Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-08-14
The London Gentlsmen,s MAGAZINE of Fashion.

The London Gsnilemea's Magazine Of Fashion.
for the last month is peculiarly amusing. LIS
remarks on the subject of male dress are curl
cusly interesting, and deserve 10 be generally
diffuscd among all classes. With This view
we have extracted few passages for the a
muspment Of our readers, who, W. are convin-
ced will peruse them with both pleasure and
Instruction.
green frock, the color Of the oakapple, very full
about The hips with broad collar, turned back, with
the flaps very wide not discovering any portion OF the
lining, which is of material equally flexible as the
cloth; straw coloreh walstcoat, embroidered with
black and collar cut like that of the coats cravat of
black satin; knit panaloons, very full. of fawn color;
leather boots, highly vanished ascending half up
the leg, and wrucked over The instep; polished steel
spurs; and very deep rufies tucked up under tn cuff
suclis the style Of dress amongst young men of good
taste.
In dsfabille nothing is reckoned more elegant than
great coat the color or the cedar bark, with round
collar edged with trading and in front, the brsng
placed on as in hunting vests. Instead of fastening
before by buttons IS by lace, which passes through
the loops of the bradng these kind of gre At coats
The most elegant evening dress is bronze -coored
coat, with buttons OF the same, of blue with
gold buttons figured in waving pattern. These but
tons are OF small sze and very each other u. the
base of the waist which is, consequently very tight
The flaps large ought to be supple, and slight
|, rounded at the borders False pockets are no lon
ger worn; but the form of the waist should be very dis
t,mctly marked out, without, however discovering the
seam which, in the coat formerly worn, used to ap
pesr 10 divide them in two parts
Gentlemen at balls frock coats Of black, blue,
dark green grey; but blue or black are most
in favor; the pantaloons full: wastcoat Of some
fine light spring material of caret color, threaded with
gold or silver
The fashion of conserving the beard, Of which we
made mention in last number, gains ground -
Every Of fashion, who has received this manly or
nament from nature, suffers to meet the favortes
der the chin.
The hats have not varied much; the lining is Of red
Morocco; the crown cylindrical at the summit, and We.
~ high; however, there some very elegant men
who yet wear hats with low crowIis
The cast of ugly phiz is much improved by a
good formed hat. man having very long face
should not wear hat boated much; the contrary,
a man with round face should wear rather broad
brm turned up smart at the sides.
Some tilburys have been seen with two horses har
messed across. There are othe- fashionable men who
we know possessed both Of carriages and horses.
who preferwalking on foot in blue or brown great
coat with velvet collar turned downs silk cravat
spread over the breast, brown silk waistc0at, and
glazed leather gloves. the color of the buttercup.
There exclusives who wear gingham shirts,
with very pale blue stripes or lilac; these are fastened
over the breast by ten buttons of motherofpearl
II is custom among some of our exquistes TO put
into side pocket the money they win at the card Ia
BILE, in the same manner they would pocket hand
kerchief or pair of gloves.
Our men of fashion have become great amateurs Of
snuff boxes; many of these are of polished steel and
bear high price.
The eye-gass of man of fashion is no longer sus-
pended to ribbon. but to gold chain.