The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-08-04

black border all around the edge ct
the hriu Arising indire<tiy cot OF
the military spirit. soEe men hare
been wearing their straw vnrs3s wifh
Z plain leather band. aueklzd exactly
Ike q belt. bur this sIsc does not
make progress IN f1vor. exrers with
the fair sex. who seem 10 De taking
10 IL i somewhat extraordinary ST.
fair. made Of straw and shaped IKE
cross between Baden Powell and
q wideaxeke. is making desperate e.
forts 20 secure recognition X has
raised edges or pieats running across
the crown in the form OF cross, and
Is fitted with . narrow black hand
finished with long struggling bow
with ends that 1utter In the Sreeze-
The Panama straw wiII. I think. be
worn more than last year Il does
not suit every man. and therefore viii
not achieve that universal favor en-
loved by its plain round rival. but
there seem TO be more Of il. especial
ID among the uItra-smart. who recog-
nize the possibilities II presents As a
sort Of manifesto Of the wearer's so
ciai position There seems 10 be no
limit 10 the absnrdly extrasaganf
prices that may be given for il. BY
the way, one prominent dealer whom
| interviewed On the subject laid this
latter fact 20 your charge, saying that
the American houses were buying up
all the output For Automobiles a
specially is being introduced in the
shape OF sort Of yachting cap with
a glazed peak and fitted with trans
parent visor which can be drawn up
or down at pleasure. The idea is. of
course. to protect the eyes from sud
den assaiIments in the way of dust or
insects. / observe, however. that
some motor owners prefer TO protect
themselves by fixing wide expanse
of sheet glass on their machines.
Automobile Costumes.
Speaking of automobiles reminds
me that their rapid increase in this
country of late has resulted, as was
inevitable, in the establishment OF q
fashion department of their own A
neat rig for the modern motorist con-
sists of a plain but smartlooking JAG
ket made of leather or leather cloth
and designed to protect the wearer
| from the rush OF air as be whirls
along, an important point in modern
machines. For the same reason il
fastens high up in the neck. and
long WASTED gloves or gauntlets are
worn with it to prevent the wind
| passing up the sleeves. No buttons
are visible: they are inside the JAG
ket For those who do not like the
| appearance of the leather the ordi-
nary cloth is used. made up in four
or five thicknesses or lined with the
| leather In view of the great speed
attained by motors nowadays and the
exposed position of the driver. this
question of warmth becomes a seri
Gus one.
This time last year feature OF
masculine garb consisted of the brown
boot, which was advanced TO a very
high position III public favor This
year it practically does not exist. II
has gone with the festive shirt and
ties Whether as the season advances
| it will force itself back to favor Is q
doubtful point which | cannot yet pro-
phesy about With the frock coat
| however. l notice it is allowable to
wear patents with brown cloth uppers
and white pearl buttons, the toes fitted
with plain cap. For evening dress
the severely plain patents. without
| markings of any kind and with black
cloth uppers. remain absolutely de
rigeuF