The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-07-28

New York; Whittier are we head
ed, men? To skirts and bustles. pink
pantaloons and ribbons in our hair?
To plucked eyebrows and rouged
cheeks? Verify the wind bloweth
that direction if the displays in mems
shops here point the way.
In one window last night l saw a
sweater that would have been the
object Of hen fruit and ripe tomatoes
if worn by any dude when | was a
boy. And, indeed, it was of a color
scheme that could have been created
in such a process, for yolk-yellow
and bright red prcdominated in it,
although it also was flecked with
mauve, magenta. cerise, maroon,
green, blue and violet. can picture
nothing gaudier than that, although
in another window was Il bath ing
shirt that would have matched in for
riotous color. With it went bath
ing trousers Of light gray with ar
tillery red stripes down the legs.
And, Oh. my dears, you should see
the new-fangled scarves for men.
Yessir. scarves! Brilliant red things,
a yard square and brighter than any
bandanna handkerchief. Says card
in the window, "These are now quite
the vogue for men. They prevent
sunburn of the shoulders while at
the beach,"
Say, where in Sam Patch are the
old-fashioned he-men? Where are the
men who gloried in a coat of tan that
bespoke the great outdoors?
Those brilliant scarves were ex-
IRENE enough, ! thought. but in the
next block | saw some in paisley de-
sign and in dainty pastels.
Then there were beach robes and
house robes in great checks of
bright hues. A purple silk dressing
gown which would have excited COM
ment If seen any place but on the
stage several years ago, seemed very
quiet and sedate in one corner of
the window.
And now. boys. must tell you of
another thing. Three stores on
Broadway are displaying colored
silk underwear for men. And when l
say colored. l mean colored They
are Kelly green. scarlet. pink. blue.
purple, yellow and heliotrope. Only
very brazen man would have
stopped to look at a display Of such,
colored undertakings month or two
ago. and the idea that they were in
tended for male wear would never
have occurred to him. Really. lace
is about the only thing men haven't
usurped from the ladies for their
own wear-and that will come before
long.
1t will not surprise me a hit if At
some date in the near future should
receive an invitation in a pink scent
ed envelope asking me to knitting
bee at which all the boys, dear
things. will be wearing embroidered
garters and discussing the latest
styles in lingerie.
However, am hoping that none
OF my friends will get that way!
Earl Carroll at present probably
gets more publicity than any pro-
Queer on Broadway. His defense of
nudity as an art took him into court
last season and eventually obtained
tor him quiet rest behind the
bars and front page in the news
papers. He recently bailed out a
former chorus girl. who shot her
husband. and gave her place in the
front TO" of his chorus and himself
more public attention. Now he has
girls in very abbreviated skirts 60
among the throng in the lobby dur
ing intermission and announce the
raising of the curtain. He threatens
to send them out on the sidewalk. I
hear, and if that happens riot call
may get him further mention in
large type.
JAMES w. DEAN.