The Washington herald., 1908-02-14


New York Feb. Bout of all the art
the many art critics and connoisseurs
that attended the salon of the Merchant
Tailors' National Exchange IN the art
galleries Of the Park Avenue Hotel this
afternoon, one learned, plus other things,
that the influence Of Whistlers low tones
IS becoming more marked among the con
seFVatVe OF the older sarlorlal artists;
that one creator designs ana another exc
cutes Secretary Tafts clothes without
extra assistance-eXcept or course the
blts OF mechanicai drudgeTy that are at
tended to by members OF the Pantsmak-
ers Union; that young man named
Barker from ProVldence, VINO Is not a
| tailor but consumer, Is the best dressed
man In the United States and that Presi-
dent Roosevelt dresses like an onion ex-
! cept in the matter Of fit
| NJ. Hugo Ardleigh, while discussing the
dress Of many famous men in Wash
ington with a Mr.. Fitzgerald. Of Albany.
was the autborit,. who pqva voio. ~ tro
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'F''''V' ','"' H'''' pu'','e "S'oe '''e auVS-
/
or any other party doctrines, Mr Roose-
welt as a dresser IS on the piazza Also.
so Mr. Ardleieh thinks. Mr.. Tafts ply
slque quite inhibits his wearing one Of the
new Orby coats, a beautiful expression of
which. done in London fog tones, was the
masterpiece Of the salon.
BARKER Best Dressed Man.
| Not only young Mr. Barker who had
run down from Providence. he said not
| only 10 see some of his own clothes that
were hung on the line but to elimpse one
Of the new Orb,, coats as well ,,o+ ,,l,.
he but The aestbete who designs HE
clothes as well N. Herbert Gardner of
| providenre Guarantees the assertion tbat
vofnp Mr. Rarl-ar fs the hest d-esso5
man in tb, country
As one enters the main gallery one
| is confronted by striking hit NJ 5rp,n,
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lHe CoaC .s or oa'A Oiue' lrousefs also
/ Ilv white Around ,r1. rsrl, is strir, 81
material that may or may not have been
or Inoleum, painted scarlet and the
STRIP Is studded with brass taeks.
Blink space Reserved.
| The blank space on the facade reserved
! for medals is T1peG or with gold chains
supported by miniature posts from
dolls brass bedstead, and scattered here
and there in a prolusion Of wealth are
many ether minerals in various stages
| or manufacture II is said that the uni
! form would pan over 5000 10 the ton.
From the single exhibit Of the scuIptors'
art one naturalIy hurried et-sipb, 50 IN.
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mat the one in the salon ls a shetland
/ bronze, but that an impressiOnist doubt
/ less would say that the motif is Ion
don fog. NJ sam Regal the creator nor
haps would not have added Co the fame
already ills were u not ior his orby As
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inspiration.
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Like hash IT all came 10 NJ. Sam one
night in a dream. Why not have two
seams instead of one. placing one seam
to starbo8rd and one to port? Eureka,