Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-10
CUSTOM roREMEN rAILoRs.
President Shepherd Delivers His Annual
Address-Other Business Transacted.

President Shepherd Delivers His Annual
Address-Other Business Transacted.
At the afternoon session Of the Custom Fore
men Taiors' Association at Wizards Yesterday
Mr.. Charles J. Stone Of Illinois gave an inter-
esting talk on practical tailoring. He believed
that to get the most satisfactory results cutters
must study proportions. He exhibited pat
terms and showed the different results to be
obtained by the slightest change in their use,
demonstrating how necessary it is for cutters
to study the proportions of their customers.
He would never. he said make q large-striped
piece Of goods up for large man nor a small
pattern OF stripes or checks for tall, thin
man. 1t would be an injustice to tailor's
good taste to do such thing, and it is the
tallor's duty to make his customer as near .
model man as possible.
The following committees were appointed
yesterday:
On time and place for the next meeting--A
r. Clark. George Evans, s. E. Upton, James 7.
y Hare and A. c. Andrews.
On nominating officers for the ensuing year
+. R. Jones, ]. l.. Ford. Mark G.. Harris, o. G.
Sens and George H. Huntoon.
The committee appointed to wait upon the
PRESIDENTS secretary to ascertain when the
President could receive the convention In o
body reported that the hour had been set for
today at 1890 o'clock.
Mr.. Charles Hecklinger, author of the Heck
linger system OF cutting. was introduced to the
convention and expressed his qualification at
the large and enthusiastic numbers present
During the evening session he talked more at
length of his method.
PRESIDENT SHEPHERDS ADDRESS.
At the evening session Of the convention,
which convened at O'Clock, President Shop
herd delivered his annual address, in the course
OF which he said: "Our object in coming east
is to enlist the sympathy and active co-opera-
ton of custom cutters and to promote the in
terest Of custom tailoring, not only in the mid
die, but in the whole United States. We deem
it matter of the greatest importance that
cutters should organize local and state socie-
ties and authorize delegates to attend these IA
tional conventions.
ave are now on the verge of radical change
OF style-that is, if history repeats itself, it
has heretofore-and now is the chance for the
tailoring profession to make desperate stride
In promoting their own interest and the inter-
est of tailoring. We know there are many cut
tiers OF talent and genius in America who are
truly artists and if we could enlist them in the
great cause Of promoting tailoring the time
would not be far distant when tailors would be
known as artists, and not mechanics Is there
greater art in covering canvas or plaster with
pigments to hide its defects than to clothe men
and women in such way as not only to hide
but even supply natures deficiencies, blending
outline with form, color with complexion and
material with sentiment? Can we then take a
back seat to the users of the chisel, the brush
and palette? Are we not artists in the widest
sense of the term?''
The address was followed by q talk by Mr.
John A. Griffith of New York He said that
during trip over Europe last summer he had
carefully studied the standards of European
tailoring. These he had found far inferior to
those Of this country. Neither in correctness
of fit, art style nor workmanship does Euro
pean tailoring equal that done in America.
The next meeting OF the association will be
held in indianapolis during the fourth week in
January, 1888.
Tonight the convention will be banqueted at
Wizards.