National Republican., 1888-03-11
MANS GORGEOUS OUTFIT,
WHAT FASHION DICTATES FOR MEN FOR
SPRING AND SUMNER WEAR
striped Goods for Suitings to Be
Abandoned, and Pronounced Plaids
and Checks Substituted Therefor
what Must be Worn to he In Proper
Dress.
New York Tribunc,1

spring has come, dear boy, observed
b young SnOblcigh to his friend De Ruytcr,
, as the two were slipping brandy and soda
the other evening at the club "lt isn't
that old Plumber has put down the price
| of roscs,n continued Snoblcigh, warming
under his fourth thimblcfil And
haven't been reading any poetry in the
. CcnhrM But saw Chccklcy to-day on
, the avenue. Clever old boy, Checklcy's
) tailor. New top coat, silk to the edges,
rolling down the front, waistcoat cm-
broidcrCd. cutaway of one plaid, trousers
| of another, the squares as big Us a checker
boards and aS brilliant as u colonel of
llighandcrs Hang man who will
spring such surprises ON his friends. Here
we are wearing stripes and thinking it's
still winter
"Ah yes, +" returned De Ruyter, Il trihc
skeptically taken abaCk by his com
paniUns burst of tluCncy. But that
wont prevent us having another drink,
will it, Snoblcigh?'
still Snoblcigh was right about the
stripes and plaids. Chcckley's tailor and
all the other high-class tailors have de-
cided to drop the popular striped goods
3 for suitings and push in heir stead u great
variety of paids and checks. People who
4
perhaps, but by next fall it is safe To say
the plaidS and checks will have the
field entirely to themselves Apart
from this change the irccr Use of
fancy waistcoatS and the strengthening of
the tendency to have no two parts of II
, suit made off the same piece, there are but
few novelties to chronicle in mems
) fashions for the spring and summer
Probably more black CutawayS will be
, worn this year. They can he made as
light and cool as the grayish COlOrcd coats,
and look far more "drcssy.' A fad this
> spring is to get Il black summer ovcrcont
, for use with dress suit or for evenings ut
the shore or in the mountains. This, too,
, is made light weight and Is Il modest and
becoming garment.
, To 90 into the minutcr changes in styles
one must start ls far back as the ftill-drcss
y coat. The "cluw-hnmmer' for summer
use Is no longer made of bruadcluth.
Wide vale Diagonal is II satisfactory sub
stitutc rs far aS looks 20, and makes II
r better fitting, cooler, and lighter coat.
There is no change, of course in shape.
: For young men silk iaCingS are used to
the edge of the lapel. Elderly men prefer
= the peaked front, with lining only
y half way across. Either Il white ur
i a black wai>tcoat is used. White
Il ones are preferable in summer, but
r Il good wardrobe should always
nave u supply 'll I'Nll lllt NulNN'ul -
cut horseshoe shape and has three buttons
Dress trousers are made II little wider than
usual this year \ broad military stripe
runs down the outside of each leg. A
4 whole suit, with an extra white vest, can
be bought AT good tailur'S for Sl2O to $40
\ few bob dress coats are still made
u Young bachelors use them for Stag
d parties, and they are found convenient tol
10 dining in about the clubs. But after then
- flat failure at Newport two years ago ne
" tailor thinks of offering them to his Gus
II toners except to fill in the odds and ends
II of II wardrobe.
c The sO-callcd Prince Albert coat still
v retains moderate degree of popularity
y" with stout, middlc-aged men. 1t is GOO,
, for afternoon receptions, for walking, anC
for driving. Yet the Cutaway answ cr.
n every purpose just as we'll and tn,
,d Younger men have almost unanimously
IL. discarded the heavier frock coat. On,
~ sort of Prince Albert, the single-brcastcC
sr one made in grayish materials with trou
=. scrs to match, is still in vogue, however
u" This is used for coaching or for wear oi
~ :, with Il high white hat. The black
~ double-breasted frock coat is cut high tli
~ spring, and shows nothing of the waist
i coat. With the black coat light plaid o
~ check trousers are used. \ irock sui
~. ~ either gray or black costs about 800.
II FOT nan uTpSS nDlnlllP SttlllS uDlt u
Iv shake the hold of the cutaways. TIN
rr ~ three-button coat is the better model fo
in summer, though the four-button one i
Ia coming into favor again. The tcndcnC,
la this year is toward rolling fronts, Cu
St much lower. Some of them show the sill
nv Innings as far aS the button-holes Al
~ sorts of light-colorcd stuilS are used, Il
a well as thin dark goods; a waistcoat t
cr match should 60 with the coat, for use III
I cool DAYS Rnt all nt fancy waist
c' coats may be worn with either a three
ho buttOner or fOur-buttOner. Wild
Nv plaid and check trousers u
o. odd patterns go along, the tendency Il
hn novel combinations running 10 the eX
~, treme this summer. The result is IL grca
to gain in variety and an, apparent ineXhau>
oil tiblencsS in ones wardrobe. The fashion
he makers have also planned novelty il
~ the shape of a tive-button coat, rollin
-. back 50 far, however, that only the to
~ button hole can be comfortably used. TIL
II. light cutaways are trihe less eXpensiv
he than heavy winter ones. A coat cost
~ about $50. With waistcoat and trousers tn
he total foOts up about $50.
nr A cross between half dress and busincs
Oh dress is the thrce-button, one piece cut
m away, of rough light goods with patel
hr breast pockets and side flaps Chcyiot
is are used for these coats All other busines
M suits are made sack fashion. With a Sacl
il coat, aS with cutaway, fancy waistcoa
~. and an odd pair of trousers may be worn
Of Sacks are looser this year, with wide
n backs. 4 business or lounging sui
~, will cost from $50 to $50. Tn
iv plaid and check patterns this sprin
rr are gorgeous enough to make any one fee
that he is getting his moneys worth,
he is the same way with the waistCoats
il. which run from pure white to ,combina
Le tiuns in embroidery of all the colors of tn
4 IL Wnis t'llf lower llu
rst usual. Some have buttons Scwed ON, an,
Ri some adjustable ones to be taken out whe
M the piece goes To laundry. Ten dollars
,c. Il good price for an extra waistCuat.
fl The only ovcrcoat that will be wor
tn much, the tailOrs say, is the Chester
in field Il loosely fitting, short pattern, wit
~ open fronts lined all the way 10 the edge
of The materials used range from wide wal
nd worstcds to plain grays in worsteds an
,r Ncnctians. The covert coat has no sil
Of tacngs, and is made with great suppl
no of flaps and seams. II is about thr'
ug inches shorter than the "'hcSte
,cr field \ light overcoat is Il neceSsit
by at any watering place The make
81 seem To think SO, at any rate, turthey kce
10. the prices up in the chilly neighborhoo
i7n of so and $50. There are few changes
his riding, yachting, and tennis suits, Trol
his scrs are used instead of knickerboCkcrS fl
Tie tennis. Blazers and jackets cost from >
n. to $50, made to order, The boots are Il
liz most expensive part of Il riding outi
of They cost SO.
ity The high white hat will come out aga
- with the coaching season, but its lease
M life is always brief and prccarous. III
re- black silk hat is preferable on nearly eve
lrh occasion. Each hat costs SS. Lig
'fIl weight dcrbys gray to brown in color, Il
ks sold for summer wear. They have ma
iyi- rover brims and shorter crowns. Stm
hnty will n,iIpis ia In rho pbIIntIN lint ltt
pit ilals WI ho.I'sh w WV wv W.
his out ol place III tnWn' lheS 'osI scltT'''