The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-09-18

wear good trousers when he sits at desk
ali day, It is only natural, therefore, that
Secretary WINDOWS modest blue trousers
should be wrinkled and after little wear
lie shiny, and SO they are. Highly respect
able, however, are the secretary's garments,
the whole atmosphere surrounding him 10
one of responsibility and solidity, and the
| sober hue of his trousers but reflects the
soberness which is ever present in his coun-
tenance.
| 1t would be quite extraordinary if John
Wanamaker did not wear fine clothes, ex-
cept upon the theory that, as sportsman
! is said never to eat his own game, SO a
| clothier may sometimes be himself careless
| of his clothes. But the postmaster general
cares enough about it to wear neat gray
| striped trousers, that become his legs and
| are in excellent keeping with his general
appearance.
The city was much startled one summer
when Mr.. Lamar. who was then secretary of
the interior. appeared in his Louisiana
| blue material, and he doubtless has them
yet, for they never wear out, and and they
cost large sum. He was very proud of
them, and held quite reception in his
Office of people who came to see and ad-
mire. Gen. Black, who was commissioner
of pensions at the time. became fascinated
by them and begged Mr.. Lamar to get him
some of the cloth, SO that he could have a
pair made for himself, and this Mr. Lamar
expressed a willingness to do if Gen. Black
would give him the money beforehand, as
the price was s. yard. To give $2S for
the stuff to make pair of trousers seemed
excessive to the commissioner, and he con-
tinued to wear wool that summer.
most varied assortment of trousers is
seen in the war and navy departments in
the hot weather. One officer will have on
pair of regulation white duck, stiff,
rustling and looking cool, even if not really
cool; another will have on striped flannel,
like Il young man at the sea shore; another
may appear in undress uniform trousers,
and still another may have on very shabby
pair of civilian trousers, which he is de er.
mined to wear out during the summer
months when there is nobody in town. Adj
mlrais and commodores are much gwen to
the white duck. and the generals and col
onels like the Grand Army blue flannel.
Some of them wear seersucker, and one col
one! in particular makes most extraordi-
nary combination sometimes of seersucker
trousers and heavy frock coat, while a
certain old admiral makes himself con-
spicuonsly handsome by walking up the
street all clad III snowy tannels.
Before we stop we must take look at the
most extraordinary pair of trousers i'll
Washington. They are the first of their
kind. and there are probably no Others like
them in America. Dir. Mary Walker. God
ole's ieI SOUL. SiiIlNS tue Jlou'i uisuHICt1CA
of appearing SO like q man that nobody
would know her to be Il woman unless he
were told. A little, etfeminate, shabby,
sckly-looking fellow-that is the way she
strikes one. She carries an umbrella, and
her hat sill uncasily on her head. Her long
skirted frock coat is of rusty black, and
fits badly. her shoes are women's shoes.
She is mild-looking and excites only mild
degree of attention. Her trousers are ill
fitting and ill made. There is sus, icion
of feminine construction about them. They
are invariably black, cut without regard to
the fashion, and show signs of considerable
wear. They are certainly not sufficiently
becoming to cause many women to wish to
wear them.