Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-10-25
Fashions for e.entIemen.

In the frOck coat for receptions or dinners
there is little or no change, except that there is
tendency to leave off the silk breast facings
1t is worn with plain gray trousers, or with
trousers of light Shade having narrow stripe
For the morning or walking suit the coat Is
made of wide wale-black diagonal buttoniDg
high up, with one or three buttons, at the option
OF the wearer; the waist a little longer than
formerly, and the skirt little. shorter, well
rounded off. The sleeves end IN deep cuff.
with two buttOn-holes, finished with hat and
rather wide braid. When the trousers are Of a
blue and black narrow stripe, or of check, the
coat and WaiStcOat are of one material. Ii the
trousers are OF a lighter color and more fancy
pattern, then the trousers and waistcoat are Of
one material.
For the lounge suit: sack coat buttonfng
high up with four buttons; cut obliquely away
from the fourth button, and barely reaching to
the end OF the fingers when the arm is extended.
1t is cut in close TO the figure. The edges are
doublestitched, the lines OF stitching being wide
apart. The sleeves are finished with rather a
long vent and one button. Such coats are made
OF soft tweeds and Scotch homespun, in patterns
of very indistinct plaids, OF small mixed broken
brown or of gray checks with knickerbOcker
spot. The waiStcoat is made with q standing
collar, and the trousers are moderately close
fitting. The hOmeSpun is heavier and closer
woven than that Of last spring. Than this
material none is better suited to our variable
climate. Soft, neither too light nor too
weighty, it is just the thing to wear between
seasons. 1t is grateful to the touch, pleasing
to the eye, and If it "catches the dust" the
dust is never seen, and brush is scarcely re-
CURED, the duSC Delng easily shaken from the
surface.
For the evening dress the coat is made rather
shorter than formerly, so as to fall little above
the small of the leg. The collar is little wider
and in front turns over only to the second hole
from the bottom of the waist; it Is faced with
silk, extendingtto the button holes The sleeve
cuff is plain and deep, without buttons. The
Waistcoat does not open so far down as last
last year, but the opening is wider, showing
more OF the sh1rtfront, which must be plain and
ornamented with but one stud the shirt collar
turned down. The cloth for the coat and waist
coat should be Of black and very fine sand
grain, with q dull finish; the trousers Of the
same or of dull finished very fine diagonal
Fall overcoats are single breasted, made fly
front, and are cut to fit the figure closer than
the old loose sacque: The faVorite materials
are English melton in negative or undecided
colors; ''Venetians" in steel grays and light and
dark browns, soft finished tWeeds, 'mixed"
goods, Scotch hOmespuns- almost any me-
dunn weight coat material, except smooth-faced
broadclOth or diagonal goods. Black satin is
considered by some too pronounced for Overcoat
Innings, and since it has been so universally
adopted by Bowery and "cheap" Broadway
tailOrs it is less used by firstclass houses Silk
serge is used for Innings and facings; it is not
brought to the edge, but as far forward as the
buttOn-hole, the latter being worked in the
clOth.-THOHie Journal,