| Show w H Y HAS A CONG LONG COAT BUTTONS IN INTHE INTHE INTHE THE BACK T HE LIE two buttons which appear at nt atthe T I tho the back buck of mens men's frock coats and the coats of their evening e clothes are supposed to have ha had their origin In the fact that men formerly for tor mercy merly wore a n sword belt and In ord order r to support this buttons were placed on tho the back of their attire It is quite possible that this is the way vay In which the style originated but It served er a n more useful purpose not Dot so soel el very long ago ngo when the skirts or tails tolls of such coats couts were made very ery long and got tangled led ur ur ug with the wearers wearer's legs when he lie moved about rapidly A British tailor hit upon the Idea of placing buttonholes In the lining of the tails coat thus permitting permitting permitting permit permit- ting the tails to be buttoned up and kept out of at the way The fhe fashion fo for fo forlong long coats passed but hut the buttons remain to this day Copyright 0 0 |
