Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-12-06

President Roosevelt is liable to rev.
olutioniZe the collar business If he
doesn't change his STYLE" said Broad
way haberdasher the other day. since
he became President We have had
number of calls for the Roosevelt col
lar. OF course, there is no such collar
in the market either as to name or
style. 1t is my opinion that the Presl-
dent has his collars made to order. In
questionably there is more comfort In
the kind he wears than in most others,
but they are not becoming to every
body any more than the high turn
overs would be becoming to President
Roosevelt. The Roosevelt collar, II
you care to get at its genesis, came IN
Presidential favor when Grant was
elected the first time. But Grant wore
bowknot tie, which gave the collar
/ a different appearance from that worn
by President Roosevelt.
Lincoln was the first of our Presi-
dents to discard the old-fashioned
stock, which, if worn now, would make
man look as if he had sore throat.
Lincoln's collars when he became Pres
ident were part and parcel OF his
shirt 'Sewed on as a woman would
say. l am told that Lincoln was not
noticeably tidy in his collars. They
had a wilted look always. His favor
ite neckwear was black silk tied in
careless way quite becoming to him.
When Andrew johnson succeeded to
the Presidency the old stock returned
to the White House. He wore the
wide stand-up collar, which was encir-
cled by black satin stock with a
short, stiff bow.
'''Mr. Hayes collar was broad, turn
down with long points, but it was not
high. 1t didn't make much difference
what sort Of tie he wore, as his shirt
front was covered by his beard. Gar
fields collar was rather tasteful, a
turn-down with square points. His tie
was black satin with a square bow.
''Mr. Arthur was the most correct
dresser of recent Presidents. He wore
high collar with points slightly turn
ed out. The fit was always perfect.
He was the first President to wear a
fancy scarf, which was always set off
by a handsome but never loud scarf
pin. He had, SO 1 am told, the biggest
stock of neckwear of any of the Presi-
dents. He was rather partial to black
with white dots.
''Mr. Cleveland's collars and style of
neckwear looked as if they had been
made from the same patterns as those
worn by Andrew johnson. However,
Mr.. Cleveland never confined himself
| to one kind of collar. l saw him at his
second inaugural ball, when he wore a
plain, wide, rundown, under which
was white string tie.
president Harrison wore a turn
down collar, broad and simple, and a
plain black tie, except on state occa-
sions, when his neckwear was conven-
tional.
president Mckinley usually wore a
He liked to be at ease, and that's the
sort Of collar for a man to wear if he
wants to feel comfortable in a stand
up. Mr.. McKinley's neckwear was in
keeping with his character, simple and
unaffected.
''There have been a good many
changes in Presidential neckwear since
1925, when John Q. Adams wore the
high collar which was completely en-
veloped by the great bundle of material
that was the fashion of the statesmen
of the early period. think he was the
last President to appear in that style.
But for plain, common-sense, uncon-
ventional style, the Roosevelt collar is,
like its wearer, a style of its own."-
New York Sun.