The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-14


clothes the moment the weather gets
decd. take their initiative from that one
factor. Some of them are pretty. provided
well. there always has to be provision.
The celebrated Lord High Executioner. II
you remember. found considerable difficulty
in making the punishment fit the crime.
Home OF " ffnd just as much unadulterated
distress In effecting q At between faddist
and fad.
Take the woman Who is fat. Not merely
stout. nor plump. nor inclined to embon-
point. but just fat. Does she recognize the
Limitations. or rather the superfiuities. Of
her figure, and dress accordingly? Well.
you've only to look at most OF EN- this SUM-
mef who are pulling their shirt waists
down to q point in 'front.' and you are an
swered. Nothing could be more ungraceful
and generally hideous than an exaggerated
and lengthened waist on a fat woman. 1t
makes her conspicuous by calling attention
10 her excess Of adipose. which might, or
dinarily. pass unnoticed. II is the most III
t:icuious thing I've ever seen fat woman
try TO weAr-this heightened waist line. I'm
perfectly surprised that she has up to this
time escaped the funny papers and the car
,oonist. for she is positively the best ma
terfal that's going these midsummer days
and nights.
Then glance at the shirt-waist man, who
tries TO be but isn't-the man who persists
I'M strolling about with his coat over his
arm. as II in apology for the rest of his
shocking attire.
He always weare suspenders. Oh, dear.
yes.
He says he feels incomplete without them
He doesn't care how generally offensive he
10 to eyes of refinement and souls of sensi-
' bflity. He delights in wearing stiff-bos-
omed white shirt the Sunday" kind which
was never intended to be worn without
w1istcuat, anyway; and by way OF contrast
he adds a pair OF bright red suspenders. In
the sanctity of his Office. where only few
hundred persons see him every day. he gen.
orally discards his collar. and allows a
large white bone collar-button to shine
forth in elegant simplicity.
He's beauty, now, isn't he?
You may make all the pleas that YOU like
for the man of mountainous flesh who de-
olares that comfort" and convenience"
are more to him than style: and that he
can't wear leather belt round his waist
without supertnducing sad state of ILL
health: and that. perforce. he must be sus-
rendered.
don't believe it. The ill-health part, and
the tendency TO indigestion, that Is. Mo-
body ever heard of fat man having indi-
gestion.
Il he must wear suspenders, then let him
put them underneath hs shirt waist, ac-
cordlnE to that new and improved plan that
manufacturers have preached this summer.
They'll answer all purposes and be beauti-
fully out OF sight
We all know that fat man goes through
n good deal of misery during the warm
months.
But IL he can't look neat. let him look Us
meat as he can.
The girl witfE--t a collar-she's another
fad of the summer. 1 don't mean the girl
p. who, having appeared early in the morning
with q lace or ribbon or linen Enclosure
about her throat. discords 1t the moment
the sun comes out in sweltering heat.
mean the girl whose gown is constructed
coliarles,.
Now. it's all right for pretty round neck.
with "a lovely curve from the tip of her
ear to the highest point on her shoulder -
as Tudor wilkinson would say. but VIXEN
the maid whose throat resembles that Of
the graceful giraffe. or whose clavicle is
like unto the family hatrack. undertakes to
present herself before our modest gaze sans
collar, sans curve. sans common sense
there IL abundant excuse for tears.
The william McAIillans are over in Lon.
don partaking Of q large share of gaye.y.
u my correspondents are to be believed.
Mr. and Mrs. William Northrop Mcmillan.
you remember. have lived there for two
years, and now have about them circle
Of large radius In society way.
hear that 1t won't be long before the
younger McA1illans. who expect to live
abroad permanently. will be part and par
Gel Of the best London set. They have most
things that are necessary for entrance into
the same-money, position. prestige and
good looks Mrs. ''wilr' McMillan's state
IL presence, really remarkable skill at gown
ing herself and general handsomeness
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