Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-18
OFF WITH THE COATS
Negige Shirts Are as Proper for Men
as Shirt Waists for Women.
CALORIC SPELL INSPIRES CRUSADE
Coincidence Between Prevailing
Weather Here and in Europe.
sun SPOTS AT WORK

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Another day following another night of
unreasonable temper;. turc caused Washing
tonians to take a more serious view of the
meteorological situation today, and even the
rs 1t hot enough for you?' idiots refrained
from exhibiting this phase of lunacy to any
very noticeable degree.
The only thing that made existence
bearable last night ard today was the
strong south breeze that carried a blessing
with it wherever it breathed. 1t made
slumber partly possible and carried the sur
plus heated air out in the suburbs. But
even this. grateful as it was. did not make
actual comfort possible. The rigors gone
through had made even strong systems
weak, and the less muscular more SO, while
little children and the sick became positive
ly endangered by the continued assaults of
the heat
showed an advance over yesterday. The
weather bureau mercury reached ninety
six at O'Clock today, when the sun was
temporarily hidden behind a cloud. Ten
minutes before. at 80 the record was
ninety-eight, or equal to the highest point
reached yesterday at pm. The humidity,
~. was twelve degrees higher than yes
terday.
Toward l o'clock clouds of what are pop
ularly termed the thunder head variety
appeared in the western heavens, and every
eye watched them welcomingly and every
heart beat with hope that their promise
would be fulfilled by n regular downpour of
long duration. 1t would have been as much
as q mans skin was worth to have remark
ed when the thunder heads began gather
ing. All signs fail in dry weather"
At > o'clock Acting Chief F. Z. Williams
of the weather bureau made Star
porter almost worship him by making the
following announcement:
The warm wave which covers the mid
die Atlantic states will be partially broken
tonight by local rains and more moderate
temperatures are indicated for the next
two or three days.
4 Crusade for No Coats.
The woman in her shirt waist and the I'M
conventional fellow who wore his coat on
his arm were envied by the male ma ority
whom custom compelled to wear their coats
on their backs
Why don't W Washington men follow
the example of Philadelphians?" said Mr.
H. L. Marks to a Star reporter. while both
were swcltering even under the diaphanous
office coats they Wore. I'm the Quaker city
during hot spell at least - per cent of the
men representing the best elements In bus
mess. finance, society and all that divest
themselves of their coats and go about in
neglige shirts. with belted trousers. The
neglige shirt is certainly as permissible as
a feminine shirt waist. and l think if The
Star would whoop up the reform the whole
masculine population would rise up and cali
it blessed
The Star reporter went to an unflisnuted
authority on dress and asked his opinion
A negllge shirt worn without a coat is
perfectly proper, provided a belt instead of
suspenders supports the trousers To be
entirely the shirt should have collars
and cuffs attached. But with separate cuffs
and white collar there can be no valid OBJ
lection
remains 10 he seen how many s.ns;hI. 80 =,
will leave their coats off tomorrow. Dro-
vlced that 1t is what Is most devoutly hoped
II VII. MOI oe' d codl OIL Gay
me question or sun spots.
The prevailing hot spell in this country
simultaneously with a similar one in Eu-
rope Is a coincidence which some think
may be ascribed to some general meteoro-
logical cause affecting the whole northern
hemisnbere
p-ba,tar ,ti, -,o,,-. :, =. ,
4et 'iiis CAUSE Is 10 pe sought IN an
increase OF soar activity which is now go
ing on after a period of long soar ouies-
cence if is difficult To doterrnina 7, &;
! known that the neriod If n,in;,,,Io -
/ frequency was reached a Year ago rbn7rish
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| in,,,rn and x;,o,,,, 80, f ~ nm, nm,
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| spasmodic. but intense. activity in the great
sncb t,r,as H. i,arar,", . az
reaching the earth tafter its massage across
the great gulf of space separating US from
| the SUM must be very small, perhaps not
a. ns 'iti. aa iiiueh as per cent OF tne
! slight addition 70 our ordinar, s,,r,, -
| heat must be at considera Bile jnterya 9 and
! of brief continuance.
Some Temperatures in 1893
| Evidently therefore there is nou no rea
! son to anticipate that the present excess
/ of temperature in America and F,urope will,
| proye 10 he very nhenomenal and nrotr,ct-
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| inmate one of the most memorable heat
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