Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-02
BY THE BoULEvARDIER.

THERE has been an increasing
amusement in fashionable circles
because of the amending tendency
II men to change their styles In gloves
Where woman will content herself with
i certain set of styles, man will INSIST
upon Specializing. innovatng, exper .ment-
ing and generally IA ling, in his efforts to
develop style which. in his OPP MON. is
worthy OF himself. Several days ago the
writer talked with u man who has city
wide reputation as a dealer in mems
gloves.
What is the cause was asked. "for
this restlessness by men in the choice of
their gloves:"
1T is SIMPLY matter OF uncertainty"
he replied.
What does that mean?
1T means this he replied. THAT
men are unable to decide what tn v
should have on their hands when they
are wearing certain styles of clothes. Tn
doubtedy you Will recall the fact that
! few years ago the gray dress vest be-
came a very popular fad and men of all
stages who desire to be sartorially per-
fcct clad themselves in this strange look
ing garment and hied themselves forth
20 CONQUER or to die. The average man.
5Then he wore gray vest. also wore
i gray tie Many of them went so far
IS to adopt the cray sill socks which,
,rntii then, had never been considered as
.pproachins formal wear.
:
* soon rs the average man had
tcnned lis gray vest, gray socks and
ray tie. the question confronted him
What shall ] do for my Gloves He was
absolutely daunted. He must perforce,
year I; black oyercuat ard q black silk
rat. Should he risk tbs criticism of
his friends by going forth IN gray gloves,
~ should lie spoil the color scheme which
he had de.elored b. making his formal
visits IN tie conventional white
l.loves?''
This thought bad never occurred to
ne writer, ana hence he vontEred 10
,jicule +. 1t does not seem pussible
taat the white gloves Of car fathers
@iall he 'elegnteG 70 innocuous desue-
tId. necaus, ~ a whirn which has
cen promulgated b the children who
sre Of arothcr race. The Bouievartiier
Aelseves in ir..5itions. Apparently. his
:tieni. the haae rdasher. did not.
''Thurdc.'." he said. You don't think
max these hat-headed ideas OF civil
var times are going TO get by in these
lays, do you. Why, when men used
- wear those white gloves you
Couldn't drag them in to a soft hat by
hook or CROOK Men have to pay more
for their clothing now than they did
III the days when Lee marched over
70 Gettysburg. They have to pay more
than they have paid at any time since
the surrender Of the City OF Mexico"
WHAT ought gloves to COST? WAS
;.sked
DO YOU mean good gloves?" he came
back.
~ mean the kind OF gloves that will III
well and render satisfaction. As far as
l.now there are not more than two kinds
Of gloNeS-the good and the bad
What do you think you Dug to pay
JIG asked.
Kent pair OF gloves.
-
t'Seu talk Of 81" lac sale "as il you
lad never bought gloves yourself Don't
sou know that men are today srendine
$50. SO and even So for gloves, the APP
ftyaranc@ OF which is no better. If as good
IS those you used TO wear-or which YOU
.a!,a 10 have found from relics OF the
VA war"
There Is no sucI thing" was pro
l"steG. as a good glove
There you are right said the haber
NJ, -. warmly. '.and .here YOU establish
..>4act which did not think could have
been estaoiisa.d hy any ordinary news
paper man. The gloves which We have
TO-DAY arc the gloves OF a race OF mel
TAO generations behind cir times W,
lave improved N the making Of shoes
We have improved In the making of sock.
md We have improved In the making OF
underwear and every garment required
~ a man except LIS gloves. We have de
yelCped . style OF finger arrangement
Egypt. when IL comes TO the rank anC
oisreputab Bile caricature of the human
form. The land which should be ex
p-essiye is fastened within rawhidt
knot OF badly sewn, square fingered. club
shaped leather.
'But WHY" was asked, should con
dlton OF this kind be permitted to con