The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-05-01
Slams of the Times


sprlngtlme with its fresh green
leayes and dewey flowers mas come
A. eia,--and with 1t comes the new
G,shiops which alas, don come 20
STAY for very long. As the world
knows. Of al. creatures, Dame rash
ion Is tho least dependable. Like
An Apru day. Now smiling bright,
roV frowning dark, shell charge
from morn till night, Lighter OF heart
is she. drying the tears poor April
scattered DER each wood and lea.
Tho time Of year when young mans
fancy lightly turns 90 thoughts OF
love. YES, and his fancy turns to-
wards something else too. perhaps
not SO lightly. really with deeper
sense Of responsibility, for the young
man Is trying to convince himself
that some ready made clothes are
very good looking indeed though In
the long run, though he continues to
rumlnate, IL Is eXtrayagant not to
have ones clothes made to order.
yhis is no effect TO assist some ma
tiona or local tailor to put his wares
before the market and imbed them
In the thoughts of the people. Talk Is
forever about the matron and maid
%
10 talk about the men. But speak
ing about clothes either for the man
Of the woman, one owes Il to them
selves. don't you know, and to their
Abusiness or social standing. If II
must be said, TO wear we'll made
I>lothes which proclaims opulence TO
She whole world. Say what you will
About a womans love Of finery. do
women pay any more attention to
clothes than men. Are medium
dressed women as conspicuous as the
carelessly dressed man. Take he who
wears the soft shirt and beltedin-
trousers, with the single breasted
coat and have you ever noticed the
man who may boast Of obese, pro-
portions about the belt. usually
wears this style. The coat flares
wide open and he emphasizes a weak
point as far as manly beauty in
figure liz concerned.
well dressed man may have
carelessness In his air or his clothes
but If you will notice, IL usually Is
as correct as the blush on the the
maiden's cheek which she summons
at will. To wear that hat or cap
nonchalantly with the air of an old
companion, despite the fact that Just
hours may be summed up, perhaps
since the purchase price has been
extracted within, declares that man
quite familiar with the proper thing
and tho same may be said of the
matron, which proves they have re-
\quired the ultra note in making the
Nody beautiful. 1t goes towards that
sall-together-needed requisite, per-
sonality. We do not live in formal
age. No occasions are formal in a
strict sense of the word. The
smarter the party, the less formal
Il Is and an informal and intimate
existence is bound to reflect itself in
an informal and individual style or
dress and with people. The time has
come when the most timid man need
no longer be afraid OF color and gay
materials. lie need not mind how
many colors he wears but the sue
cess OF mans toilet depends upon
how he combines his plain and
tgured surfaces--a figured tie must
be worn with a plain color or n fine
striped shirt.
Spring, love and clothes" The
graces they stand alike with other
uinities. Faith, Hope and Charity"
but dare we whisper and quite. off
lhe truck too, the greatest in the
ast named trio, comes last named.
We can thank the age in which we
ae most heartily for the change
vat has come In mourning clothes
lor both men and women. The world
more simple in the matter OF what
sand what Is not correct-that note
~ Nselt, is the vogue OF the moment
N all matters Of fashion and taste
ohe Is less noticed II not in all black
gloves and all the horrors that are
attached to mourning clothes which
phcard us TO the public who in tn,
majority, does not care.
Gentle breCzes and sunshine turn,
our thoughts to bathing togs and Tho
sea. The popular summer sport Il
m h lie minds OF many of us. 1t is diff
Hcult TO realize that swimming came
mo vogue In England ia the reign OF
ueoI se III. lie was recommended
"a haths by his physicians and a
may NAY signal, the whole of Brighton
sooA lo sea bathing. But there wer,
no costumes accredited to the beaci
Sanu the oelles and the dandies OF tn,
suay used 70 drive to the sea and TAX,
NJ, ulp IN the nude, going from
hude pavilions at the water
80 The documents Of the day
saay us a picture of this companl
oashlhs from the dressing tent at an
IIppoIlune moment. There was n,
,Ut'ns about the beach I'm those day
SSna u there had been, IT would hav,
p peeh Wen out Of the sun. for at tina
Pe,'od' II was unfashionable to boas
''" aS II Is now fashionable.
Il IRn