Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-02-15

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| Bat what OF the fat man -
| let him train DOWN said the Gus
| tom cutter. heartlessIy 1t viii do
; his liver good and save his tailor worry
/ and make his clothes last longer Let
+, him reduce"
/ This is brutal" said the Observer
/ Nonsense" replied the custom curt
| ter And he added in a voice of pride:
| I can touch my palms TO the floor
I ten times every morning without bend
! ing my knees.
I Now there came a great huhbub from
! the convention room of the hotel. Voices
/ were raised IN high dispute. The OBJ
| server drifted thence.
| Here was custom cutter fauItIess}y
clad In q morning coat-so called be-
| cause it is worn at afternoon teas-a
black braided vest, light gray trousers
and gray spats He was the only man
the Observer ever saw in real life who
looked like one of those readymade-
clothes-for-you advertisements
| that appear in our leading magazines.
1T has got to come said the fault
lessly attired man.
Never" protested several of those
around him. This is a mistake 1t is
movement, and we are non-polticaI
1t is economic and tasteful
| What about the summer time?
! There has been u falling Off which
/ makes it inadvtsable-'
! Il will never vote
! While the tumble Of voices continued
! the Observer turned to his friend, the
rapier-like custom cutter, and said
/ What has lie proposed:''
| The thin man heroically restrained
| his desire to hurl himself into the de-
| bate and answered:
He is one of the futurists of the
| tailoring trade. He has more ideas than
| any man In this convention. He plans
I that we shall have the split trouser
| and
| 'Wha-a-at?"
Yes" the thin tailor said, ''thc split
| trouser will be-''
Split y.here?" demanded the Observer
| blunty.
! WAY. along the cuff and an inch Or
! 50 up the ankle explained the tailor.
/ y tall man who wore one of those
| clipped boards SO affected by billy goats
/ and South American revolutionists ell
/ tered the discussion
I gave way with reluctance he said
| in a voice of deep emotion, ito the in
PRODUCTION OF the high waist
High waist repeated the Observer,
and shuddered.
And" continued the tall man, wag-
ging his beard sagely. Il agreed to the
transparent vest, which, as you know.
hangs on inspiration rather than
fact
.Woof.' said the Observer.
Inc observer turned to look for the
man. shaking his list, If l am going to
favor daddiedoed Jilhawkin, cut in Il
perfectly good pair of trousers Let
those who want to wear fringe on their
pants do it.; They shan't go cutting
my trousers,
The observer turned to look for the
rapier-like custom cutter but he had
Owed into the fray and was arguing
He was evidently doing a pretty good
job Of arguing. toe. He made ! back
handed gesture that sidewiped man
who looked like retired butcher, and
this venerable person, making some
! hoarse comment on the futility of Gales
th 1enn , during debate LETT the room.
withdrew his plan.
But" he warned, Il will bring it up
! again The future demands it
me observer felt a tug his sleeve
hit e man wearing eyeglasses and
the fixed grin Of professional pleasant
| ness was standing behind him.
Newspaper man." asked the little man
| his right hand.
No" replied the Observer. I'm no,
WORKING regularly I'm special CORE
spohue!t, syndicate feature writer
Journalist fnasazine writer and all the
other titles that don't go with !. regular
job
Going to write us up?" asked the lit
tie man.
! he Observer aSsented.
Have something to eat asked The
little man.
They reached a little table down in the
! basement OF the hotel. and a waiter
whose face was lined with The cares OF
real estate holdings and first mortgages
came over. The Observer ordered soda
water and a sandwich and the waiter.
moaning family. Disappeared
! Now" said the little man, Il am going
| to give you some Information
| Batter up" replied the Observer.
| This year" coniided the little man,
will see the total disappearance of the
waist line
! This year has seen it, replied the OBJ
! server, gIancins at his vest, but l don't
/ like to be ISidded about it
I Il mean the disappearance in fashion"
said the little man iInpatently.
| You see" he continued, after tine sand
I witches had been brought. Il invented this
! idea some years ago The scheme is to
| cut the coat high. Then 1t Is buttoned
/ cut along the lines OF the body, and cut
| close. II will fit syInmetrically, and will
| be without the false Illusion of padding.
! Il will be uniiIed. The two buttons in
| the back will be high, creating the i'm