The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-07-01
FASHION THAT OWES ITS DEATH
TO RlDIcULE.
SHIRT WAISTS NOW PissE
Local Scientist Evolves Theory Con-
corning Proper Use OF Water
Random Hits.
FROM Saturdays Daily Gazette.

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which has been the cause Of the death
of many really meritorious institu-
tons and customs, has won a victory
over the shirt waist and the man who
last year affected that really COM
Portable and sensible garment will
hardly have the hardihOod to appear
in it this summer Its advocates
made a heroic struggle, but sentiment
was against them and they had to
yield.
While it cannot be said that the
craze really ever had a foothold here
or anywhere else in the west, for that
matter, it was believed that this sum
mer would see the shirt waist man IN
the a~scendency and that by force of
sheer determination and pluck he
would compel acceptance of the fash
ion and that every we'll dressed man
would throw aside his coat and vest
and array himself after the manner of
his infantile days. But fashion has
decreed otherwise. Probably as much
as anything else to which the airy
garment owes it's defeat is the unkind
manner in which the hoi poloi COM
mented upon it, and the u%nfeeling re-
marks of SISSY" boys it directed to-
ward the shirt waist as a proper gar
ment in which to appear where coats
are accepted as being the right thing
also had something to do with it's
downfall, as men did not relish the
idea of being ordered out until they
could present themselves dressed"
All these auses conspired to end in
disgrace what promised to become a
popular style and the shirt waist has
become one of the things that are
considered as passe and not to be
worn by those who aspire to be recog-
nized by fashions ironclad laws.
However, there remains some salts
faction for those who wore the thing
really because of it's comfort. They
are to be compensated by the edict
which has gone forth that it will be
proper and in good form for a man to
veal an ordinary negligee shirt, sans
coat, sans vest and sans "%galluses"
during the days when a man wishes
he could take off his skin and sit in
his bones. Invisible suspenders will
be worn with plain shirts, as they
were worn with shirt waists" said a
we'll known haberdasher this morn
ing. This will cause the ordinary
shirt to look just as we'll as the
waist did, and being without the pleat
in the back will not subject the wear
er to the harsh criticism of the gamin
having invaded his wife's wardrobe
before starting out"
Without wishing to be understood
as desiring to- cast any reflections on
really respectable and hardworking
young men, yet it is, perhaps, we'll
for some of those who trod the boards
last night in abbreviated neither gar
ments that they were at, home and
among friends, otherwise they might
have been arrested for vagrancy.
They really did appear to be without
visible means of support.
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Recently a newspaper published in
the western part of the state con-
tanned a lengthy and learned article
on the proper Use of Water" Among
those who read it was a certain gen.
tleman of this city whose c%onviality
and good fellowship r %proverbial
After studying the article carefully
he was heard to remark that he could
see no necessity for the expenditure
of SO much labor and thought on
question that any man of ordinary
sense and intellect could answer ii
a few words. Years of experience
and study had convinced him that the
proper use to which water should b.
put was it's application as a Chaser
for something stronger.
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A man who at n time enjoyed
the distinction of a personal acquaint
ance with the erstwhile noted bandi
is OF the opinion that the manager o
the aggregation of alleged female bal
players now touring the state ha'
been imposed upon, or else Koch
lymph is really capable of accom-
plishing the wonders claimed for i
by the German physician. He say
the girls and also the umpire VIII
travels with them. a few days ag
in one Of the towns to the east. ]
the risky fellow who calls balls an
strikes is really Frank James, the1
aays the gentleman quoted. he ha