Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-15

and joyous world and thus gain temporary
change"
Those who cannot at first grasp the idea
that one should match ones ties to ones baked
potatoes or keep ones shirts in harmony with
ones vegetables will have to listen attentively
while Miss Rexford explains her theories on
chemistry, clothes and personal color symphony.
There are 10 different chemical types" as
serted Miss Rexford.
1--WE get our personalities, build and certain
other attributes from the food we eat. Some OF
the various chemical types do pay attention to
the kind of clothes they should wear to har-
monte with their chemical makeup, but many
of them ignore this important factor.
Men who belong to the sulphur type for
instance are usually tall, with big chests, and
their clothes look fine on them. These men
generally 60 In for dressinesS. The feature in
which they are primarily interested Is style
They always have the latest thing in clothes.
If you glanced at such mans wardrobe you
would undoubtedly find about is different suits,
for this type of man tires quickly of his clothes.
He is always wanting something new. He goes
in for fancy trimmings and braidS and likes to
wear q gardenia in his buttonhole. Such q
man was probably collegiate type in his youth.
He is a member of the class that puts over
colorful clothes for men. It Is the college boys
who inaugurate bright ties socks and hatbands
for their sex.
There is the potassium man. He is a go
Douglas Fairbanks belongs in this class. Some
of these men are not so particular about their
clothes but, nevertheless, they always look wen.
This type of man goes in for sporty clothes. He
is an outdoor man and athletic. He sets the
mode for golf and county club clothes and
usually sees to it that they have plenty Of pep
and color. He does not place so much stress
on the latest style, preferring comfort, color
and DASH He Is correct in his attire and wears
things suitable for the occasion.
"Another dressy type is the oxygen man he
is generally stout and very jovial. He exudes
prosperity and reflects this in his air and his
clothes. He Is the promoter type. Color and
fashion do not appeal to him so much as COM
fort. He likes to tell the world that he tM1ach,
to reflect financial success in his attire. IL Is
quite apt to wear a camel-hair coat, carry
cane and have plenty of afternoon and evening
clothes. He likes clothes to look as though
they cost plenty of money, and he doesn't skfmp
on his wardrobe.
ION the other hand there are several types
Of men who do not care anything at all for
clothes. One OF these is the calcium type tall,
raw-boned: well represented by Uncle Sam III
the cartoons. A man of this type wears his
clothes until they give out He would be salts
fed to buy suit of clothes in his high-school
days and to be buried in the same outfit. Such
a man will keep himself looking neat and clean,
as a rule, but his suit is often shiny, its cuffs
threadbare and his shirt frayed. The Calcium
man usually does not have much money, and
he Is saving of what he does have He has ster-
ling virtues and qualities, even though he cannot
pose as fashion plate.
"T TITLE attention is paid to clothes by the
phosphorus man. He is the absent-mind-
ed, college professor type, who puts his umbrella
in bed and stands up In a corner all night. IT
his wife did not keep close watch on him he
would careleSSly wander off some day in his