Keith Berube

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Christmas on the Front, 1914

Keith Berube posted an article on - Dec 10, 2009, 3:07 pm
Trenches in World War I were muddy, messy, dangerous places;  the sort that could cave in, the kind where diseases lurked...
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Cowboys and gentlemen

Keith Berube posted an article on - Nov 9, 2009, 3:08 pm
Well, there have been numerous comments on the whole cowboy/gentlemen issue, and it will take a good bit of sartorial verbalizing to untie such a t...
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Suspending the Old Belly

Keith Berube posted an article on - Sep 14, 2009, 7:27 pm
From an alert and knowledgable reader, we've recently recieved this:  Suspenders dear sir were the illogical logical development of some simpleminded ungentlemanly gentleman who to chose to m...
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Gin for a Martini

Keith Berube posted an article on - Sep 14, 2009, 6:38 pm
A martini requires good gin. Cheap gin may be fine for drinks that are heavily mixed with other elements, but a martini is mostly gin—there’s no where for it to hide. Thankfully, good gin can be...
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Cowboys and Gentlmen Aborgines

Keith Berube posted an article on - Aug 31, 2009, 4:40 pm
Recently I received this question: “What about cowboys? Cowboys are gentlemen, too.” This is one of those “loaded” type questions. For one thing, I would hate to answer in such a way that ...
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Oh, the Horror!

Keith Berube posted an article on - Aug 20, 2009, 7:25 pm
Some articles of gentlemanly clothing cause people to stare. Others are fodder for comment, such as, "My dear fellow, you look like an ass." This has nothing to do with how a donkey dresses, althou...
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Restaurants, Charlemagne, a Beautiful Woman—all in one post!

Keith Berube posted an article on - Aug 8, 2009, 8:04 pm
And Jackets, too! May as well admit that sartorial faux pas right up front. In a previous post, on overcoats, the term “jacket” somehow snuck in. How? I’ve no idea. Sometimes posts get writ...
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Visiting Cads...I mean, cards

Keith Berube posted an article on - Jul 29, 2009, 7:15 pm

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Tea

Keith Berube posted an article on - Jul 22, 2009, 8:39 pm

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Blasphemous Whipper-snappers

Keith Berube posted an article on - Jul 17, 2009, 7:13 pm

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Five Gentlemanly Sartorial Items of Brilliance

Keith Berube posted an article on - Jul 15, 2009, 6:45 pm
Five Things, from the Houndstooth Kid, that ought, should, and hopefully will return to the fold of gentlemanly items of everyday greatness. As he says, there are more than 5, but one can only make s...
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A Purer Gentlemanliness

Keith Berube posted an article on - Jul 14, 2009, 8:38 pm
So, you fancy yourself quite the gent, a veritable preux chevalier! You hold doors open for women and children; you don’t smite lumbering, side-walk blocking people with your umbrella, though you a...
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Go Fly a Kite...

Keith Berube posted an article on - Jul 10, 2009, 8:27 pm
Ask the WDG Friday Peter Stone asks, "What is the etiquette for ties--such as ties that refuse to stay in the proper place?" That is an excellent question indeed, Herr Stein; I think almost all gents ...
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Preppy Sites from across the Pond

Keith Berube posted an article on - Jul 8, 2009, 7:20 pm
This Wednesday Tip o' the hat goes to... The English Preppy: This is a wonderful site from the English country side, founded by a confessed "...young fogey and lover of all that is classic and be...
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Coffee

Keith Berube posted an article on - Jul 7, 2009, 7:07 pm
Some of you may have already noticed that, at the very bottom of the page, there is an ad for Gevalia coffee. Why an ad for Gevalia coffee? Because a) coffee is an essential element in the universe ...
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