Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-01-15
FOLLIES OF, FASHION
SARToRIAL vAGARIES OF TIE CEN.
TuRIES THAT ARE GONE.
'rotesGue styles That ReIgned In
The Time of CHANGER Raiment
T""t Hiv"led the Rainbow and
Men Who starched Their Beard..

Men Who Starched Their Beard..
1t is little gratifying to reflect that
however the nan Of today may com
t I@re with his ancestors of bygone cen
:, turtles in physique and morals, bis
dress is much more moderate and in
expensive, even IL it is less pictur.
esque, than theirs.
1t is true that here and there ona
: may find some foolish younp man
whose taste in dress is as extra VACANT
as that of any buck" of the DAYS of
the Georges. There is, for instance a
son of well known peer who has the
reputation OF never wearing a suit
twice He has a wardrobe of waist
coats OF all the colors of the rainbow.
ranging from light blue spangled
with silver stars to a deep green satin
with buttons of eighteen carat gold
each OF which is adorned with the
painted face of beautiful woman.
Another wealthy arstocrat is credit
ed with having as many suits and uni.
ioflns as there are days in the wear
and with spending on his tailor's bill
sum Which would pay the yearly
salary OF a minor cabinet minister
But such men are modestly arraved |
compared with the dandies of many a |
past century. The earl of Northum-
berland who lived in the latter part of
the fourteenth century boastcd no few.
er than sixty suits of cloth of gold
alone and the bishop of Ely of that
time had change Of raimcnt for ey-
cry day Of the year.
Much later, in Queen Mary's time.
the wardrobe Of Il bishop might have
been the envy of Solomon for the va.
rlety ana costliness of its contents, ana
even a simple village priest, according
10 ruler, wore "a vestmcnt of crimson I
satih' vestment of crimson velvet. n J.
s'oie ana fanon set with pearl, gowns Y
faced with taffetas. etc"
In the days of Chaucer fashionable 8
men wore clothes as MANY colored ~ s
Joscphs coat, so that while one leg
"o"id ne Il blaze of crimson the other
would be tricked out in green or blue
u yellow, without any regard to har.
nony or contrast" 7
Even as late as the middle of the s.
eighteenth century dandy would deck o
llihseli III "A vivid green coat, waist. II
oat OF scarlet. yellow breeches and O
'lue stockings" and the gentleman Of
lew years later wore, among SINH
II sar'ofial vagaries. "a coat of light -,
reeh, with sleeves too small for the -
rms anu buttons too big for the ~
reeves; pair of Manchester fine stuff ~ ~
reeclles, without money in their pock. VI
" cloudcd SILK stockings, a club of NV
ar behind larger than the head that
irfles It, hat of the size of n six.
'nce on block not worth a far. "A
ing g.
AT one fashionable epoch our ances. off
rs, TO quote the words of a quaint I'm
rohicler, would weare clothes so th M,
shte to We skin that it might well be rem
hcelved they wore no clothes at ALL" are
u al another they would wear them ui el
io"@ 'ii"l IL single suite bow
gut well have afforded Payment for or {
whole familie and so stuffed ont
VI leathers that, of a verify, their
hrers resembled nothing SO much "a
liking sackes." 81
u "ilothcr period it was the gro 'for
que fashion to combine on one per IN
lhe dress of all the countries Of witt
rope-tIe hat would be Spanish, the didn
french. the trousers Turkish. and Phil
)n-sO that the wearer was q ",vaIl.
eptonle of the dress of a CONT.
t." 81 al
one time shoes would be worn lung
u square toes of such width that con
II proclamation was issued limiting Cure
"ldth to six inches, and these gems
IS were succeeded by others which forn -
Z 10 the finest Of points at the toes. MIMI
Henry Ills time shoes with points lief
feet long were worn h,, +ho r... throa
bles and in +ho uai sos" uneql
, ieisH vi I1eury ant tC
these points had grown to such an avor
innate length that in order to be
TO walk at all it was necessary TO
n the tips to the knees by chains Il
n were OF gold or silver while the shoult
OF the shoes were carved with all native
OF fantastic designs. dren
the early part of the eighteenth never
Try it was a common thing for n Alta
of fashion to spend several hours
with his valet. among the MANY
I operations being the starching
beard and the proper pertaining
rments. the painting of the face F'S
nointing with oils. tinctures. ouin. The s
ices and pomatums" T., 10 aS,a,, covery
hat so,,. ~ 49, !" even made
.., ''4''e VI inc n''ndles or the busco.
'atheu IN wine and milk for the ''that c
walton of their comDleyions and sumptlt
of tbo;r I.., that h
y .,, VA 'ne'I energies. - and Gri