Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-10-06

fash.cnably attired men are Of neces-
sity atrocicusly dressed.
1t IS barely possible that what he
wished to express was that individual
ity in taste IS allowable, inasmuch as
he pent on to state that 3 man may be
perfectly en- regle, and still display in
div:duality within the Limits of becom-
ing dress. The Prince of Wales dresses
always in a punctiEously correct"
manner, while at the same time giving
scope to the play Of his own excellent
judgment, and of the best advice which
such people as POole's in tailoring and
one or two very exclusive houses in
neckwear are always able and willing
to !nstill into the royal mind.
The Prince is the first gentleman in
Europe in a far more accurate sense
than was George ", to whom the term
was originally applied. He has not the
daring originality of his prototype
neither do these days admit of such
originalities as the whilom prince re-
gent used to perpetrate; but he fulflls
with marked capacity and restraint the
functions Of leader of fashion, and the
first gentleman" phrase is not map
plicable to him SO far as dress is con-
cerned.
He has established the etiquette of
the frock coat. At the Sandown Park
racemeeting the other day he wore in
the midst Of many more or less fanciful
costumes and considerable display of
Jackets usually rather square cut IN
front with, of course, a silk ha0, a
s.ngle-breasted frock coat, which he
kept buttoned. Indoors It is proper to
wear the frock coat open. At church
parade it Is often Of double breasted
closed at the top buttonhole by pair
Of buttons al hoe. They are detachable
from the coat and loosely united by a
wire shank about three-quarters of an
inch long, allowing the coat to hang
loosely open.
An English writer has this to say of
suspenders: Considering the manifold
Inconvenience of the custchary braces
which you call suspenders- it is to
be believed that a fair reward awaits
the man who can introduce something
really good. A new pair of braces is a
horrible nuisance until the buttonholes
get worn soft; and by that time the
webbing is very likely soiled. and the
things are done for. The system of
cords and pulleys pcpularized under
the name OF 'Argosy braces few yearA
ago had a considerable vogue and many
drawbacks. They were supposed not TO
pull your buttons off your pants in the
irritating manner habitual with the
common breed OF suspenders. In MONT
CT fact they did so a good deal moro
and the cords were always fraving ou.
and getting broken at .neonvenient
times In wear, however, they were
exceedingly comfortable. There is
newer type Of suspenders that promises
better; its but,onhOles are attached IN
metal chains running over a kind of
dead-eye, and it looks very chic with
six shoulder portions and bright
chaln. The latter are made, very often.
IN half-marked silver, and in the Bur-
lington Arcade they are a good deal in
evidence. The buttonholes are of silver
Also consisting of large ring made
pear-shaDed, so as not 10 slip when
buttoned, while being easy to attach
anu uelacn as required"
Last week Switzerland's contribution
to neckwear was noted. Now comes
the news that Germany is prepared tn
furnish a tie in tinted aluminium. They
are made in the good old fashion with
a band to go around the neck or an at
tachment to fit the collar button with
no band. Isn't it almost past belief
that even Germany, which has been de-
scribed as being the home of atrocious
taste in neckwear, should invent any
thing as awful as that? It is said that
the collars and ties of the worthy Teu-
ton, in his native land, are a terror at
the best of times and that he delights
in fantastic shapes which by no posi-
bility could be tied But the aluminium
affair goes little beyond even those.
although probably a delight to the
thrifty minded.