Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-04-09

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There goes Il girl with a rainbow
dress. Why can't men wear as gaudy
clothing as a girl" was the rather start
ling question fired at the group about the
hotel corridor.
because my dear Young fellow, it's not
good form. You know" answered the
Nestor of the crowd, who happened to be
travelling for gentlemen's mot gent 81
furnishing house. There is no particular
reason why man should not wear as
gauiy clothing as Il girl. only il is MOI!
good form and that settles it.
I'm fun dress suit, or rather in evening;
dress, the men wear black with a little
white but the women wear all CoorS of
the rainbow if they wish, the more the
mcrrier. In outing costume the differ
ence in coors of clothing for the sexes
| is almost entirely lost.
You notice how the women try to ,res.,
| like the men. in many ways however. cs-
! pccially in the matter of collars. but they
can never expect to reach the standard
of the masculine wcarer of the high col
lar. 1t is too high for them.
II saw a youth yesterday wearing a
standing collar and he was the most I'M
comfortable youth l have seen in Il long
| time, but he was all right. If you're go
| ing to wear Il standing collar, wear one
that is a standing collar. not an apology
for one.
There is nothing quite so elegant as e.;
clean standing collar in the way of neck
linen. but 4 man must wear a collar as
l.
would appear we'll dressed as to his
| linen.
"A fellows tie must be loud this spring
whether he will have it or not, for the
colors predominant. 1t has been said that
a man should wear a loud tie. as it is
the only bit of color to liven up his dress.
THE rabid styles of the past two years
in colored shrtings are modulated to a
certain extent this year. change for the
| better.
There is Il disposition this year on the
part of some leaders in the mode to
abandon the golf knickerbockers with
cuff in fancy hose and return to the old
knee breeches. buttoned or buckled over
the stockings for bicycling. 1t is quite
| likely that the golf knee fa1 will not be
so popular as it is a cumbersome rig and
I appeals mostly to men who need any lit
tie encouragement like that that they can
| get for their calves.
A Journal representative was walking
up Rines hill the other night. and just d
little way in advance was man, or an
apology for one, who was pursuing al
uncertain zigZag course, due without
doubt from Indulgence without
| reason. in the cup that brings more sor-
row and pain into the world than an!
other pleasure. or so called pleasure. that
man has established for himself. The in
dividual in question WAS staggering along
| making fair progress when suddenly the
| wheels in his head must have taken 3
decided whirl, for he went suddenly
against the iron railing, topped over it
and fell to the street, which at thai
point is several feet lower than the side
| walk.
The luck of Il drunken man is proven
| bal and it was well illustrated here. fol
instead of being badly hurt. as one "ouit
suppose, he struck upon his feet. no
hurting him in the least. and he con
| tinued on up the hill. none the worse OF
and walking straighter than before.
what day of the week is it anyway
asked Il business man recently. While one
day he was in conversation with Irleho
That's an odd question for wei
posted business man to ask. joking re
sponded the friend. 1T is Thursday II
the afternoon at 80 o'clock. This Is tn
last day in the month of March. ana I'M
year is 1885,
1T may seem odd to you to think ina
/ don't know what day it Is, put ol'ei
get mixed this way. You see my ne
sort of a routine affair. i begin OF
Monday. and have the same run of Worl
and pleasures throughout the week. $