MR CHURCHILL'S CLOTHES.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1900, 7 November 1913, Page 4

MR CHURCHILL'S CLOTHES.

"PROTEST" BY A TRADE PAPER. "Men's Wear," tho organ of _ tie clothing and outfitting trade, published recently a protest against tho "peculiar tasto that Jlr. Winston Churchill is displaying so far as clothes rtro concerned." ■fbe editor of tho journal says: I naturally feel the greatest diffidence in criticising the attiro of any Cabinet Minister but jt is really high time, in tho most friendly spirit, of course, to expostulate ■ with Mr. Winston Churchill. The right hen. gentleman would bo tho first to adifiit thijt his exalted position imposes on him certain obligations, not the least of Which is that he should garb himself in a suitable manner. A photograph of 31r. Churchill as he appeared at Buckingham, which totrti lie visited in connection with the Army mandouvros, lias: beeii widely published this week. Me is shown wearing a square felt hat, (stiff Jineii, r-ollftr.Tiyt, la.rgo, t winM, a bow necktie, a lounge coat with Hap to tho outside breast pocket, kid gloves, and trousers w'hich look like a eros 3 between a pair of riding breechos and of woollen pants, the pants part having largo creases at tho lower part of tho, leg. To complete this extraordinary rig-out, tho right hon gentleman thought it a fit and proper thing to put on a pair of button boots.

Those boots arc the worst iniquity in ftn iniquito is conglomeration of'unsuitable clothing; they positively Wake one ehudtlor

There can, of course, bo na, objection to singularity in attiro eithor on the part- of a Cabinet Minister or anyone else if the innovation can be shown to be in the nature of an improvement, bub all those who are jealous of the Englishman's reputation for Rood tasto in dress will feel that Mr. Churchill's efforts arc not such as to reflect aiiy credit upon him or upon his position. Therefore, this rebuke is offered—in tho hope thai it will ho accepted in tlie friendly spirit in which it is tendered.