The San Francisco call., 1910-06-19

were worn in the memory OF men who
are not old. and the tight trousers
which caused so much discomfort. to
say the least. long since have been
discarded. But there Is this differences,
every change in mems fashions that has
been generally adopted has been along
rational lines and has added to the
comfort as we'll as the appearances OF
the person. Men. instead OF going about
during the winter wearing scant cloth
ing. robe themselves in overcoats OF
fur-garments that add to the comfort
of the wearers. Also they have been
known to produce psychological effect
in adding greatly to the appearances.
Most men fight shy OF the ultra In
dress; most women welcome II with
open arms. Time and time again sorne
man with more time than work on his
hands has suggested some marked mod
ihcation in the evening dress Of men.
but the evening clothes have remained
substantially the same. while the dress
of women changes so rapidly that II Is
almost impossible to make one gown do
for two seasons.
Tailors try to make fashions in the
clothes and tell their customers this
thing and that thing Is being worn
this season. That makes absolutely no
impression on the average man. II he
has had suit that has pleased him he
will have the new one made the same
way, though the tailors froth az tbs
mouth and the What Men VIII Wear"
column in the theater program says ho
is out OF date.
Men may have their weaknesses,y
Some women insist they have. and SOM
men have been foolish enough to admit
1T. but blind. slavish obedience to the
call OF fashion is not one OF them But
they are the sufferers for this besetting
sin of women. They pay the tax that
is placed on every industry by the con-
slant changes OF style in women's dress.
and II is their noses that are kept to
the grindstone paying the bills OF the
milliners. the dress makers and the hair
dressers.
About the only thing In wearing ap-
parel that women do not look up the
collins. II some bright manufacturer
will begin to advertise "Ali the 1910
spring models in cofins' he can get the
trade OF al the wives in the land. and
some OF them viii hate their husbands
because they do not die.
In a broader sense than that or wear
ing apparel or personal appearance
fashfov ,,yo~t~S o,,av .~~..fo- 49,. IT,.
desire TO keep up appearanoss'' Is one
of the familiar excuses for paying the
toll that is demanded. From this phase
of the evil only the very rich and the
very poor are. exempt, and IL Is neces-
sary to go to one extreme or the other
to escape the climbers striving with
heart and soul to emulats the ones
above them.
Mrs. Balfour has given what is, per-
haps. as terse an analysis OF fashion
as ever has been written in the follow
ing:
Fashion makes people sit up at night
when they ought TO be in bed and keeps
them in bed in the morning when they
ought to be up and doing. She makes
her votaries visit when they would
rather stay at home. eat when they
are not hungry and drink when they
are not thirsty; she invades their plea
sures and interrupts their business: she
compels them to dress gayly, either
upon their own property or that OF
others; she makes them through life
seek rest on couch OF anxiety and
leaves them in the hour OF desolation on
a bed of thorns."