The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-01-08
A FoP TAUGHT WISDOM.
Tail Coats Not to be Worn
at Church.

There is set of would-be fashionable
young men uptown who have con-
cluded to make some innovation that
will give them social notoriety. At
meeting early last week one of the live
lest of the set proposed that the first
stage of the innovation be made at
once. He said that he had plan al
ready that he thought would work ad-
mirably and be adopted by society gen.
orally IN a few weeks. oai shsa
What is it?" asked all the rest of
the set. "a t.,.fo4
This is it. propose that we start
the fashion OF gentlemen wearing dress
suits to the swell churches. think it
will take. There is no reason why
fellow should not wear swallow-tail
coat to church, that is, fashionable
church. Why shouldn't there be
style of dress for church among men as
well as among women? Years ago our
grandfathers wore dress coats to the syn
agogue. 1t showed the elegance and So
clal position they occupied. Let US, as
their sons, follow their example. Let
US have it understood that young men
of wealth and moving in the best cir
cles, are hereafter to wear full dress TO
church, at least in the evening. /
would suggest thav we start the fashion
! by going next Sunday evening to our
respective churches, or to churches
! which the elite attend, in evening attire.
We will substitute the black necktie,
however, for the white. Our appear
ance will attract attention, and will
soon be the remark upon everyone's
tongue. We will follow this up by hav-
ing the newspapers approve of the limo
walton in their society columns. l
know newspaper man who will print
| the news"
This speech was received with ap-
parent satisfaction and applause.
There were ten of the set present.
They agreed to go to church last Sun.
day evening, and to go to other
churches than their own in order to
start the fashion without making them
selves too personally conspicuous. The
young man who proposed the new
wrinkle was designated to attend a
fashionable Presbyterian church, and
another of the set was to go to the
same church, but the two were to go
separately. Then the meeting ad-
journed. 1t happened, however, that
when Sunday evening came courage
failed all the set but the introducer OF
the resolution. He alone went to
church in his evening dress. The rest
all went to their club and excused their
lack of courage over several dark-look-
ing beverages. The Young man Wen.
on unmindful OF his solitude. He
wore his over-coat and muller,
and so no one knew what he had
on underneath until after he had been
politely shown choice seat part way
up the middle aisle. Then he arose and
removed both overcoat and muller.
Every body saw the dress suit and
everybody began talking and laughing
over ii. The usher also perceived the
suit-a look, first of humor and then of
disgust, overspread his features. A
moment later the usher glided up the
aisle and touched the young man on the
shoulder. He supplemented the touch
Beg pardon, but there is a corner in
the gallery for walters"
The young innovator was simply
speechless for a minute, and then he
stammered:
My dear fellah, I'm not waiter you
know"
"Thal YOU ought to be-" brusquely
remarked the usher, for you've got on
his regimentals."
With a decidedly sheepish air the
leader OF the set picked up his coat and
muller and sought his club. As he
entered and saw the rest of the set
slipping cocktails..in cutaway coats, he
walked out unperceiyed and went to
his rooms. There he penned the fol
lowing note, copies OF which were sent
to all the members of the set:
THE set Will meet at the usual place
on the evening of Tuesday, December
9th, to discuss very important bust
ness"
The rest OF the set are anticipating
stormy time The young man, who
went away over Thanksgiving, is pre-
pairing to persoDate the storm on Tues
day evening.