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Show War Acalntt th Swallow Tall. The French tailors have evidently taken this view of the case. They are up in arms, fighting tooth and nail against the present form and color of gentlemen's evening dress. Instead of j the habit noir worn by gentlemen on every available occasion they call for the general adoption of colored coats, embroidered vests, knee breeches and silk stockings. These brave folWers of the sartorial art have issued an address, in which they state that it is high time to abandon the old conventional weak ness. and to this effect and in con jane- I tion with some of their aristocratic pa- ! trons they intend to organize what are called bala de la toilette in Paris and Lions during the winter. Table. |