Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-11-20
MEMS CLOTHING.
From Harper's Bazaar.

| BUSINESS SUITS.
Mems business suits are of plain or fancy
| cheviots o. Scotch suitings. Sacks and walk
ing coats are equally popular for these suits.
The coat and vest are made to open copsidera-
bly, lower, and all vests have collars The
trousers are very large. Very fashionable Eng
lish suits of this kind, worn by men of leisure
in the morning or when travelling, are made OF
heavy Scotch goods in yellowish-Drown and ecru
| stripes. and these have single-breasted sack
coats fastened by four buttons of buffalo horn
MORNING SUITS
| Morning suits worn by young men all dag
| until evening dress-coats are put on at dinner
| time. have "a walking coat OF fine black dag
onal. or plain Melton, or vicuna cloth, made
| rather long, well cut away, open low, and last.
ened by three buttons. The fancy waistcoal
has small spots or small plaids, aud inside THIS
| is white imitaaon vest. Large plaid or
| striped trousers. English tailOrs use a fine
| ribbed cloth Tor morning coats. and commend
woody waistcoats,'' the ground of which is
/ blue or black wool, with small silk flowers,
/ spots, stripes or checks.
| FRoCK-COAT SUITS
| frock-coat suits for afternoon, for church and
| fof the groOms and ushers at day weddings,
have the Prince Albert coat of fine black
( diagonal cloth made a trihe longer and but
toned low at the top, with u vest OF the same,
ana striped trousers OF rather 1ghter shaoes
IMAM nave been worn lately. The Eugilsh use
striped cloths of mixed wool and silk Tor
trousers In mingled cOsors very dark brown
| anu Diue together being most slylSn, out III
very vague colors, and the stripes well blended
DRESS SUITS.
Dress suits have the swal.ow-tail coat made
OF superfine black cloth faced with silk. The
vest, cut very low, may be of the same cloth or
OF white silk. The trousers are of black elastic
cloth, with braid down the sides. English tall
ors use the ribbed cloths also Tor these
evening coats, with "a vest of the same en-
brodered in a sight vine pattern down the
fronts, in the lower edges, across the pocket
Weits and on the collar.
ovERCoATS.
OvercoatS are mostly three.seamed sacks
shaped to the figure, yet not close-flLting, and
with velvet collar. English overcoats are
double-breasted SACKS of box-cloth made with
tapped seams; their Innings are of plaid wool,
warm ana comfortable looking, unless eXtraya-
CANT Americans order more dressy Innings OF
satin. Covert coats of light tau-cOiOred CLOTH
shorter sacks with strapped seams a band
OF cloth halt an inch wide being stitched on over
the seams. Very long ulstefs, reaching to the
hand in English cottages. These are double
breasted, with very large collar, and there are
four pockets on the sides.
SHIRTS, COLLARS AND CUFFS.
Dress shirts 10 wear with low vests are Of
linen or pique. quite plain, else with very
slight embroidery, and are fastened by two
studs instead OF the single large one formerly
worn. For general use are plain white linen
shield-shaped bosOms OF three thicknesses of
linen. There are also percale bosOms with col
Ored horizontal stripes that show beside the
scarf, and with these white collars used.
Inc English standing collar. with the fronts
turned back in quite large point, is now most
fashionable. Straight tapping collars are aban-
doned Tor those with F-shaped opening ut the
throat. Cuffs are quite wide and square, with
linked buttons OF CHASED gold, or of plain white
enamel for dress.
SCARFS AND NECKTIES.
All scaris are larger, now that vests and
coats are cut lower, yet glimpse OF the
shirt bosom is seen on each side. Scarfs
tI.lH nv he ,IGr md
there are also scs,rS made up to look as if they
had been tied when put on. Both very light
ana very dark scaris are worn in figures and
stripes OF SILK, or satin, or armure goods. Some
io!ued scarls are shown slightly pulled or else
quite hai, bet the preference is for knotted
scstrIS. WI ite cambria ties tor evening
slightly wider, but still very narrow. Large
siln mufi1erS TO wear inside the overcOat are
very dark for day use, and are striped with
satin in self-coiors or in contrast; tor evening
use they are cream white and also very pale
lemon-colored damask satin, or with stripes, or
CHAMOIs VESTS, UNDERWEAR, ETC.
\ chamOis vest covered outside with silk or
with flannel should be worn between the under
shirt and the dress shirt when thin dress-coat
II put ON after the heavy morning coat. This is
nigh, Close and SO warm that ii prevents taxing
cold, and is liked by slight men because it adds
TO the apparent SIZE Stripes OF two delicate
colors, sucn as lavender with rose, or pink with
blue. are seen in the newest silk underwear; fine
cashmere vests ana drawers are in the natural
ecru shades OF the wool, in gray blue and white.
Gamers hair socks, luXuriously fine, in their
unuyed brown shades have silk heels and toes
OF the same color. Black silk socks TOR dress
occasions are quite plain, or else have Very
small figures embroidered in colors. The
staple SILK SOCKS with liz clocks tor day wear
are suede, brown, Peacock blue, or black.
HANDKERCHIEFS
Handkercheis OF fine linen tor day use have
half-inch hens and a large heavily embroidered
initial two inches long; these are SD dozen:
but for dress they are made OF eXquisitely fine
l.tW hon,
around, and cost $50 dozen. Less costly
Observation-Disclosures iOr dress are OF white
India silk with a wide hem that is lightly hem
stitched.
GLOVES
Gloves for the street are tan-colored
with wide stitching on the back, either black
or self-colored; they OF heavy kid, with
Tapped seams, and are fastened by two buttons.
For dress, white gloves are not now used; even
the groom at all evening wedding wears very
light learl-covered gloves stitched with pearl
Color; This Is true also OF day weddings, but the
usners have black stitching on their pearl
gloves, and the guests wear tan-colors English
drying gloves Tor winter are seai-skIn on The
outside with palms OF goat-skin, lined through
out with opo,sun-shin. Riding gloves OF dog
skin have deep giunilets with elastic band,
tiistt make them close aud warm about the
wrists.
Black hats are now worn throughout: the year.
IN English fashion. n black Derby is appro-
PIRATE tor general day wear with all but a frock-
coat, when d silk nat must be used. The shape
o. the Derby Is Changing to more taperiiIg
crown, with Drlin cut narrower at the sides. and
with wide binding on the heavy curl Tue, size
most worn has the crown i've and three-fourth
inches high, with narrow brim The silk nat
tor dress mas the crown slightly lower than that
OF last season, and returns TO slight bell shape
as 1t is iound 10 be more generally becoming
than straight or tapering crowns; the brim is
narrow and heavily curled, and there is an
adhesive lining OF silk stuck 10 tine body of the
hat, which gives very light weight Oper,,
mats are duplicates In shape OF tue silk hats
ja>t Described Steamer caps OF cloth or of
Ensiisn camel h;,ir are soft yethelmei-shaped,
Win ear-pleces that button over the crown
when not IN use.
SHOES AND CANES.