Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-12-14
NECKWEAR OFTHE PRESIDENTS
COL Rooseveit's Collar is of n style
that is Particularly His Own.

president Roosevelt is liable To reyolu-
tiouizc the collar business if he doesn't
change his style" said Broadway h0b-
erdasher the other day, Since he be-
came President we have had a number of
calls for the Roosevelt collar, OF course,
there is no such collar in the marker.
either as to name or style. Il is my opiu-
ion That the President has his collars
made to order. Cnquestionably there is
more comfort in the kind he wears than
IN most others, but they are not becom-
ing To everybody any more than the high
turn-oyers would be becoming to prcsi-
dent Roosevelt. The Roosevelt collar. ii
you care to get at It's genesis. came In
presidential favor when Grant was elect
ed tho first time. But Grant wore q bow
knot tie, which gave the collar n different
appearance from that worn by President
Roosevelt.
Lincoln was The first Of our Presidents
| to discard the 0ld-fashiOned stock, which
il worn now, would make a man look aS
If he had a sore throat. Liucoln's collars
when he became President were part and
parcel of his shirt 'Sewed ON as a
woman would say. | ana told that Lin
coin was not notceably tidy in his col
lars They had wilted look always.
His favorite neckwcar was black silk.
tied in careless way quite becoming 10
him. " hen Andrew johnson succeeded
to the presidency the old stock returned
to the white house. He wore the wide
standup collar. which was encircled by n
black satin stock with u short stiff bow.
MIR. Hayes collar was broad, tura.
down, with long points. but Il was no;
high. II didn't make much differenca
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 wa,
black satin, with square bow.
Mr.. Arthur was the most correct
dresser Of recent Presidents. He wore
high collar, with points slightly turned
out. The fit was always perfect. He
was the first President 80 wear a fancy
scarf. which was always set off by
handsome, but never loud, scarfpin He
had, SO ! am told, the biggest stock OF
ncckwear of any Of the Presidents He
was rather partial TO black, with white
dots.
Mr.. Cloveland's collars and style OF
neckwear looked as il 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. | saw him at his second
inaugural ball when he wore a plain.
wide rundown, under which was white
string tie.
president Harrison wore a rundown
collar. broad and simple and "A plain
black tie, except on state occasions, when
his neckwear was conventional.
President Mckinley usually wore a
stanG-up collar, with slight fare points.
He liked to De at ease and that's the
sort Of collar for a man to wear if he
wants to feel comfortable in IL stand-uu.
Mr. Mckinley'S ncckwear was in keeping
with his character, simple and unaffect-
cd.
There have been a goood many
changes in presidential enckwear since
1879 when John q. Adams wore the high
collar which was completely enyel0ped 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 hat style. But for plain
common sense unconventional style. the
Roosevelt collar is. like it, wearer
style Of it, own."-Ncw York Sun.