Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-11

IN women y gown ~ a DuhtlPhS OF Nt~
mondous extent n N methods by
which 1t is carried on are fairly We'll
known to most persons. the subject Of
fashions In mems clothes remains as
II has long been, an impcnctrable
mystery 60 nine hundred ana ninety
nine out Of every thousand mon. The
styles in mems apparel are just as
~incxorabio az are those that deter
mine women's wear. although not so
grea: in variety and subject to less
frequent and radical changes Men
who make a habit Of correct dressing
know That their ont should be- made
longer or shorter. more fun or more
closely fitting this season than last,
as the case may be. but why this Is so
II would be Impossible for them to
Tell Most OF them get the informa-
ton from their tailora or from OBJ
serving other men II pressed to ac-
count for the DEGREES which are put
forth from season 20 season ana which
they follow unqurstionably they prob
ably would hazard a vague guess that
the STYLES came from London or
else that they were the work OF some
mysterious and invisible individual
like tho man higher up" in the graft
Investigations thnt occasionally take
place In various cities,
II IL obvious that the styles TO be
followed by woll-dressed men do not
''just grow in initiation OF the i'm
mortal Topsy. Neither are there rec
ognised leaders Of fashion among men
whose ideas on the subject Of dress
set the standard for h rest OF the
Fashionable world, as Is 70 an extent
true Of wumen's own and az was
the case with men IN the days Of Beau
Brummel and other amous handles
OF generations past. Why Ia IL then
that We wear our waisteoats buttoned
high one season and cut low another
yenrg Why do We display braid on
some kinds Of suits and not on 9TH
ers2 who tells US 10 wear certain
garments on certain occasions ana
why do We oheyy
The answer Is really very simple. al
though it doubtless would trouble the
ordinary maj TO give II correctly.
There ~ a very general impression
that fashions Ia mems dress follow
the styles OF London and Paris. This
was the case Ia the early days of the
country, but II has been growing lcse
and less true for the past twenty-five
years and M the present time Amer
leans arc as independent OF foreign
countries IL the matter Of clothes as
they are ~ their form OF government
Some Americans still have their suite
made IN London, but they are chiefly
h~lciuhfes d. M rapidly d|wiudllnR
liss OF Anglomaniaos. which is far
ss influential nov than It was TWEEN
~ years ago Many OF the fashions
able tailors Ia New York ana other
large cities make a habit OF going 10
Europe every summer n pick up
occasional ideas ns 10 cut and fabric
from their observations. but these IN
flucnces affect only the minor details
VI men's garments. Experience has
shown that garments and styles adapt
ed 20 English habits and TO English
weather are less suitable 60 conditions
on this side OF the Atlantic. Amcri-
cans never have accepted as "A BUSH
ness costume tho frock cont and top
hat 20 which the Englishman Is still
almost completely subscrVtgnt Nor
have they taken kindly 60 the variety
~ top coats that flourish so luXurinnt-
ly Ia King Edwards domain The in
fiucncc az Partisan customs on tho
drcsa 81 Americans o. practically nil.
and as Germans have no distinctive
styles Of their own in dress. the
Omitted states To- practically free from
foreign domination ga this matter.
BROADLY speaking the styles OF gar
ras.Hfra arNN.L aA..~aa .l.M ...
ARE determined by the Wearers them
selves Comfort and conservatism
are the k%eynotDs OF mtn's dress in the
United states Aftor he emcrrcs from
tho college boy stage of extremes and
a~nectauons the American b. slow 60
accept changes in his costume Ito is
FAR less conventional tai tho matter OF
what Doe shall wear than is either the
briion or thc Frrnchmau but Ee U.s.
also faF more conservative Attempts
have been mHat again aud arnin 60
induce men Co. adopt coiors for Dvcn-
ing wear of f0 inok faeurably upon
this OF that garment utW 20 their
scheme uf flNlIfht dress hut those
attempts Invariably have failed
Since fa hinus 1o change however.
and these ,hanres Afs adopted with
moro or iDs. uniformity among we'll
dressed men In ul part of thr couu-
trr Il follow Tint There must DE-
some court congress 0r other inN-
making body 90 decide uhat changes
thbn De- accepted Boa thf fni nnd nbric
of meme earmtnts from y,ar Ego year
nna llkrulss to frunn down attempt
f- IH~nusatinn1 that de not recommend
fnfmer#.Ia nr flfDI In a.nnH .Una. 81