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A dictionary of men's wear

Chapter 65: MANDARINS’ BUTTONS
By William Henry Baker
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A practical, comprehensive reference that gathers terminology, concise definitions, trade slang, fabrics, garment types, construction terms, and allied accessories for men's clothing. It includes appendices of useful tables and charts, notes on uniforms and dress conventions, and brief industry-oriented explanations aimed at retailers, tailors, manufacturers, and merchants. The tone favors accessibility and occasional wit over technical dissertation, offering a handy, nonacademic guide to apparel vocabulary and practical dress knowledge.

COLLEGE COLORS

Modern merchants play-up to the collegians, making artful use of the colors and emblems as occasion affords. Wherefore the usefulness of this list.

(P. S.—Don’t object to the few women’s colleges included—the information may be useful in an emergency.

Adelphi College Brown and Gold.
Alabama Polytechnic Institute Orange and Blue.
Albion College Pink and Green.
Alfred University Royal Purple and Old Gold.
Amherst College Purple and White.
Armour Institute of Technology Yellow and Black.
Atlanta University Steel Gray and Crimson.
Baker University Burnt Orange.
Baldwin University Old Gold and Brown.
Barnard College Light Blue and White.
Bates College Garnet.
Baylor University Green and Gold.
Bethany College, Kansas Yellow and Blue.
Boston University Scarlet and White.
Bowdoin College White.
Brigham Young College Crimson.
Brown University Brown and White.
Bryn Mawr College Yellow and White.
Bucknell University Orange and Blue.
Butler College Blue and White.
Carlisle Indian School Red and Old Gold.
Case School of Applied Science Brown and White.
Catholic University of America Gold and White; Maroon and Black for athletics.
Central University, (Kentucky) Cardinal and Blue.
Claflin University Orange and Maroon.
Clark College Scarlet and White.
Clark University Emerald Green and White.
Clemson Agricultural College Purple and Orange.
College of the City of New York Lavender.
Colorado College Black and Gold.
Columbia University Light Blue and White.
Cornell College, (Iowa) Royal Purple and White.
Cornell University Carnelian and White.
Creighton University Blue and White.
Culver Military Academy Maroon and White.
Cumberland University Maroon and White.
Dakota University Blue and White.
Dartmouth College Green.
Delaware College Old Gold and Blue.
Denison University Denison Red.
Denver University Red and Gold.
De Pauw University Old Gold.
Dickinson College Red and White.
Drake University Blue and White.
Drury College Scarlet and Gray.
Earlham College Yellow and Cream.
Fisk University Blue and Yellow.
Fort Worth University Blue and Gold.
Franklin and Marshall College Blue and White.
Franklin College, (Indiana) Navy Blue and Old Gold.
Georgetown University, (D. C.) Blue and Gray.
George Washington University Buff and Blue.
Girard College Steel and Garnet.
Grant University Gold and Blue.
Grove City College Crimson.
Hamilton College Rose Pink.
Hampton Institute Blue and White.
Harvard University Crimson.
Heidelberg University Black, Orange and Red.
Hillsdale College Ultra-Marine (Blue).
Hiram College Sky Blue and Cherry Red.
Hobart College Yellow and Purple.
Holy Cross College Purple and White.
Howard University Dark Blue and White.
Illinois Wesleyan University Green and White.
Indiana University Crimson and Cream.
Iowa College Scarlet and Black.
Iowa State College Cardinal and Gold.
Iowa Wesleyan University White and Purple.
Jacob Tome Institute Blue and White.
John B. Stetson University Green and White.
John Hopkins University Black and Old Gold.
Kansas City University Crimson and Orange.
Kansas Wesleyan University Purple and Old Gold.
Kentucky University Crimson.
Knox College Purple and Old Gold.
Lafayette College, (Pennsylvania) Maroon and White.
Lake Forest University Red and Black.
Lawrence University White and Yale Blue.
Lebanon Valley College. Blue and White.
Lehigh University Brown and White.
Leland University Blue.
Leland Stanford, Jr., University Cardinal.
Manhattan College Green and White.
Marietta College Navy Blue and White.
Maryville College Orange and Garnet.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cardinal Red and Silver Gray.
Mercer University Orange and Black.
Miami University Crimson and White.
Michigan Agricultural College Olive Green.
Mississippi Agri. and Mech. College Maroon and White.
Morris Brown College Royal Purple and Black.
Mount Holyoke College Light Blue.
Mount Union College Royal Purple.
Nebraska Wesleyan University Yellow and Brown.
Nevada State University Royal Blue and White.
New York University Violet.
Normal College Lavender and White.
Northwestern University, (Illinois) Royal Purple.
Oberlin College Crimson and Gold.
Ohio Northern University Orange and Black.
Ohio State University Scarlet and Gray.
Ohio University Olive Green and White.
Ohio Wesleyan University Red and Black.
Oregon Agricultural College Orange.
Ottawa University Sunflower Yellow.
Otterbein University Cardinal and Tan.
Polytechnic Institute, (Brooklyn) Blue and Gray.
Pratt Institute, (Brooklyn) Cadmium Yellow.
Princeton University Orange and Black.
Purdue University Old Gold and Black.
Radcliffe College Red and White.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Cherry and Cream.
Rutgers College Scarlet.
Shaw University Garnet and White.
Simmons College Blue and Gold.
Simpson College Red and Old Gold.
Smith College White.
Southwest Kansas College Royal Purple.
State College of Kentucky Blue and White.
State College of Washington Crimson and Gray.
State University of Iowa Old Gold.
State University of North Dakota Pink and Green.
Stevens Institute of Technology Silver Gray and Cardinal.
St. Francis Xavier College Maroon and Blue.
St. John’s College, (N. Y.) Maroon.
St Lawrence University Scarlet and Brown.
St. Louis University Blue and White.
St. Olaf College Old Gold.
Syracuse University Orange.
Talladega College Cardinal and Blue.
Teachers’ College, (New York City) Blue and White.
Temple College Cherry and White.
Texas Christian College Royal Purple and White.
Throop Polytechnic Institute Orange and White.
Trinity College, (Connecticut) Old Gold and Blue.
Trinity College, (North Carolina) Navy Blue.
Tufts College Brown and Blue.
Tuskegee Institute Crimson and Old Gold.
University of Alabama Crimson and White.
University of Arkansas Cardinal.
University of California Blue and Gold.
University of Chicago Maroon.
University of Cincinnati Red and Black.
University of Colorado Silver and Gold.
University of Denver Crimson and Gold.
University of Georgia Red and Black.
University of Idaho Silver and Gold.
University of Illinois Orange and Blue.
University of Kansas Crimson and Blue.
University of Kentucky Blue and White.
University of Maine Light Blue.
University of Michigan Maize and Blue.
University of Minnesota Old Gold and Maroon.
University of Missouri Black and Old Gold.
University of Montana Copper, Gold, and Silver.
University of Nashville Garnet and Blue.
University of Nebraska Scarlet and Cream.
University of North Carolina White and Blue.
University of Notre Dame Old Gold and Marine Blue.
University of Oregon Oregon Grape, Green, and Yellow.
University of Pennsylvania Red and Blue.
University of Rochester Yellow.
University of South Dakota Vermilion.
University of Southern California Cardinal and Gold.
University of the South Purple and Old Gold.
University of Tennessee Orange and White.
University of Texas White and Gold.
University of Utah Crimson and Silver.
University of Vermont Green and Gold.
University of Virginia Orange and Dark Blue.
University of Washington Purple and Gold.
University of Wisconsin Cardinal.
University of Wooster Black and Old Gold.
University School, (Ohio) Maroon and Black.
United States Military Academy Black, Gold and Gray.
United States Naval Academy Blue and Gold.
Upper Iowa University Peacock Blue.
Utah Agricultural College White and Blue.
Vanderbilt University Black and Gold.
Vassar College Rose and Gray.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute Orange and Maroon.
Walden University Black and Red.
Washburn College Electric Blue.
Washington and Jefferson College Red and Black.
Washington and Lee University Blue and White.
Washington University, (Missouri) Myrtle and Maroon.
Wellesley College Deep Blue.
Wesleyan University Cardinal and Black
Western Reserve University Crimson and White.
Western University of Pennsylvania Old Gold and Navy Blue.
West Virginia University Old Gold and Blue.
Wiley University Royal Purple and White.
William and Mary College Orange and White.
Williamette University Cardinal and Old Gold.
Williams College Royal Purple.
Woman’s College of Baltimore Dark Blue and Old Gold.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Crimson and Steel Gray.
Yale University Blue.

MANDARINS’ BUTTONS

In China the rank or dignity of the mandarin is indicated by a button in the top of the cap. There are nine classes, each of two degrees, and they are differentiated thus:

  Class Degree
Red A ruby or other precious stone 1st 1st
Coral 1st 2nd
A red jewel of inferior quality 2nd 1st
Coral carved in the form of a flower 2nd 2nd
Blue A light blue precious stone 3rd 1st
The same only smaller 3rd 2nd
A dark blue precious stone 4th 1st
The same only smaller 4th 2nd
White Crystal 5th 1st
The same only smaller 5th 2nd
A white precious stone 6th 1st
The same only smaller 6th 2nd
Gold Gold 7th 1st
Smaller 7th 2nd
Smaller 8th 1st
Smaller 8th 2nd

Gold buttons are also worn by the ninth or lowest order—but which, nevertheless, is a great deal above the common classes.