Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-11-29
WAR ON MALE ATTIRE.
rHe ABSURD GARMENTS OF our
HIGH CfyiLlZAT ON.
Df What u.~ l. the '-Origio "f Mod
ern Trouser,-How the Movable
Collar Came Into Being.
Aboli>hing Hat.


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BoSroN Nov. y The first article TO OPP
pose /. tne vest In hall. at least, of om
modern STILES il is Of no earthly u.e. save
an exps lSa, an incumbrance To the wearer,
and an incr,s e1 profit 10 the tailor. Tne
cutawsy cat buttons over il aitog ther,
and is mn e To keep buttoned. So does the
Prime, A b,rt," or frock coat. Both ex-
tinguish the vest completely. WHAT, thsn,
is this garment fori II for warmth, why
not add its thic ine TO the coat III foi
appearance why not havelt scent
The truth is the ve>; is the ruii ment, the
last relic of the olifss sshionei 'waiStcoa
worn when coats ~ers chargsi princi pally
with the duty OF Protecting mal'' back
and arms. The ''wai,tcoat WAS male to
protect the chs' t and s:rmsch. 1t WAS cut
much longer than at present. OR fore
fathers ''pu led down their vests more
than We do They had more vest t. pull
down We have curtsilei the vest and
hung On to it out OF custom and Shser stu
pidIty. Tn, tailor says We must hav. It
So ". 90 Oh wearing two cDatS. one com
ple:ely covering the Other W. nj ,ht with
quail reason wear two hats. ols inside the
other
! Next the pantaloons Thess are but
pair Of bags for tn, legs, concaaliug sll
their symmetry. Every man Is suppos 81
TO have shapelv limb from the knee
! downward Our forefathers wers proud
of their cllyes lh,y revealed their con.
tour by wearing the long stocking. The
modern troussr came in with the French
revolution. Ii was only q mo life It On of
the bag,y leg wear of the FrsI c peasant
n. cot d.mnrr,cv on tbs brain or ra:hsr
his concs,t,o, Of democr,cv ami bac.uss
Tn. .r;stncrots xo-, stoc-;ug. Tn tho I,..
h, that s,oc.ip,; tn tina k,e, inii e
,atet tyranny and o,prs.si,u and his kind
NJ tro ,sar, .uu,l ricbs. TOR a m,n,
! A bs c,,r of ths h ,sds If thos, who
,lpny To stoc,inys r,onIe fon,i i. 70 tn ,ir
.nters,t Ia cur off stocking, ana mt on
trousers H.nc. the modern a,,tsIonu,
Tbs fash on b,, be IN retained s,,:s say by
r..sop or IT, rr,,tar convenience
II. less trnuM. 10 mt them ON than tn,
.tn.kipr and we have so much business to
attend to nowaiay, that We must sacrifice
bsauty to utiliCy. base the abcv. remark
IN tn. sunp,sition that every man has a
pair o. we'll shap,i le... Ii not, be ought
10 hayA Besides. the modern pan, aloon
saves Washing The stocking, worn by
our great q and fathers requir.i chang ing
every two or three DAYS We can wear
plir Of pantaloons three months without
changing them. Indeed. We can't wash
tn M. as rule. They are not wash
goods This Desn't argue thuy may not
he ID washing.
So since 1907 A. D., or thereab,uts thres
generations of our cou Itry men have,
through tine trousers, bssn Obliged to CON
ceal t0eir calves. Yet from revelations IN
this line which come TO light, esp, ,cial!y in
the bathing season, perhaps IT'S just as
we'll What Is hidden sometimes need
hiding Perhaps tn, limbs hlvs been 50
long concealed that thsy saw no necessity
for growing symmetrical. In the folds of
under a bushei, and so refu 'ed to shine at
all l don't know hui that thu moiern
petticoat is responsible for similar calam-
ity. But this is not the ground l would
treai upon-at present
l AM not arguing in favor OF no panta-
ioons' as Is customary among 'ne natives
OF Central America All Arica though
sich fashion has many aivan ages over
'or s'sie' "h'ch he'' "'' particuiar-
do argue In iASor O. Compromise that
oeng the reSurrec'ioi, m re'". ei'a'ioh
oi the 'ole s'o'Aihs' 1" ouf great sr anu
'irds' "h'E'p5 iuu mfhy suap'E i'rip
wCuh not as NJ" Us ioonh'i 10 oI9sh anu
pioom unseen anu "a''" us 81 Hiheuy III
'he oar hess ana o'Su.'S o' 'ne mo iefn
troussr leg ihe sCu'h OIL our da' are
hHea'y so c'o'oei' put "hy' when Tue