The Washington herald., 1913-05-25
"LUNNON" TAILORS GO
LIMIT THIS YEAR
1t Takes Courage for Mere Man to
Wear Some of the Cuts
Fashion DEGREES.

Almost any time now a crowd may
gather in F Street about a strang-ap-
pearing creature. whose haunts. home.
and habits are a mystery to the on
lockers. He is merely a man with suf-
icient courage to wear the spring styles
for his sex as London tailors have de-
creed they should be.
And 4 you happen to see one so ar
rayed. don't jostle him. for if he moves
at a more rapid gate than a slow walk
he will destroy entirely the effect of his
costume.
Perhaps the beacon which will attract
the multitude will be the gorgeously
colored band on his panama hat. II
makes the rainbow appear a dull drab.
The hat is widely turned up in front and
down in the back. His coat fits tightly
at the waist where II is secured by two
buttons. North and south of this jointure
may be seen the riotous hues OF his
waistcoat with jeweled buttons which
match the ct ceteras.
He wears a very high collar and
very small cravat But the display Of
waistcoat amply makes up for this over
sight The coat has velvet collar and
cuffs and is nowhere padded. 1t slips
from the shoulders like butter from a
hot biscuit
And the trousers-my. my. what trous-
them with a shoehorn and wishes them
of. And the sleeves of his coat are just
as tight. Hanging to a strap would he
impossible without causing unhappy pro-
trusions at the elbows. In fact. this man
must not sit down or run; he must stand
Still or walk slowly. But then, any man
who would introduce himself into such
costume would be in no hurry; he
would have nothing to do.
Landau the Norfolk coat will he
more popular than ever this summer. and
so it has modified the lounging coat to
suit the rest of the seasons apparel. The
skirts are full and the waist is narrow;
the sleeves are wide at the shoulder with
sort of kimono effect, and the back
is full Of pleats.
Lounging suits for summer are made
OF flannel as of yore and OF silk
London tailor is exhibiting a swagger
suit of white Rajah silk with old rose
accessories. Silk shirts and corded shirts
in pongee, made to sell at SIS each. will
be much worn-by a few persons. Hand
embroidered linen shirts cost 800 dozen.
How many dozen for you this spring?
And with all these modish reforms in
clothing, the dress for evening, so long
conventional standard, has been at
tackled. too. Colored silk shirts with
studs and links of a jewel of the same
shade are being worn. too. Can yoI
picture on old rose silk shirt and old
rose socks combined With an open-facsd
Tuxedo coat and those clinging trousers?
He's in again.
A London tailor QUILTED a young buck
of the worlds largest city and the bill
was something more than 5000 This was
the young mans complete wardrobe fo-
the year. including pajamas at sS5 Il suit.
socks at IS a pair. and other things at
a proportionate cost. The puzZling thing
is why more Americans now just making
a living out of Standard Oil and similar
small concerns, don't open tailor shops
in Lunnon.
One of these things all logged up in
the afishy toys of 1913 may never hit
Washington: II is to be hoped II won't.
Anyhow, Washingtonians will probably
go right on wearing clothing which
makes them look like human beings in
preference to vaporings OF London
tailors.