The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-15

Col. ROOsevelt's Collar Is of n Style
That Is Particularly His Own.
New York Sun.

New YORK Sun
president Roosevelt is liable to revolu-
tionize the collar business if he doesn t
change his STYLE" said Broadway haber-
dasher the other day. ''Since he became
President we have had a number OF calls
for the Roosevelt collar. OF course, there
is no such collar in the market either as
to name or style. It IS my opinion that the
President has his collars made to order.
Unquestionably there is more comfort in
the kind he wears than in most others, but
they are not becoming to everybody any
more than the high turn-overs would be
becoming TO President Roosevelt. The
Roosevelt collar, if you care to get at its
genesis, came in presidential favor when
Grant was elected the first time. But
Grant wore a bOwknOt tie, which gave the
collar a different appearance from that
worn by President Roosevelt.
Lincoln was the first of our Presidents
TO discard the Old-faShiOned stock, which If
worn now would make man look as if he
had a sore throat Lincoln's collars when
he became President were part and parcel
of his shirt. 'Sewed on, as a woman would
say. I am told that Lincoln was not notice
ably tidy in his collars. They had a wilted
look always. His favorite neckwear was
black silk tie in a careless way quite be-
coming 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 encircled
bow. '''' > ''''''
Mr.. Hayes's collar was a 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 COW
cred by his beard. Garfields collar was
rather tasteful, turn-down with square
points. His tie was black satin with a
square bow.
MIR. Arthur was the most correct dresser
of recent Presidents. He wore a high col
lar with points slightly turned out. The
nj 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 / am
told. the biggest stock of neckwear of any
of the Presidents. He was rather partial
to black with white dots.
Mr.. Cleveland's collars and style Of
neckwear looked as if Chey had been made
from the same patterns as those worn by
Andrew Johnson. However, Mr.. Cleveland
never confined himself TO one kind of col
lar. / saw him at his second inaugural
ball when he wore a plain, wide. rundown
under which was a white string tie
President Harrison wore a rundown
collar, broad and simple. and a plain black
tie. except state occasions when his
neckwear was conventional.
president Mckinley usually wore
standup collar with slight flare points. He
liked 10 be at ease and that's the sort OF
collar for man 10 wear If he wants tC
feel comfortable in a standup. Mr.. Nc
Kinley's neckwear was in keeping with his
character, simple and unaffected.
There have been z good many changes
in presidential neckwear since 1925, wher
John Q. Adams wore the high collar which
was completely enyeloped by the great
! bundle of material that was the fashion
of the Statesmen of the early period.
think he was the last President TO appeal
In that style But for plain. common-sanse
unconventional style the Roosevelt cellar
is. like its wearer. a style Of its own.''