Mrs. Dr. Grundy has prescribed the following tab- lets which are taken by the patient before each func- tion with good result. It may be added that any at- tempt to keep up in motoring fashions will result in^ insanity or inebriety. Fashion shows herself fickle indeed in this raiment, and what is new to-day is old to-morrow. For other occasions, however, the tabu- lated form is sufficiently correct, regardless of seasons. " They eat and drink and scheme and plod And go to church on Sunday; And go to church on Sunday; But more of Mrs. Grundy." " There is fashion in all things, as in dogs going to church/' MOURN- A man wears mourning for a parent, sis- ING FOR ter, or brother for six months or a year, as ^^^ he prefers. The crape hatband is adopted for this dress, but should be much narrower than that of a widower. First mourning consists of complete suits of black, dull black leather shoes, black gloves, and cuff- links of black enamel. Second mourning should be gray or black clothes, black and white silk ties, gray or black gloves, and black and white linen. Men do not, 184 A BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD Correct Clothes as a rule, carry black-bordered handkerchiefs. Few men wear mourning for grandparents or other rela- tives. The wearing of a black band on the coat sleeve is condemned by the best people. It is a custom bor- rowed from England, where it was originally intro- duced for liveried servants whom it was not thought necessary to fit out in complete black liveries. The w^orst thing about a band is that it is unclassifiable, since a man may wear it for a near or a distant rela- tive. If a man cannot afford or does not approve of mourning, then he should abjure the entire livery of grief, for the compromise of a black band betrays a painfully economical mind. After mourning, a man may resume his social duties in from three weeks to two months. While wearing a broad band on his hat for a near relative a man should not attend the theater, opera, or a ball. THE " The Tuxedo coat is no longer used as a TUXEDO dinner coat except at a stag dinner, at a club or hotel, or at an informal at-home dinner when only the members of one's family attend, or at the house where one boards. It may be worn at the thea- ter or for an evening call, when women are not to be met. In fact, it is considered a lounging jacket, only one degree removed from a smoking jacket, and should not be worn when women are present except at home. The waistcoat worn with a Tuxedo should be of light gray linen." As this is from a noted English author- 185 A BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD Correct Clothes ity, it may be regarded by a man who wishes to be thoroughly English In his dress; but In America the Tuxedo Is very generally worn, especially In hotels, informal family dinners, and to the theater — in fact, upon all occasions when the regulation clawhammer is not strictly demanded. 1 86 CHAPTER XIX *'Tlie first thing a poor gentleman calls for of a morning ia a needle and thread." — Scotch "His lordship finds the valet de chambre a necessary evil.' "As a man dresses, so is he esteemed." Happy the man who, having a valet, has no care of his clothes, and *' takes no heed to his raiment " save to be thoroughly up-to-date in every re- spect.

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Mrs. Dr. Grundy has prescribed the following tablets which are taken by the patient before each function with good result. It may be added that any attempt to keep up in motoring fashions will result in insanity or inebriety. Fashion shows herself fickle indeed in this raiment, and what is new to-day is old to-morrow. For other occasions, however, the tabulated form is sufficiently correct, regardless of seasons. " They eat and drink and scheme and plod And go to church on Sunday; And go to church on Sunday; But more of Mrs. Grundy." " There is fashion in all things, as in dogs going to church/' MOURN- A man wears mourning for a parent, sis- ING FOR ter, or brother for six months or a year, as ^^^ he prefers. The crape hatband is adopted for this dress, but should be much narrower than that of a widower. First mourning consists of complete suits of black, dull black leather shoes, black gloves, and cufflinks of black enamel. Second mourning should be gray or black clothes, black and white silk ties, gray or black gloves, and black and white linen. Men do not, Correct Clothes as a rule, carry black-bordered handkerchiefs. Few men wear mourning for grandparents or other relatives. The wearing of a black band on the coat sleeve is condemned by the best people. It is a custom borrowed from England, where it was originally introduced for liveried servants whom it was not thought necessary to fit out in complete black liveries. The w^orst thing about a band is that it is unclassifiable, since a man may wear it for a near or a distant relative. If a man cannot afford or does not approve of mourning, then he should abjure the entire livery of grief, for the compromise of a black band betrays a painfully economical mind. After mourning, a man may resume his social duties in from three weeks to two months. While wearing a broad band on his hat for a near relative a man should not attend the theater, opera, or a ball. THE " The Tuxedo coat is no longer used as a TUXEDO dinner coat except at a stag dinner, at a club or hotel, or at an informal at-home dinner when only the members of one's family attend, or at the house where one boards. It may be worn at the theater or for an evening call, when women are not to be met. In fact, it is considered a lounging jacket, only one degree removed from a smoking jacket, and should not be worn when women are present except at home. The waistcoat worn with a Tuxedo should be of light gray linen." As this is from a noted English author- Correct Clothes ity, it may be regarded by a man who wishes to be thoroughly English In his dress; but In America the Tuxedo Is very generally worn, especially In hotels, informal family dinners, and to the theater — in fact, upon all occasions when the regulation clawhammer is not strictly demanded. 1 86 *'Tlie first thing a poor gentleman calls for of a morning ia a needle and thread." — Scotch "His lordship finds the valet de chambre a necessary evil.' "As a man dresses, so is he esteemed." Happy the man who, having a valet, has no care of his clothes, and *' takes no heed to his raiment " save to be thoroughly up-to-date in every respect.

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