To the Editor of the "Nonti-Cutva DatLy News."
Sin—I am not a girl to begin with, but a married woman, having lived in the East for many years, Knowing only too well all its discomforts in the hot weather, and Our Correspondents Ideal Shirt, taking a great interest in the pres-cent attempt to reform men's dress, I venture to make a few suggestions to your correspondent of this. morning.
It is true indeed, why should we women revel in the comfort of our cool dresses, whilst our men-folk, toiling all day for our benefit, swelt-ex in their uncomfortable with tight collars, which must be absolute torture in this heat, buttoned round their necks ete.
The only attempt I have seen s0 far to mitigate this misery, has been an extremely unartistic ment called T believe a shirt, with long donkey's ears flapping in the breeze, sloppy, creased, and unti looking to the last degree! Now men-folks, we have been used for years to see you immaculate, well turned out, and I assure you it painful inthe extreme to see ti miserable attempt at coolness either our clubs, or on the streets. Why not a cool shirt open at the neck, no collar ete? Certainly, by all means, anything to make you more comfortable, the shirt could look exceedingly smart and as cool possible if designed on the same ines as our girl's sport shirts, with 'a. well-cut revere, nicely pressed, short elbow sleeves with a neat] turned over cuff.
The shirt should be made, in the! same way as a tennis shirt, with a small narrow yoke on the shoulder, jand also a little fulness, please, that, in the event of your getting bhat, it does not stick to the skin! Also cut high enough at the back to show above the coat-collar!
While Tam discussing dress form, what about hats? The hard straw boater, thank goodness has had its day T am told, it was not
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