'A member of the Old Cravonians'
Association at their annua} dinner Hull, appeared in an evening dress shirt of his own design, It had an open collar something in, the form of that of a tennis shirt. This, 'a facing down the front, and the cuffs were of a semi-stiff' material, The shirt was all white, and no bow was worn, Asa protest against the tyranny of the "boiled" shirt the confection was probably good ugh, but we fancy that something sounding more attractive in description will be necessary to entice men away from the present uncomfortable fashion. The tempt described above has an untidy sound about it—no bow, open neck and flowing collar.—It is devoid of lignify, a most necessary adjunct to the more formal processes of mastication and deglutition. And any event the male "Adam's apple" is not the handsomest. of human features. While on the subject, cannot something be done to relieve the lot of suffering—mankind in Shanghai during the summer? A night in dinner dress starts off well enough until, after a dance oF two, furtively mopped brows are the precursors of collapsing collars and crumpled fronts, and poor man looks, a hot and crumpled creature against the noncholand coolness of his partner. If a few of the leading lights would only set the fashion we should be able to dance at night in the comfort of decent white suits instead of the armour plate and Ulack clothes at®present ifflieted on him,
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