clamps 18 and 19 consists of two hinged plates with serrated jaws 29 and 31 and a cam element 32 to lock the jaw in a clamping mode the cam element having a smooth rounded outer surface 33 that eliminates snagging by the belt in use referring again to fig3 and 4 it can be seen that the means 21 for adjusting includes a hinged locking plate 34 having a smooth rounded surface 35 facing outwardly of the belt to eliminate snagging by the belt in use the operation and the advantages of the present invention will now be readily understood in view of the above description to begin with it is contemplated that the towel 11 be selected to be very simple in fabrication and to be inexpensive most importantly the towel should be made of a durable fabric so that it can be repeatedly washed and ironed without substantial deterioration in the preferred use the towel can be laundered in the restaurant or other business establishment without the involvement with an outside laundry in this way the 34 down time 34 is shortened and a considerable portion of the expense eliminated in order to use the apron it is only necessary to apply the clamp 18 to the upper right hand corner of the towel 11 this is the corner formed by the junction of the upper edge 15 with the side edge 17 the towel is then stretched across the front of the waist 13 of the person 14 and the belt 12 is stretched across the back until it is.