The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-14

this time 80 many persons Wearing ndud
me down Palm Beach suits crowded
around la OF them whispering into the
reporters car-"who ls he. who Is h""'
that j. Ham had to cdgc his way out
into Twelfth street to meet the air.
Before droppins sartorial subjects FOR
the day some mention should be made
of a discovery which tine fashion writer's
attending the coifN ention have all made
u note of. II seems that New YORK
and London have been completely wrong
about the passing Of the frock coat. The
greatest men in our nation wear them
from dawn until far into the night. aud
coats seen here are not all vintage frock
coats either.
Take col. Bili Fairman of punNsa-
tawney. Pa. for instance--he has had
an entirely new frock coat built by
hand since the Baltimore convention Of
four years ago. col. BIZ, " VIII be re-
membcred. * not only a banker and "a
breeder Of 'rotting horses hut also Is
the greatest poet IN all punxsa'awney.
Ills poem called Every Year We All
Grow Older" is known from sea to sea.
especially the opening qua'rain:
Eyty year we al grow older
Young and old. We all grow older.
older with each passing year.
Wen. speaking about Coi. Fairinan,
lie is here with gray hoinespun frock
coat, n white waistcoat, homcspun
trousers. baseball shoes and "A homemade
hat OF brown straw trimmed with Il
bright yellow band.
And how is your candidacy for the
Nice-rresidency getting along. Colonel 81"
the Pennsylvania statesman WAS asked
by way of starting some small talk.
Don't want It wouldn't take II,
tho Colonel y bit r%ottishly. "Ard I
don't wan, tn. Presidency wouldn't
takc ~. Bll Fairnlan licks the heel OF
no man--say thar In your paper. I live
my way and ! don't give a damn fui
any other way. Bin falrman don't care
care when the horn Blow. hut listen
To TINS uliimatum. young man. and max"
/, note ~ tin this hight we're d lot
~ pals together and when Bill Falrmau
and the rest Of the Democratic party
gets through wading IN this nation Is
going TO find out that we've trimmed
the whiskers off any sky high Justice
NJ tho Peace that showed hissclf above
He'll or high water Which seems 80
enc. that.
Always excepting charley Whites
troubles. there IL peace and calf every
where Oh this eve of the convention. al
though IL must bc admitted that here
'HAH INV bIfNN E'NNN' - = 81
stateman or other who seems 10 be q
bit distract. Inquiries always reveal the
Fact that the kansan Is worried over
The continued absence of Delegate 4.
pumOnt Smith of Kansas. who recently
rc'utned from = trip 20 England and
began to veal thu first monomle ever
seen in the state.
Stateman smiths popularity in his
home town was Of great hep to him
when he irst ventured forth with the
mouocle. II. IT Was. who. while sci Wing
his state ~ a legislator. made an I'M
FASHIONED speech N which ne first inn
planted In Tn" minds Of his colleagues
that Kansas too long had been The laugh
ing stock Of tho last because of IA lack
uf culture. Then Statesman A bumont
Smith ul.iied with his brother i.yis-
ltt"rs To- SGT a>li. lifelong principles for
TIA" SAX" of their State aud vote with
hn to have It bathroom attached 70
every office IN the new Capitol building,
then III cours" OF construction at Topeka.
The bill Wa passed and the bath tubs
installed before Il had occurred TO any
of tho legislators that they never are
IN the building on saturday nights.
Consequently the bathrooms are now
all used to stor" reports. Nevertheless
A. Dumont Smiths fellow townsInen. re-
memberIng his work Of uplifting Kan
sas. let him wear the monocle around
home and RETAINED even from comment
until lie started for 81. Iouis