The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1877-06-27
GENTLEMEN's FASHIONS.
Summer Suits OF CIofhes-The Latest
TbfsEs I'm Linen, Hats and Gloves.


months are of broken and irregular plaids
bars and checks. Brown suits are much
worn, yet there Is no decided preference for
any one color, and there is the same variety
OF design and liberty in choice of styles that
now prevail in ladies dresses For example
both cutaway coats and sacks that do not fit
the figure are worn with these suits; and
these suits may barely meet at one point
where they are fastened by but one button
and thence cut away, or else they may be
fastened still lower down by two buttons or
by three. The only obligatory thing is that
the entire suit-coat, vest and pantaloons-
must be made from the same piece of goods.
The collar OF the vest or the absence of anv
collar, and the mode of fastening de-
pend entirely on the shape of the
coat, with which the vest must cor.
respond. The trousers must be cut
large, full and straight, just as they were last
year. Seml-dress suits for church. visiting
and afternoon wear have frock coats of dag
onal worsteds, either black or dark blue.
The best authorities say that the only impor-
tant change from last years STYLES is thet
these coats are slightly shorter and of me-
dunn length, instead of the extreme length
then worn. The vest is of the material of
the coat, or else a double breasted vest of
white duck is worn in very warm weather.
The full, straight pantaloons are of mixed
gray stripes. For midsummer at the coun-
try resorts. navy blue suits of Scotch heather
cloth will be preferred to the flannel suits of
last year. They are made in the easy Eng
fish styles described above for business and
travelling suits There is no change in the
full dress suit of black broadcloath. except
that the swallow tail coat is made trife
shorter. For full dress at the watering
places many gentlemen eschew this alto
gether, and wear instead a black frock
white duck The buster for travelling
and for driving is the English Munster of
gray Panama cloth or of gray alpaca 1t is
very long, and is belted like an Ulster coat.
but is less clumsy looking Linen travelling
coats are made in the same shape. Carriage
robes used by gentlemen when driving are of
ecru linen, with stripes or merely borders of
navy blue or brown, and fringed edges.
Others are squares of gray or brown mohair,
with an inch-wide worsted braid, either
scarlet or blue, stitched fatty on the edge as
border.
Plain shirt bosoms of three thicknesses of
linen are still preferred. They are made
narrower at the lower end. in shield shape,
while down in front, outside of the eyelets
for the studs, is the only ornament, a row of
stitching half an inch from the edge, or two
or three cords in cluster or it may be two
or three tiny tucks. For percale shirts to
be worn in the morning, white grounds are
preferred to the dark grounds of last year, and
instead of set stripes and checks there are now
dashes, bias bars japanese figures, squares,
zigzag lines, crescents, and the small spots
and mere specks of color that are always
liked Turned down Byron collars are pre-
ferred for these negligee shirts. One collar is
usually made on the shirt and second one
is furnished The same is true of the cuffs.
The newest linen collars have square or
round points, remaining upright. English
collars have the turned over points rolled
very far back. leaving the throat and arms
quite bare. Turned down collars are not so
deep as formerly, and have quite a wide
space in front. Cuffs nave square or round
corners to match the collar and are fastened
by linked sleeve buttons. Night shirts are
made either of plain muslin or of figured
percale. They have a narrow futed ruffie
around the Byron collar, cuffs, breast pocket
and the broad plat on the bosom; this ruff
fie is stitched with colored thread, and the
initial Of the wearer, also in colors, is
wrought or. the bosom plat. Summer I'M
derwear is made of Balbriggan cotton, as
perfectly woven as the finest hosiery. 1t is
shown in cream color and in darker fawn
colors.
Flat folded scarfs in English fashions are
made of satin finished foulards with ecru or
white grounds. with colored specks not as
large pin head. This scarf is called the
Polo Dane, and is shown in indigo blue with
white dashes. Very neat styles are preferred
to the snowy ones formerly used in cravats;
this is also true of handkerchief borders Jew
elry, etc. Light gray grounds with broken
checks are made up in slender sailors knots
for scarfs. Basket woven silks are preferred
to plain gros grain. What are called lace
scarfs are nice and cool for summer wear
They are gauzes and seaside grenadines
woven in small colors altogether of cream
color, or else bars of blue or red with black
lace like figures between. Olive is barred with
pale blue; dark blue has ecru bars. These
are worn with scarlet rings. In iewelry
there is fancy for modest little scarf pins of
silver representing trident with shells,
wheel, fan, horseshoes. gun, horn, and a
fox's head, pickaxe, helmet or other SIM
pie device. In solid silver these cost from
- 80 to So. Dressy stud buttons are of
white enamel; those for general wear are of
faceted red gold or the observation-disclosures
gold Sleeve buttons are two bars of gold
linked together SC that the cuff meets with
out tapping. Handkerchiefs have narrow
half inch hems with colored lines for bor-
der. Those for dress have wider hens, and
an initial or monogram embroidered in color
in long slender letters. Half bose of fine
Isle thread, Balbriggan and silk are in dark
colors, plain. or else hair stripes, and are en-
broidered on the sides in darker shade or
| in contrasting cOlOrs.
High crowned dress hats are of SILVER
pearl color on a willow frame that renders
them porous and cool. The crown is slight
| ly bell shape, and the brim has the round
English curl. Price, S. Business hats are
pearl grey. in Derby shape, with the round
crown and brim both STIFF, or else a soft
crown with stiff brim. Price. 81 so. now
| city for a cool Summer hat is a helmet, also
pearl color, with brim dropping in front and
| back. and narrow on the sides Its special
feature is a corrugated band inside for VENT
| lation also holes in the crown. Price, 81
The ''ounce hat so soft that it may be car
| ried in the pocket, and only an ounce in
weight, is of the finest drab or gray felt. with
merely cord 70 a band. Price, $3.50 to
S.. Straw hats of English split straw are
made in sailor shape, with stiff bTims and
crowns. They are all white. or else alter
| nate striped braids-brown, black or blue