Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-23
HOPE IN THE SHIRT WAIST MAN.
Strong Points in Favor of the style
Set Forth by a Shirt Waist Girl.

Strong Points in Favor of the style
Set Forth by a Shirt Waist Girl.
From the New York Sun.
1T has always been a wonder to me"
said the shirt waist girl to the shirt waist
man, why you boys didn't adopt the shirt
waist long ago. / prefer seeing a man in
one of those soft, cool-looking shirts. A
stiff linen front is SO inartistic, you know"
81 didn't know" the shirt waist man
admitted. but they're conducive to artis-
tic profanity in the dog days"
And consequently immoral. Now. don't
order lemon settler; you'll spoil the SYM
phony."
What symphony"
your green shirt waist, my green dim
ity and your verdancy. Try a creme de
menthe'
It's the details that make life worth
WHILE commented the shirt waist man as
he slipped his iced drink.
LAS I was saying" began the shirt waist
girl again, Il always did abomfnate those
stiff, silly shirt fronts; and then a big
handsome man never appears to such adj
vantage as in silk shirt and lannels. You
needn't shake your head. You've just the
figure to show 'em off well, and you
know it."
This is no mere matter of vanity. as you
seem to suppose the shirt waist man be-
gan in solemnly reproachful tones; Its
I'm not making a holy show of myself just
to exhibit my gladiatorial proportions. L"
''Of course not" agreed the shirt waist
girl sweetly. TT was the principle of the
thing and the comfort that caused you to
have made that full-length portrait of
yourself in your handsome shooting clothes
which you wore in the woods last sum-
mer."
Merely to show you that was comfort
able 1 thought you would be pleased
That's what we are talking about. isn't
it? You are comfortable in the shirt waist.
and additionally so because you know you
appear to advantage. That's human
nature"
"Woman's nature" corrected the shirt
waist man.
eff it is man nature to be Indifferent to
being attractive to those he's fond Of"
Now don't misunderstand-'
Eddie" the shirt waist girl interrupted,
hurriedly. do men have waists?"
Military cadets and athletes and fellows
who train, but the average man tcontemp-
tuously) no."
"Who cares for the average mann" The
shirt waist girl laughed happily. I have
It, I've lain awake nights trying to think
up something to improve mems shirt waists
and couldn't. You see, wasn't sure about
the waists. But il you've really got waist
line-er, that Is, something. you know, to
fasten pully belt about, I'll rig you up
support that'll make you the envy of your
"Girl." said the shirt waist man. don't
thing-serious earnest business. you know"
That's because you've only had men at
work on it, Now, woman's ingenuity"
81 think I've heard something like that
before"
Maybe and you will again. In higher
mathema tics now, and electricity, and the
ologies. and getting. off street car prop
erly and things of that sort, why, I'm per-
fectly willing to admit that the sex which
comedies its superiority is highly proficient.
But the really important affairs of life, like
making a man happy and comfortable and
altogether satisfied with himself. are in
woman's province and that's why I've been
lying awake nights trying to help you"
"You always were a dear little girl" be-
gan the shirt waist man, land yet this in
terest In the welfare of my sex seem sus-
picious. Is there-that isl mean is there
any particular man? II could help you
you CANDY helping to set the fashion,"
said the shirt waist girl hurriedly. TRY
to get all of the nice men to wear them.'
'.Shirt waistsT
The shirt waist girl nodded and Redeemed
under her beautiful coat of bicycle brown.
Those fercely black evening clothes are
bad enough at the dancing parties during