The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-25
SHIRT WAIST MAN WINS.
Aston House Walters Wouldn't Serve
Him, but He Argued Ii Out.
From the New York Journal

From the New York Journal.
The Man in the Shirt Weist is meeting
with all the different kinds of discoura ge-
ment that the professional martyr encouu-
tiers. He is being put out of restaurants,
barred from roof gardens. and when those
things are not occurring to him he is be-
ing sneered at by his fellow citizens.
This Man in the Shirt Waist is Just a
plain summer man, without any coat or
waistcoat He wears pink or blue shirt,
and his trousers are held in place with a
belt. The innovation consists in the fact
that he leaves his coat al home. From
the standpoint OF logic he is all right.
What there is against him is that he is
a novelty, and that he looks so aggravat-
ingly cool.
Into the Aston House dining room went
the Man in the Shirt Waist yesterday af-
ternoon. He took a seat. The cashier
hands went up in horror Three walters
gazed in alarm at the presence. Some
guests who were eating praised beef did
not look at all interesteds or frightened.
A waiter came up and said In severe ac-
cents to the Man in the Shirt Waist:
Have you no coat?"
No" replied the NJ. in the S. W.
We'll, then" the waiter decided in the
manner of giving one an ultimatum. I'VE
decline to serve YOU
The NJ. in the S. W. went up to the SOL
emn and be-spectacled cashier and APP
pealed.
You are in shirt sleeves" the cashier
said, frigdly. MY orders are not to ad-
init men in their shirt sleeves"
But, argued the man, haven't you
heard of the new fashion? I left my coat
at nome, not because l haven't one, but
because 1 don't need it,"
Il have no instructions to argue the
matter" the cashier replied You are
in your shirt sleeves, sir and that set
ties it,
But at Newport" continued the man,
everyone goes around like this, the Van
derbilts, the Astors and the-well, all the
rest of those fellows"
The millionaires? ?" inquired the cashier
beginning to relent
Yes" the man answered The million
aires. It's the new fashion, just introduce
ed"
No one ever dined at the Aston House
in his shirt sleeves the cashier said,
shaking his head. Then he thought a mo-
ment and asked. You say the million
aires are doing it and that It's the fash
ion?"
Yes explained the man, land hotel
for all sorts Of money and have 10 pay
it, too. Now, may l eat here?"
We'll" the cashier said, "of course, If
it's the fashion 1t will have to go, but /
have my suspicious. You see We never
know anything here and 1t may be as you
say. However, I'll give you the benefit
of the doubt Sit down and I'll send you a
waiter"
The man in the shirt waist had wen the
day. He sat down and had some wine
with his praised beef. The walters looked
at him askance. Then they circulated the
news about the lately tangled fashion
and agreed that the man in the shirt waist
was exceedingly correct and up to date,
and not a man in his shirt sleeves as they
suspected at the start.
The missionary man In the shirt waist
is having all sorts of trouble with the
walters in Philadelphia. Two of him were
thrown out of Chestnut Hill Park the 9TH
er day. He is being elected from restau-
rants more often than here. as Quaker
City caterers are not open to reason, but
do as their grandfathers did.
But the man in the shirt waist has come
to stay, all right.