The Washington herald., 1909-04-04

II you have an ugly thing in your ward
rooe or IN your rooms or about your
house. burn ii up, don't give Il away, for
man who Is guilty OF disseminating ug-
ihess should be burned az the stake or
course. that is rather a strong way OF
putting it. but II there could be a free
masonry among men 70 eschew every
thing but the beautiful the world would
be well worth living in.
The sort OF scarf pin you wear should
depend upon your age. condition and
bank account Il is all very we'll for the
gilded youths 10 wear the strange things
one sees IN the shop windows. but the IA
ther Of family, the beau of ociety, the
army officer, the navy officer, or pro-
fessional man should wear something in
keeping with the dignity OF his profess
sion
With the morning dress. OF course.
hand-sewed gloves should be worn, reddish
tan IN hue and. 20 be entirely correct, they
snould bear the legend Made in Eng
land" tan shoes. a derby or solf hat.
and a sack overcoat complete the rest OF
the before-iuncheon costume Before
luncheon? One had better say before
dinner, because II is becoming more and
more the custom to wear the morning
dress until II is changed for evening
custom no man who wishes to be called
smart should follow. 1t is not a COM
plement to ones hostess to 60 directly
from the Office 70 her house no matter
how lenient she may be; and men pre-
sumo upon her good nature when they
take this privilege. A man should take
could plunge after six or eight hours
in stuffy Office, and change from morn
TO afternoon costume, not only TO i'm
prove his appearance, but TO stimulate
HIS intellect, for not even a cocktail
stimulates as much as a cold bath and
change OF clothing. King Edward OF
England and the German Emperor are
said 10 change their clothes a dozen times
a day. What then should prevent our
gilded youths from performing this Office
at least three times?
The correct costume for the afternoon
has altered very little in the last quarter
Of century. The frock coat IS cut
little longer or a little shorter as the
tailors in Regent street dictate It IS
bound with braid or unbound. according
to the fad of the moment. but It remains
the same hideous crow-like garb that
King Edward made fashionable when he
was still young man. and gave It the
name. which still holds among certain
provincials. of Prince Albert"
With this coat are worn trousers. COM
paratively light in color. cambric shirt
with a four-in-hand tie Of lavender, pearl.
or white, a fancy waistcoat. and OF
course, a tail hat. Pearl gray or light
tan gloves should be worn with this cos
tune, but economy or other considera-
tions have made darker gloves accepta-
bic. Just here let me say that e man
should never shake hands with a woman
with his glove on. His right glove must
always be withdrawn and held in his
left hand when he offers this greeting.
A cane-everybody, by the way, who is
anybody in the masculine kingdom carries
a cane-and how 20 carry II and what 70
do with IL. and what not TO do with IL.
would require a volume 70 explain. for
the proper manipulation of a stick with
man Is as important as the proper ma
nipulation OF a fan with a woman In
deed, the management Of these articles
are not dissimilar. A woman uses a fan
IN her cOnquests. a man lourishes his
cane 20 direct attention 20 himself II Is
a well recognized implement OF warfare IN
the social kingdom. In London. doncher-
know. everybody carries a stick. ev-
erybody meaning the people of "our
world and having learned 10 WELD IL IN
infancy, they WELD It well; but there a
cane is mans constant companion.
Americans, on the contrary, take their
stick when they are on dress parade. con-
sequently they carry il rather awkward
" The only way 20 become the master
OF this little implement is TO carry II
constantly. Observe the men who have
lived long time in dear old London"
or the military men who have seen serv-
ice In the Orient, and note with what