New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-10

tenna polo and knOck-about shoes 10
two dozen linen shirts, dress and plain 100
neSk ext, collars srI and cuff, cuffs ETC. 40 40
two flannel suits :or rowing or yachting 80
underwear, hose, etc lou
Total Fl'4h
A observation-disclosures for clothes would stag
ger most men, of course But any one who Is
going to spend the season at one or more of the
fashionable watering places, Newport, Bar Harbor,
Saratoga or LEM. will find nearly
everything in young Van Tassel's list Of use. A
modest man of fashion, howevAr cut the bill as
low as 5000, perhaps.
sketch of the spring and summer fashions in
mems clothes given in The Tribune just before
the blizzard of March. General Grcely's perncIous
activity has kept the talors shops almost closed since
then and a few notes more may not be out Of place.
that mild weather IS actually about to set In.
The light weight dress suit, usual, figures at the
head Of Van TassePs list. The coat differs little In
shape from the models Of other years. 1t is longer
made Of broadcloth, however, wdewae diagonal being
satisfactory substitute far looks and making
easier fitting, lighter and cooler substitute. SILK
facings to the edge Of the lapels almost I'M
peratlve for young men, Old men prefer the peaked
front with lining only half the way across. Both
white ard black waIstcoats White goes better
summer generally. The wastcoat IS cut horscsho
shape and has three buttons. Dress trousers have
broad military stripes down the outside Of the legs
The bob coat has practically disappeared. No ono
nowadays likes TO own up TO having ever worn one of
these vagaries Of fashion
A young man hasn't much use for the full frock
suit that got popularity under the name Of Prince
Albert The double-breasted frock in. It IS
times suggested, for much the
crinoline. 1t conceals corpulency well enough but
has few other merits. Talors still put IL down,
however, in a good wardrobe list. The grayish frock
coat has had something of vogue for coaching and
tho xrbf hate IN ifrh
Colonel william Jay and Frederic Bronson open the
coaching season These gray suits are worn, too,
at the spring races. Prince Albert coats are cut
high this year and show nothing OF the waistcOat
Striped plaid trousers may - worn with them
For haIfdress nothing able to crowd out
the getaways The three-button IS stin the more
popular model, though the old four-buttoner has
reappeared again. The marked tendency toward
rolling fronts has led of the fashion makers to
Try fve-button coat, the top button
hole however, being the only one used
All sorts Of light coored stuffs are used for these
coats Light weight black cloth also makes up well
for summer Fancy walstcoats go with the getaways
and in fact. with almost any coat this summer Light
colored plaid striped trousers complete hafdress
suit With no two pieces of thc same cloth or pat
tern one easily produce the effect OF an apparently
lnexhaustble wardrobe. The cutaway coat is good
for morning or afternoon wear, for walking, riding,
driving or any other general use.
A compromise between halfdress ard business or
loungng dress is the piece ebutton cutaway
coat Of rought light goods with patch breast pockets
and side flaps. These coats are made oi '~cFiots'
An o,har hustncss shifts are cut sack fash.c' sack
coats are loose this year. with wider la - Inc
plaid and check patterns used are wild ard fantas-
tic enough TO make mountain resort scenery feel
pretty cheap Sack suits may be cut all OF the
same piece but the particular fad this summer is 10
blend all throc coat. waistcoat and trousers INTO
some gorgeous combination. Even fancy "aiS'coais
are worn with these lghtcolorcd sack coats, ana any
ore with taste for contrasts can WORK out le"
thousand probably from an outfit the size OF young
Van Tassers All walstcoats are cut little lower
this season The newest fancy patterns are maue Oh
light fabric that can be worn Wlthout
starching good laundryman can sponge ING ma
esl when soiled ana the e dt s IS o5 sen
ing Trousers arc cut Of about The same with as
last winters. PlaIds arc more popular no" IMAM
stripes.
IS called the chescrcld The Goa, Is ,a.d Ts s,,S
fitting one rather short, with open fronts, nlcS m
silk TO the edges The covert coat me nsV SILK fncass
and IS marked by superabHndanec OF flaps and seams
coats from year to year Trousers are for tennis
instead Of knee 6Teeehes change few nsc hitting
The top-boots are tho snowy part OF riding mans
outfit. They vary IN cost from SIS to go
The high white hat has come out for few wceHs
but ought TO disappear as soon az the IaptS sale
this ycar-pOsts notice Of its annual morse sA
sbsurdlty. Cray and brown Derbys Will be much
more popular than any other hats this year. inu my
are good only for the country New-Yorkcrs seem
20 have prejudice against wearing them any who,ud
Patent leather shoes are naityiOoklng and coOI anu
ought supplant the ordinary cGltskin, even ips
street wear, through the hot season Nobody shoun
wear Overgafers summer. good deal has p.Sh
said about shirts collars and underwear. WIN me
stunning display Of stripes in all tho FURNISHES
windows one can safely shut hs eyes apd mahe a
choice. Everybody Will get his moneys worth IN
underwear there be little variety, and few enans.s
are made In patterns from time 10 time. sllk SUITS
are .he costlest Of summer luxuries. One OF them
sometimes brings much as Sl00.
Nearly all the boss BARRIERS The Broadway hotels are
Germans Much OF their success due the engaging
NAV In which they sak politics and Wagnerian opera