Ogden Daily Standard | 1908-11-04 | Page 5 | Our Shirt Fronts

our shirt fronts I 1 why do we wear our shirt bosoms I 1 exposed may seem an unnecessary question but the answer Is foaud lix la a queer bit of history ht story nowadays tha the white shirt bosom is worn by pepi of all classes and stations in wa ut but only a hundri years ago the whitis walt shirt bosom boso with the starched rus run lies flea which took the place of col collar and autra was wag the outward and vl visible bla agn of wealth and gentility aften was kas ver very expansive cotton had not come into general use una sad and the annea laments of most mau wt Q laade ad of wool L I 1 linen therefore was iras the emblem of wealth the man who could afford a linen shirt was meally so proud of df it that the tailors gave W him an opportunity of displaying it to the beat all gentl coats coates were ware of tho the military wil val form and at first arst were bati toned from throat to waist alta haga i standing colira that ce came up cp to bo the ears cam the men man who ibe he clothes of ow grest great turned down tho the collars rolled bade back the lapels and raye gare the old gentlemen sent leuen an opportunity to show that they wore uses instead ot of woolen and so BO we however poor we may bo exhibit our oar shirt ehert fronts fronta because our on ca C cantors castors lors gloried in their unan I 1