Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 287, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 December 1912 — BACK TO KNEE BREECHES [ARTICLE]

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Berlin So&lety’s Aim Is to Reform Men’s Wearing Apparel—Hat to Be Abolished. Berlin.—A “Society for the Reform of Men’s Apparel” has just been launched for the purpose of inducing men to break away from such “freaks of fashion” as trousers, waistcoats, shirts, suspenders, collars, neckties and hats. For working and the ordinary purpose of wear the reformers desire to substitute smock or blouse suits, and instead of the prevailing form of evening dress, knee breeches and high buttoned jackets, which shall obviate the necessity of either shirts or linen collars. , —r — The hat, if the reformers have their way, will be entirely abolished, although they are willing to allow it to disappear gradually by accustoming men to wear a straw head covering of some sort, both summer and winter,

until they learn to do without a hat altogether. Another novelty which is advocated is that each man shall design his own clothes.