The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-23
The Mayor That Hates "Glad Rags.

Evening clothes nave Cduseu e'i
tanples in the convolutions OF some
American statesmen. The late Attorney
General GARLAND could not away with
a dress suit" The Hon. JOSEPH VEL
DEN BAILEY Of Texas, though young,
one Of the finest specimens OF the OLD
prehistoric black frock coat and Con-
stitution school, has never consented,
or has but recently consented, to drape
his Apollonian frame in the weeds OF
night. 1t is our impression that Gov
ernor MICKEY of Nebraska shares this
scruple. Now Mayor WOODWARD OF
Atlanta numbers himself proudly among
the professionals and recusants and throws
away the clawhammer as vlciously as
il it were a DEVILS robe. He won't go
to any function where dress suit is
necessary to make him welcome.
Doubtless the Mayor is welcome any
where. We know that he is very beau
tiful. He needs no black and white to
enhance that loneliness. He ought to
90, when he is invited, to be sign and
warning to the frivolous. See to what
unnecessary self-sacrifice he condemns
himself:
> II met Governor T1RKEIh yesterday, and he
asked me II was coming TO his reception. asked
him II 1t was to be a dress suit affair. and he said
that It would be mixed. He said ne mad invited me
and not my clothes to the reception. I intended
to 20. and am very sorry that was unavoidably
prevented from doing so."
Ia a dress suit" becoming positive
mania, fixed idea in the Mayors mind?
He should be careful. But hear him:
-The things always seemed to me silly and nom
senslcal. never wore one but once in my life:
Ina, was years ago, when Attorney General GRIoos
was here to Inspect the site for the Federal prison.
Hoxs SMITH gave him reception and II was
dress affair." so hired suit for the occasion and
went The thing didn't At. and felt uncomfort-
able all the time. made UP my mind then that
would never put on one of the things again When
ever dress suits are ono of the requirements will
stay away, no matter what the OCCASION"
Here ia the trouble, after all. The
Mayor was uncomfortable in somebody
else's evening clothes. If he gets suit
of his own, perlnanence, no casual mis-
tress, but wife, how happy, easy and
splendid he will be- But he is too demo-
cratic to wear one," says the Atlanta
Journal. Too democratic to don the
one great leveling costume that makes
equal all men and gentlemenl
Away! The Mayor Of Atlanta, no
mean city, has no right to represent
that city as place ignorant or scorniul
Of the conventions Of civilization. Mr..
WOODWARD can wear a blue jeans frock
at reception, if he can get in on those
terms. Mayor WOODWARD has obliga-
lions to society.
But perhaps Mayor WOODWARD has
the back counties in mind and means to
be q candidate for Governor. We no.
tice that the Hon. HoKE SMITH has been
charged with taking fee from a rail-
road, with being part owner Of hotel
in which there is barroom, and with
other high crimes and misdemeanors.
II the other SMITHS don't rally around
| him, his finish" as candidate seems
near. Then our friend the Hon. CLARK
HOWELL, who has been prodding Mr..
SMITH, will have chance to learn what
his own Weaknesses have been. What
| if WOODWARD, the friend of the people,
the unspoiled child of nature. the man
that won't wear spiketail, should be
hailed and hymned by hawbuck Crack
;r,np tN Worthp