The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-10
InteEuments Of some Conspicuous
Citizens.

'hc tulttu suites. II ITlNlHlltIeS OI
taxation systems, the menace Of pub.
lie extravaganza. the clashing Of ire.
spOnsiblc bureaus these are the froth
and pifie of their convention. Gov
ernor WALSH OF Massachusetts. host
and guide. betrays Il non-neutrality not
to be expected In one Of his descent
HE is n big fellow wearing, when on
the ceremonial visit OF the Governors TO
the battleship Wyoming. a smartly
planned cutaway suit which is chiefly
remarkable for its conservative char
acter-the absence OF braiding and other
frills-and for the wide collar with small
open notch which. with the rounding Of
the skirts. give the outfit a decidedly
English character though the straw hat
with its band on which the name Of the
ship is embla zoned contradicts the con-
v~entionality of the general effect
Does Governor WALSH scOrn the
%hyphenated vote that he dares appear
in II garment OF decidedly English
character? The ruling powers Of
Boston will have an explanation Of
this lapse into partisanship. The
shortcomings Of our own Executive
are politely pointed ont he displeases,
hut his rebuke IL softened
Governor wHrrMAN. who looks ex-
trcmely pleased at being in a position to
make New York shake hands with Mas
sa husetts. is less formally though more
tremendously dressed. his two button.
single breasted sack, bow tie and other
negligee accessories being in keeping
with the occasion. New York's Gov
ernor. as is we'll known. makes no pre-
tence 10 fashion plat" perfection but
without being hypercritical one may he
permitted to wonder why. In these days
greater economy OF cloth was not exer-
cised in the production OF the sleeves.
1t will he observed that IN neither case
Is the trouser crease very much in evil
dence. nor is the cuff in evidence at ALL"
4. slouchy. sloppy pair Of sleeves. in
truth: the wearer should scorn to set
40 III cut an example TO his followers.
Perhaps he selects his tailor with as
! little concern as he does his advisers
in less grave matters OF mere State
concern; this the case. his offence is
easier to understand. How much
more creditable Is his predecessor. the
Hon. JONI A. DIX. 'dapper" in n
every fine shepherd check suit" merit
ing the high praise OF thoroughly up
10 date" and embellished ain the mat.
ter of patched on pOcketS-there are
five of them-and most other style
details No complaint Of the Dix
oman sleeves: they are carefully
pressed" and his trousers are i'm
maculately creased with distinctive
looking cuffs which impart n strik-
ingly dressy effect" The Whitman un.
mentionables are in truth baggy: the
Democratic trousers well designed,
well kept and fair to look upon.
But we must not be provincial. Had
the Conference of Governors been
thoughtful enough 10 offer a prize for
beautiful ralment 1t would not have
come to New York
Governor ~SPAuLDiHc. New Hamp-
shire, was another smartly dressed MEM
Der Of the conference indeed had a sar-
torill contest been a feature OF the pro-
ceedings the finely cut and well fitting
summer suit he was wearing would in all
Light In weight and light In color. dressy
looking as well as comfortable. it was
In striking contrast with the Palm Reach
get-up of the Governor from Arizona.
Perhaps the Arizona vote Is not ia
he won by a dude: yet those are harsh
words for a sovereign States greatest
man. We warn the Art Journals re-
porter to behave himself when he
visits The infant State. lie did moi
recognize the innovation established
by the Old Dominion's representative
Governor ". G.. STUART OF Virginia
wore n black sack suit of regular char
acter. the collar on the waistcoat and
the width of the trousers being the only
noticeable feature
The regular uniform Of a Southern
Governor Is n long and v%oluminous
frock coat. hid Governor STUART
meet with an accident compelling hin
to sacrifice those flowing skirts that
mark the statesman beyond the line:
ON the dist rcsslng details we shall moi
dwell: another lamontnblc disclosure
must lr recorded
"tiovernor HAMMoNp Of Minnesota wa,
wearing u lighter and smarter lookinf
suit. he also favoring the waistcoat col
lar idea. which seems to he becoming
Increasingly popular. A popularity o
tho coat which attracted attention wal
its unusual u~ncvenncss. Tho cola
notch on one side was considerable,
higher than on the other tho button,
were altogether out NJ line with IN,
holes the pockets seemed to belong 4
different degrees Of latitude, while tn,
bottom Of the from, on the left hand sid
:. seemed TO DO part Of n different coat from