The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-08-05

invented a hat to BE- worn on the royal
yacht which not only protected her eyes
from the glare of the sun, but swept down
sympathetically over the nape Of her neck.
That style Is the most popular In England
to-day. The young men who punt on the
Thames have this same apprehension for
the backs OF their necks and turn down their
pananas as a precaution.
The fashion. like every other one that
appertains to the dress Of men and Is born
In England, has travelled to this country.
1t is %virulent now in every summer resort
on the Atlantic coast.
Other features OF mans summer dress
In this year Of grace tend to emphasize
the appearance of carelessness. The soft
collar Of silk or linen or oven Of flannel is
perhaps a little more formal in look than
the bogus stocks which men were formerly
accustomed to wrap about their necks.
Swathed In these bands OF oolored oxford
cloth, especially after they had lost their
first freshness, the masculine neck looked
as untidy as 1t well could.
The real stock, clean and crisp and we'll
tied and worn with sporting or neglige
dress, is as smart a form OF neckwear as
the average man can wear. On the other
hand a band Of colored | men cloth, crossed
In front and held together by a safety pin,
Is the apogee Of summer neglige.
y These soft collars are not much more
dressy than the fake stock. The difference
between spiokness and untidiness must
not be forgotten, however unconventional
In dress one may want to be. No informality
In attire will excuse a man for not having
his collar absolutely fresh and his white
duck trousers free from feck or stain.
The same Is true OF all fanuel clothes worn
for summer neglige.
The soft collar is not very often fresh at
the average seashore resort, and with the
ends held together loosely by the stretching
safety pin it sits Imply on the shirt, slowly
losing all the trig look that the pronounced
style demands; but this years summer
man cares not.
It is a part Of the business Of a new sum-
mer man to look professionally athletic.
He cannot do that and look tidy too. 1t is
an indispensable part of the picture that
his collar should be in disorder n that his
white luck rousers should be wrinkled
and stained until one unconsciously pities
the laundress on looking at them.
Just as important as his tanned com-
plexion and the carelessness Of his dress
Is the pipe. He could not be a seriously
athletic summer man without the pipe.
Tan shoes that are sadly in need Of polish.
about his neck q silk handkerchief faded
by the salt water and sun and q sweater
that bears every mark Of long ~usage-these
are other details Of summer dress.
Perhaps Of all none Is more essential
than the sunburn, although that would be
much less effective without the contributory
features OF oarelessness and untidiness.
The question OF a hat need not worry the
youthful type Of summer man 80 long as
he does not possess a near panama. He
may 60 without anything at all on his heed
from morning to night and be even more
In the prevailing summer mode than II he
had a real panama.
To look like the most extreme example
OF the summer man Of 1908. the formula
seems TO be to buy all the smartest things
that are advertised by the tailors and habcr-
dashers, to get them good and dirty once
and to let them stay that way. The odor
Of tobacco in the strong form Of a pipo
or in the diluted scent OF an American
cigarette. adds q piquant touch to this
makeup. Over all. there should be sum
burp-sunburned hair that looks Like hay,