The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-22
FASHIONS For GENTLEMEN.
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In the froek coat for receptions OF dinners
there iR little or no change except that there
liza tendency 10 leave Off the elk breast
facsngs. lt Ia worn with plain gray trousers
II or with trousers Of light shade, having 9
narrow stripe.
Tor the morning Of walking suit tho coat
is made of a wide wale-back diagonal, but
toning high up. with one or three buttons, at
longer than formerly and the skirt little
shorter well rounded Off, The sleeves end IN
ia deep cuff. With two button-hoIes, finished
with d flat and rather wide braid. When tho
trousers are vi a blue and black marrow
stripe, or Ut check, the coat and waiateoat are
suf one material. Ii tho trousers are of n
lighter color and more fancy pattern, then
the ttousefs and waiHtcoat are of one ma
For the lounge eut A suck coat, buttoning
high up, with four buttons. cut oblauely
away from the fourth button, aud barely
reaching TO the end Of the fingers when tho
arm 10 extended. IL is cut IN close TO the fig
Mre. The edges are double-stitehed. the
sleeves are finished with rather long vent
and one button. Such coats are made Or
soft twaeds and Scotch homespun, Ia patterns
NJ very indistinct plalda " small mixed
erbucker spot. The waistcoat is made with
standing collar and the trousers are moder-
Ately close Hitting. The homespun Ia heavier
and closer woven than that of last spring.
+ IuAl THIS INANRElAi none lS DeUtNf HUlInu go
cur variable climate Soft neither too light
nor too weighty. IL is just the thing to wear
Between seasons. Ii IL grateful to the touch,
Pleasing to the eye, and II 1t catches tho
dust the dust La never seen, and q brush In
scarcely required, the dust being caaiy shaken
from the surface
For the evening dress the coat Is made
rather shorter than formerly. SO a. to fall q
little above the small of the leg. The collar
is q little wider and In front turns over only
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waist; III Ia faced with silk, extending to the
deep, without buttons. The waistcoat does
not extend 90 far down as last year, but the
opening Ia wider, showing more OF the shirt
front which must BE- plain and ornamented
with but one stud, the shirt collar turned
down. The cloth for the coat and waistcoat
should be Of Il black and very fine sandgrain, |
with dull finish; the trousers Of the same |
sor of dull finished very fine diagonal.
Fall overcoats are snglc-hreasted, made fly |
front, and are cut to lit the figure closer than
the old loose sacQue. The favorite materials |
are English melton In negative or undecided
coiurs. "Nenetians" In steel grays and light
and dark browns, soft finished tweeds
'mixed' goods, Scotch homespuns of almost
any medium weight coat material, except
snnoth-faced hroadcloths or diagonal goods.
Black satin is considered by some too pro-
nounoed for overeoat Innings and since it has
been 80 universally adopted by Bowery and |
tscheap' Broadway tailors II Is lees used BY
first class houses. Silk serge Is used for lin
inNs and faeings; 1t Is not brought to the
edge but as far forward as the hutton-holc
the latter being worked III the cloth.