Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-04-11

What Is Proper In Full-Drcss and Busi'
ness Suits

From the Brooklyn Eagle.
In full dress there has been a tendency to
change little from the conventional black
cloth to the vale cord or fine diagonals of
French manufacture The coat Is made with q
very small cord binding on the edge, the size
of steel knitting-needle, which gives it a fine
finish. The vest is cut with four buttons and
has serpentine braid laid on about one-fourth
of an inch from the edge. Vests will be made
mostly with a rolling collar, but some
still prefer them without. The stylish
vest for change Is the figured silk or
cashmere in gold or black. Small checks and
fine stripes In dark colOrs will be chosen
for trousers this season. All higll-colored goods
will be avoided by well-dressed men, The
trousers are cut medum-that is neither tight
nor lOOse-and In all cases pantalOOns intended
to wear with full dress suit are made with the
pocket in the top seam instead of on the side or
In the corner as In others. and no pistol pocket
If there is anything that mars the appearance of
full-dress suit, it Is to see either, by the flap
ping out of tho skirt, that the gentleman wear
ing it has his handkerchief in the pistol pocket
or to see the wearer standing with his hands in
his pockets, which temptation Is out of his reach
when the pockets are not in convenient place.
The dOuble-breasted Prince Albert is always
with proprlety, prefer tho sngle-breasted or
what is known as the broadway coat;
| the latter is especially suitable to slender
figure; both of these styles should be bound
with a silk braid laid on fat and facing in
many cases adds to the effect, though. of course
that depends somewhat on the material used
for the coat. The frOck coat will be worn to
some extent with low roll to show the shirt
bosom, as In the case Of business coats In fact.
1t may be said that the high buttoned style OF
dress which has met with so much favor will
soon have seen its day. The swallow tail dress
coat with its low cut front has lapels faced
with the heaviest silk, and its edges are finished
with fine cord, the silk facing, however, is a
matter of taste, and may be omitted. The vest
is cut as low as the coat with wide
lapels, and is fastened with three but
tons. Anything extreme in the cut and finish
OF such a suit is carefully avoided by men of
taste. The trousers have Il stripe down the
outside seam on the leg made of silk braid for
young men. or OF slight cord for elderly gentle
men. Scotch homcspun plads. worsteds and
cassimeres, Of neat small checks and mixed
coat, vest ard trousers, worn by men during
business hours. The goods with red. brown and
green threads, woven together to produce quiet
dark effects are most liked. The plain whipcord
worsteds in many different colOrs. olive. gray
and brown shades, will be much worn by fash
ionabe young men. The cheviOts melton and
soft goods generally are double stitched on the
edge three-eiGhths of an inch but the wOrsted
and liner goods are bound wide with braid laid
Oh nat. which produces good effect. The three
ana lOuf button cutaway Is as popular ever
as is also the four buttOned sack coat but
fashion seems to favor a change from the high
cut style of dress to a low roll showing the shirt
bosom with one stud and neck scarf.