Evening star., 1914-07-05

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ator i-eH.s to the United States Senate
elected aS his colleague the quiet, pain
fdlly HnohtrasiNe Lawrence sherman.
For Il there is anything in the realm
"f poiiti,s.. areouterfnents Of which Sen
ator sherman knows nothing and cares
less. it = olo;s II is a mater OF cold
record that ar 20 The time OF his arrival
in NsslIingtrrl he never had worn a
dress salt IA max not have one nov.
Tor all We know HIS clothes may fit.
hut that Is one Of the accidents OF des-
iinN whici do rot WORRY him. Their del
i,ste shades MAY fit without a clash in
The harnc-i,s of Washington land
scape. hGi A7. does not know II II thev
10 There IS a perennial frown on his
face bu; ;nat has no relation To his sai-
torial surroundings
1t has aIwavs been one of the unsolV-
able mysteries of Washington just how
senator Francis q. Newlands OF Ne
ada works out t,ls combinations OF his
clothes senator Newlands is the chair
man of the Senate committee on inter
state commerce. which guides the des-
TIMES ~ business legislation through the
upper house. and is rich enough TO hire
all the tailors in the District OF Columbia
10 lie awake nights thinking up new
STYLES. When the camera caught him he
displayed AN abbreviated Prince Albert
effect. when possessed, however. the
saving grace Of not making him resemble
some perennial ana professional pail
bearer. And as he is mighty busy pilot
.ng President Wilson's trust program
hrough the Senate. one has real
eight to object 10 any clothes the
;evada senator's caprice may induce
him to wear
Speaking Of Prince Albert coats it
Mas the epidemic of this style of gsrb
II the nations capital that caused the
National Tailors Association at Its
Washington convention last winter 10
resolve solemly and unanimously against
making more Of them. Congress rose
on masSe against his infrin cement Of
its inalienable rights. and the fatal
resolution was reScin6ed. So that the
prevailing style in togas. especially for
oratorical and campaign uses, is still
the somher Prince Albert. But IL makes
small men look big and foolish men
look wise so why should we complain?
There are plenty of other members
OF the senate pictorial record OF
whose clothes would add to the gayety
of the solemnity OF nations Nor are
these interesting exhibitions confined
to the Senate When il comes 10 COM
petition in clothes the House OF Rep
resentatives can canter away from the
Senate in one lap. For there are 435
members of the House against only sS
senators. and the former can display a
versa tility not al all out OF proportion
to their numbers compendium of
the vaCaries of congressional dress as
revealed in the House would add sew
eral volumes to the worlds best IL
brary of humor
There is. for instance. Representative
John J. Fitzgerald of New York. Mr..
Fitzgerald is the chairman of the
House committee appropriations.
He is the watchdog OF the nations
Treasury and has a finger in the spend
ing of something like a trifle of ST.
600, 600, 900 a year. A Photographic rec
ord of his sartorial achievements Is
notable addition to any collection or
illustrated craftsmanship. word pic
ture of his garments. however, is a far
more difficult enterprise.
But the real prize for beauty at that
end of the Capitol goes TO Representative
William II. Murray of Oklahoma. better
known as Alfalfa Bill" Where his re-
markable collection OF garments found
the inspiration of their genesis no Wash
ington critic dare say. II would not be
fair, without more competent evidence. to
lay this Indictment at the door of the
tailors of Oklahoma. For. who knows
Alfalfa Bill may be the architecture OF
his own investiture.
Nor must We forget Representative VIII
liam c. Adamson OF Georgia chairman
Of the committee on interstate commerce.
the committee which handles more i'm
portant bills each year than any other
two committees of Congress Only the
camera can do justice to the garments
that adorn him. No thesaurus could
supply the language IL would take TO put
into prose or poetry a trdue appreciation
ftheir wonders.
The Capitol guides point him out as
the representative who wears boots.
He doubtless refers to the tubular objects
that hang over them pants.
But why cavil, when there are many
more better dressed and lower saiaried
men unknown to fame throughout the
nation?