The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-05-07
Ladies Department.
Our New York Letter.
Modes and Materials For Men.
Styles At The Strongholds.
The N ew System OF Sup

The N eW System OF Sup
ply.
Special Correspondence to MIDLAND JOURNAL.
Business is brisk at the furnishing
centres
Despite stikes at the strongholds
countless looms are tuned to the
mood of masculine modes.
Samples of over one hundred fig.
ures, in checks, plaids and mixtures
of excellent weaves products of
American looms, are sent out from
a manufacturing stronghold of the
metropolis.
The styles in vogue at the old Ca.
nal Street Stronghold, for dress as
we'll as for general service show spec
ial features in symmetry and finish.
Suits for business and travelling
are cut in the sack or cut awav.
styles and closed with three or four
buttons, as taste or fitness may sug.
gest
Prince Albert and four button
cutawav trock. made from narrow
cork screw, wide vale a, d whipcord
diagonals, of medium length, bound
with medium braid, a continuance
in the tenable territories of popular
favor. This assumption, is confirm.
ed from facts and fabrics shown at
this house, which in the face of lival
ship, is highest authority, upon the
many.sided subject of masculine
styles.
The four prevailing styles of coats
which have now been in for many
years will probably remain many
years more. They are the sack, the
frock, the four-button cutaway and
the dress coat. All of them belong
to the outfit of almost every gentle,
man, no matter whether he mingles
in the fashionable set or not.
Even the little innovation of white
waistcoats seems ephemeral. In
one of the latest photographs of the
Earle of Rosebery, who stands at
the top of the notch socially and is
married to the heircss of the Roths-
childs. he appears in plain black
dress suit, with black waistcoat
and no ornament, not even watch.
chain.
Dress trousers, like all other trous
ers, are being made little wider.
with slight spring over the instep.
Broad bands down the side are not
so much used in fashionable circles
as they were. A few rows of sous
tache are still adhered to by few
swells who belong to military organ.
izations and carry this distinction
into drawing.rooms with them.
The one garment, however, upon
which the attention and interest of
fashionable young men will be con-
centrated this season is the waist
coat. Fancy waistcoats are the
furore in London. In the most ele-
giant establishments in New York
and Philadelphia fancy vests of the
most wonderful patterns, are being
made up for the fashionable young
D'Orsays of the town.
All coats are snug and symmetri-
CA, even GETAWAYS, and hardly any
smoothe surface cloth is used. In
overcoats, black diagonals are also
fashionable for spring. The spring
overcoat is now worn short. The
long top coats, which have been in
vogue The past winter, will be used
to some extent for travelling.
Stripes and quiet plaids, are the
favorite patterns in material for
trousers this season, though many
of plain color will he worn. Trous.
ers are cut wider than ever before in
ten years.
Neck scarfs in dark and natural
shades will be the popular conceit
for young men.
Collars with turned points are de
riguer though connoisseurs predict a
return to the turn down collars and
cuffs with linked studs for summer
service.
In shirtings the widest latitudes
are allowable. Checked and colored
varieties with shield fronts, are
shown, and constitute a pleasing
contrast to white fabrics with tuck
ed, and rutfied linen or plain Marseil
les bosoms, in current vogue.
To cap the climax of style. am
forced to admit. The high hat i.
the dressv thing and is proper tt