Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-02-03
Silver Suitings' to Be Popular.
Satin Cuffs for Full
Dress Wear.

Nashes or Beau Brummels of their home
cities. began the days work with routine,
each at heart thoroughly interested in
what next years styles for men shall
| be- The committee on fashions will not
report until tomorrow, but an unofficial
forecast today by William G. Within of
| Philadelphia shows that number of new
rules and regulations are to be observed.
Inc rates OF nations may not trem-
BILE IN the balance, nor may there be
! overmuch heed paid to the words of
| import coming from the tailors by
| those who are concerned chiefly with
what is lacking in the full dinner
| pail but there are a lot of fellows
| shooting around Washington, the city
| OF afternoon teas and diners out, who
are going to be brought up with
| short turn, following the PRONUNCIATION
| OF these new rules and regulations.
Satin Cuffs Prescribed.
| For one thing. it is going to be ut
terly impossible, according to the tai
| Tors, for any one to wear, after next
spring. anything in the way of evening
| clothes, popularity called "a full dress
suit" that has not got a plain silk
satin facing on the coat and satin
| cuffs to match.
| Exc, the waistcoat, known among the
unregenerate as vest for evening
will have to be of black silk with white
ball pearl buttons, four of them, close
together Furthermore, there must be
broad braid on the trousers.
| One of the saddest things in connection
with the whole new set of rules and reg
| ulations being framed up is that the dear
old frock coat. whose fate has been more
or less hanging in the balance for the
last two years. has got to go. To use
the peremptory language OF The Star re-
informant 'utfprlv
abolished Any one caught wearing a
| frock coat after next spring will be-well,
something awful will happen to him.
After a long try-out the custom cutters
fishing the cuta&ay in place of the frock
coat. for ever and ever, apparently. OFF,
cially expressed, 1.-The long-tailed cutaway
will be in vogue for an indefinite and
lengthy period" for afternoon wear.
| The backwoods statesman is given
| sad blow, straight from the shoulder
/ and, as that phrase, utterly abolished.
recurs it is evident that it is being done
without the least compunction-
"silver suitings'' for Spring.
| Sack suits for the coming spring are to
| be of some new black-and-w white mix
lures, made Of silk and wool They are
called. generally speaking. silver suit
ings." Their effect seen from distance.
| IL 10 DC OF Il piece u silver, 80
the fashion-makers declare
| All the coats are to be a trifie longer
than they have been in recent years, and
they are all to fit close to the body. Vests
| or waist coats are to be high-buttoned,
without collars. Trousers are to be
rather narrow. with cuffs on the bottoms
All the lightweight overcoats will be
body fitting.
| The convention was called to order to-
day by John c. Wineman of Washington,
chairman of the convention executive
committee, who introduced, in turn, Will
| diam r. Singleton, first vice president OF
| the Board of Trade, and William F. GUIDE,
president of the Chamber of Commerce.
who delivered addresses of welcome. They
were followed by Allen II. Peters of
| Wilkes Barre, Pa, president of the or
| ganizarion. An Invocation was delivered
by Rev. William Tayloe Snyder. Oliver
| J.. Newman. chairman of the Board of
District Commissioners, could not wait
for the convention to assemble and de-
| ferred making an address The women,
whose husbands and other male relatives
are attending the convention. went to
Mount Vernon on a special car follow
ing the opening work Of the gathering.
Washington a National City.
Mr.. Singleton, who told the delegates
of the beauties of Washington, declared
| that the capital is not just merely a city
of $4,000 persons, but is a national city.
He said. in part:
why do we have such beautiful city?
1t is because people like you, from all
over the United States, have wanted to
| make the city of Washington the most
beautiful in the world. 1t is now becom-
| ing SO, and what it may become In the
years to come, when you and we who are
here have gone on. it is not in the mouth
of any of us to prophecy.
When you go home. do not say I have
been to Washington, the capital Of the
United States. Say, rather, L have been
to Washington. our capital for it is your
capital, our capital, the city of all of u.s.
MI. Guide Asks Aid.
Iir. GUIDE said. in part:
Il hope each and every one of you
will go away from here better citizen
from having seen this city. And do not
fail when you get home to put in a
good word for us with your congressman.
We do not always get all We ought tc
have in Washington. and for Washing.
ton. We are not citizens like the rest OF
you. We have but little say in the gov
eminent of this city. and can only sug-
l gest We are governed by you, through
} your representatives in Congress and we
therefore hope when you go home YOU
will feel all the better toward US for hav.
z ing come here and seen US as we are"
Wineman Praises Cutters.
: Mr.. Wineman said in part:
THE custom cutter Of today has to be
an artist and man with ability. gooe
, taste and pleasing manner. His lif,
! work is as important as the architec
who builds the skyscrapers, or the en-
gineer who builds railroads and canals
in fact all men look to you to dres,
them for their particular professions.
The old-time tailor has passed with tn,
stage coach and the horse car. Cuttin,
schools and up-to-date systems with tn,
higher mathematics has taken his place
Think Of the tailor OF former days. II,
would chop out suit in his crude way
. get on the bench and make 1t after an,
: old fashion.
'And many people think OF the tailol
in the same way today. But what a diff
! ference! In welcoming you to this con
ventton ! have the honor to speak t.
, professional business men, men who
command salaries equal to our states
= men for knowing how to design and Gu,
garments in the most modern style.
: THE cutter Of today has to make hi
work a study. he has to be an authorit.
5 in style and detail. A customer looks
to him for results. and he must know