To button or not...?

[Nighthawk]

But again, WHY EVEN HAVE THE BUTTON IF YOU'RE NOT GOING TO USE IT???

'cause it's purty...

The Duke of Rothesay buttons the bottom button on his waistcoats when donning Highland attire. I'm just sayin'.

Yeah? And my grandpa would scowl at him, too.

Rule #2: As Brother Kipling said, "A woman is only a woman, but a good cigar is a smoke..." as is a pipe. Cigarettes, at least since the demise of Balkan Sobraine Blacks, can no longer be regarded as proper smokes, and therefore should be avoided.

Rule #6: Sadly, for those of us of lesser rank, the king is always the final abriter in matters of sartorial taste, and reprieves from sentences of death. And since, at least in those circles that matter, buttoning the bottom button of one's waistcoat is considered a form of social death, one may consider himself reprieved if following the example of the king.

Rule #10: But your facial hair, like that of Kings Edward VII, George V, and Czar and Martyr Nicholas II of Russia, is interesting. Unlike that billy-goat goatee sported by Bubba down at the tire store. No, a full-bearded gentleman, such as yourself or Rex, is every bit the proper gentleman.

Now that that's settled I'm putting on my trouser clips, hopping on my Raleigh bicycle, and nipping into the village to have a pint and a pie at my local.

Cheers!

Scott

MoR, you and I may not see eye to eye on a lot of issues... but I have to say that I do like you! You phrased that quite well! Kings rules.