The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-09-04
Having Sunk French Critic OF
American Styles He lnvades
New York and Is Besieged
by Scribes.
AMERICAN MEN BEST
DRESSED, HE STATES
Paris and London Papers En-.
ter Into the Debate Criti.
-caia aFrenchman Started all
the 0utcry.

want 10 start . IIIt1o cACsSonSooe' S~es
remark to Louis Martin Emmons.
esilor. Of this city. that you think the
clothes worn by American men are
crude-then you will get "doings" IN
large packages. Mr.. Emmons Is firm.
" convinced that Uncle Sans sons
are about the best dressed people on
Earth. Mars, Venus ESPECIALLY venus)
or any other planet In this immediate
vicinity.
why. not long ago. some foreign
clothes sharp-Frenchman to be ex.
act-saiisd into New York and boldly
announced that American men didn't
know the first principals Of dressing.
Maybe that didn't get rise out OF
Mr.. Dmmons.
He Sent an article to the New York
World that fairly burned the unfor-
tunate' Freuchman at the stake. This
article was played up" by the World
ln . glittering array Of type and New
York began to talk. So did London
and Paris, because accounts OF how
Mr.. Emmons had sprung to the de-
tense Of American dress and had par
boiled foreign styles was promptly ca
bled 70 those capitals. Then there
broke but . fierce international war
q garments.
Goes Heavily Armed.
Having started something Mr.. EN-
mons was not the man to take to the
bomb proofs. Not he. To quote the
New York World. which In its most
recent article on Mr.. Emmons. pub.
liehos his picture with . two column
esticle under . splash" head. Mr.. EN-.
mons hurried 70 New York. armed
with Q dress suit for dinners. tuxe-
do for the club. . Prince Albert for
church. an outing suit and couple
Of business suits. Arriving there he
took personal command Of the Ameri-
can forces in the international clothes
war.
Apparently when Mr.. Emmons was
not having his pictures taken. at the
Yoauest at press associations. he was
being interviewed by reporters.
Marguerite Mooers Marshall. In the
New York World. tells OF her inter.
view with Mr.. Emmons in an enter.
tainine style. In part she says:
DO you find that New Workers.
are1e 66tter than the rest OF the
country" asked.
"The ability to dress well 10 ma
tioual characteristic.'' he replied
earnestly. 1T II just - natural to one
mart Of the country ~ TO another, to
the small towns - 70 the large cities.
Why, right out In Richmond I can
chow you plenty Of club men who are
a fine dressers % any In the land"
How could I doubt II with . sample
OF Richmond's sartorial excellence al
ready before my eyes? intimated as
much. but Mr.. Emmons waved aside
the implied compliment.
A Mere Wardrobe.
s-oh, ! Just came on here for .
week." he let tan modestly. "and only
things."
How many" I prompted.
"Oh, only about six suits. brought
my dress suit for dinners, and my Tux
edo for the club, and . Prince Albert
foe church. and an outing suit and .
coupSo Of business suits. Really
couldn't get along with less.
"1OW many necktiee?"
''Oh, Q dosen or fifteen. guess"
"Do they always match your hose?''
I asked. mindful Of A. Reginald Won
KeIler's costume code.
"Yss. or else they're white puffs-
Nko this," explained Mr.. Emmons. cas-.
ually caressing the tie he wore. "Thia
- extremely convenient for can wear
4 XitA either business suit or .
Yfcck 66it."
Speaking Of corsets for men. Mr.
Emmons n quoted by Miss Marshall
- saying:
II should like you 70 put me down
@ saying that American men are thor
ougAly sensiblo In not wearing cor
ests. That 10 another silly foreign
ts3ek. It 10 doubtless the result oi
wnsk kstfhavs already mentioned-the
foo tlght-fitting clothes turned out by
foeeign tailors. Our graceful draper
Jes DO not need such foolishness."