Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-08-05
Fashions for Wen.

Fashions for Wen.
The subjoined article from the New York
Erening Mail is from the fascinating pen Of
" Howard Glyndon," and, like all she writes.
the article is both sensible and timely
One of the greatest plaques which we snail
soon hear the American people praying to be de-
livered from is the plague Of fashion writers
At present American women are mad on two
subjects-the woman question and the fashion
question-not but what the men are Almost as
bad on the subject of the fashions, but then they
have their musiscbes TO cultivate (ehlgnons re-
quire no growing), and their business to look
after, and all this keeps them little in the
background Of the fashionable Armada which is
row assuming such pOrtentious proportions IN
this country. AS it is, the men are beginning
to assert their rights TO have monthly fashion
plates invented for their speoial benefit, and
weekly scribbiDgs about pantslOons and vests
inserted in the daily papers. Some indiscrcet
genius has introduced light colors into the new
styles, and most Of the men are making, or are
going to make, perfect guys Of themselves in
their blending Of the different tints which 90 to
make up a single suit.
Few men are gifted with that happy intuition
in the science of colors which is the prerogttve
Of the artist, and to most Of them this innovation
Will IIliE Dul NtAAitun Nl spirit lltE Will
make jumble of bright bud, pale green, dark
brown, and slate color which will afllict the eyes
Of all who are not color blind; and they, them
selves perfect yeonscicus of their short comings
and without one leisure moment " of change -
10 study into the reason, will look back regret
fully TO the days of pepper AMI salt suits As 70
brass buttons. they have q pure say7r Of funk
eyism. Unless new fashion writer shall arise,
who will tell the men the plain truth, they will
be in a bad way in a snort time. | have most
distressing presentiments Of partico.orei men
promenadiug Broadway in full dress Already
there ls talk Of Valeuciennes lace cray3fs llace
cravats and stove-pipe hats, ye gods % and
striped pautsloons have already assaiiei NY
eyes. With these have come PLAID ueckties and
gloves in bright colors Now, all this dammery
and lrippery and jumhle OF c0lrs may be to.er-
able upon woman, but upon man il is simply
odious; don't care what the uilliners Of men
say about It. man who tries 20 make himself
remarkable by his dress is a poor specimen Of
mauh0od-there are So msny other uobler things
for which he might make himself remarkable.
And deprec3te this growing anxiety about de-
tails IN dress among men.
There is no limit TO be SET g. richness Of mate
rial when fashion allows il, but there ars few
men who DO not look better in dark than Hch-
colors. Only tie FAR, de.ica.e eounlexilus cut
r.ig4oaHe features Il women eau te.r tbe te'' q
Light tilt-
AS4BEH Dru The s. Louis ranc,s refer 10
guarded terms % the duel recently uIgb no ll-
huois land uea- that city between Milo, Henry
Keith. a U.-ou cEi ser. nov connected ai-l the
81 Louis Tiae. and Capt Va0sfeiu, ao p
Union officer and rr5fes-iJua. sEorl-m-u. Iaa
c-use Of the encounter is unknown. Arrived ar