Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-03
MEN WHO LEAD IN FASHIONS.
Boudoir, Dress and Ornaments of a
Partisan Dandy.
From the LONDON Mall.

When you take tea at the Elysee Palace,
at Rumpelmayer's or at any other fash
ionable tea room you sometimes meet
smart Parisians elegant to the finger tips.
rich idlers whose chief occupation is 10
display a new collar new style OF
dress.
These men, looking spick and span, VINO
seem to have escaped from the pages OF
one of Paul Bourgeois romances, are more
coquettish in Their attire than many wo-
men.
When YOU see them you cannot help
thinking that their beautifully knotted tie,
In harmony with The shade OF their waist
coat and with the flower which adorns
their buttonho,e. must be the result OF
long reflection.
I am writing with due knowledge of the
matter as / had the honor of several times
witnessing the habiliments of one of these
fashion creators.
Oh, the terrible state of mind of man
who hestates between an amethvst-coloreu
tie with silvery dots and stormy troplcai
sky shaded scarf, Oh, the dreadful ahA-
iety of a sportsman who is about 10 meet
q lady friend of his and who tires his Drain
% in wondering which one OF his forty
seven walking sticks will exactly take the
fancy of the lady in question
Ties are not the only things that haunt
preoccupation is his socks. He has nun
dreds and hundreds of pairs, classed In
cases like books in library. me sea
SON. the weather, his feelings. gay OF SAD,
his wifes temper are the dinerent polhls
which he takes into consideration before
making the choice of a pair of SOCKS.
Another hobby which affects many "a
risan handles consists In wearing queer
rings AS matter of fact, the most eN-
traordinary jewes-which cannot be IN
cluded in the modern style, but iuture
style"-adorn the fingers OF some OF THESE
gentlemen. a,os
of oriental goddesses with opal or topaz
ewes. fying squirrels chased in green goIn,
or seven headed hydras with precious
stones of different shades, these are the
rare Jewels that a master designer hhe
7 alone inyents to quench the thirst OF
extrayagance of these "uebermenschen.
II goes without saying that 1t requires
psychological knowledge 10 eiesah'is
manipulate a walking stick
To insure having stock ready Tot All
occasions the man of fashion spreads mnch
fine gold Stacks OF sticks and uHnoretas
are the possession of the true dandy, ana
when ne is quite ready to take mis- prom
enade IL is his mans duty to produce those
sticks so that he may choose the one thal
hest suits the attire he wears. Connois-
seurs of trusted value in the form or Velets
are in some instances 50 honored by their
,nasters that their choice Is accepted WIN
ont a question but as a rule the young
blood" is so particular on this point that
he trusts no ones taste save ms own.
Terribly EARRING notes can be prcduceu
when a pIeskin umbrella crook Is placed
n 3u1taposltion with form OF dress that
cries for clear rock crystal KNOB prace-
leted with turquoises that match the scarf
pin worn, or a hematite handle with col
lar" Of pearls is not forthcoming Tor mourn
ing earb, with pearl pin that signlnes
tears in the scarf. 1t is in shades OF mean
ing such as these that the young spark OF
today when he IS a dandy, testlhes To the
polite sentiments he harbors
One of the hobbies many Russians
share with their women folks is truly
artistic affection for scent, the application
of which IS realized to perfection. The
apartments of a wealthy Russian viii be
scented by means of little fountain or by
the mysteriously contrived addition of per-
furne to the draperies, hangings and aru-
fetal flowers that are mingled with the rcai
blossoms that also yield up their odorous
tribute to the scheme. And this apprecia-
ton for perfume the luxuriously minded
Englishman has learned, though UP to late
ly, since the days of Beau Brummel and
Count d OrSay, perfume was relegated to
womens use and was regarded as too eff
Terminate altogether to be tolerated by men
But, true to his innate instinct not to
parade a taste for dress and pretty luxu-
ries a man scents himself very differently
from the crude way IN which a woman
INDUCES in the application of her favorite
perfume He uses spray or a tiny scent
pot with a nose Ike that OF watering can,
with which his man impregnates his clothes
after having aired them well. particularly
in the case of smoking suits and he himself
Yields as he Dleases in his own case No
saturation of his handkerchief. no crude
methods of tip-tilting the scent flask over
his habiliments satisfies him. His desire IS
merely to environ himself with an atmos-
phere, a suggesson of Isolated luxury; TO
proclaim himself the dainty, cur!ed darling
of fortune that he is.