The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-03-30
Spring Fashions for Men.

spring faSh1OnS 1Of Mens
THE ordinary reception suit, worn at
church and at all parties and social events
where full dress is not required, consists
this season of a double breasted frock
coat, of fine diagonal cloth, either black
or dark blue; waistcoat OF the same ma
terial or Of white duck, and trousers of
striped brown or gray cloth, generally of
light color The coat is cut in the same
way as last year, except that the sleeves
are fuller and the skirts tritle longer.
The binding is of narrow silk. The
waistcoat, except for evening dress, will
be of the same material as the coat, and
cut high in the waist and single breasted,
with notched collar. Trousers will be
cut loose and straight Brown and gray
striped cassimeres will predominant as
material. For evening dress, when a
white vest is worn, light gray will be
considered the more becoming for trou-
sers; otherwise either light or dark col
ors may be worn.
Most business suits and walking suits
will be made of Scotch and English plaids
in subdued colors or small checks, coat,
waistcoat and trousers all of the same
cloth. Strongly-marked plaids will be
worn only by those persons who can at
ford to have several suits at time, and to
present a frequent variety in apparel.
Small checks, so woven as TO make
almost imperceptible plaids, are to be
much worn. The prevailing style OF
business coat will be single breasted
sack coat with one, two or three buttons.
When the coat has more than one button,
the skirts are cut away sharply from the
lower one. A single breasted, one-button
sack coat, cut straight in front, and with
patch" pockets, will be very popular
as coat for the seaside or country. The
business vest will be cut high in the waist,
single breasted and without collar. The
trousers will be fuller than for dress suits,
straight and wide at the foot. There will
be great variety in color of business
suits, but brown and gray will he most
fashionable.
Little change will be made in full dress
suits, The inevitable "swallow tailed"
coat will be cut little fuller in the sleeves,
especially at the wrists, and the trousers
will be somewhat straighter.
Perhaps the most marked change from
last spring in mems fashions is atcndency
toward subdued and unobtIusive colors
and figures. The more economical and
modest in dress will naturally favor it,
and the Scotch and English weavers have
done much in their work to favor such a
tendency in the richer classes. With
many fine pieces of English goods, recent
ly imported, it is difficult TO tell without
looking closely whether they are plaids or
checks so nicely are the different colors
blended and arranged. Either at a dis
lance or near at hand, they have a very
attractive appearance.
Colored or figured shirts, collars and
cuffs are worn much by young men this
spring. Small figures and checks are
considered to be in the best taste, and the
most common colOrs are light blue and
light brown. No change is made in style,
the bosoms and cuffs being cut plainly.
Nine-tenths of the fashionable young
men wear standing collars, some styles
of which are very high in the neck.
Linked sleeve-buttons are coming into
favor again. Some very handsome sets
consist of small wrought globes connected
by gold chain. In mems neck-wear
there is almost an endless variety. Some
very brilliant scarfs are worn, but men
who follow the best fashions most closely
wear plain but rich materials, the orna-
ment consisting mainly of the ring or pin
with which the scarf is fastened or deco
rated. Flat scarts are becoming very pop
ular. At present most of them are dark
in color and intended to be worn with
light pin in the center; but as spring ad-
vances, lighter shades will be worn.
Gentlemen's gloves will be worn with
one or two buttons. The glove stores
present great variety of shades and col
ors sufficient to match any suit or harmo-
nize with complexion. A new shade of
lavender, very light and a peculiar shade
Of brown known as "chevrette," are sell
ing rapidly. Most gloves are stitched or
braided on the back. Some heavy braids
in fancy colors are favored by purchasers.
The spring style OF silk hat Is an i'm
provement over previous fashions, being
less bell-crowned and heavy in appear
ance than the hat worn during the fall
and winter. Seen from the side it lessons
in size Slightly toward the top, while a
front view disclOses a slight outward
curve. The brim is narrow, with roll
ing or very narrow D'Orsay curve, For
elderly gentlemen or for gentlemen with
full faces the brim is little wider. Stiff
felt hats are much worn. Their brims
are usually narrow, the crowns generally
rounded and not so deep as for winter
hats. Besides black and other dark cOlors
there are mixed grays and browns to
match the spring styles of walking suits.
There are many styles of soft felt hats,
ranging from those with wide brim and
tall crown to the more common low.
crowned hats worn by boys. The light
shades of silk hats will not be found in
the hat stores until the middle Of May.
Fashionable shoemakers say that boots
have gone entirely out Of fashion, and are
now worn only by set of old gentlemen
who disregard both comfort and style in
their preference for them. Buttoned CATERS
have been worn almost exclusively by
fashionable men during the winter, but as
the weather grows warmer the Oxford tie
will be the favorite shoe. The style is
plain, with rounded toe Of medium
breadth little narrower than for the
winter, broad, low heel and a single sole
of medium thickness, which gives the
shoe solid but very neat appearance, and
makes it very comfortable for the foot
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