Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-16
sARToRIAL SECRET sTARrLEs
M. LIE Bargy, French Beau BrummeI.
on Tying a Tie.
From the Pan Mall Gazette.

From the Pall Mall Gazette.
To utter the name OF LIE Bargy is almost
as II you said Beau Brummel The popu-
lar actor of the Coincide Franchise Is the
''ar5iter elegantiarum" OF the masculine
world of Paris. To be well dressed means
that you follow after LIE Bargy. When the
Marquis de Priola" was put upon the
stage of the national theater, ia jeunesss
doree noted the manner of tie which en-
eircled the neck of the Partisan Don Juan.
nd at that moment was born new tie, the
Priola cravat." Self-respecting shops
placed it in the forefront of their latest
fashions, for mon and youth and old age
disputed for its possession. No man felt
fully dressed without the Priola crayat
Unfortunately, the exigencies of the stage
compelled our only LIE Bargy to renounce
the world and the flesh for the church
HIS next character was a cure in lie
Duel" and not even an elegant" of the
power of NJ. LIE Bargy could invent a new
cut for the Cloth" It would be against
the grain. SO to speak; 1t would not be re-
torial inventions. But since his great
triumph IN that play. NJ. LIE Bargy has been
laboring long and conscientiously to appear
better dressed than ever. He has just made
startling discovery which has caused
tremor Of excitement to pass over the
boulevards.
Hitherto 1t had been supposed that pro-
vided your evening tie was clean, its exact
shape ana style was a matter of more
or less Indifference. London perhaps knows
better, but Paris was profoundly ignorant
on this point. Men OF unblemlshed char
acter went into society with their evening
bows tied with perfect symmetry. If some
one had accused them OF buying them
ready made verify believe they would
hardly have been ashamed. 1t would GER
tainly have led to no early morning meet
ing of the Great Wheel, with coffee and pis-
tolls for two. 1t has been left to our great
historian, to our priceless LIE Bargy. to
n 0tIr
tie to be symmetrical is vulgar; 1t is worse
it Is bourgeoise. Can you not see how
we have all squirmed under this awful
pronouncement? The tying of an evening
bow has been elevated into religion
by Sartor Sartorius Mia Bargy. He selects
piece OF muslin of the required shape and,
to the base of his collar with few deft
movements. The LIE Bargy tie ties itself.
There is a picturesque air of confusion
about 1t. 1t seems to have grown there
1t is "neglige," 1t is almost nonchalant,
1t has the smallest strain Of impertinence.
Such is the LIE Bargy tie In the full flower
of its beauty-a dollhouse plant, surely,
but growing with the wild freedom of the
dogrose.
As you may imagine. NJ. LIE Bargy real
ICES the responsibilities of his position. He
has not jeopardized his reputation without
due care and consideration He knows that
thousands of his less enlightened brethren
look to him for saterial guidance. And
so his d1ctum on the evening tie mas only
como as the result OF mature reflection.
He has even evoked Brummel to his sup
port. Said that great master OF clothes:
"A dandy gives care to his necktie, but
never extreme care" NJ. LIE Bargy speaks
then, with authority. He has consulted
the Koran OF clothes; he has communed
with the prophet. Who shall be rash enough
to hint OF the geometrfcal tie? Naturally,
there Is art in 1t, even IL you are easily
"neglige." You may be too much SO, and
the cambria may have an after-the-feast
effect that you never Intended. 1t needs
the masters hand, surely. Here is a new
avocation for the man of taste-to tie his
neighbours bows. If ever the drama fails
But We are unduly pesslmistic.