The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-04-06
FASHIONS FOR MEN.

The very newest SHIRT front is OF white
pique, with tiny dots OF a color sprinkled
over it,
though alpaca will b. admissible a' summer
cOme- on
The four in hand grows in favor, in length
also. and threatens u revival Of the 'chOker'
OF the regency.
Soft diagonal serge cloth OF brown gray
shading to yellow Is much worn in London
for the whole suit
For evening wear white gloves are pardon
able, but pale primrose or paler lavender Is
far and away better style.
In Paris, we are told, there Is strenuous
effort 10 revive kneebreeches silk stockings,
low >iocs and paste buckles.
New heyiots for trousers are preferably
gray TO. brown, aud the check or stripe may
d. i..Ig-, hut never pronouncec.
IligA a.thority asseyerates that many
Aa..,ic a.. men, 50 called, now wear eorsets
a..d ,.ial the practice Is Increasing
tor athletes come caps Of printed cotton,
s. .tE gray or navy or indigo blue grounds,
polka dJt5 CR +D3Dss
Round collar and CUT end, are hopelessly
passe, and square ones 10 achieve the height
Of style must be artistically turned down.
No good dresser now wears tight gloves,
by consequence, seven and one-half Is the
smallest size kept by some very tony houses
Very choice and new silk handkerchiets
have centors Of solid neutral English TWILL
with bright or figured borders two inches
wide
Many percale shirts are rainbow hued yet
quiet, and modestly elegant ones can be
found for those who will not bow down u
the glaring Baal.
For rough weather and hard usage nothing
equals the real Donegal homespun-a coat OF
which will turn aside the most drenching
storm Of spring.
English hannels for tennis wear come in
inch square plaids OF black, with white, red,
brown, old gold or orange, and are made uP
with caps ~ match.
Flannel shirts will be more worn than ever,
aud the fayorite stuff FOR them Is the fine
English twill-white ground with polka dot
OF RED, black, brown or blue.
The fayorite yachting coat Is of cream
white flannel, with blue binding, showing
an inch and a half wide al around and
trife narrower on the pockets.
For tennis wear white trousers still have
the call over stripes. and the most acceptable
sash j. thirty six inches wide and figured IN
large spots with the club colors.
Spring neckwear, too, approaches the fiorid
gothic-embracing, as it does, all light,
bright and staring tones Of color, with pro
uounced, not 70 say loud patterns.
New cotton hose have rainbow ankle stripes
on tan ground with ribs and feet OF darker
shade, while Isle thread show maltese
crosses Oh mode or black grounds.
New linen handkerchiefs have eighth inch
hens either Of solid colors or striped or cross
bar red, or else the border IS two inches
wide, with embroidered dots at the corners.
White collars and cuffs will again be worn
with fancy shirts, and fine linen embroidery
still prevails in full dress, though the com
mon grades are sent hopelessly 10 Coventry.
A sliding suspender buckle warranted not
to wear, tear, rip, ravel, run down at the
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six webbing, is among the latest supplies OF
long felt wants.
Very new waistcoats are Of natural white
wool, broken family by tine lines OF red or
blue They are bound on the edge, without
collars, have six buttons and are meant to
take the place Of the pique and linen horrors,
whereby the average laundress transforms
the mildest hammered man into man in
buckratu New York Commercial Adyer
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