The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-07-05
Gentlemen's Summer Fashions.


morning wear in the country during the
summer months are of broken and irreg-
ulars plaids, bars and checks. Brown
suits are much worn ,iyet there is mo- de-
cided preference for any one color, and
there is the same variety of design and
liberty of choice in styles that now pre-
vail in ladies' dresses. For example,
both cut-away coats and sacques that do
moi fiji the figure are worn with these
suns; and these coats 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 oblig-
atoEy thing is that the entire suit-coat,
vest and pahtaloons- =nlustbe made from
the same piece OF goodsY The collar of
the vest or the absence of any collar, and
the mode of fastening, depend entirely on
the shape of the coat, with which the vest
must correspond. The trousers must be
CUT args, full and straight, just as they
were Ast years ~ / -
Semi-dress suits for church, visiting
and afternoon wear have frock-coats Of
diagonal wOrsteds, either black or dark
blue. The best authorities say that the
only important change from last years
styles ID that these coats are slightly
shorter, and of medium length, instead of
the extreme length then worn. The vest
/ is of the material of the coat, or else
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 country resorts,
navy blue suits of Scotch heather cloth
Nill ~ preferred to the flannel suits of
Has, year. They are made in the easy
English styles described above for bust
ness and travelling suits.
There is no change in the full dress sui
of black broadcloth, except that the swal-
+ low tail coat is made trifle shorter For
full dress at the watering places many
goatiemen escliews this altogether, and
veal ipStead black trock. coat, with vest
and Pdnt&loons of white duck
The buster for travelling and for driv-
ing is the English Munster of gray Pana-
ma cloth or of gray alpaca. 1t is very
long, and is belted like an Ulster coat, but
is less tclumsy looking. Linen travelling
coats are made'in the same shape Car
rage robes used by gentlemen when driv-
ing 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.
The newest linen, collars have square
or round points remainihg upright. En-
glish collars have the turned-Over points
rolled very far back, leaving the throat
quite bare. gTurned-dowp collars are not
as deep as formerly, and have quite q
wide space in front. Cuffs have square
or fround corners, to match the collar, and
are fastened by linked 4lee&e- buttons.
Flat folded scarfs in English fashions
are made of satin-flnished foulards with
ecru on white grouDfh ,Mikh colored specks
not as large as pin-head. The scarf is
called the Polo Dane, and is shown in in
digo blue with white dashes. Very neat
styles are preferred to the snowy ones
formerly used in cravats; this is also true
Of handkerchief borders, jewelry. etc.
Light gray grounds with broken checks
are made up In slender sailor 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 sea side grenadines
woven in small figures 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 scarf
rings.
In jewelry there is fancy for modest
little scarf pins of silver representing a
trident with shells, wheel, fan, horse
shoe, gun, p horn and fox's head, pick.
axe, helmet, or other simple device: in
soid silver these cost from $3.50 to IS.
Dressy stud. buttons are Of, white enamel:
those for general wear are of faceted red
gold or the dead. finished Etruscan gold.
Sleeve buttons are two.bsrs Of SOla linked
1 'oge;,% e ithas tAe cuff mfsts without
HighcrcyFd dress hats are of silver
pearl ckl0r Or willok frkzhe that renders
them porous and cool. The crown is
sOssS sss e l|ss n R'I.;. the
hats are pearl gray, in Derby shape, with i
crown and brim both stiff, or else soft 4
crown with stiff brim; price, $3.50. A
novelty for cool summer hat is the bel
met, also pearl color with REim dFQoping
g rom ana back and narrow on tbe sides. |
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crown. Price a. The "ounce hat, !" SO
soit mn y may be carried in the pocket
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fp9e 1nutFprims $50 to IS. Straw hats
Of ngliesplit straw are made in ilor |
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