Hanzan ISHIKAWA in the Yokohama Mainichi Shimbun, referring to politicians and government officials in their high collar clothes, began to use expressions such as "Haikaraa Sect" or "Hai-karaa Party" in his column "Tosei Jinbutsu Hyo (Contemporary Personal Criticisms)" from about 1899 to 1900, which caused the word "haikara "to become popular.
このような高い襟をつけた政治家や官吏を指して横浜毎日新聞の石川半山が紙面の『当世人物評』において1899年～1900年（明治32～33）頃から「ハイカラア派」・「ハイ、カラア党」などと使い始めたのが流行したもの。