Show i I. J. 7 C Clothes Ing 72 7 s del fashion Pashon fo for OJ bora Best Dressed Man in Europe Buys About One Hundred Suits Suits' of pf Clothes E Ever Every eny y Year Year Continental Continental tal Tailors Take Notes Holes on His Garments V I I By Van Yan S S Republican n Republican Service Washington D. D C. C Jul July 13 The 13 The question Ques- Ques lI llon tion n has been hE-en put to mt many quarters quarters of oC late whether In my opinion King ling Edward still sets set the styles for or men of fashion the world over as he did for so som m many ny years year ns prince of Wales al s. s arid and It ItIs Itis itIs is rather interesting to be able to answer r this query Quer with a d decided affirmative Whenever hene his majesty goes on the continent continent con con- U K nt SIlk said one of or the he Je leading sartorial authorities of London to my correspondent correspondent dent recently no is followed about aboul almost al almost nl al- most dall dally by y representatives of the chief European tailors tailor who who make I make careful notes noles of his various arlous costumes and anden en even lake tt photographs of some of them and on the results of these observations the fashions for mt men n are largely based And so far as us the kings king's influence upon American fashions Is concerned my 10 corr correspondent cor- cor respondent r was tol told b by a 3 prominent West WestEnd cst End nd I London ondon tailor who has over regular regular reg reg- ular customers in the United States that practically all nil of them make a point of Inquiring before placing their orders Oders what materials arc are in favor or with Edward VII at that time and that the they generally adopt an any new wrin wrinkles les In the wa way of dress which his majesty recently mahave may mayy have lave Introduced For or example said sali this merchant I I 1 have made madu hardly on one double breasted b business suit for an American customer since the king fro frowned ned upon this particular par par- style of oC masculine dress dres some sometime sometime time lime ago and the only Instance that 1 ran can recollect In which his maJesty's majesty s lead III h. n the matter of dress elress has not been t n followed fol- fol owed lowell on both sides of the thc Atlantic Is In Inthe he tho ca case cae l of the single breasted d frock coat coat- which even n the kings king's example has tins not he been n able to popularize Dislikes Double Breasted Coat Cont It It Is Is b by the wn way hinted that his majesty's maj maJ- esty's ests dislike lor Sor double breasted coats and waistcoats ats arises rl s solely from a n conviction con con- on his part that they emphasize he time prominence nence of his waist However It t must be conceded that so IO far Cur as ex experience experience ex- ex ROCS goes oes there Is no man who Is better hetter bet het- ter cr qualified than King Edward for Cor the task ask of supreme arbiter In natters rs concerning concerning con con- corning dress He lie has Las worn more nore suits of clothes and In a greater arlet variety of styles than thal an any other man lOun manIn mann In n England With Hit the exception of oC his strenuous nephew the German Gennan emperor no man has such an extensive e wardrobe ward ward- robe A witty wilty Fr French Frenchman man once described liCens life liCe as ns all bolting and unbolting The valet allt responsible for the examination of the tile theo ro royal o al buttons to lo see that thc they ne er ml miss s connections connection with the time royal oal buttonholes has las one of the t severest o and mot most exactIng exact exact- In Ing Jobs in 1st the kings king's hou household It ha has often oHen lJ been cn sal said that if Jf a social upheaval should hould occur which would compel even monarchs Monarch to earn their own livelihood King Edward would have e no difficulty In making both ends meet as a farmer It Is Cl equally II true that he c would make an ane e excellent manager of or ji Jl e first clans ass s mens men's furnishing store Though ordinarily no no great stickler Stickier for punctiliousness In matters mat mat- I ITS of dress elreS he h Is fastidiousness per per- d The tailor who sent a u badly- badly l lilting garment home to 10 King Kille gel Edward ward would hard hardly I I. I ie sent to the Tower to lo b be executed ute but it Il Is certain c that h ho he would find his occupation seriously s jeopardized I loins i Poil oal y If Jr J he hP f. f ha had hod not developed those physical peculiarities which usually follow ad- ad I years and luxurious IK living Jiving ing King Edward would toda today bo bl num numbered numbe among the dandles of Europe Hut now that he lie Iw belongs to lo the podgy brigade It Is on only I the artistic artL lIc ingenuity of his that thul I causes causs him hire still to lo br lie regarded 1 as ns the the- dressed best man roan in En England I A legion lon of oC tailors have lun tun the rule I o cr the king kine since he first learned to lo lomove I move about aboul without petticoats Nearly Nearl every rry nationality has 1 been I represented I amon among them Diem m but singularly enough th the majority of them h have he e he been en Irishmen he C carne came to the throne the tire king had hall clothes made almost entirely b bone 11 one firm but bui now he divides hl his patronage patron patron- age among three or 01 four A tailoring house how In the vicinity of Regent street streel gets the biggest share of his custom at atthe atthe the present time It Il Is not a large es- es and there Is nothing pretentious pretentious pre pre- 3 about oUt the time building save the conspicuous con- con display made of the lion and the a and the rest resl of the Die armorial bearings which Indicate that the llio proprietors pro pio- enjoy time the exalted privilege of doIng doing do- do Ing business with his majesty Tailors Are An But It il Isn't cv everybody who can do business business busi busl- n ness sI with them then It Jt doesn't Coli follow ow because he- he cause 1 a man can pay It the Ibe price he can order a suit of clothes clothe from them an and swagger among his friends boasting that h he he- has been boen rigged out by Iy the time kings king's lallor tall lull or ors If they trailed traded on the kings king's name haunt that w. way the they would not be the kings king's tailors long Tim Th y y are arc aristocrats of oC tin tilt tailor world They serve ei only customers e r-l r whose social status Is vouched for b by clients already on their books This applies ap- ap plies as much to lo visitors from th moneyed side of the Atlantic as tin time United States are sometimes designated in England as from rom England tU Itself lf And Andeen even eve their own customers arc are not permitted per r to losee see the time garments they mak maki for Cor the king Icing Th They The cant can't g get l tips In hi advance advance ad ad- vance on coming fashions ash ions that thai wa way tray Th y must Enlist walt wall their chance to lo see them on time the sacred sacred- person ot of Ids Itis majesty majest The kings king's s clothes are all month made In a room lOom es especially ce- ce 10 set apart fo for that purpose Ills tailors have a standing order to provide him with so many suits stilts for spring so mall many for summer and so AO on for tor the other oiher r seasons Apart Allart from corn military uniforms and court dresses 11 the they number about one onehundred hundred bundled suits and cost anything a year 11 between wen f J 0 0 and 1 X a suit suil The king selects the time patterns and anel material himself him him- self In these m matters he Is I particular but hut his choice Is quickly made |