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Show V THE RICH COUNTY REAPER. RANDOLPH. UTAH Mens Fashion Authorities Find Their Clients Stubborn: Washington Patterns Future After Original LEnfant Plan .7 Colorful Clothes Still Taboo Stylists Fight Century of Drabness to Deck Mere Male in Modern Raiment This Spring; Mild Green Hues Win Favor First off, theres nothing suit. But mens wrong with that blue serge and as usual the irrepressible Sunday-go-to-meet- in its spring, fashion arbiters must have their say. For 10 years this valiant crew has been trying to make the American male conscious of style and color, but the American male is stubborn. Its expensive enough, he says, to keep the wife fashionably dressed without being a clothes horse yourself. But in spite of himself the master of the home is becoming something of a peacock, blossoming out each spring with more colorful suits, shirts, ties and hats. Ad fortable, loose and casual, usually vance showings of clothing in made of fleeces, Shetland and chevthe Merchandise Mart, Chi- iot. Popular if the deis herringbone, plaid or small sign the show trend. cago, plainly effect, are between brown f off-shad- all-ov- er George Bryan Brummeil, and black, black and white, better known as Beau, died and blue, or green and gray. gray The newest in rainwear is the gabin 1840. Since then the prWHEN CLOTHES WERE ardine coat developed with CLOTHES Back in of colors mens the useor ofpoplin evailing 1880, when a new water repellent clothes, as if in mourning, process which America was interested in more not only sheds rain have been somber black, but defies the laundryman its its than the future clothes, or dark blue, dull gray and subdued president of a great railroad or dry-clean- browns. During Beau Brummells lifetime and before, mens fashions in England, France and colonial America approached the apex of perfection, but as man became more interested in making a living he lost interest in his clothes. Now, say the fashion experts, were emerging. Still in Infancy. This trend, however, is in the incubation stage. So timid is man in his dress life and the use of color that he limits his indulgence to brightly hued pajamas, a red bathing suit and an occasional green necktie. The designers of this years spring and summer clothes had contemplated bright green to smash precedent but the men rebelled. The fashion experts then settled for like bluish green and greyish green, a few group stripes and heather stripes. Considering the handicap, it was a signal victory. Theres ample precedent for mens fashions, though lets hope the Twentieth. century male doesnt become so vain as that of the Eighteenth century whose wardrobe is described by the historian, H. Dennis Bradley: At least six coats of colored velvet and white satin, trimmed with gold and silver lace with perhaps one made in a plainer fashion for use on mournful occasions. With these he would have the choice of perhaps a .dozen long waistcoats, made in blue satin, gold brocade, green silk, white satin, scarlet, black silk with fringes, all laced and embroidered in colored silks. His wardrobe also contained nine or ten pairs cf breeches of velvet, satin and d cloth; half a dozen hats, silver laced, scalloped, laced with gold point dEspagne, some with gold binding, and some bound plain; three dozen ruffled shirts and and a three dozen lace like number of white silk, black silk, and fine cotton stockings. Beau Brummeil Brought Order. Later in the century Beau Brum-me- ll introduced a semblance of taste to this profusion of color. Employing fewer hues and blending them expertly, he strove for quiet good taste and introduced what is considered today to be the essence of style the ability to wear clothes with an unconscious flair. American mens clothing hasnt always been dull. While the early Puritan fathers were straight-lace- d they were sufficiently style conscious to clothe themselves tastefully. Beginning in the 1850s, and influenced by the industrial revolution in England and America, mens clothes and womens too, of course reflected the drabness of the times. Machinery tended to standardize all domains of life, not omitting fash- Hats of Tyrolean shapes, with bank might look like this gay sharp curl brim and conical crown, fellow who didnt care about the bedecked with trimmings like pins, press in his trousers so long as he made money. badger brushes, braided and corded bands, are increasingly popular. Straw hats next summer will be soft, imitating the felts. As for color, green is showing up prominently. Shirts for spring and summer will have lighter grounds with simple stripes more widely spaced. Collar models are lower in front with a moderate spread to the points. Lighter fabrics are the rule and green in several shades, particularly in the stripes, is once more prominent. Ties Go Fashionable. Ties, as might be expected, are made of the suiting fabrics and green pops up again. Grenadine net fabric are types of popular. The figures are smaller than last season, and the larger color range in mens suits has naturally made for a larger variety in necktie colors. Shoes? Influenced by sports, theyll be stubbier looking this summer since the tip and vamp have been shortened. Most popular, and most comfortable, will be the semisports shoe. and the town and country type characterized by its crepe rubber sole. The perforated and woven leather shoes will also be worn frequently. Countless types of unlined shoes in various color combinations show that footwear, at least, is - : off-shad- es , time-teste- - Prepared by National Geographic Society. Washington, D. C. WNU Service. The spring tourist trek is de- WASHINGTON A typical OFFICIAL - DOM departmental home, quarters of the United Stales Department of Agriculture. Photo shows the administration building at the left, with east and west wings, and the south building at the right. scending on Washington. The a completely automatic system. Capital City has changed so The structure is virtually a city decade in the last rapidly within a city. It has a telephone a $200,000,000 governthrough now handling 2.200 main ment building program that system lines and 1,100 extensions. even those who live there have Along the north side of broad Con- difficulty keeping track of the stitution avenue, across from the shifting scenes. The problem faced by the commission of fine arts and the builders of the new Washington is twofold. In carrying out the plan of 1901, worked out to incorporate virtually all that was feasible in Major LEnfants original plan, they are striving to produce ed ever-increasi- munitions building, stand the white marble edifices described by the commission of fine arts as the frame for the Lincoln memorial. Erection of a home for the federal reserve board between Twentieth and Twenty-first streets completes this composition, and when eventually the temporary buildings, result of wartime haste, are removed, one of the major dreams of LEnfant will be realized. Pan American Annex Planned. Other splendid buildings in this frame are those occupied by the National Academy of Sciences, the public health service, and the Pharmaceutical association. g tour Although a short seldom includes a trip through the public health service, that bureau is one that will richly repay a special visit. Within its laboratories men are constantly at work, seek- sight-seein- he-m- an or . that Victorianism has passed, fashion experts think man will become emancipated, as did women earlier in the century. Take it or leave it, heres a thumbnail sketch of modern mens fashions. Obviously they were not designed to replace d overall: the trousers are fashand Mixed suij;s use of- color liberal with ionable, such as dark green coat with willow green slacks. Right now big yam tweed is the rage on the Pacific coast, which is becoming the creative center in both mens and womens sports wear. Slack suits may run the range of color and fabrics, with rayons, cottons, linen, hopsacking, twills and poplins holding the ; edge. Coats Become Comfortable. That Ihe prim dressed-u- p look of 10 or 15 years ago is passing, can be seen in topcoats. Theyre com- - Capital the most beautiful capital in the world and at the same time to provide suitable quarters for the bureaus of the federal government. To erect a truly graceful building large enough to house the thousands of employees of one of the major departments, such as commerce, interior, or agriculture, is a task so difficult as to challenge the most skilled architects. There must be hundreds of offices, all with outside windows; no gloomy medieval castles will prove satisfactory. Hugeness is a physical necessity, grace an artistic obligation. Federal Triangle Large. defying convention. To their everlasting credit, the If youre the rugged type architects who have designed the to whom a suit is a suit, be it pink new edifices have mastered seemor black, 1939 The spring fashions ingly impossible difficulties. may be so much eyewash. And it federal triangle, where are concenthe time-honbears repetition trated more official activities than is still considerably in any other capital, covers an area blue serge suit more practical for many men than of about 20 city blocks from its a stylish ensemble of green. But Fifteenth street base, the enormous the clothing experts need encourage- department of commerce building, ment after all these years of fruit- to its Sixth street tip, the Apex less struggle. Now that theyve spo- building, which is to be occupied ken their minds, you can take it or by the federal trade commission. leave it! Within the nine buildings of this 0 group are offices for more than government employees; yet, despite the vastness of the structures, the development has genuine architectural attractiveness and dignity. With its new south extensible section, the department of agriculture building has become the largest government office structure in the world, er in Washington. Representatives of Summerlins housing in its 4,292 office quarters department, or the chief officer him- 6,450 employees; yet even in such self, will escort each foreign dign- a commodious building only about a itarys party from the time it en- third of the departments Washingters the United States until it leaves. ton personnel can be brought toAlready most details of the English gether. invasion have been worked out, Wings Added. even to the time cameramen and One of the latest of the new struc1 newsreels are assigned for photo- tures to be occupied is the new ingraphing the royal couple onjts ar- terior department building, into rival at the Washington Union sta- which some 3,000 workers recently tion. Two difficult problems are moved. Designed by Waddy B. those of housing the English mon- Wood, in consultation with Secrearchs entourage, and arranging tary Harold? L. Ickes, this building seats at the state dinner given in departs somewhat from the classihis honor. There will be no curtsy- cal style of its neighbors. No piling to the queen; the English royal lars adorn it, but setbacks providcouple has decreed that American ing outside walls for its many wings customs shall prevail in such in- give the appearance, at a distance, stances. of Doric columns. Such decisions are made after Building Has Electric Stairway. consultation between representaThis gray stone giant, just north tives of both nations concerned, in this case Summerlin and Alan Fred- of the marble edifices that form the erick Lascelles, acting secretary to frame for the Lincoln memorial, is first government office building King George who visited the United the be to equipped with electric stairStates recently. Two of these have been inways. Summerlins staff is small because stalled to carry passengers between seldom is the nation subjected to C street and E street levels and the a such barrage of visitors. There during the rush are only 10 people in the division, to relieve congestion is being served in lunch when hour of five them clerks. The principal other members are Stanley Wood- the big cafeteria in the basement. Besides the moving stairs there are ward, assistant chief, and Charles 20 d elevators and 11 comceremonial officer. Spruks, plete stairways. Like others reWestern Newspaper Union. cently constructed, the building has open-weav- three-cornere- ion. Now Of Tourists to er. , neck-cloth- s, Spring Brings Influx TODAYS FASHION PLATE typical 1939 spring suit, well tailored and colorful, the type of apparel style authorities would like to popularize in their A . emancipation campaign 25,-00- Protocol Chief, Prepares for Busiest Summer Summerlin, U. S. This summer the White House sees the greatest invasion of foreign monarchs in American history. In April, May and June the representatives of five nations will descend on Washington and their reception is the personal problem of George Summerlin, chief of the state de- partments division of protocol. The visitors: King George and Queen Elizabeth of England, June 8 and 9, arriving on a cruiser with an entourage of 40 persons and about 200 trunks. Eamon de Valera, York - bom New prime minister of Eire, May 7. He will spend ofily one of his three nights in Washington at the White House. Gen. Anastasio . president of" Summerlin Nicaragua, and Se-- .' nora de Somoza,r May 5. Crown Prince Olav and Crown Princess Martha of Norway, to visit 1 the Roosevelts at Hyde Park on April 27, also stopping at Washington. . , and Crown Prince Frederick Crown Princess Ingrid of Denmark, who will visit at Hyde Park and lat . , high-spee- TROPICAL SETTING? The famous Washington monument stands out in severe contrast against a black sky, apparently in the midst of a Florida palm grove as Independence day fireworks burst overhead. ing out causes of diseases that menace life. , The late Andrew Mellon,- former secretary of the treasury, in presenting to the nation his collection of art, together with a $10,000,000 building to house it, made a gift valued by experts at probably For a site, the location' across Constitution avenue fromthe Apex building has been chosen. Mr. Mellons magnificent gift is not to bear his name, for he has asked that it be called the National Gallery of Art. - $50,-000,0- Any discussion of Washington art must include at least mention of the Corcoran gallery, the Phillips Memorial gallery, the Freer gallery and the National Collection of Fine Arts; formerly the National gallery. All are distinctive. In the Phillips gallery the pictures are hung as they would be in a home. Washington circles, parks, and plazas are adorned with many memorials, some of outstanding artistic merit. For those interested in sculpture and other arts, the city offers a field for months ot study. treasures , |
