The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-11-17
WHERE MAN BEATS WOMAN.
CAN DRESS WE'LL on $500 A YEAR
WITH MONEY TO SPARE.
May Go Into society and Keep Up APP
pearances 10 the Standard Of the Rich
Long Life OF His Evening Clothes
Few Garments lie Has TO Purchase.

Long Life OF His Evening Clothes
Few Garments lie Has TO Purchase.
The discussion Of woman's dressing on
1900 a year having been settled by the uni
yersal decision that such a feat Is impos-
sible 10 a woman who goes out at all or
entertains, the question of mans dressing
calls for attention. And in this case as in
many others custom gives man the ad-
vantage, for II Is quito possible for a man
10 dress on $500 a year and make an excel
lent appearance.
and keep up his appearance TO the standard
OF men worth millions, for although his
clothes may not have the value oil the rlcher
| mems garb they can be in keeping and cor
| rectly cut. Custom forbids any attempt at
! ostentation In a mans clothes while women,
even those of the finest taste, are allowed
| 10 wear Jewels and the eNtravagantly made
simple" W so-called, that cost more
than the more elaborate costumes
The one subject OF evening clothes gives
n man a great advantage. A woman must
have at least one evening gown in a winter II
she goes out at all and his Is a most ineagre
allowance eked out with frocks that have
been left over from the last season. III a
Wedding or an event of importance occurs
she can only stay at hoIne If she has not
a new gown, fresh and attractive, even
though II may be inexpensive.
A man. on the contrary, wears his evening
clothes constantly through a season ana
sometimes for two or three II he Only ions
them on occasions. With an extra dlhheI
Goa he can always be immaculate and
correctly dressed. A careful brushing
and pressing IL all that Is required TO Keep
masculine evening clothes In condition
IL would be safe to say that the average
man wears an evening suit with, perhaps,
an extra coat, through two seasons. This
ut apNa taEag from his pNDpnSn account
one Of the most important items In n wo-
mans expenditures.
Given the usual number OF garments
In good condition that a mans wardrobe
contains, and mems. clothes never wear
out, tear or get out of shape in the manner
Of woman's garb. and he can with
out the slightest difficulty, make $500 a
year an ample allowance for his clothes, .
said a fashionable tailor. Many men OF
means do not spend any more than that
Mems clothes are more strongly maze
and are Of such very different materials
from those worn by women that they stand
all sorts OF usage and still retain their color
and shape, provided they are taken care OF;
in a yea a man may. buy ono goop
business suit. not a fashionable English
suit. but an ordinary good cloth and per-
feet cut, for $50 OF 500. Men do not have
clothes made to order as much as they
formerly did and an excellent suit can be
bought for $50 or 500.
He can allow hlillSel1 one new oN'i''"'
a year. alternating each year from a winter
coat 20 a fall or spring weight garment
He can wear these coats each for Two sea-
sons. The cut of mems clothes does nov
vary as that Of women does. And where
there il a variation IL is usually So slight
thai only a very close observer can ten
the difference. A woman's gown bears
the mark of last season In its very llne
The tailors and modistcs purposely have
il so for a very obvious reason.
Take the matter Of hats. Here he II
doubly fortunate. One silk hat IN a season
ia a sufficient allowance and with a pot
hat and a straw hat in the summer he can
manage admirably. Then consider the
difference in the price OF his hats and those
Of a woman. Five dollars pays for the
ordinary hat and s. or so buys a silk hat
NOWADAYS mems clothes for golf and
wheeling cost "A lot more than they used TO;
but so do a woman's, for that matter, Ana
he Is not subject\to the changes IN style,
Many men prefer to wear their old clothes
for outdoor sport and disdain to make a
special costume.
He has none of the small belongings
Of dress TO buy constantly a. IA woman
has. Neckties, shirts, collars and Guns
and handkerChiefs constitute ms equip
ment. A woman must have boaS, ruch"s
for the throat, neck Scarfs Of all sorts,
furs that cost fortunes, ribbons, t"li-,
bags, chains. hair ornaments-th h-t "a
an endless one.
sMen wear their gloves until they wear
out. and only for extreme occasions Will a
man have 10 wear white gloves with evening
dress, 80 his gloves can safely u" unt down
Ia four or FIVE pairs In "A year, white, gray,
castor and tan dog skin.
Women must have new gloves every
time they g. out almost lhHl ~ a woman,
caunot wear gloves hat are not fresh, and
a. they Use the lighter 'iui~ ~ much Tor
evening there IT. a necessity Tor frequent
renewals And a woman must ID" NOR"
particular about her gloves and Ter boots
than any other items - her apparel
Shoes are exactly ~" -tiu' 4 mans
dress shoes costing him ~ or g VIII lat
him liz months With "A pair u "ali-klu
shoes and "a pair - tir- for th" summer D."
IL we'll equlpIs-i Tor "a year, when YOU 'ni-
slider the Old -hp'- that are alWaNs uu lhui,
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shad.- Tor evening, huur" -luI"'r-, df,-s
buots aud walking -hu's som" women
wear out shp"- iu the mot marvellous
way aud mus discard them when th"y
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