helps serve at the table. The livery of the second man is the same
indoors all day; he does not change for the evening. It consists of coat
and trousers of one solid color determined by the heads of the house. It
is usually a very dark green, brown, gray or blue, and the outside edge
of the trouser leg is piped in some contrasting color. The coat is
usually swallowtail in cut, and is ornamented with brass or silver
buttons on the tails, on the cuffs and down the front. Lately this vogue
of the brass and silver button is disappearing. The color worn by the
second man should be the predominating color worn by all the other
liveried servants in the household. It is certainly not good form to
have the chauffeur wear one color of livery, and the footman next to him
wear livery of an entirely different color and cut. With his livery
described above, the second man wears a waistcoat of Valencia, striped in
the two colors that appear on the coat and trousers. It is usually cut V
shape, disclosing white linen in which are fastened two plain white
studs, a standing collar, and a white lawn tie. When he serves as
footman, the second man may either be requested to don complete car
livery, or he may wear a long footman's overcoat; top hat and gloves over
his house livery. A clean shaven face and well-brushed, close-clipped
hair are pleasing characteristics of the second man. Untidiness, ill-
kept hands and nails, and the use of jewelry or perfume should not be
tolerated in the second man, whether be serves only as footman, or in the
house. When he helps the butler at the dinner table, he should be
especially immaculate in appearance.


THE CHAUFFEUR

The gallant coachman of a decade ago has given way to the chauffeur of
to-day. But we find that his livery is no less important. It is governed