Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-05-18
SPRING STYLES FOR MEN.


 Square cornered cuffs supersede all other varieties.
 A coat should now be left unbuttoned, SC as to show the vest.
 In Paris overcoats are cut loose and lined with flannel in large checks
 Three and four button cutawnys are proper Tor morning wear and half dress.
 Spring overcoats of genuine Donegal homo spun are a late and sensible Anglomaniao fad
 The clumsier a made-up scarf is now tied the better, as long as the effect is original and artistic.
 A four button cutaway of black diagonal has been introduced with favor by grooms at recent day weddings.
 A hollow cane will soon appear upon tho market, in the cavity of which will be in- serted a set of poker chips
 A new white waistcoat is made for wear without laundering or starching. It is sponged tailor fashion when soiled.
 As yet no commission has been appointed to ask the dude if he prefers electricity to strangu]ation by modern neckwear.
 It is as bad form in England to wear a derby hat with frock or cutaway tail coat as it is to wear high hat::with jacket.
 A frock coat Is never called a Prince AL bert in England. Shirt cuffs there are wristbands" and undershirts are ssvests."
 Poole2s new spring overcoat hangs straight and full in the back like a box coat, and showing no waist line does not appear to fit
 New cheviots for trousers are out in bulk. A neat gray or brown check or stripe is a good selection if the coloring Is not too loud
 Among various new and hobby special garments is yachting coat of cream white flannel bound with an inch and @ half navy blue braid.
 A dude in one of the new English flannel tennis suits looks like an animated checker board. It is unnecessary to further describe the pattern,
 A great quantity of goods of decided yell low shade, in some cases running into Q sickly taffy color, have been made up as spring suitings.
 A well regulated imagination must recon with horror from some of the barbaric com binations in shirts, ties and waistcoats which it is now possible to make.
 A number of swells have lately had made up what is known as "Raining in London" trousers They have the bottoms neatly turned up and stitched in place.
 A new scarf Is made in the form of a nut ton chop. Laid across the stripes of red cross barred gridiron shirt it has an appetiz- ing appearance beyond description.
 Gloves are not worn to dinner parties, the theater and concerts and receptions, nor are wear them at balls, in the streets and travel ing.
 New cotton hose, says an exchange, have rainbow ankle stripes on tan ground, with ribs and feet of darker shade, while isle thread shows maltese crosses on mode or black grounds
 Suspenders are to be found to match the color of every fancy shirt sold. A swell pairs of these useful articles in various de- grees of elegance.
 A delightfully."- soft and silky new stuff for fancy coatings is called 'sAngora." It comes in checks, stripes and mixtures of several shades broken with hair line of third color, generally red
 A dressy looking summer costume that Is growing in favor is made up of coat and trousers of fluffy dead black material, very light in texture and worn with a white waistcoat. The wearer always looks cool.
 "Lounging" jackets are made in various light cloths. A handsome Scotch mixed tweed is thus utilized with effect Most of these are made with four or five buttons, which are not used, and @ long, rolling col lar.
 The correct trouser Is eighteen and a half inches at the knee and from seventeen and a half to eighteen at the bottom for average height. This is called the peg top style, and measurements may be suited to individual build.
 The swa1lowtail coat has undergone some slight alterations. There is now no longer any stitching or binding on the edge. The sleeves are larger. to admit of carrying the handkerchief, which is no longer worn inside the vest-Clothier and Furnisher.