The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-24
REGISTER
Which Contains the Names of Styles
in Collars.

Which Contains the Names of styles
in Collars.
Five or six years ago, after great
minds had run IN the same channel
innumerable times, each time with the
result that collars or cuffs Of widely
different design and make had the
same or very similar name, the
manufacturers decided to employ a
registrar Of trade marks, says the
New York Sun. At that time it was
estimated that there had been 200. 600
styles of collars and cuffs.
Each manufacturer gave to the regis
trar a list Of the names used by his
cnocern from the time Of the factory's
establishment. Most Of the names
were as dead" as the articles which
had borne them. When women's
collars and cuffs the list of names
swelled. All these new styles for
women could not go unnamed. for con-
fusion would surely result. The addi-
ticn Of womens collars and cuffs there
fore caused an increase Of nearly 100,-
600 in the number of styles.
The registrars lists fill three bulky vol
umes and fourth is nearly half full. Twenty
years ago the names of race horses were
popular. At the time Of Maud SIS great per-
formanoe collar of the standing kind, and
of goodly height, which received the name Of
the turf queen, had an unprecedented sale.
The names of actors were used up fast for
mems styles. When the ludscrously high col
lar, which met with high favor during short
life, was in vogue the names of mountain
peaks were rather pressed into service. The
Shasta was one of the Hottest collars made,
and it's sale was phenomenal. One manufact-
urer brought the history of New England into
use and his collars are called Paul Revere,
Ethan Allen. John Alden, etc. For another
big concern Cooper's novels provided Indian
names until the source was exhausted. Now
the firm not only makes collars, but makes
names which sound like Indian names to 1T
them. The titles Of operate and dramatic
productions are given to mems wear.
The names Of actresses went to feminine
apparel. When the names Of actresses ran
out as a result Of the masculine trend Of
style for women's wear, the manufacturers
evidently provided themselves with seed
mems catalogues, for all have appropriated
the names of plants and flowers without
stint. Celebrated writer's find place In the
80 or go, all chosen by one manufacturer.
Another manufacturer exhausted lies Mis-
erables." and then commenced on the names
Of the Saints, which still afford fertile field.
people all over the country suggested names
for her. The long lists were published daily
and proved q boon to collar manufacturers.
The registrar soon found that the manu-
feoturers were clashing, and It developed
that all Of them had appropriated the lists.
The result was that nearly every name, good,
bad or Indifferent, proposed for the cup de-
fender found its way upon q style of collar
or OF cuff. Ancient history has shown one
MANUFACTURED the way out Of q troublesome
includes more than 100 others from the same
source. The names Of American citias
formed the basis Of one manufacturers list.
He has used up all the principal ones, and
now has begun over again, corrupting them
upon second use. Albany is distorted into
Albani.