Evening star., 1936-10-30
-Sketched in q Washnston Shop,

to the River Tweed. as might perhaps
be inferred, but this word is said to be
due to an error on the part Of a
London clerk, who, way back in 1926,
while writing an invoice, put the
word "tweeds" instead of "tweels," +"
which is the Scottish word for "twills. {"
The new word took the popular fancy
and soon became associated In the
clothing trade as mark of quality.
Now as to the Harris" part. That.
too, is interesting, for 1t goes way
back to early times, when each small
community was more or less a law
unto itself and had very definite char
acteristics that distinguished it from
its neighbors.
Of the east coast Of Scotland are
group of small islands, and among
them you will see Harris and Lewis.
Here the natives wove their own ma
terial for clothing, just as elsewhere
in Scotland, but, instead of the large
clan tartans, they made small checks
and less conspicuous weaves. When
ScotSmen from the mainland came
over to trade, woolens were used as
the medium Of exchange, and soon
peple began to ask for more and
more of this lovely handwoven ma
terial that was different from any,
thing that they had at home, until
the demand exceeded the supply.
So it was that regular business
was set up with a large number OF
weavers and Harris tweed began to be
known the world around.
THERE is certainly a great salts
faction in wearing garment
that you know is the finest of its kind
on the market. The particular line
of Harris tweed coats that We are
describing today are hand-tailored by
the best man tailors of hand-woven i'm
ported woolens and they will serve you
as well next year and the year after as
the day you make your purchase. Such
coat Is truly an investment in
comfort and satisfaction as we'll as
excellent taste and not just a coat
that carries the extreme mode of the
moment and will look passe next year.
These coats have handmade but
tonholes instead of the usual bound
buttonholes found on wcmens gar
ments, and the leather-covered but
tons are sewed on firmly with waxed
thread, so that they won't be rolling
on on the pavement in a week or so.
There is unusual detailing on the in
side, and the half lining is guaran-
teed for the life of the coat. An all
season sport coat for casual wear
about town and to business, or for
country wear at the horse shows and
foot ball games SO plentiful on the
Fall schedule of events, these coats
can be made to give extra protec-
ton against cold winds by the addi-
ton Of flannel warmer, which may
be buttoned into the coat in jiffy.
These come in plain colors and checks.
WE HAVE been so enthusiastic
about Harris tweed coats that we
almost neglected to mention q group
OF smart suits that we found in the
same shop, also man-tailored and
an excellent choice to wear under q
coat. These come in variety of soft,
beautiful colors, as well as checks
and plaids and in both single and
double breasted models. There are
several shades of green and blue, coral,
rust. tans, browns. and the checks
are unusually good.
After all, we have to hand it to the
men to pick out good-looking plain
tailored clothes for the women to
wear during the early hours of the
day, and then let us choose our own
for the balance Of the day and eve
ming!
For information concerning items
mentioned In this column call Ma
tional 5000. extension 30S, between 10
and IL am.