The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-01-26
CORRECT DRESS FOR men
LIST OF "DONT'S" FOR USE or THOSE
WHO WOULD APPEAR WELL.
Interesting Experience of Man I'm Full
Dress at n Cowboy Dance-HOw
Politician Won TN Election.

On all properly worded invitations you
are informed what the function is to be.
and the information is put there simply
10 advise you as to what you can expect
and serves you with notice to dress ac-
cordingly. The invitation will read:
cards" Musical" Dancing" etc. AS
my article of last week covered the cor
rect dress for all these functions, I think
now a few suggestions on what not to wear
would be appropriate and in a way correct
some errors made by a great many men
who suppose themselves well-dressed men.
For Instance Do not wear a Tuxedo coat
10 any function where you know women
will be present; do not wear gloves at
card party; do not wear gold buttons with
full dress; do not wear dancing pumps to
a musical or card party; do not wear
black tie with full dress; do not go without
gloves TO a dance; do not wear white vest
20 a card party; do not wear a black vest to
a dance. do not wear pearl studs with Tux
edo; DO not wear a fancy vest made like
full dress vest with either Tuxedo or full
. dress coat; do not wear full dress on Sun
day evenings. unless IL be New Years eve
or Christmas gatherings; do not dress to
suit your own feelings or in a "I-don't-
care manner; remember your host and
hostess; do not wear jewelry with evening
dress; do not wear bright-colored hosiery
with Tuxedo or full dress; do not wear an
opera hat with your Tuxedo suit; do not
wear a white tie with Tuxedo; do not wear
a silk hat TO theater; do not wear string tie
wt6h frock coat; do not plated bosom
shirts with Tuxedo unless made of fine
pique-a plated linen resembles a negligee
shirt; do not wear high shoes TO a dance;
do not go by what you see on the stage.
Some glaring plumbers picked up in this
way.
a FATAL MISTAKE.
Some men have an idea that others may
think them foppish If they appear at GER
tain gatherings with Tuxedo suit on. This
IS particularly noticeable with politicians
and a greater mistake never was made. A
public man, in my opinion, should be well
and properly dressed on all occasions. He
will command more respect from all classes
Once, over I'm Illinois, two lawyers were
running for Congress. No. 1 was always
hne-IOoking, dressy man, but when he re-
ceived the nomination and started in on his
rural district campaign he dressed up in
overalls and big straw hat, and broke even
with the average farmer in his makeup.
and made a thorough canvass OF his district
IN this manner on an old blackboard cart
No. ., though usually a very ordinary
dresser, when he received the nomination
borrowed money 10 fix himself up with-a
new suit OF clothes. new derby hat. etc
and went through his canvass among the
farmers always well dressed and well
groomed and with a swell rig. and carried
the election by a large majority. in a dis
trict that had always gone the other way.
While No. 1 was undoubtedly the smarter
man, the farmers did not believe in sending
a man TO Washington that would not COM
mand respect; they argued that the per-
sonal appearance OF a man went long way
in Washington. and rightly so.
has 10 be exceptionally smart and brainy
20 offset poor clothes and untidy personal
appearance.
LONELY DRESS SUIT.
Several years ago 1 was down in the In
dian Territory on a trip. and some OF my
friends got up dance for me- l asked my
most particular friend what should wear.
lie informed me full dress. l went that
way ana was the only one at the dance
with even a white shirt on and was the
target for all the eyes in the hall; naturally
felt very uncomfortable. The girls, how
ever, were taken with me at once, and any
one or them was mine for the asking. In
1act, Tor a while / forgot there were any
other men present. The cowboys stood
around like a lot or has beens." / was it
for once In my life. Eight months later
made a return visit TO this little town,
eighty miles from a railroad, and happened
10 strike the place on the eve OF a dance
BY club that had been formed that sea-
son / received an invitation from my
friend, and, remembering my previous ex-
perience, attended the dance in my travel
Ing clothes. No dress suit again for Willie.
TO my surprise, when / emerged from the
dressing room, / found all the men in full
dress suits, and more evenly balanced lot
Of cressy fellows I never saw all being
dressed exactly alike / was the only has
been In the hall. learned that the club
had engaged "A tailor &c come in there and
TX them all up correctly. This made "a last
ing impression upon my memory. for some
Of those cowboys did look fine in their full
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