The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-08


ing at u woman as she speeds by ut
sixty miles an hour. and then dcscrib-
ing her costume as precisely as a
physician would diagnose Il case OF
smallpox. But one naturally feels in
Ills element and his typewritins ma
chime is III sympathy with his mood as
he comes now to harpoonng the male
dandy--thnt freak that came out yes
tcrday despite the rain.
Since the abolition OF the frocIt coat
he wore an English walking coat of
! black or dark gray. bound all round
with black silk braid, collars. pockets
and tails. buttoncd bre2thlessiy at tho
waist and buiSing hountifully at the
breast. Supplcmcniing this architcc-
tural achievement cume pair OF strip
ed trousers OF gray, or of black with
white lines running W. AMI down
not across--so as to add To the APP
parent height of this modern Bruin-
mel. His hat WAS slistcning topper.
with genuinely Gallo iaun,incss, i'm
parted to the creation by it's absolutely
Hat brim and wide cloth band. You
saw tho same hat in "ALEuducn's
Flats ut the Biiou last week. His
collar was straight and very high.
with two tiny little WINGS ilattcned
back. having only narrow N-shapcd
opening In front.
ltS Choking hEonS.
Setting OF this blcached eXpnnse OF
choking agony. and lestlipg close to
the little opening. WAS the tightly
tied knot Of IA knitted striped tie. and
underneath tho knot Sicamcd Il pin
of platinum and diarLond, brightly
polished by the pawrhroicrs clerk
when the ticket was redeemed. 4 pair
Of doggy" gloves with big, raw seams,
and wooden. curly-tailcd walking
Gti Nl inn, tDI I..f,
Broad Streets. completed tho moro
striking features Of your uioods at
tire.
Those fellows of german or two
Younger were clad IN all OF their cid
crs glory II glove ard high collar.
cnly in this latter case the collar was
nt the fold variety, pulled so tightly
with the tie that il presented a solid
wall of white without cfack or inter
slice, depending upon whether or not
liz could pronounce that word. But
iHst+ad 81 tho topper hc CT owncd his
cropped head with n !ow wide brini
med derby tsl.6Q) several sizes too
large. 20 that when properly adjust
ed and TANNED down lar back. the
rear portion of the brun Just escaped
lis coat. while III" front pointed sky
ward hot having arrived at the dig
nifty of II coat with tatlS. he wore in
stead suit OF shepherds plaid OF
black and white checks. tho coat mar
row in the shoulders ami with lapcls
Tapping loosely like the ears of an ass.
Pressed Under Mattress.
but his trousers bore the marks of
furrowcd thought and inspired genius.
They hung stifiy downward. each leg
divided front and back by a knife-liiIe
crease, a very triumph Of the prcsscr's
art, the pristine perfection Of which
is maintained by carefully avoiding
any other than a standing position,
and, when sitting is absolutely ncces-
sary, by hitchinE them earnestly up
nearly 70 the knees. y broad cum
Terminated the lines of these chefs
d'ocuvre, creating the essential short.
ness. for be il known. one OF this set
whose trousers reach below the ankle
bone is Simply not there. No matter
how many of the other iudspensa bic
i;cms Of prvrcr "quiprtent he may dis
play. he cannot get By with trousers
that could only be stigmatized as
pants.
He went in groups OF three or four
and lifted his hat to his fair f-iend
with an expressionless face and with "a
shoulder dislocatins Jerk, frightening
10 tho unsophsticated, while he greet
ed other groups of his age or youth
with the unvarying formula OF accept
"t sunday manners, "Gen'clmcu.'
Brains he has nix