Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 313, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 January 1918 — Poor Fatty Must Wear Tight Duds [ARTICLE]

Poor Fatty Must Wear Tight Duds

New York, Jan. B.—There are hard times ahead for the nation’s fat men in 1918... And the tailors J of the United States are to blame. Autumn syles have been, decreed that will conserve cloth with a vengeance and a race of tight-kneed men is due soon. Designers of men’s clothes in New York, Philadelphia, Newark, Rochester and Scranton exhibited the fall and winter models here today and the outstanding features follows: Form fitting is the slogan of the tailors. Trousers will be extremely narrow at the knees and ankles. Sack coats will be cut shorter and high waist lines will prevail. There will be an absence of all vests. Overcoats will be extremely tight fitting, but will have a flare at' the bottom. And to add further to the fat man’s discomfort, the prices of all woolen goods are expected to advance 100 per cent.