The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-08-02
IT CAN Be DONE
ANY.PLACEIN
This FREE LAND
Even New York's Fifth Avenue
is Undisrnaycu By a Man
in Pajamas
Ry w. o. SAUNDERS

"fu, IOik>, "tIt ctiN Oiu ie'
Its all right to wear paiamaS
down town in a one horse town
where you've lived for 20 and odd
years and are on terms with the
city authorities: but let him try
II in some real town where thry
have real police force" So said
| the wis"crackers. Would 1 dare
wear pajamaS on Broadway? The
answer Is. dared. And New
York smiled approval or register
cd indifference.
Arriving in New York Sunday
evening July 28th. I registered at
the Hotel Roo5evelt, one of the best
hotels in New York City AMI
patronized by people of dignity ana
prominence.
/ Out of Hotel Roosevelt Monday
afternoon I walked in pajamaS.
faced a battery of motion ri;ture
and newspaper camera men, stroll
! ed down Fifth Ave, across from
Fifth Ave. to Times Square and
Broadway, entered the Paramount
Theatre, saw the show, came out,
took an Elevated train to Park
Place, came back to the Hotel
Roosevelt, went to my room. No one
in the hotel stopped me, no police
men hailed me. no one hooted me.
A man clad in a decent suit OF
pajamas can appear on the streets
of any city in America to-day with
out creating any furore Of excite
ment or attracting considerable at
tention.
/ The fact that f-did attract much
attention in New York was simply
because possibly dozen lively
camera and news reel men were
shooting" mo from every direction
The camera men attracted the
crowd. The crowd became so dense
on Times Square that I had to duck
for cover and lose myself In the
vastness of the Paramount Theatre.
The pajamas wore in New YORK
we're a product of the FaultleSS MIG
Co. long coat. correctly fitted pants
They were manufactured OF a tan
Raiah Silk material OF substantial
weight. The coat was provided WIFI
two side pockets and a breast
pocket. giving me ample pocke'
room for handkerchief, cigarettes
matches and such money as l car
ried I wore a light neck tie ol
contrasting color. panama hat ana
carried a light MALAGA cane. car
ried the cane because mus!
admit felt mighty self conscious
.yhen I first essayed to make the
venture and 1 had to have some
thing to occupy my hands.
do not advocate any kind OF
ns iamas for street wear. Pajamas
generally are not made for street
wear But a number of manutac-
turers have seen the light and by
making a few alterations and I'M
nrovements in their lounge suits
they will produce pajamas loi
.t,oo+ vear of which no man need
feel ashamed.
One important manufactures
,.s,,rec me- that he will feature pa
iamas for street wear 1or he"'
season. .
Here we have right at hano d
sensible hot weather suit America
might have waited for anottlef
ouarter century for some one 10 IN
4o,t new kind of summer suit
And then. after. waiting for the IN
yontion difficulty would have been
fonnd in inducing important manu-
fact,,rers to market them. BH'
Americas pajama manufacturers
have the manufacturing and mar
getting organization already-aho
they are keen to sell more paJamaS
believe that out OF the praiiN
ino of 1,ouis Graves and myself men
are about to be freed from the pond
! sge of superfluous clothing in hot
weather And if I have succeeoeo
in helping my fellow man 10 d
rea,ization of this great blessing
then let the night-shirt brethren
noint their finger of scorn at me
I shall not quail.