The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-15
FASHIONS FOR GENTLEMEN.
What Men Should Wear To BE Fash
ionable.

both In the waist and skirt; vests are cut
Y ysry'high and usually without a collar Tor
Il summer wear; pantaloons are worn much
! narrower than they were last season. The
i fashionable tailors have no special designs In
materials; they use stripes, checks, blocks or
( mixed goods, to suit the tastes of their diff
Y iefent customers. There Is, however, d de-
eided preference for rough finished goods, for
\ dlagonals and figured cloths; indeed, the
4 use Of smooth, lustrous broadcloth Is now
restricted to full-dress suits made with swal-
loT-tail coats, and to the Prince Albert frock-
coats that are occasionally ordered for morn
Il Ing weddings or for funerals.
BUSINESS AND TRAVELLING SUITS.
Suits for business, for travelling and for
morning wear generally are made OF Scotch
or English homespuns and mixtures la neat
checks bars Or plain surfaces OF quaint col
ors very different from the somber brown and
A gray OF past seasons. Beige brown is q favor
site color, but 1T 10 lighted Up by threads of Old
gold and even dark red, but these are invisl-
y spection, though they contribute to the gen
eral effect. Then there are olive-tinted suits.
and some; specially English, have green shad-
tngs, and the grays have lines or irregular
threads q d blue and eardinal The entire suit
l.
t me English cut-away shape, shortened in the
q waist and in the skirt, stitched on the edges
md fastened by one, two or three buttons,
Z ~ best suits the Wearer. The vest Is single
\ breasted, without collar, and Is cut so high
that very simple scarf covers all the shirt
n tc6om that Is. left uncovered by the vest. The
ktruwsers are more CLOSED -htting than they
have been.
sEMI-DREss SUITS.
There are two styles OF making semi-dress
Z nth fe 1901 <,,
4 theafternoon- and this difference Is prinei-
pally in the shape OF the coat. For instance,
n men OF fashion use for breakfast or lunch
PARTIES, forpaying visits, and for casual dt-
: ners where full dress Is not required, cut
sway coat Of blue or black diagonal cloth,
made without outside pockets, and Of more
yeuthtul, dressy appearance than the ordi-
nary frOck-coat. The vest Is Of diagonal
Cloth like the coat, and the colored pantaloons
are 10 the neat. uneonspicuous mixtures now
/ once SO much used. The second semi-sult
appropriate for gentlemen OF all ages, is that
usually worn to church, viz: the Prince Albert
1oek-eoat Of blue or black diagonal cloth, |
wa vest OF the same, and colored panta-
1oRs. For midsummer this Is varied by
Bslsing double-breasted vest Of white duck.
FULL-DREss SUITS.
ull-dress suits OF fine lustrous broadclo th |
Ave the swalloWtail coat vest and panta-
Sens cut from the same piece. There Is q |
lBRerceptible change In these suits, as the coat
y cut shorter, and the pantaloons are mar
J ,airt bosom, and Is fastened BY three buttons
mite vests are not worn with fuIl-dress |
wits. The neck-tie Is Of white muslin mar
slpHly folded.
SHIRTS, COLLARS AND CUFFS.
n Shirt bosoms retain the same plain surface |
made OF three thickne5seS Of linen without |
Slests. Sometimes they are trimmed on one i
No ave pfc wi a
1.leie row of stitching, or else three or four
WY tucks. or perhaps a cluster Of fine cords
8satched In. As most Of the shirt bosom Is
eaneealed BY the high vest, II would be foolish
ned TN the ahirts worn with full-dress vests
lt1et roll low To a narrow line Of very fine
aeeale work, or else small clusters or rings
aonnd each eyelet for the studs Small
s!.ads are preferred, and those most used are4
" Yellow gold, or else white enamel that imi-
SNIeE thread buttons.
& iutned down collars have avery wide space
EeWeen the points in front, and will be much
ssorn iE midsum mer. The standing collar Is
sssanlioIable, and TO be very Eng Ish- looking It
Mrned oyer Ii points Ia front, and the edges
must come very dose together. Cuffs are
sqQare- ccrnel'ed and meet without tapping,
~ .tIhat they can be worn with linEed sleeve
RlttOns.
y tor morning wear are pereale shirts with
Mite grounds streWn with snail figures req
assenting horsesshoes, bits, whips, polka dots,
Gese what are called >tall-over effects, WITH !
aass-cross Irregular lines of no design but to
ssFsr the ground. Pale Aue and ecru PercaleA
Sslgehevis stripes and bars that seem to beA j
sss1llsd are popular, also very marked stripes
4 ad fainter cross-bars. F0r travelling shirts
ss nest fashionable choice Is DARK navy blue
Sssefcae with white polka dots. a novelty I'm /
otted FOR breakfast shirts Is white or eeru :
Eagee shirts very gayly embroidered 80 r
*Apanesestyles on the collar, cuffs and bosom J
UEDERWEAR AND HOSIERY.
!. silk striped Balbriggan underwear Is shown g
y wye half hose to match. These come In ecru q
ssaaaes with gay stripes, and cost 50 for the q
NJ of vest and drawers The plain I'M
,rsggssehed Balbriggan underwear is liked for T
sSasaasummer. For spring and fall pale blue 2
ELMO underwear Is shown in light fine a
Socks are shown 10 an endless va
IHv Of eolors and materials There are Y
sss s. French cotton socks dotted all over i
y ofa @ blue, red, brown or black. Balbriggans g
m isrl tints have fine line stripes around OF
& IN indigo blue. or brown, and are clicked
liek n.e sides. Still finer Balbriggans are en-
ps asred on the instep others are 10 checker i
Eks,se sshs. and some have wide clicked sides. b
IR rrsa colors 10 stripes are shown ia Isie-
lassss4 SOCKS. SILK cocks IF Wine~COlQr are ii