Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-10-22
FOR GENTLEMEN.


The evening fulLdress suit of the
coming season will vary but little in
actual appearance from that of the
preceding years. The coat, as rule,
will be made of fine diagonal worsted
cloth, although for elderly gentlemen
broadcIoth Is frequently worn. .Thc
fronts of the garments are SO cut that
while lying close into the body the ends
OF the roll will meet The wcll-peaked
lapels are to be exceedingly light, with
five button-holes. tribe below the
third OF which they are made to turn
Silk facing covers the lapels to the but
ton-holes. The collar is to be made a
triile less in width than thcstop Of the
lapel. its outer edges ranging very.
nearly with tho outside edges of the
lapel. The edges are bound about one
eighth of an inch in width, and the gar
ment's corners are all slightly rounded.
As has been stated, the garment should
besmadc Of worsted. and the trousers
aud vest of the same material. Should
tho coat and vest. however. be made of
broadcloth. the trousers are to be made
of docskin.
Within tho last two years there has
been a gradual but marked change in
the cutting of trousers. The change
is undoubtedly for the better. The
'.skin tight" garments of the last few
years arc to be known no more. Mans
leg covering is still to be slapely; that
is, neither verging on bagginess nor
tightness. The trousers for full dress
will follow this rule, and at the bottom
will this year end with very light
spring, and in many cases u narrow
binding will be sewed on the seams Of
the sides. The vest varies but slightly
from those heretofore worn. The
opening is very decided, and in form
should be somewhat the shape of q
shield The buttons are four in num-
Der, and are about two inches apart.
! The garment is finished with a collar
that rolls lightly.
For day dress we have nothing but
the Prince Albert coat, which in form,
is double-breasted frock. This is
made of material similar to that of
{ the dress coat, thatfis to say,f ola very
small black diagonal worsted, but q
very dark blue is perhaps admissible.
The garment closes with four buttons,
and rolls somewhat lower than in sea-
sons past. Its lapels are light and
peaked. and the silk facing must be
made to show only to the bnttonholcs.
The. length Of the garment, both in
waist and fun. is identical vita that of
last year. One may either fiat braid
the edges or bind them narrow. The
trousers are almost Invariably to be
made of 4 lighter material than the
coat; in PATTERN or color however,
they must not be at all pronounced.
The Prince Albert suit. as described
above, is almost inyariablysnsed for
half-dress occasions. This suit is also
made, but not for dress on half-dress
ase,of light colored material. Pop
ular colors are gray worsted and the
various shades of wide vale worsted.
Materials that arc '.faintlyl fanciful''
may also be selected and worn with
propriety.
The four-button cutaway will be, as
it always has been, very popular
style of coat for street aud general
wear, and it is a garment that looks
well upon almost anybody. It's length
will not vary from that of last season,
although the roll is somewhat lower.
The lapels and collar will be made d
medium width, while the sleeves are
not at all tight, bnt still arc kept
shapely to CONFORM with the general
shape of the trousers. The reason of
this will be easily seen when it is
known that the appearance of man
wearing tight pantaloons and having
very loose sleeves to his coat is extreme
~ ridiculous. a coat of the same ap-
Epcarancc rs the above. but with five
buttons. will probably be worn to some
sitlle extentp 1T willvelosc higher at
the neck than its fouf-hutton brother
The ffircc-button eutaway wiz be worn
much during the full months, but, as it
Is not paraieuiarly warm garment, it
will probably give way TO other styles
during the winter. Ii IS cut exactly
ike ine coal with four buttons, except
ing that ii il shorter md shows moro
of the lower part of the vest. should
the material used in ihe making Of
these coats be of dark worstcd. the
edges must be braided, but 4 stitched
edge is proper when fancy goods OF the
same material ksre used. The trousers
arc OF iigffcr c0l0f lhail the coat.
when the latter il made OF diagonal
worsted. and they are either ptssle of
plaid check or striped MATERIAL The
vest is Of the sa,ne masesislaS hr cuaf.
aud Is WORN uiiil i s.bielsed eaisar.