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Show THE YOUNG MEN AND THEIR CLOTHES In looking over n trade report tho other day, tho statement was noticed notic-ed that the "young men's clothing houses" were selling certain styles. This prompts tho question: Is there a distinctively young man's stylo of dress? Across tho line of sex no such lino appears. Elderly women froquontly dress ns If thoy were trying try-ing to call attention to fresh beauty. beau-ty. And young women who could afford to attract scrutiny frequently dress very simply. In othor orders of existence. It Is quite common for tho male to ho decked out In flno plumage. The mn'o bird Is apt to -wear brilliant feathers, while tho female may be dull grey or brown. Tho human male seems to have somo longings for this display, and to part from it, nt least during youth with somo regret Up to tho past century, men's dress clothes wore of tho most gorgeous rainbow hues. In some branches of sport Wo huntreg and golf, red and green aro still moro or less popular. Tho dominant feeling among ma- I .tiire men favors lnconsplcuousncss of clothes. This holds down formnl dress to plain and severe black. In business llfo startling checks and plnhb nro condemned ns "loud" and effusive. There nro many young men, however, who nppnrcntly dislike dis-like to bo held down by theso ruV lugs. Seemingly they would like to arrny themselves In purplo and fine "Inen, to bo physically resplendent to tho other sex. And so It comes nbout thnt men's styles orlglnnto mnny novelties every ev-ery year. Thoy aro. not very pro nounced as compared with women f fndhlons. But men's dress Is so nearly nltko that ;my variation I" noticeable. Tho clothing maker who would bcII to youth must stock up on theso chnnges. Young men dislike to follow too much th0 beaten beat-en path. They cherish their own Individuality, In-dividuality, nnd seem to prefer somo thing that emphasizes it, and gives them some mnrk of distinction from their follows. |