Three blizzards in three weeks find Marmaduke Wales in a comtemplative mood. "People

natter on about snowplows and shovels and antifreeze and road salt," he recently reflected,

"when the essential question, of course, is: what does the well-dressed gentlemen wear

for a winter storm?  Far too many people see even the lightest dusting of snow as a chance

to wear the dumpiest down-filled duster in their armoire, when it should instead be seen as 

a chance to show off a particularly enticing ensemble against a flattering snowy white

backdrop. For day wear in winter, I recommend a dark jacket and tie, offset by the sort

of pants that a havering hooligan might have chosen for a particularly bumptious dust-up

outside the Millwall Den in '70's, while an orange cloth bag at night not only lends a festive touch

of color to drab winter wear, but also serves as a useful spotting aid when your chauffeur is

avidly searching the streets for you through the frost-embossed windows of your waiting Bentley."