The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-29
BY Robert Wcllcs Richie.

London June II Bs Msill.-To
william, Quick, From Occidental
iotai Buffalo Wye. Dear Bill,
Iou didn't saF anything about
Mnss in your last; but there's Moth
rg in the Defense OF the Realm Act.
made and provided, TO head me off
his important and informing sub
ect. Therefore the text for the day
y pants.
Which II will not be British pants
general Bill. because this isn't GO
MS TO be an encyclopedia, but the
scotch variety. with the accent on the
hoich military style Of Les hobbies
We been in london quite some time
low but ] go on the stampede half
io1en times a day when | meet up
nth certain species OF pants native
70 these chimes They're called ia
tKus TROUSERS. Eiii. by the sofilers
rho wear en-. and the bright mind
8 rho first roped that name for them
sro,absy got an r. r.. G.. S. 10 wear
Ike lean-to roof after his name.
You understand the regular pants
4 the Black watch or the London
ieottish or any Of those alleged High
and regiments are no pants at all
"a IeAs, none that are visible to the
.aked eye. which amounts To the
Anne thing just kilts. But when the
cotch officer wants TO get out OF his
iunday-best and into his fatigue"
inform, which you might cali his
hore clothes, he sure does make up
Or that lack IF pants noticeable on
.arade
He first goes through the family
tito and finds his Mar old last win
Ar's. comforter made in The pattern
4 the family clan--the tartan, you
now, by which you can tell Mac
J tyigh from, a McWhorter away off on
he skyline. Just as YOU can pick out
crow buck from one of old Spotted
Ais boys by the way he wears his
Gather He takes this TO his tailor
nd says. My good man, cut me 81
Atikue trouser or two out OF this.
fake EN- very roonny around the
gaist and skinny at the ankle. And.
AZ man don't leave any Of the bally
Ia tatting sticking in them. for I'm
Ding on fatigue with theae trousers.
ehat--whas7"
So the tailor does Job OF work on
hat old comforter and when he gets
nlsheh willum Wullaoe Mcwhiffle-
rec, Leftenan, Of the ROYAL South
Avs put on his dingy Scotch bonnet
& nd his regulation uniform coat and
am Brown helt-~whjch is designed,
Sill, 10 support his diEni,y--and nm
.ArnAAth those things he buckles
hose fatigued pants,
They're colort1 In squares like the
4Ap cf the nestsrs' claims over along
# NJ Crazy sausw--here's square Of
reen about AKA, with a yellow boun-
AIRY line. there's that new town site
ne company from Aurora, III, has
os sfahed out, with red cross mark
~ whers The courthouse ts Ia stand:
so~r tho right leg runs the map Of
susters last hike over the Wolf
fountains; the left legs just various
Couldn't Find Answer.
First time / saw one of these loco
Ants coming at me down good old
1ccAdilly---I being a tenderfoot 10
= Andcn then and not saddlebroke--
NY. Bill, Just naturally looked all
seund for the answer You know, a
i'm on the birds back, Eat Jazz Jig
Il Sra or .'whitewashing Neatly
sone But nary joker was there
10 II. Those pants were "commy
~ ftou remember what told you
z Anut Tia French stun / picked up In
g Affa Ill: eet this ones
ESss WtlitAhn. There are 1T q ciosA con-
80 1871 81 these fatigue four
~ 1eHnn n London this minute and mo-
o1o "a eye ~ EN- hut fhn
b WAsn ! etFollS1 dawn PAN