From the South Australian Register, 14 Feb 1867

Certain it is that the tyrannical rage of fashion is soon acknowledged by men, and they yield homage to it, notwithstanding heir better judgment condemns them for doing so. Women will never acknowledge that what is in fashion is either inelegant or unuseful; but men will sneer at the absurdities of their costume, and yet lavishly adopt it. In this colony we do not dress suitably to the climate. When engaged in business most of us affect some sort of light clothing, and on such days as we have recently had reduce our costume to the minimum. But on Sundays and special occasions, what ever may be the state of the heat, we tenaciously cling to broadcloth and black 'belltopper.' A more absurd dress than this, for a country where the heat is frequently upwards of 100º in the shade, was never invented or adopted. And yet he is a bold man who would not be horrified if the thought of going to a dinner party in white coat, white pantaloons, or white boots. Custom has prescribed the 'inevitable black'' for such occasions, and custom is stronger than reason or common sense. [South Australian Register, 14 Feb 1867, p2]