why did mark twain always where a white linen suit??

Answer 1

When we think of Mark Twain today, we picture him in a white suit. In fact, the author only adopted this emblematic year-round outfit late in 1906, a few years before his death at age 74.

Twain disdained the standard black suit which society required of professional men: "What can be more depressing than the somber black which custom requires men to wear upon state occasions? A group of men in evening clothes looks like a flock of crows, and is just about as inspiring."

Twain's long-time friend William Dean Howells remembered the moment the white suit was unveiled at a hearing before Congress: "Nothing could have been more dramatic than the gesture with which he flung off his long loose overcoat, and stood forth in white from his feet to the crown of his silvery head." Newspaper reporters were more interested in his unique costume on that December day than in his speech, and articles declaring "MT Bids Winter Defiance" (New York Herald) and "MT in White Amuses Congressmen" (New York Times), among others, appeared the next day.

Its effect was perhaps even greater than Twain anticipated, for the iconic image of the white-haired man in the white suit has survived in the American imagination for a century.

Answer 2

Only the bride is supposed to wear white. You do realize some catty person is going to give you a hard time. Just wear something else and enjoy the day.

Answer 3

It is called Seersucker, it is a very comfotable linen especially in Hot or Humid environs.

Answer 4

I think he was from the south where it was quite warm. Same as Col. Sanders ! LOL

Answer 5

Perhaps that's the only suit he owned.