National Republican., 1874-05-14
WHAT SHALL MEN WEAR,

PANTALOONS AND COATS, OF COURSE
BUT WHAT KIND?-THATS THE QUES
TIoN.
And it is question OF some significance JUS
now, when men are so anxious to get on o spring
suit through which the gentle Eephyrs can freely
circulate and refrigcrats their heated forms. A
popular style is necessary, and what Is It? Can II
be that the male portion oil society intend to sub
mIta mother seasOn to tight legs? Not any. Orei
one hundred cases of fashionable suicides occurred
last year through the continuance Of this fashion
Some young men would follow the fashion radi.
cally, and when dressed GecOrdingly they found
so much dlfhculty in "taklng seat" that they
| have taken themselves of bodily to the banks Of
| silently flowing rivers, uttered short prayers,
the tailor and died natural death. Others. less
fortunate, have pined away, been struck by light
ming, gole West and reformed and commenced
Of to-day doesn't claim the invcntiop Of this style.
Its mode OF twenty years standing, q fashion
which blighted the prospects Of many a young
| Of some inelegant mind, has been revived rs the
style Of to-day. These pants are cut something
in the shape Of beer eask, full and loose around
the hips and legs, with very little spring at the
bottom. They resemble inflated pillow cases, and
are pretty generally worn.
FOR BUSINESS SUITS
the coat, vest and trousers are made from the
same piece Of cloth. Broken checks, diagonafs
blacks and plain cloths are cut in English walk.
Ing coats, double or single breasted getaways or
short single-breastsd s&cques Eaglish mixtures $
2na tTeeis are Tor travelling and summon suits.
Later In the season alpaca and linen overalls viii
d, Ps worn ior travelling. They are cut in the
Ulster shape, .St- =,
---AS DRESS SUITS.
The full evening dress suits for weddings, balls,
or parties, is the proVerba sWallom-tsled coat In
black or dark color, pants TO match, White eIayat
and turned-down collar; gloves Of pale lavend er
or mauye. A man of quiet tastes would be ex-
cusable should he deyiate, and don q turn-up COL
necktIe or bright-colored twIlied scarf; but he
runs risk IN doing this, and the best plan Is to
conform strictly 10 the letter I'D spirit Of the
adopted fashion.
The leading style OF dress silk hat for the sea-
son is little higher than that worn In the fall.
measuring seven and one twentieth inches in the
crown, with one eighth OF inch bell curve, brim
narrower, very slightly rolled, with one fourth Of
hat is light and elegant in appearance and well
adapted Tor spring wear. A stylish hat for younger
men is Of stiff felt, with rolling D'orsay curve to
the narrow brim, straight crown six inches deep,
fat on top. The leading style In straw hats for
summer is the Milan. which comes in dark colors,
such as bronze, smoke and dark green. They
have tall, sloping crowns, with narrow brims,
slightly rolled at the Sides The same style for
boys are in white, brown and black.
OBSEQUIES OLA SISTER OFCHARITY.
The funeral of Mother Mary Joseph, who died
on the 10th instant at tho Convent Of the Vista
tion, Georgetown, took place Tuesday afternoon,
from the convent chapel. Her remains were de-
posted, with solemn ceremonies, in the cemetery
adjoining the institution. She was the daughter
Of John Heating, OF Adare county, Limerick, Ire
land, and Eulalia Deschapelle, OF the island OF
st. Domingo, and was aged seventy-two years.
lily connected, at various times Of interest, with
Irish, French apd American history. Her great
grandfather, GeOfirey Keating, distinguished
wards obliged 10 withdraw with the army Of
James II, to France. The Keatings henceforth
made tha. country their hUTs but they i5e
family estate and titles Of Earl Dunraven and
Lord Adare were given by the unjust laws Of the
scendant, the present Earl Dunrayen. has re-
turned to the faith Of his fathers.
Sister Mary Joseph's family seemed to be one
the seeds Of virtue and religion in countries not
their own. Her father was q colonel IN the
French service, q ehsyalieg Of the Order Of 81.
the Bourbons fell he refused all Solicitations to
continue In the French army, and coming 70 Inns
country Nth letters Of iHttSdqet0n to General
he at once assumed his own position in society
daughter Of Tra6sis Hepkln:on, one Of t6s signs@.
R.iiiag .hS Ts. S4sAt &iSsasGs
full Catholic and loyal citizen, --@ '''
Sister Mary Joseph, his epII> daughter vn, early
Sn t Jnu at time she entirely with
9lum IEpn voting herself TO her aged
Latner, her gu a, and the poor. She entered
GeOrge5t4qw9 @ 5qS9 invent in 1874. She was for many
Seats SaHs "p sctress Of the Visitation academy In
Erees .cE, Maryland, returning as superioress to
O-orgetown in 1s5s, where she held that office for
three years. The many souls she has instructed,
the suffering poor whom she nursed and comtorted,
twill rise up and call her blessed" while her
meniory will be enshrlned in the hearts Of the re-
ligious sisters whom she edited for so many years
BuL Two Of heT Ghllaren survlxe ner, III;
and Sister lgnstia, superiOress ,of the Carmelite
convent In Baltimore.