The San Francisco call., 1905-03-26
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must come a bit below his boot tops;
the groom's, to the top button OF his
breeches. When trousers are WORN
the coats are longer. Gloves are usu-
ally tan. but sometimes Of white buck
skin
livery is whipcord, brown square hat
to be worn with the jacket: a square
or coaching hat with the coat In wet
weather the carriage servants must
have mackintoshes, rubber hat-covers
and knitted gloves, a large umbrella TO
be carried for the footman's use when
going between carriage and house
doors.
The buffers morning dress includes
a plain black jacket or coat, and
squeakless shoes Of any kind Of
leather. The second man wears ths
same unless when he is waiting, when
a Tuxedo is proper. In private services,
duck or thin coats are not to be worn
Only at dinner need the butler don his
white gloves. At dinner the house
footman wears a dress coat OF the
family color" His waistcoat Is Of
striped or solid color vafentian or
plush, trousers like the coat piped to
match the waistcoat. Jeems must al
ways wear a white collar and tie, and
noiseless shoes. 1t would be a direful
day for Jeems IL his shoes emitted even
Z
broken dish could not be q much
greater calamity to him
The hallboy or page wears trousers
and short jacket Of the family color.
with plenty OF buttons. The boy La
buttons is familiar character abroad
and we had him on the stage IN nat
ural guise In that pretty play '"Ths
Rajah," which Marie Burroughs pre-
sented at the dear departed Baldwin
ing sustained with fidelity the part of
the muchly buttoned boy. Our eleva-
tor boys and the bellboys at our best
hotels wear a uniform approximattng
that Of the. European hallboy, but he
is not so lavishly supplied with but
tons. The West Point cadets come the
nearest in attire to the boy In but
tons as he is seen In Europe.
Certain private establishments with
more than the average regard for form
and European precedent uniform their
house footmen In what Is termed a
court coat, q garment or peculiar cut,
suitable to be worn with knee breeches
and buckles. plush waistcoat, low
buclxled shoes, and black stockingx
Club servants dress much as do house
footmen- The livertes in San Francis
co.'s clubs are about the same In style.
nothing distinctive The men as
rule wear uniform coats and plain
trousers. One does not see In the
West, or indeed in the East very often.
any OF those remarkable footren we
get on the stage, those huge gtants
with bulging, white-stockinged calves
that we read Of In English novels
Tommy Yellowplush and the immortal
Jeems are not everyday matters among
our American Four Hundreds. And few
San Francisco buffers are awe-fuspir-
ing, as they are often In London. and
in New York, which imports them d.
rect from the mother country. Many
a timid country cousin, for the first
time visiting her town relatives. has
been frightened into awkwardness and
even tears by the superciliously stern
gaze Of an imported butler, who prob
ably had no conception OF his own
awful qualities.
The correct livery for carriage serv-
ants is much In evidence at the annual
horse shows in New York and else
where. as the appearance of the men,
as well OF the horses. is considered by
the judges in making their awards.
Carriage servants usually wear a Diff
ferent livery when in town from that
worn in the country. the latter usu-
ally being made of some light-covered
whipcord-