The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-29
HOPE FOR OWNERS
OF OYERGROWN FEET
Clothing Designers May DO
Away With Ankle High
Trousers Cuffs.
CONVENTION MEETS HERE

"You young men with big feet persist
in wearing short cuff bottom pants,
which flap around you colored socks
and call attention to you number tens.
and when you slide down on the settee
next to your best girl and cross one
knee over the other. the first thing you
and she see is a foot like a canoe
That Is what James NJ. Mckinley. a
member OF the Clothing Designers As
ISOLATION OF America had TO say regard
Ing trousers yesterday at the associa-
tons first convention and exhibition. at
the Hotel Martinique.
The designers came from all parts OF
the country and despite the tempera-
ture Of more than 30 degrees in Uhich
they sweltered. they enthusiastically
discussed the Juvenile "s,outs' and the
bishop sleeve
Mr.. Mckinley, speaking about big feet
and cum bottom trousers. said the COM
bination was not at all artistic. to say
the least. so why not cut out the fad"
unless one possess "A "genteel base and
ankle worth display"
Regarding the art OF dressing we'll
Mr.. Mckinley said
"ln the first place. II need not cost
any more to dress we'll than badly. In
deed. the well dressed man Is more
economical than n slovenly man, for he
takes care OF his clothes and gets full
value out of them. The slovenly chap
wears the same suit day after day and
hacks it out IN a couple OF months. while
the other changes and alternates. II
you are married you owe 1t to your wife
To appear well groomed, for no womdn
respects a slovenly man
The convention. which will continue
to-day and tomorrow. closing tomorrow
night with "A banquet at the Martinique.
was called TO order by Elwood :. Nc
Nihh, president. who in his address
said This convention Is a great oc-
caslon because II has to do with hat
which affects humanity, and humanity
wears clothes. We drop a stone into a
pond and a ripple follows which reaches
the uttcrmost shores, and the ripple OF
his convention of clothing designers
will he felt throughout the land
Daniel Edward Ryan said that the in-
PRODUCTION OF fine American ready made
clothing in recent years into the English
market has set our overseas cousins 70
an extent initiating American products
This" he said. shows that We have
attained "A bit Of art worth copying.
take the broad ground that the creator
of AN artistic srmen is mainly one OF
fine mechanical skill, adapting "A means
to the end to be attained" Mr.. Ryan
further said that bigutcd critics abroaC
and those at home cannot alter the fact
that American ready made clothing ha:
attained to an artistic standard. De
signers here are engaged by the year OF
for longer terms al from $4,000 to 500.
600 per annum by wholesale and some
~ the retail firms. They are not en-
gagged for show purposes nor merely q
carve paper patterns. They are engaged
for talent. profound knowledge o. th'
trade. fine judgment. initiative in Great
ing new styles, anticipating the cominS
fashions. executive ability and TO contro
manufacturing on correct lines, and wh'
are masters in the combination OF s,yl'
and art in a garment.
At to-day's session the topics will be
Some Phases ~ Designing by y. c
MacG!l,lvray How TO Produce Eficien
Ftcincs and Innings" by Harry Slmons
The U.e u the square In Proportions.
by Samuel Klein, u Cutting Room
Efficiency" by Max \. G%e!srnar.
The officers o; the association are
] flwood : MrNahb. pres dent Jame
Mckinley. vicc-prcsident Ralph Smith
secretary I've Vic Myers. treasurer d
r%cctors, Frank Cantiul, H. 4 Griffin
b tsi,r'.= ~, Dali .,l II,... S.yn,,,u