Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-19
MEN SHY OF LIGHT CLOTHING
Tropical" Dress Makes Little Appea.
to New Workers.
MANHATTAN ToGs FOR SUMNER
One Respect in which We Do Not Go
ms Far m LOndOn-SiIk AIpacas
Has Found n Few
Users.

NEW YORK. July 1s.-The dlsinclination
of well dressed New Workers to assume
tropical dress. as the dealers call It, even
when the weather makes such garments
suitable, was shown during the recent hot
spell. In the busines section OF the city
men wore light silk or alpaca coats, but
there were few who made any more con-
spicuous Difference TO the thermometer
Yet the tailors have made every prepare
ton to supply New Workers with garment
suited to the most trying weather.
New Workers differ in this from Euro
peans, who do not hesitate to make them
selves comfortable although they have few
such extremes OF heat as Americans feel.
One need not be young and dandified in
Paris to try to keep cool and look that
way. There is no garment considered more
appropriate to the middle aged Frenchmen,
for instance. than a frock coat made OF
alpaca, with trousers and waistcoat to
match. Europeans may do everything else
in the world TO keep cool. but they will not
give up the waistcoat.
Naturally this black alpaca frock coat,
neatly topped off with a black straw hat
shining as II It had Just received a fresh
coat OF patent leather polish. does not iii
so we'll as one made OF heavier material
and the usual number of parcels and pa
pers that Frenchmen carry in their pockets
are not likely to improve its outlines. Blu
the wearer is content. Is he not wearing q
suit that preserves the dignified form OF a
frock coat although his black cotton gloves
cannot rob him OF the feeling Of comforI
and GOODNESS due altogether to his season,
able suit. It is probably the self-conscions
ness OF Americans that prevents then
from attiring themselves in such fashion.
The tAilors realized last summer" on
OF the Broadway importers told a Sun re
porter yesterday. that New Workers can
not be made TO go beyond a certain length
In making themselves look and feel cool
In Europe for several seasons past smaF
men have been wearing alpaca suits. madi
up with a great deal OF silk in the weave
and in grays, blues and browns, In add
ton to the usual blacks. There seemed
nothing more appropriate to the very warn
days OF our summers than this material
which is capable OF being made up into yer,
smart and well fitting suits. But the New
Workers would rave none OF Il. any NOR
than tSe men in the other parts OF tn,
country. Some OF the imported bolts wer
Iaade up and sold as very cheap suits Il
the south and west. but there is still lot
OF II lying on the tables OF the dealer VIII
firm brought It over. That. experience ha
made the dealers shy OF going in for an!
more summer materials. Those silk alpaei
suits were made up by the smsrtest OF tn
West End tatlors IN London and sent b.
them all over Europe.
London tailors are now making 10
country wear in hot weather. for travelling
and even for town in very warm westhe
suits OF very thin khaki II Is admirabl,
suited to summer wear and Is OF such
texture that the garments may be mad
70 mt a. well as q serge or stiff flannel
But yOu'u never nnd any American I'm