Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-28
MEN AND THEIR DRESS
A WOMAN GIVES THE MALES SOME
POINTS ABOUT APPAREL

cioice OF Coiors When They Select
Ties, Shirts, Hats and Suits.
some men dress to please women. Some
"ollt; some think they can't. soma
would IL they could. In the hone. there
iore, Oh encouraging, converting, conyinc-
| ing anu enllghtening our brothers. we in.
.eno W give Few hints on what men ought
" uo' VI ABSTAIN from doing, if they wish
" ooh .helr pest. To say that men do NOT
alter the fashion of their clothes ,ro,'Is n ~
faliacy. True, the change is a snbtIe "a
gradual one, very different from the end
zen radical alterations in which women in.
uuii,e' we need only compare the cut of
| naei coats, walstcoats, trousers and hate
oi twenty years ago with that of the nros
| sh1 Jay TO appreciate the notifications that
| nave crept in and finally established tbo,,,
| selves. 'neih
| vi course we all know that clothes do
| not make the man, but they certainly he
| tray the attitude of his mind, and that is
| why women care little if a mans clothes
are Ola IL they are clean and carefully put
on, and, above all, suited to the occasion
However much we may like onr connon
Ion Tor himself and his sterling onalities
we would not enjoy walking with him u,
the park on Sunday if he wore a straw
nat nor to go to Henley with him should
| ne appear with a high hat on. No. becon,.
ing ATTIRE IS Important, but suitability is
more SO. New clothes are far from being
necessary to mans good appearance
An old suit, we'll brushed and carefully
put on, often looks far more chic than
clothes fresh from the tailor's hands. but
IL goes without saying that collars and
cuHs should be sans puer ct sans reproche
THE COLOR OF SUITS
w hen men order new clothes their at
tent ION Is mainly directed to the shape of
tneir shoulders, the size of both their
hesCs-l' e.. the chest proprement dit, and
'ne lower chest, called by some the bump
OF benevolence-or the general appearance
of their legs and feet; but they never seen,
to think Of their complexion, nor of the
color OF their eyes and hair. If they did
we poor women would be spared many a
hearCache, or rather, eyeache over ill as
sorted colors and unbecoming shades
mus some f2:al impulse generally seems
10 prompt all fair compleXioned sons of
ALBION TO indulge in pink or red shirts and
salmon colored ties, yet those are the very
colors they should never wear.
Nearly every other shade that is known
is becoming to them; blue, both dark and
hight, cream, white, gray, mauve-that is
the blue shade of mauve, heliotrope brown.
etc. But no, their obstinacy is surprising:
they must ruin their good looks and appear
on al possible occasions in pink shirts and
ties. These same fair lords of the creation
OF course wear smoking suits-that is /
believe what tailors call those manly gar
ments which correspond to our tea gowns
-.hen, II possible, they should be of a light
gold brown color. When men realize how
becoming that shade is to fair hair and
uiu'> eyes they Will always contrive to have
coat of that color in their trousseau.
But we must not forget the claims of
dark men, whom the golden haired among
us find so fascinating. They never look
better than in what, it is to be hoped, will
henceforth become the discarded pink and
red shirts and ties of their rivals. White.
red, peacock blue, one or two shades of
green-which, however, would be best
avoided-the pink shade of mauve. light
shades of gray, all these will suit dark
man, and, did he but know it, he would
look perfectly irresistible in lemon col
ored tie and waistcoat; but, above all, he
should beware of slate gray and of brown.
TREATMENT OF THE HAIR
If only colored shirts about town were
the Thing what charming opportunities
they would give for judicious blending of
shades. a mauve shirt, with tie to match,
would look lovely with a black or dark
gray suit. Combinations could be endless
ly varied, and thus great scope for indi-
viduality of taste become possible. What
a powerful weapon, for example, it would
give man, in his endeavors to secure the
favorable notice of the woman he loves, if
he could speak his devotion by DOMINIC
the colors matching with her favorite
shades, so that when they were together
she would he bound to his side by the hap
nv hlaDfiucr of fheir
The hair is also very important factor
in this question of how to look well. Yet
men often make very sad mistakes with
their heads. The couture should always
be arranged to suit the contour of the face.
II the forehead is high and broad, the hair
should be worn well off the temples. The
higher a mans forehead is the more IN
covered it should be. If the hair is dis
posed to wave slightly, it should not be
ruthlessly oiled till it sticks to the head;
neither ought it to look wild and IN
brusl ed, and on no account should it ever
be allowed to overlap the collar at the
back
The early appearance of badness need
never depress man; mental culture is al
ways held responsible for it, and that idea
lends a subtle charm to the bare spot it
never had before. If, however, the weak
into the too common error of trying to
hide it by the carefully trained lock of
hair, which, starting horizontally from be-
hind one ear, is made to do duty over the
blanched spot, and finally ends its long ca
recr as a straight fringe or a curled loop
over the opposite ear. 1t is a transparent
device in more senses than one, and at
once gives man that look of antique in
juven ality which women always specially
abhor
THE CHOICE OF HATS.
This cunning arrangement of hair has
caused moments of grievous embarrass-
ment as in the case of an otherwise very
nice man who, when in the act Of propos-
ing 10 charming lady in romantic
glade, had his hat suddenly blown away.
His long curl, caught by the wind, uncoiled
itself and hung in wild disorder down the
discoInftted lovers back and about his
JynIar cucb cir apcpe what