The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-14
GENTLEMEN's FASHIONS.
What Spring Will Sho7s in the Way of Mass
culine Attire.
Boston Herald.

Boston Herald.
The world is slowly but surely getting back To-
to the old style of large pantaloons The legs
are trihe larger this year than last, and are
cut straight throughout their entire length. The
bottoms hang neatly on the instepq The seams
may be plain or with welt The trousers made
from rough goods are larger than when cut from
other varieties. The legs OF full dress trousers
are smaller than those of any other kind
In the matter of vests the notched collar will
be general, but with sacks no-collar vest is ad-
Missile. The corners are slightly rounded from
the lower button. The vest for full dress is
made with four buttons, has light collar and is
cut rather deeply away and shows fair amount
of shirt front
Shirts for ordinary wear have not changed.
The dress shirt is made to open in 'front.' and has
two stud holes, although, if one prefers he may
limit his studs to one, and have the shirt front
punctured in single place, buttwo are in better
form.
Collars are worn standing, with tapping ends,
or with the ends turned over; the latter style ia
coming more and more into demand every day.
In cuffs, square and round ends, link cuffs ara
the proper caper.
For neckwear, puff scarfs, rather narrow, will
be much worm as will also fiat scarfs of about
the same width one called the Ray" being
very popular. The colors are, of course some
what lighter than were worn in winter and will
consist of all possible shades. For full dress
wear white lawn is the material, although black
ties may be worn at the theater and at dinner
parties
Brown and tan-colored dogskin gloves, with
stitched backs, are correct for street wear and
driving purposes.
Sleeve buttons should be links to corresponds
with the cuffs worn
Plain white hemstitched handkerchiefs will OF
course be carried and socks in solid colors and
delicate shades, and those having light stripes
will be worn
What appears to be the correct thing in stove
pipe hats is one with g. inch crown aud q
inch brim. The majority of silk hats will be-
very little, in fact almost imperceptably
"belled, but the one spoken Of above, and upon
which much time in designing appears to have
been spent will be bellcrowned very little
more, it is true, but enough TO distinguish it
from others. The brm will also have more
marked curve than the other fashionable hat.
The crush or opera hat always follows the lead
of the silk hat as regards shape, but this spring
the brim is little narrower~than that of the or
binary stoVe-pipe The tall hats as at present
worn have remarkably light appearance that is
in keeping with the season.
The square topped derby has gone, and in it's
place comes its round topped brother, with his
light, naJty curving brim. This hat is as light
as feather, and has extremely fashionable
look. The prevailing colors are brown aud black,
and the tile with it's neat and tasteful Inning
makes the most satisfactory hat that has APP
peared for full many a day. A short time since
there appeared upon the market a cloth hat,
with curving brm and round crown that at
once seized the popular fancy. There were
at first they were worn by swells, as being some
thing new, and therefore desirable The price was
high and all the high price shops sold them. Ina
short time they found their way into cheap
stores, and were sold, of course being made of
inexpensive material, at half the amount
charged in other places. The result was that
they became common and the swells discarded
them, and for spring style they will not beat
all fashionable, and swell dealers with cheap
trade are ''stuek, as the newsboys say, with
large stock of almost worthless goods.
A remarkable pretty travelling cap is made Of
black silk, and has no brim whatsoever. Many
years ago soft hats were all the rage. They
gradually grew questionable until they were
used only by those who felt so uncomfortable in
stiff hat that, fashion or not, they-would wear
the comfortable old SLOUGH The old liking for
the soft hat has in degree revived, and more Of
them will be sold this spring than for long
time before. They more comfortable than
the crush hat, and will slip easily into the pock7
ct, and for this reason many gentlemen wear
them with full dress.