The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-30
NOCHANGE.
Present Style of Mems Clothing Here
to Stay


An authority On mems clothes has
been lsctUring on the subject, and an
nounceS that the present styles are TO
be permanent Prominent tailOrs are
disposed to think that he IS right, and
that there viii De no change. except par
haps little tonIng down IN some Re-
spects.
A retired master taller Of Brooklyn is
OF the opinion that the styles have never
been 50 simple and becoming as now
He can remember when many men OF
fortune wore knee breaches, and he says
that they were very common IN the
south before the war. as men down
there were great horseback riders AM
preferred breeches. with long boots, to
trousers.
The newspapers have recently in
formed the world that it IS about a
century since trousers came into fash
ion" the writer's informant said Il o
70 that time knee breeches and silk
stockings, with lev shoes. were Worn'
and also what were then known as
pantaIoons. The latter fitted tightly
and came down 10 the ankle, where
they were closely buttoned on the out
side Many persons can remember zzl.eIs
q dress coat was very often worn AT al
times Of the day The Newmarket cut
at enc time was very fashionable and
reSembled somewhat the present cut
away coat IN this country II was
known as the shadbelly- 1t had q yelNeI
collar of q color to suit the cloth. winch
was blue green or claret-c0lOred- 1ns
buttons were Of various metals accord
Ing to the taste Of the wearer
THE style Of mems clothes greatly
depends On the taste of those VINO are
presumed to lead the fashion The bell
bottom trousers were an Improvement
on the straight up-and-deWrn style tIlas
preceded them but the thing was car
RED to an extreme. The next rage
was for the -peg-t0u' which was roorny
r
over the shoe After that came the
snug-firtfng style and then the wide.
hutrering style, followed by the Skin
tight The present loose rrouSeE Is
passing away. as there are few men TO
whom il IS becoming. am Of the optn-
ion. however that there viii not De any
material change IN the coat, vest and
trousers as now worn
Cutting has become q regular profeS-
sion and many persons skilled IN It re-
ceive high salaries NO matter how
good taste q man may have II the
matter of dress, he Is dependent On th-
artistic ability OF the cutter 10 produce
the kind OF garment he demands some
like high waist TO their trousers. soma
a low one. Some like their trousers cut
loose and some fitting close As To
vests. there IS the same variety Of
taste. the single breasted being pre-
ferred at one time and the double
breasted at another, and so it is with
coats. At times the frock coats may
have loose backs or otherwise But
whatever the severe fashion may be.
most men viii desire a cut between II
and a less close adherence to the ex-
IRENE style"
II the opinion Of another experienced
dresser OF men IS OF any worth the
writer has it at hand
These varieties of choice" he says.
are not great changes They are SIM
ply the expression OF the likes and dis.
likes Of men, all equally reputable, one
quietly dressed, without aiming at any
thing ike being exquisite
As TO colors and material. I don't be-
Ifeve men VII cleviate much FROM those
in vogue There VIII never be a return
to the extravagaut styles of the seven
tenth and eighteenth centuries, when
men wore silks and satins of every hue
The tendency Of the age IS toward SIM
Of material II IS only the fnexperi-
enced th0ughtIess and cancelled that
wear anything which makes them con-
SpicuOus and which attracts attention
hat viii the cost of clothing be?'
That is a hard question TO answer.
Men Of fashion may spend on their
clothing nearly half Of their incomes.
while others. equally vel bred and con-
nected- and with incomes as large, VIII
spend perhaps not more than $500 Or 800
a year OF course. If they are horsemen,
golfers, yachtsnen or sporting men
they must spend more.
DO think that eventually the pso-
pie Of this country VIII come down to
wearing a Uniform style Of dress2 Heav-
en- Forbid Would you have then sink
down TO the style Of a Chinamanz No;
the dress Of men as it now IS VIII re-
main for years 10 come. practically the
same It is simple, becoming and
handy"
The writer questioned women versed
/ in matters of female costume on their
views as to dress Of women in the fu-
turs Their opinions were all one way
You want to know whether We think
that the time viii come when q Woman
VIII adopt a set style in dress said
one Good heavens. assUredIy uotl
+ Changes in woman's dress began with
Eve, and VIII go Orwell I believe
women won't be satisfied with one style
Of white robes IN heaven s=BrookIyu
/ Citizen