The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1882-01-26

loose pantaIOonS is not known out THIS
is not the case in London, as the leading
tailors there cut the trousers as loose as
were being worn here years ago.
Fancy mixtures are in demand for
frock-suits, sack-suits,. and overcoats
Light gray mixtures with smooth surface
are used for dressy overcoats, and green
also is in favor. The general tendency
is for fine goods, yet the Scotch s,litings
are more popular than they have been
for several seasons past. Pin-checks
are still in fashion, and some make them
in cutaway coats to be worn with trous-
ers and vest of one color. For overcoats
there are the Elysians, Shetlands, fur
beavers and Montaignacs, and many
kinds of plain goods.
I The entire suit made of one kind of
cloth) is only admissible for business
purposes or for travelling. The double
breasted sack-suit is cut with a light
double breast and narrow lapel, with five
buttons to close. 1t is shapely at the
back, and the sleeves are cut small and
crooked. (All sleeves, including over
coat-sleeves, are cut thus). The cuffs
are stitched on about two inches deep
and finished with one button. For a
man five feet eight inches the fashion
able length is from twenty-nine to thirty
inches. These sack-suits are usually
made of fancy sriting. Young men
who find the sack-suit particularly be-
coming can still wear it made in three
different kinds of goods-the coat Of fur
beaver, Elysians, or any kind of fashion
able goods-the vest of fancy cashmere,
and the trousers of something in fancy
striped material and cut tight. The
I double-breasted pea jacket, with patch
pockets, will be worn, made in heavy
| overcoating, blue fur-beaver being IA
vorite. These are lined throughout with
| silk and trimmed with braid
A handsome style of overcoat is the
..surtout'' coat. 1t is a double breasted
frock, the sleeves quite tight and lapels
faced with quilted silk, velvet collar.
One of the most select styles is the single
breasted sack of Shetland beaver, cut
rather short. 1t. is handsome, made OF
rough combination goods, blue face with
golden tinge, really beautiful color.
No matter how cold the weather is the
fashionable young man must not feel it,
for to produce the elegant effect the coat
fronts should be turned back to show the
rich silk facings and the stylishly -eut
undercoat.
A coat for a top garment is loose
oversack, which is patronized by young
sswells" and men who ride and drive.
1t is also considered high style for the
street, and will in many cases take the
place of the ulster. The newest thing
in the way of this latter coat is the frock
ulster with a short waist. All fancy
shapes in listers are passe and but little
used
A three-button cutaway, rather short
wasted, with long skirts, the back hav-
ing the appearance of a dress suit, is very
fashionable. The shoulders are made
close to the body and shortened, the
sleeves tight, These coats are bound
fiat with silk braid about six lines wide
This makes very good evening
coat, although the double-breasted
frockcoat is the coat for recep-
tons or dinner parties. The three
buttoned cutaway can be made of any
class of goods that may please the fancy
of diagonal cloths or gay icolorings. Il
is used for street wear with fancy vest,
and the fancy vest is also worn with the
double breasted frockcoats.
Trousers measure seventeen knee and
seventeen around the bottom, but some
OF the toniest young men will have them
as small as fifteen inches. These are
made principally in striped goods Fancy
vests are again introduced, and some
noted are extremely pretty.
The full-dress suit has undergone ma
terial changes. The cloth now fashion
able is a small, very fine wall diagonal,
and very fashionable coat must be
lined with white watered silk. The
trousers have a black braid stitched on
the side, no pockets, and are lined
throughout with black silk. The vest
has but three buttons. There are two
kinds of dress for wedding purposes-a
full-dress suit and a frock-suit If the
bride is in full dress and the wedding in
the evening, the groom should wear
black dress coat, black vest and trous-
ers, white tie and gloves, patent leather
high CATERS, with plain kid tops. If the
bride appears in dark dress the gloves
should be of delicate shade, not white,
and the groom should wear full-dress
suit, with black tie and gloves of light
color. For a morning wedding the
bride would be dressed in dark colors, in
which case the gentleman should appear
in dark frock suit, with plain dark
tie or scarf, with gloves of light color,
and calfskin CATERS, with kid tops.
Gentlemen have worn hats with very
narrow brims for some time past; but
this fall the introduction of wide
brimmed hats for the ladies has made a
change in mems hats. The rims are
much widecc, and a bell-crown with
wide rim, it is said, is gradually coming
into fashion.-N Y Herald.
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