Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-01-17
Fashions fer Men.

English styles Of dress are adopted by GEN.
tlemen. This preference is most conspicu-
GUS IN the suits chosen for business, for trav-
cling and morning wear on the street.
Scotch and English goods ars chosen for the
entire suit in neat plaids, small checks or
narrow stripes. These suitings come in
many dark combinations of color, and are
especially stylish in brown shades ; rough
goods and plain surface are both used.
The most stylish coat for rough cloths is
the sack, fastened with three buttons for
plain goods is a cutaway coat fitted into the
figure, which is also fastened by three but
tons. The vest of the same material as the
coat, IS sinsle-breasted, buttons high and
has no collar. The straight pantalOOns are
also of the same goods. The hat is n stiff
round-crown Derby, Of felt, Of the color of
the suit, or else black.
The semi-dress suit consists of the Prince
Albert frock-cOat made of diagonal cloth, or
else OF the thin beaver cloth known to deal
ers as faced beaver" The vest OF the same
cloth is double breasted. the pantaloOns
are no longer gray or lavender, but are dark,
neat stripes and mixtures of cOlOrs so close
ly combined as to give the appearance of one
color.
The iull-dress suit has coat and vest
the black West of England cloth that has
blue-black cast the trousers are of dceskin
carefully selected of the same Shade as the
cloth. The dress-coat remains the familiar
swallow-tail shape, but is not so long in the
skirt as 1t has been worn of late. Tie vest
is cut to roll low as usual and show great
deal of shirt-bosoa. The doeskin trousers
are straight.
Overcoats are principally sacks, but occa-
sionally surtOuts are preferred. They are
worn shorter than those of last winter, and
made of Elysians and fur beavers. There is
no special color in vogue, but the choice may
be for blue, black or brown.
Very plain shirt fronts are worn on ali &C.
casions. They are made of three smooth
layers of linen. finished on the edge outside
OF the eyelets tor studs with a single tuck, or
else three tiny ones, or perhaps four cords
are stitched IN group, or it may be SIX rows
OF stitching are used IN pairs.
Satin is the fashionable fabric for scarfs,
that are now worn folded wide aud flat, and
are large enough to conceal all that part of
the shlrt-bosom left visible above the vest
These are called Brighton scarfs. Plain and
figured satins are both used. In plain colors
garnet and other red shades are especially
liked by young gentlemen, and al no longer
considered Olltre next there comes indigo
blue, bronze and grayish plum-color.
Pins to be worn with hat-folded Brighton
scarfs are fanciful designs in silver, gold. or
enamel. Thus there are tiny plaques of
cloisonne enamel, mallets incrusted with
white and gold, silver new moon, a jeweled
horse shoe. gold lobster, a dagger, whip,
spurs and most varied devices.
Silk handkerchiefs are popular with gen.
uemen for all but full dress occasions. They
are of soft white silk with hens two inches
wide hemstitched. Others have marbled
pattern on the hem in blue or red, or else
both colors together, or black ; some have
diagonal stripes, or squares OF tiny dots, or
else the hem is Of a solid bright coo a'e
blue handkerchiets have a hem of moss green,
or cardinal red.
Kid gloves fastened by two buttons are
worn on the street Those of reddish tam
color, with wide black stitching on the back
in English style, are very fashionable for
visiting lavender shades and creamy white
are for dress gloves. For, irving gloves are
of the heavy yet smooth Plymouth buck
skin these are lined, and many have fur
tops. Very soft warm gloves for midwinter
are knitted by hand of coon fur with silk.
Shoes for gentlemen are made with mar
rover toes but these are far from comfort
able, and dealers protest against making
them in the extreme style adopted by the
English. Many gentlemen prefer the broad,
square-toed, symmetrical shoes with thick
projecting soles and low heels. These are
made OF calfskin, and are buttoned on the
sides for walking shoes. Dress shoes are
OF patent leather, with cloth tops Pumps
are not so much used Us they were last win
ter.
The black silk hat worn for dress by gen.
tlemen has slightly bell-shaped crown six
and seven-eighth inches high the rim is
narrow, with DOrsay curve well rolled, and
Is from one aud half to two inches wide,
according to the face of the wearer.