Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-17
Have Come to Stay, But Must Shed
All Frills.
HABERDASHERS CONDEMN, But SELL
Some Ideas of the Rest of the
Summer Mans Outfit.
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Written for The Evening Star.

Written for The Evening Star
In his new summer shirt waist ChappIe
seems no longer devil of a fellow.
He Is just too sweet for anything, to
quote the girls. but in his pretty morning
fneries, which rival the butterfly effects
OF his fair rivals, 1t stands to reason that
with the majority of his own sex he Is a
creature to be condemned.
However, as a matter of fact the shirt
waist Chappie is not half as foolish as he
looks. He has tried to solve the problem
of summer comfort for mans dress, and
with the elimination of the silly frills that
despite all ridicule. have here and there
appeared, it looks as if his little shirtie is
to be the model for future years.
The haberdashers of New York disclaim
all knowledge of the existence of the manly
shirt waist.
We don't allow the name to be men,
toned here" declared the portly head of
one well-known Broadway firm yesterday.
In some places" naming off few poor
towns with whitening contempt, "a wash
blouse that goes by that name has been
adopted for policemen. day laborers and
railway porters; but a gentleman wear
shirt waist? Neverr
And he added, with biting scorn. that II
one did do it his dreSsmaker must make
them
But as the poet sings. "a rose by any
other name would smell as sweet" The
lordly haberdasher himself had shirt
waists to sell. He only salved his bust
ness conscience by baptiZing them with
little more in keeping with the dignity Of
the Sex.
Dainty Hued Negliges.
''Neglige shirts" he said, as he laid some
pale blue violet. buff and pink darlings on
the counter.
The seeker after knowledge bowed silent
ly Ii was SO clearly the case of the rose
by another name that she could scarcely
refrain sfrom laughing. There were the
same materials that have distinguished the
upper half of the Maudie and Mamie all
summer long-cotton cheyiot with tiny silk
stars and hair line stripes, madras ging-
ham merceriZed to a satiny sheen, butch
ers linen percale, cambria, lawn! with
many of the shirts even, very womaniSh
looking stock had been fashioned Of soft
unstarched cheviot or white pique But
around this-to save the day-was real
man handkerchief of colored silk and linen
tied with neat a manly emphasis as you
would wish to see.
AS for the rest of the ''negliges" many
had soft cuffs that turned back with UNI
deniable frills at the edge: the tucks OF
few bosoms We're held down with the
feather stitch in thread to match the little
pattern of the material, and across the
shoulders of some plain backs there were
even pointed yokes. All fastened at the
front with the box pleat and pearl buttons
of Maudie's and Nantes own shirt waist
and IL the tails were somewhat longer than
those sweet things extremities 1t was only
that the emergency required 1t. As far as
human eye could Judge they were shirt
waists. Yes. shirt waists; let the haber-
dasher call them by what name he will!
Only for Morning Wear.
According to the best authorities the un-
stffened shirt coming under the head Of
lounging garments neglige Is permits
sible In town only for morning wear. Away
from the busy haunts of men-in other
words. In the summer girls jungle-it may
blossom till dewy eve: but then decency re-
Quires that II shall be shed for the starched