The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-08
TEE PHILOSOPHY OF THE scAnr PIN
An Apparently Small Matter Treated In .
broad and Erudi,e Way

''"' WV ''VW'N "Hi tWhNhsr.
The MndSyiyinG p5nSipe in the matter Of
In the exhibitive scnso the scarf min ia Nm.
doubleday the most important article OF low.
e!ry worn by tho vol dressed man Tho ius.
tnsati0fn for T it, yearins when it is worn
The purely ndveniit ious exploiting OF tho
scar, pin as piecs.. Of Iewclry IS hqrrily mum.
OF those days OF tho low,cut waistcoat-.tho
shirt covering scarls seeming for ali the world
coral pins we're st--rrrrcsonted tho yui t
garlan epoch IN mems wear wear at It's zenith.
emf OF them T o hs ss shiT
front by u gold chain-came to be the cherished
bauble OF the crude fashions OF the times. The
idea OF a diamond with n string to tia Jewel
with a safeguard. telling ut once OF its value.
and warning or depredators.. presents com:
The assertativeness OF neckwear rs ,domi-
had much to do with tho enhan cod importanss
OF the scarfpin, Indeed. from its, position in
tlo a6riS and because q its glitter which
There has come to. be. therefore, Of necessity.
TO de!led without offending good taste.
:. In tho all-over" big scarfs, the Burlington
tho De jonve s school, nc. inciadnr tho ASCOT an
ahs3lute necessity for the scnrfpn.
Of the rs IN these 81
place and in certain way The absence Of
the .scartnin under these CT circumstances would
Indicate that such an article was not in the
repertory OF tn" wearcr ut the neck dressing.
1t were therefore bad Judgment to attempt to
lishmen. "i impecuniosity at tho same time.
The scarfpin should always be- worn with the
insert ION. and BY seeming to hold t tor ether.
IT 4ttains u utilitarian phase. in that 1t is an
that is always moro e, on isss
aSS2ciated with the Initiative article
searnn ps sea NTH
| the badness OF its mechanical inferlority. It
The sesrns II no Not aH
nee1 tho scartpin In reality requires it most
In the self-tied Do Jonvillc. or its made up
| reproduction. the scarfpin must pierce the
| cross folds at the intersection.
ducins the pin into the small triangular seo-
| tien above where tho cross occurs Thi. con-
piece Of decoration. and takes away from the
pit OF lcwelry that pha e9f utility which gives
to Q gentleman the primal right t. wear +
so that when seen through tho wastcoat OPEN
ing 1t will appear in the centre OF that space.
on one side would destroy the conformity
The insertion of he,minute scarfpns up In
a prettiled notion. which was tinctured with
an efreminate flavor.
It was clearly in the nature OF a desire to
alSne to lhe Vocabulary ofths fair Sex.
made in the De Joinville typo OF knutting. tho
head of the scAripin must irrevocably fail in
the centre OF the fabric. Otherwise it is out OF
coat. and the entiTe scheme OF costume thus
| becomes one-sided.
desire to BIO different from the regulation
vogue. and tho difference does not have the
merit Of aiding the ensemble, but is u far
The advent OF the liver pad shaped. MAJ To- up
Few odns sG6
| the upper apron being held in place by an or
binary safety pin-created short-liyed sem
With tho regulation Teck. palrably made-up
scarf that is not an imitation OF any known
| that may he made by the wcnrer. the srnrfpin
psendo-ut lization almost as much significance
as It would IT. stuck IN the middle OF n pins
cushion and. indeed about the Same effect
Tho fourth hand. or. cravat. when tied in
this way REQUIRES that the rin no not inserted
small Ter scarfs and Liliputan pins were worn.
Nor In the mid Ito Of the cross niece. with Q
,rte md n stiItea susgss.iyspess, Put in orde:
the space seen through the wa stcoat open ng.
Sft 5eeauss !, nrnf Ca Id f fv. saySr
trnte the i, m, middle Of the tie lust upon me lower
tic or cravat the slightest indication OF jewclry.
| The mon that have been affecting the scarf
e crSvat nnd t%a med 1 n hoa
| ing IN place and disclose the shirt button or
stu, stud; - beneath are Of the genus, dude that
inthsir apinc OF the fashions Of the day.
With the fine art climax us realized in both
grade scarfines. the efficacy OF tho ~ scarfpin
has been greatly increased. Some of the most
ehei are "a in
contamination is he Id intact the pin. In
natural effect is often secured With the aid 81
the scarfpin.