Evening star., 1914-02-06
Custom Cutters Decide at Last
Moment Garment Shall
Be Fashionable.
CAME NEAR FINDING WAY
TO SECONDHAND DEALER
Recommended That It Be Abolished,
But Sentiment Changes Action.
Convention Comes to Close.

The lioeh coat has oeen recalled
Ihis information was obtained today
al the closing sessions Of the conventie,,
of n" International Association OF cs.s
Tom cutters. who arc dispensing to tho
homes TINS afternoon, after laboring \
the New Willard Hotel since Tuesdar
10 set the fashions for the coming season
IN men wearing apparel and pick up
tricks of the trade" from each other
one OF the las; official acts Of tho co.,
Vention was the promulsation Of the re-
port of the association committee o,
fashions. composed of William o. Whit
lin. w +, Walker and \. q. Swenso,,
Last Tuesday Mr.. Whitiin announced tha,
the cutters would send forth the ediet
that 50 far as a mark Of fashion is cor
cerne,l the frnck coat would be uttc-l'-
abolished. To-Day Mr. Within hedged
II got in 4 good lot Of trouble, n. sad
by what ! for"casted about the frnti.
coat being abolished. Up IN Philadelphia.
wher. ! come from. have been eat
ting them out not literally, but .ipnrativs-
iy. for almost two years and have been
furnishing the cutaway to customers m
place Of the frock.
Frock Coat Wanted Here.
These Washington tailors. however.
sa.i'i Il idHlpti pl tttltrS from dinert-t
parts Of the country. who make frecA
coats for men in public life. protest.
against eliminating the frock coat as a
fashionable garment. and SO the fashion
committees report, made public TO-DAY.
Is phrased a little differently
The following paragraph in tn.. ntf,tla
report of the fashion committee .!e:, =
with the fate of the frock ard cifawat
We wish TO .m! hasiZe that the ioi,-
breasted g.a9f fe tl.-.
relocated to the background. Nhii, ia
ee-button cutawaY Just at I'll time ;s
the most popular garment. the fro.k coa'
is worn by the highest officials Of our ma
tion. and this tact itself must naintail
the di nifty OF this garment
Another item of interest in the report
OF the fashion committee of the cutters
is this:
Dinner Coat More in Evidence.
Owing to the fact that so many people
are dancing and whirllng. we think a
dinner coat has greater reason to exist
and will be more in demand than her.to-
fore Il should be of n lightweight. o9cn
fabric. with very close lines, yet com
Portable. with lots of room for action.
the general outline corresponding to taat
of the sack coat As this coat should
always he worn closed. il should have
side pockets well placed and comfortable
on crescent line, for the wearers hand.
The side pockets on the trousers SHOULD
be eliminated entirely. We also recon
mend for this garment a veIvet collar.
4 very wide. open U-shaped waistcoat is
also part of this suit. The wearing .!
the soft linen makes this practicable and
possible
The report recommends braiding on n
number of garments, and high waa;s'
lines. The linen,'' it is stated. as the
really smart part of a gentlemans ct
.snI
directed.
The reports considered by the conven-
ton today were mostly Of a routine char
acter. r. B. Thiele of Washington deiv-
cred At the afternoon session an address
on the proper construction OF trousers
for boWlegged men. This afternoon the
women of the families of the delegates
TO the convention are scheduled to o -
Fort Nyer to witness the weekly drill OF
the cavalry and artillery stationed there.
Members of Congress Speak.
The principal social event Of the CON
vention was a banquet hvld las, night at
the New Willard, at which the speakers
were Senator Boies Penrose of pennsyi-
vana Representative James ~. Graham
of Illinois. John Barrett, director gsn-
eral of the Pan-American Union: l'r.
Mary Walker. Farr l.. Scott, vice pres
dent of the cutters Association. ;ilG
others. Lou.s Il. sireasei of aaltimore
was toastmaster. Allen IT. Peters re-
tiring president Of the association. offered
a toast to William G. Cooper of C.li,ago,
the new president William G.. Within Of
IN behalf of the members
Of the association. presented To Mrs.
Charles O. Noik Of Washington, chair
man of the Washington Woman Auxil-
iarv. a lavalliere in recognition of the ef-
forts Of her committee 10 entertain tht
women members OF the families Of tte
visiting cutters.
Mrs q. r.. Heobard. Mrs. Y. N. Reed.
Jack Bowie ana Charles ". Moore sang
far the cutters and their guests Mrs. =.
e Dickinson being piano accompanied
s section Of tie Marine Band played.