Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-25
Hot Weather
Clothing.

of July 10, 1875, rs question that
Hot Weather body. and the sug.
m.4l: gestions to the de.
VAotnAnk' sired end are various.
A correspondent Of the New York
Post addresses himself to the sub
ject in dead earnest, and asks first,
in a spirit of fervid wrath, IL there
is not somewhere among our tailors
such a combination Of common sense,
taste and enterprise as Will insure
our liberation from the present
thraldom of dress. Look at 1t! he says.
Count the folds that wrap q man 8
vital parts, chest and abdomen. A
gauge undershirt, linen shirt, double
and treble tailor's trimmings around
his waist Tor his trousers), a vest two
thicknesses of materially, suspenders,
a coat two or three thicknesses OF
materiaD, a hat, sweltering and hot.
Is there not sense enough to rid us
of all this burden and make us COM
Portable? We ridicule women, with
their pin-backs and their pull-backs
and their panniers and their bouf-
fantes. Are we men any more sensi-
BILE? Let some man in the tailoring
line correct all this, that his chill
dren and all suffering sons Of human
ity will rise up and call him blessed
Let us men wear our gauEe under
Jackets and our drawers and over
them simply a flowing tunic and
trousers of silk, delaine or bunting
anything cool; no frippery or dead
weight; let us put on the Oriental
cork hat, either broad-brimmed or
helmet shape
This much as to comfort In the
DAYTIME, For rest at night In this
sweltering weather the Post corre-
spondent suggests first a mating
made In India or China, thickly
woven or very elastic, for laying on
mattresses under the sheets. They
are non-conductors, they keep the
mattress from heating, and are deli
ciously cool to the person. He says ne
has bought these in Baltimore and
washington, but never saw one In
New York except in the houses OF old
Indta. merchants. Failing these. moth
ing Is cooler to sleep on than g. can.
vas ticking: stretched over the bed
frame after the mattresses have been
taken out and put away. A rolier,
with q ratchet on one end 10 tauren
up with the other end tucked across
is all that is necessary. Try an oid-
fashioned canvas-bottomed cot ped
stead, with q sheet only TO cover IT,
and test the matter.
saThirdIy. he recommends a Chinese
night dress called 'pajamas, made OF
raw silk, consisting OF loose moving
trousers tied about the waist with a
drawing string, over that q loose sack
of the same material, with noW1ng
siaaves. biIttoned UP to the throat.
The sensation in wearing this gar
ment. he AYERS, is perfectly delicious.
AS a contribution to a common cause,
In which many millions OF parboiled
man are interested, we give the read
ers of The Star the benefit OF his
suggestions.
District affairs were under consider
alton by Congress at this time oO
Funds for the y 70 Working dsG S out some
District. tn met National on iA6 CAPITAL
,ounicdrality adequately. Meanwhile
the District was in straits, as indicated
by the following printed in The Star
Of July 20, 1875:
"The Senate conference commlttee9
on the sundry civil appropriation Dill
WAS OOllHOu " AOSCAC A1SAA@
ment giving $500, 900 towards the gen
eral expenses Of the District OF Column
bia. although It is understood that
ME-. window, the chairman strenu-
ousIy opposed its elimination. 1t Is ao-
solutely necessary that Congress, De-
fore its adjournment, should make
some provision to enable the District
government to go on until 1t will be in
recent of funds under the tax bill in
december. It is not the fault OF the
Commissioners that Congress has not
PASSED the tax bill sooner, as they sup
niied the data for such bill as long ago
a. January last. The result is, through
the delay Of the passage Of the Dill
until this late day, that the Commits.
sioners will be without funds to carry
on the government OF the District for
four months at least, and must shut
nm shou during that time II relief is
not AFFORDED, just az the general gov.
eminent would have had to suspend
its operations had not legislation been
erected to enable 1t to go on until the
appropriation bills were passed. What
Congress ought to do is to appro-
pirate at once enough money for it's
proper share Of District expenses, but
the evident inclination OF the House
Is to do nothing more than to authorize