Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-17
IN SUMMER T0GGERY
Effect of the Hot Wave on the Sena-
tors.
ADOPTION OF WHITE VESTS
o {
Long Frock Coat Discarded With
Reluctance.
THE BLACK SHOE sTRING"TIE
THE BLACK SHOE sTRING"TIE

The past few hot days have brought out
the summer Toggery in the Senate White
vests and vests and suits Of summer
shades proclaim that the Senate has begun
to feel the change Of temperature. and
these are accompanied with the opening of
the lemonade season. a punch bowl of this
cooling and harmless beverage having been
placed in each cloak room and at other
convenient points for thirsty statesmen.
When a senator discards his vest it is
with sense of serious sacrifice of dignity,
and comparatively few are COURAGEOUS
enough to make the sacrifice
The White Vest.
The white vest is a COMPROMISE Hanna
Allison, Lodge, Thurston, Mcmillan. Daniel
Perkins, Elkins, Clay, Harris and Hale are
all wearing white vests Several other
senators have secretly slipped off their
vests and keep their coats buttoned to hide
it, Wolcott and Foraker aggressive spir-
Its that they are, have not only abandoned
their vests. but accentuate the fact by
wearing brilliantly gay shirts. with their
takes to the summer tints in shirts he
makes a display like a showcase of women's
shirt waists. From day to day he runs
through the line of all the delicate shades
His first appearance for the seasons dis
play was yesterday in shirt of vivid yell
low like a lemon or the shade worn by the
walking advertising agents for lemon
seltZer For the first hour or so he had his
coat thrown back and put front upon the
| matter that might have excited the envy OF
the Yellow Kid; but finally the eyes of the
gallery became too much for even him, and
he buttoned his coat high up to the collar
Foraker. with a beautiful spotted shirt.
presented but feeble rivalry to this grand
display
Jones Of Arkansas. who could not lose his
dignity if he tried, appeared on the floor of
senate MI NIT
in vest and long. square-cut coat of
coarse linen crash.
The Long Frock Coat
Tho long frock coat Is discarded with
great reluctance by men who want to pre-
serve the dignity of the Senate The two
Flats. Morgan Pettus. Teller, Culom,
Depew and half a dozen others cling to
the long black coat with heroic fortitude as
the temperature rises
sullivan got a spring suit the other day
Which suggested compromise in dress
that might have been q fashion setter 1t
was of light spring shade cut with a full
irock coat that came down to his knees
When ne sat down he gathered the skirts
up IN his lap, like an old woman with a
lap full OF sewing. An army blanket aero .
his knees might have been about as COM
1ortable in summer weather The suit did
not mold out long enough to set the fashion
After the first day it was abandoned and
Mr. Sullivan appeared in a very thin wor-
sted suit of light gray, shaded to a delicate
pea green, with sack coat cut ever so
short. little Of his dignity was gone, but
| an expression of comfort and self-satisfac-
ton played about his face.
The Black Shoestring Tie.
There is one badge Of dignity OF which
the hot weather cannot deprive a senator
who has the proper understanding of
things. This Is the, narrow black tie-the
shoestring tie-fooped In bow at the neck
Some senators think they can dispense with
this. Occasionally one who thinks he may
be getting Old unnecessarily fast will take
to colors in his ties, and in some taste for
color leads to breaking of the rule, but
HaWley, who Is very independent has
| taken to lawn tie similar in shape to the
regular senatorial tie. but pink in color
and Morgan relieved the somber black by
trace of bright color in his tie. Depew
while adhering to the proper shape. wears
one of blue, with white dots, and Foraker's
Is of a delicate rose lawn.
But these are all exceptions. Perhaps 1t
Is because they do not understand. Such
men as Hoar. Teller. Jones of Arkansas,
Pettus. Daniel, Allison, Berry, Harris, Gear
Cullom, Platt of Connecticut Hanna and
Nelson would not think Of abandoning the
black shoestring tie, and nearly all the
newer men. such Clay and Culberson
and Simon follow strictly the custom of
| their seniors in respect to this badge of
dignity. glance over the chamber will
disclose more than two-thirds Of the sena-
| tors with narrow black silk ties looped at
| the neck just alike.