The Sun.
London, England, 1829-03-31 00:00:00

GENTLEMEN'S FASHIONS.

(From the Gentleman's Magazine of Fashions, 4-c. c.)
For evening dress, some gentlemen have appeared
with coats of a brick-dust-red, with a white kersey-
mere waistcoat, in a small shawl pattern, or em-
broidered at the edge in the same colour as the coat.
The pantaloons full and of black kerseyrnere ; grey
silk stockings, with black open clocks ; a lawn shirt,
with lace ruffles. This is the ne plus ultra of fashion.
Blue coats, those of bronze, and of chesnut brown,
are also much in favour. Some of these coats have
black velvet lappels.
At balls, the waistcoats are in great variety. They
have generally metal buttons, but those which thin
back en :Ad, are again in favour, and the epheme-
ral reign of waistcoats with strait collars is fast de-
dining. The new waistcoats which turn back, are
left very open over the breast, and are of black
satin, or blue, or white watered silk; some of these
latter are woven into a tissue, with gold or silver;
the richness and splendour of these do away the
monotony and gravity which has for some time given
our great assemblies more the appearance of a col-
lection, made up of great doctors and divines, than
of a set of lively young men, ready, and sometimes
eager, to mingle in the festivities of dance and song.
For dress-balls, the most approved costume con-
sists of short indispensablet, or black pantaloons
made full ; a blue, or a brown coat ; a waistcoat
worked with silk of bright colours, or with gold or
silver. A white cravat laid in folds, and comitig up
towards the cheeks very high. A cocked hat, with
a polished steel button, and loop.
Sometimes silk waistcoats havebuttons of polished
steel. When the waistcoat is of velvet, then the
buttons are of gold.

There arc several dandies now, who wear black
satin cravats, tied in a bow ; an under waistcoat of
white, quilted and stitched; and over that a waist-
coat of green or blue silk, with a pattern of flowers
of various colours.
Men of high fashion wear waistcoats of blue,
purple, or crimson satin, with an under-waistcoat of
white, with a pattern of flowers, which turns over
the upper waistcoat. Sorne waistcoats are of a
dark colour, in Chinesep atterns, generally of ash-
colour, with butt9ns of NVr9ught god they are very

long, and ought to come lower than the frock-coat,
so that they may be seen at that part of the coat
which is left unbuttoned.

Several gentlemen, at dinner parties, wear a
waistcoat of chesnut-brown, with a white satin
quilted waistcoat, and black pantaloons. A Noble
Lord was seen with the buttons of his shirt of fine
brilliants ; and on his fin was a diamond of im-
mense size, and of the finest water.

In undress, the great coats have undergone but
little alteration. The large wrapping coats are of a
dark brown or chocolate colour, with very broad col-
lars, stiffened.

Brown or royal blue great coats are most preva-
lent; they are made double-breasted. The waist-
coat is often of white or brown silk, grey panta-
loons, and boots with high heels.
In equestrian dress, for the morning, there are
seen a great number of blue frock coats, with but-
tons of wrought metal and a velvet cape. They are
buttonettall the way down, except at the lower
button-hole.

The pantaloons are confined to one form, and one
colour ; they are of a chesnut-brown, with two rows
of braiding on each side, and are open to the ancle
about six inches, where they close by large buttons,
covered by the same cloth as the pantaloons, which
fasten under the foot. With these kind of panta-
loons, revived with the Polish dress of 1815, long
spurs of polished steel, two inches in length, are
indispensible ; they must be worn with every kind
of boot, even by those who never sat a horse in their
lives.

Full pantaloons do not come lower than full three
fingers' breadth above the anele.

Fancy cravats are no longer in vogue; in desha-
bille, black only are worn, tied carelessly, with very
long ends falling over the breast, and should not be
of sarsenet, but of satin.

Shirt pins arc quite exploded; the buttons now
generally worn, are three in number, they are of
precious stones of striking colours, with points, in
gold or diamonds.
The hats are of smooth beaver, with narrow
brims, turned up on each side, and very much bent
down before and behind. The crown is high and
cylindrical.
Elastic hats should be lined with white watered
silk.

The gloves of plain white kid; a few blue ones
are seen embroidered nith white : but these are
reckoned coxcombical, and are not admired by men
of fashion.

There are some exquisites who wear gloves the
colour of the Maltese orange : these gentlemen,
when at balls, generally sport a waistcoat, left so
open, that the three buttons which close the shirt,
are all displayed.
The gloves are frequently the same colour as the
coat.

Some of our young military dandies make their
Footmen wear mustachios.

Shoes with small gold buckles are much worn.
In the morning, a man of fashion generally wears
those high-quartered:walking shoes, which are some-
times known by the appellation of quarter-boots, and
which lace up in the front.