The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-10-01
FOR GENTLEMEN.
Full Dress and Day Dress.

The evening full-dress 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
broadcloth is frequently worn. The
fronts of the garments are so cut that
while lying close into the body the ends
of the roll will meet The well-poaked
lapels are to be exceedingly light, with
five button-holes, tritie 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
trife less in width than tho top of the
lapel. its outer edges ranging very
nearly with the 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
be made of worsted, and the trousers
and vest of the same material. Should
the coat and vest, however. be made of
broadcloth, the trousers are to be made
of doeskin.
Within the 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 are to be known no more. Mans
leg covering is still to be shapely; 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 a 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 4
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 a double breasted frock. This is
made of a material similar to that of
the dress coat. that is to say, of q 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 tho silk facing must be
made to show only to the buttonholes.
The length of the garment, both in
waist and full. is identical with that of
| last year. One may either fiat braid
the edges or bind them narrow. The
| trousers are almost invariably to be
made of q fghter 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 invariably used for
| hnlf-dress occasions. This suit is also
made, but not for dress or half-dress
uso. of light colored material. Pop
ular colors are gray worsted and the
various shades Of wide vale worsted.
Materials that are 'faintly fancifur'
| may also be selected and worn with
propriety.
| Tho fOur-button cutaway will be, as
1t always has been, very popular
style OF coat for street and general
| wear, and it is a garment that looks
well upon almost any ybody. Its length
will not vary from that of last season,
although the roll is somewhat lower.
The lapcls and collar will be made a
medium width, while the sleeves are
not at all tight, but still are kept
shapely to conform with the general
shape of the trousers. The reason oi
this will bo easily seen when it is
known that the appearance of man
wearing tight pantaloons and having
very loose sleeves to his coat is extreme.
ly ridiculous. A coat of the same ap-
pearance as the above. but with five
buttons. will probably be worn to some
littlo extent 1t will close higher al
the neck than its four-button brother,
The three-button cutaway will be worn
much during the fall months, but, as il
is not particularly warm garment, il
will probably give way to other styles
during the winter. 1t is cut exactly
like the coat with four buttons, except.
ing that it is shorter and shows more
of the lower part of the vest, should
the material used in tho making OF
these coats be of dark worsted, the
edges must be braided. but stitched
edge is proper when fancy goods of the
same material are used. The trousers
are of a lighter color than the coat,
when the latter is made of diagonal
worsted, and they are either made Of
plaid check or striped material. The
vest is of the same material as the coat
and is worn with notched collar.