, 1885-03-08
DEATH In FULL DRESS.
DANGER or WEARING A COSTUME
NOT ADAPTED TO THE CLIMATE.
s~~ano~-Tan Coats and Low Vests Lead to
Serious Pulmonary Troubles "A
Dranght at a Danns-Prs-


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A letter from a Philadelphia woman who
has married abroad conveys the interesting
information that the prince Of Wales re-
Gently appeared at an evening entertain
ment wearing a high -buttoned frock-coat-
Only one who has lived abroad and felt the
weight OF the British love for swallow-tails
and high hats can appreciate the daring OF
Albert Edwards innovation 1t Is doyouuy
to be hoped, however. that all true Britons
will follow the fashion set by him In this as
in other respects, and then, OF course the
Anglo maniaes who are supposed to show US
on this side what to wear win take up the
nod Experience has taught some of US
that swnilow-tai Il coats and low-cut vests are
not adapted to this climate.
Ons of the l~ovelissf women Of Philadsl-
phia Is at this moment mourning the loss OF
her only son, an Intellectual, dalicatsly-or-
gnnized boy. who died OF pneumonia brought
ON by exposure To "a draught at a dance. He
Is not by any means the only one Whose
evening dress has been his shroud. A fash
ionAbls physician who declines every invi-
tation that would necessitato his getting
into the customary full dress, tells ms that
the opening OF the social season always sees
a great increase In the number OF his pa
tients suffering with pulmonary troubles.
The fact that this increase Is not due 70 the
weather simply Is shown by the other fact
hat will the beginning OF lent, when FASH
ionnble entertainments are modified or given
up altogether, the number OF patients falls
of and continues to grow smaller until
Easter, when up it goes again An operattc
season is always, he says, a period Of coughs,
catarrh, and incipient consumption. Ioi
Aside from tho matter Of climate, the
danger 10 the American society man, my
physician tells me, IS made creator by the
fact that he Is seldom a respectable tramp,
but Is pretty sure to be an active profess
sional or business man He goes to his Office
or counting-room In the morning heavily
clad, as be must DO TO meet the rigors Of the
elements, and remains 30 all day. At 0,
when the sun has gone down and the Their
mometer has dropped, he comes home, ex-
changes his thick warm clothing for the
light and open swallow-tail, and sallies Off to
a dinner or a ball. In the latter case he VIII
probably be returning just before dawn, the
very coolest time OF all the twenty-four
hours. There never was a carriage tnvente
that could keep out the draughts, and II enc
il obliged 10 forego tine comfort Of a closed
vehicle there is the added danger to be ap-
pretended from snow and rain and slushy
streets and side wnlks,
While the fashion OF full dress lasts It will
OF course always have an army OF followers,
and there ara some precautions that 1t VIII
be well to observe. It Is a good thing 10
have a heavy flannel or perforated buckskin
chest protector TO DO worn under the linen
only when a swallow-tail Is donnsd Il Is
good, too, 10 wear another outside the linen,
so that it may be removed and put into an
o~vercoat- pocket when ones destination Is
reached, and readjusted on again going out
Of doors. Despite all precautions, however,
one might Just as well understand that a
certain number Of men must die Of the
swallow-tail every season.