The evening world., 1909-03-25
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Advanced styles indicate clearly FUR.
ther domestic disturbances. Sartorially
speaking, It looks as II mere man has
fully asserted hi, independence in garb
At least. Belligerent woman has been
annexing her husbands patterns and
IDEAS In dress so long that the revolu-
tion was bound to come. It's here with
. complete change Of front.
To this day women have assumed this
privilege and gone the limit. Woman
has padlessly got back to nature and
Eve about as closely as the law per-
mts with her tight-titting D.rectore
offects-i. e., Just enough clothes to be
suspected OF being dressed
Now, here's what the party OF the
second part has decreed: Hipful hips
meaning he's there with the graceful
curve; boSing-glove shoulders, indt-
eating marked muscular development,
and puffed out chest effect, not neces.
sarily arranged by pneumatic pillows,
but SO constructed as to convey the
idea that the Jeffres expansion isn't
far away All told, It makes husband
formidable and frishtens street urchlns.
Button Market cornered.
Then the button market was cornered
by woman. Last year man had buttons
galore on cuffs, collars and pockets.
Now he passes them up to woman with
i,Ii
to keep certain reasons for late din
ners and absent evenings ever before
the wifes eyes, his vest buttons now
wear the Elks'. Eagles. Masonic.
knights OF This or That emblem or in
sigma embossed on them. That ought
TO do.
AS one bright tailor expressed II to.
day at the American Style and Fash.
ion Show:
Woman Is getting near to nature
Ike living image-and man Is getting
away from nature. She wears as little
as possible he is filing out
Her sheath gown winds about her
limbs like a bandaged arm: man en-.
velopes his figure in an immense coat
Of many folds and as many colors as
Josephs.
Again woman has tabooed the mill.
tary effect. Man has been quick to
catch UP the point His proportions
are accentuated' (Which covers all the
pads, artificial hips and expanded
chests imagnable), and he adds to his
shapely cut rig an evening cape cor.
responding exactly to the army officers
cape to replace the topcOat."
Such Run Of coIors.
But the colors. Here's another clasgh.
Women lately took up the one-color
idea, but man-oh. WOW, Stripes, cross
wise and otherwise, meeting In acute
and obtuse angles and having all the
four-track, third-rail. narrow-gauge,
subway and elevated effects clearly
identified.
Railroad ta!lors should be popular
with a four-track scheme Of stripes.
Also zoo and jungle tailors.
The zebra stripe probably outdoes all
other animal effects in popularity.
Some attention will be given to the
military tailor, too. There'l be cor
poraIs chevrons or arrowhead angles
on the swagger youths sleeves, and
some patterns show close study or
Forts Hamilton and Wadsworth. Far
away the stripes appear emblaZONed on
field OF white, but the nearer you
get there is a mng!ing and riot Of
colors until the eye is daz2ed, and they
rapidly disappear, much as does q big
gun when danger Is near
Charles II. Taft, cousin OF the
President, Is responsible for much of
the sart0Tal emancipation OF man. His
exhibit Is tull Of military and simple
practical hints designed 10 cOunteract
the tendencies IN wOman's wear.
One OF the striking effects he shows
curveful make. which goes with flan-
mel trousers OF light stripes. These
trousers are the most wonderful, prob
ably. ever made. They have no suspender
buttons and no belt straps. How
Well, by a subway belt'-h self-ad-
JUSTINE belt, invisible except for a
buckle In front. Then the trousers have
a double corded seam and a permanent
turn-up. Ought to win home-that
outfit!
All to the Serpentine.
The evening clothes are all to III.
nerpentine. This idea is possibly the
only one suggesting woman's wear. The
vest Is the water silk, with lowered
buttons. The serpentue material Is n
wriggIing, graceful curying pattern. all
black, With hips made 10 order and
chest capacity provided as requested
prvrdway didn't stand aghast at the
eartorial review, however one OF tie
Broadway tailors. Max Marx, who has
designed some surprising patterns IN