high-priced custom
tailor? In the Capone era the aristocrats
of gangdom apparently dressed ay other
men, but in fact they wore suits ingeniously
tailored with great pockets in which the
heavy-caliber automatic or revolver could
be worn without ostentation. ~
Can this be done with the tuxedo, or
with ee
ve te bees
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