Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-01
FOR WELL-DRESSED MEN.
Takes Man of Taste to Select the
Sensible Fads

sensible RAIDS.
From the New York Times
1t has already been limited that 1t is moi
well to follow too closely the "fads'' and
novelties which the haberdashers are al
ways ready to sell to man with the as
surance that they are the very latest" A
man should not slavishly follow the fashion
as 1t is decreed by those whose existence
is dependent upon their devising novelties
in dress to catch the dollars of those who
think that to be strangely and faddishly
dressed is to be a fashion leader. He
should be guided by his taste in dress as
he Is governed morally by his conscience,
and should remember that a salesman be-
hind counter knows no more of what he
really wants than the waiter in a restaur-
ant knows how to order a dinner that will
please his guest.
FadS are not, of course all bad form b,,t
1t takes a man of taste to pick out the SEN
sible from the trivial ones. A very good
guide to this distinction is to remember
that new departure in dress is not good
form. and will not last unless it has the
weight of good sense behind it. For in
stance. the new idea of affecting a ruffled
ana neglige appearance to ones club or
evening tie IS due no doubt to the desire
OF the wearer to show that it is not of the
ready to wear variety, a thing which
should always be avoided, for we all know
that no patent article of dress is permissi-
BILE.
1t is noticed, too. that men are affecting
a different mode of tying "four-in-h hands"
in bringing the knot close up to the collar
and fastening it in that position by run
ming the scarfpin through the side of the
knot, instead of placing the pin below as
was done until very recently. This new
mode gives some excuse for a pin, whereas
the otner method gave man an appear
ance of wearing pin for show alone since
1t performed no part in keeping his tie in
order.
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decided differences in the number of studs
that they wear in their dress shirts, and
to the unthinking observer this seeming bit
of individuality is looked upon only as a
rad or whimsical idea of the wearer but
the real reason is that ones height or
breadth is percepubly affected by the plac-
ing of a shirt stud. For instance, a rather
stout, short man will wear three buttons
In his shirt front, placed very wide apart.
This long-drawn-out effect gives the wearer
a slim and taller appearance, while a sin
gle button or two at the most are usually
worn by an unusually tall man.
While speaking of evening Shirts 1t may
not be out of place to speak of the care
lessness of most men in the matter of shirt
fitting. To look we'll and feel comfortable,
well-fitting shirt is quite as necessary as
a well-cut suit.
Men boast that they can buy as good
shirt for 81 Of some small and exclusive
elusive hosiers who charge from 81 to
81. so.
A 81 shirt compares with the expensive
one as SIS ''made-to-order' suit does to
finely cut and tailored garment. A mans
shirt must be made to fit him. and that is
what it does not do when made by cheap
manufacturer who takes his customers
neck and sleeve measurements and then
proceeds to cut the body of the shirt by
patterns that suit the average man. of
the same measurements mentioned. 1t is
almost a science to cut shirt that will not
bulge out in front with a low waistcoat
and as makers will not diYulge the secret
of this art one has no alternative other
than to employ first-class haberdasher.
A shirt bosom should always lie perfectly
flat against ones chest, and although there
are countless subterfuges intended to ac-
complish this effect, such as straps to fas-
ten over the suspenders and rubber bands
that fasten round the back and catch the
bosom edge, there has never yet been found