MAN AND FASHION.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1719, 9 April 1913, Page 3

MAN AND FASHION.

"EVERY BIT AS FADDy AS WOMEN." 1 EXTRA TROUSERS BARRED. (By "Sylvius.") , "Like to look at soma suitings, sir? Yes, 1 sir. Nico day! Wo liavo a very _ nice | range of newly-arrived winter weights. ! Browns and greys and greens—all very fashionable." I said I would just like to have a look at some of the latest. "All these aro just in! pursued Mr. Taiiorman, "a very nice lot. Here are some of tho winter weights—nice rich browns, and exclusive patterns." They certainly did look very neat and dressy, and I handled each one in succession, for form's sake, not that the feel would tell mo anything, but it seemed to bo tho only thing to do, and it looked as if I knew something. Mr. Taiiorman ( humoured (or saw through) me, and asked me to- "try tho feel" of two or threo lengths of tweed. ■■ "Hero aro somo splendid Scotch tweeds— rougii and bold in pattern—wear lika leather, and if you like something more ; subdued, here is a iiico line of worsteds— quiet pattern—good for a wedding or a funeral. Natty and gentlemanly, vlien . well made." j 1 was beginning to get dazed. Even length of stuff showed me appeared to bo ' more desirable than tho last, and being strong enough to admit? my weakness, J. mado a bold plunge at a stripcy brown tweed, arid said courageously— lliatU do!" "And a verv nico thing, too, couldn t have chosen a bstter myself/' -said Mr. T., with all tho art of long experience. "And 111 liavo two pair of pants, 1 added, determined to get even with several trouserless suits at home. } •"Ah, now, that's a pity—l can't do it!' ' "Can't do it! What do you mean?" X : gasped,- as ho looked at me more in sorrow 1 than in anger. . i "No, I'm sorry—can't do it!" he addeu i dolefully. Beginning to imagino that I had done i or said something wrong, I examined his ; face and my past life without becoming enlightened. "Extraordinary!" I said. "Oil, no, 6ir, nothing extraordinary, 1 assure you. 1 agree you're quite right .in ordering two pairs of trousers. Ifs wise to do so. I would do it; but you see these tweeds aro all imported in one or two suit lengths—hero you are, -you see (showing tho label)—sik-and-half yards—faro suits. There is no provision for extra trousers, and wo would not order any more of the samo pattern. It would not do "Why not?" "Well, how would you liko it if you were walking down the street and met half a dojjen men wearing the samo pat- ; tern tweed as you ?" i Somewhat dumbfounded,. I said that I was sure I woiddn't miss any sleep over it.' "Well, you're oniv one. I assure you that men are every bit as faddy as in their clothes'. You might think it 6trange in us not ordering more of ono pattern of tweed. Once we . tried ordering enough for extra trousers, but our clients wouldn't take them. They said they didn't want extra pants, as they got tired of a suit at tho end of threo or four months, bo we had all the stufF left on our hands." "And can't 1 get extra pants?" I asked. "Oh, yes, in stock lints—serges, vicunas, greys, and in some tweeds." "But the.choico is necessarily limited?" 'Yes, it is, but I'll havo a look around, and see what I can get you—look in this afternoon 1"