The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-11
COSTLY TR1FLEs FOR DUDES.
Dainty Articles of Toilet Worn by
Particular Men of Fashion.
F,.on The PhiladeIphfa Press

From the Philadelphia Press.
New York, Aug. Al had just finished
reading an article on woman's dress and
fashion, undoubtedly written by man.
still it was interesting except, as usual, the
figures mentioned were rather high, a. d a
satirical tone that seemed to say: "See how
much it costs a woman TO dress and how
much of the money goes, not for necessi-
flies. but for tri1es." Now, as | was inter
ested in the article, l thought some dear,
delightful dude might be fou d who would
he equally interested in masculine fashions
and prices, so jourueyed forth in the hope
of doing him real service.
Not far from Madison square stopped to
look in at shop window that was positively
fascinating. IL was study in color, under
clothes in pale pink and blue silk, and such
neckties and colored silk muffiers, they were
real works of art, aud gazei delighted at
the beauty of these fabrics. suppose as
entered looked as if searching for a pres
emit, for three clerks arrayed like Solomon
in all their glory ran to ask what they could
show me. / think l rather startled them
when | said everything in the store In
fact wished to begin at the beginning
and examine, and have told me the
prices of all these wonderful things.
Well. first we started on sets of un-
derclothes, the beautiful pink and blue
ones | had seen in the window, which
found were $50 per set. "And have you
none cheapers" l asked. "Oh, yes" said
the gentlemanly clerk. Here are some
Just as good, in every respect, at only $50
per set" They passed muster before my
critical feminine eye, and | wondered at
the difference in P ice and asked the CUES
ton. "Why," said the clerk, these lace in
front instead of buttoning; lacings Rave
gone by, and, of course, not being in STYLE
we must lower the price" l comm nted on
the fact that lord of creation could be
found who would pay $40 difference for tho
sake of having al undervest fasten in style,
and was told many Of them would.
STOCKINGS MUST MATCH.
was shown some soft, fine balbriggan
underwear. both plain and striped, the lat
ter more costly because ''stripes are worn
in underwear just now" but, and here is
most important item, if you wear striped
undervest you must wear striped stockings
to exactly match, and it is not admissible to
wear striped stockings with anything but
striped underwear. | was full of impor-
tant information, and when l was shown
the pretty sets of pink and white, bue and
cream, and stockings that matched
exactly, / felt how cruel it would be to sepa-
rate them, and what a shock a stocking
that didn't match would be to the man of
taste as he stood before his cheval glass con
templating the effect of his half finished
toilet. Speaking of stockings, some gentle
men disdain to wear the half hose, and
think it more elegant to wear the long full
stockings extending over the knee. These
are expensive. The black silk are preferred
at IS per pair, though very good balbrig-
gans are obtainable at 50 per pair.
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trousseau could be moro beautiful The
handsomest of white China silk, deliberately
embroidered, encased in a Chinese box at
S25 apiece, and pale pink, blue and cream
colored surah nightshirts at $l2 l saw
some striped ones, and some white plaided
with pink and cream, "for a gentleman's
wedding outfit" There are also dainty en-
broidered linen and lawn nightshirts that
range in price from 81 to 81, and a plain
white silk one purchasable at $40. forgot
to say that with the long stocking come
species OF grown-up knickerbockers THAI
cost the very modest sum of 81. l was as
tonished at finding any article so low in
such an elegant establishment
NECKTIEs.
don't dare go into neckties; the subject
is too prolific. There is every size and
style, and of fabrics that are perfect mar
l.
more correct TO wear tie that really ties
instead of the made-up scarfs, and many
dude prides himself on his ability to sue
cessfully tie his cravat. The studs par ex-
cellence for full dress are of white enamel,
initiating white linen button, with sleeve
buttons to match, or else real pearl studs set
with as little gold as possible visible.
Watch chains are not worn with evening
dress, and the only latitude given gentle
men to display jewelry is in the matter
of rings worn on either the third or little
finger, and in the daytime scarf pins are
first favorites.
Such really lovely shirt bosoms, imported.
too, at from IS to SIS apiece, and dotted
pique bosoms are fashionable, but not so
elegant as plain linen. | asked to look at
collars ana cuffs and the clerk looked as if
had hurt his feelings. "Well, you know
gentlemen of fashion never wear them, at
least not thoe that come separately. All of
our customers said with great dignity
wear only shirts that have collars and cuffs
made on them, consequently | have no col
lars and cuffs to show you" had by these
last questions sunk in the estimation of the
gentlemanly clerk, so to reinstate myself /
said "Oh, yes, it Is considered the correct
thing to have collars and cuffs attached to
the shirt as | very we'll know from the
complaints of my laundress." We were
friends again, and he volunteered the iLfor-
nation that the stitching of collars, cuffs
and shirt bosom was, at present fashion,
done very near the edge
Pocket handkerchiefs are bewilderment.
They come in every conceivable design;
those with oars on the border for boating,
nets and fish-hooks for angling, tennis balls
and bats for tennis, pennants and yachts for
yachting, whips and horseshoe for racing,
and 1T is dreadful thing to q man of
fashion II by accident he takes a tennis
handkerchief when be is going boating, or
wee versa. Many gentlemen will use moth
ing but silk handkerchiefs with their initials
embroidered in the corner, or the initial
letter Of the last name In fanciful design;
Ior instance, was shown one ordered by a
MI Osgood, who is evidently of sporting
tastes; the handkerchief was embroidered
with large o, through the center
Oh which ran a fox, followed by
man, undoubtedly Mr.. Osgood himself in
PINK hunting-coat, on fine bay horse.
This style is $50 per dozen. Very nice ones
o. hne linen are $24 dozen and were about
me most inexpensive in the store. The
sspspenders might be taken for fancy chair
packs or newspaper racks or shawl straps,
shey we're SO beautiful. Some were en-
oroldered, but the clerk told me conflden-
uauy they kept these last in stock only to
please ladies who bought embroidered sus-
lenders to give the men of the family, who,
poVr things, imagined the ladies embroid-
erei Them themselves. He added, with an
ominous look, mo gentleman ever wears
embroidered suspende.s"