The Washington times., 1901-10-27
NEcKWEAR OF PRESIDENTS.
Chief Magistrates Who Adopt styles
Peculiarly 1heir Own.

President Roosevelt is liable to revo-
lutionize the collar business if he doesn't
change his style, said Broadway haber-
dasher the other day. Since he became
President we have had number of calls
for the Roosevelt collar OF course, there
is no such collar in the market. either as
to name or style. 1t is my opinion that
the President has his collars made to
ccder. Unquestionably there is more COM
fort in the kind he wears than in most
others, but they are not becoming to
everybody. any more t1an the high turn
overs would be becoming to President
Roosevelt. The Roosevelt collar If you
care TO get at its genesis, came into
Presidential favor when Grant was elect
cd the first time. But Grant wore bow
knot tie, which gave the collar different
appearance from that worn by President
Roosevelt.
Lincoln was the first of our Presidents
to discard the old-fashioned stock. which,
II worn now, would make a man look as
IL he had sore throat Lincolns collars
when he became President were part and
parcel of his shirt-'sewed on, as wo-
man would say. / am told that Lincoln
was not noticeably tidy in his collars.
They had wilted look always His
fayorite neckwear was black silk tied in
careless way. quite becoming 10 him.
When Andrew johnson succeeded to the
Presidency the old stock returned to the
" hite House He wore the wide stand-Up
collar, hich was encircled by black
satin stock with short stiff bow
Mr.. Hayes collar was a broad turn
down, with long points, but 1t was not
high. It didn't make much difference
what sort OF tie he wore, as his shirt
front was covered by his beard. Gar
field s collar was rather tastcful-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 a
high collar, with points slightly turned
out. The fit was always perfect. He was
the first President to wear fancy scarf
which was always set off by 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.. ClcYeland's S collars and style of
neckwear looked as if they had been made
from the same patterns as those worn by
land never confined himself 10 one kind
of collar. i saw him at his second inau-
gural 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
stand-up collar, with slight flare points.
He liked to be at ease, and that's the sort
of collar for a man to wear IL he wants
to fee. comfortable In a stand-up. Mr.
McKinleys neckwear was in keeping with
his character-simple and unaffected
There have been a good many changes
In Presidential neckwear since 1875, when
John 9. Adams wore the high collar
which was completely enveloped 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, unconventional style, the
Roosevelt collar is. like its wearer "a
style of its own."-New York Sun.