St. Paul daily globe., 1889-03-24
Fashions FOB MEN.

"A group OF cameo stones, delieately
set in an umbrella handle, is one of the
elegant fancies of the season.
lti stylish fad to have ones initials
embroidered over the right side pocket
of ones smoking jacket.
The fancy effects wrought into the
Iuli-dresS protector are not meeting with
success. Plain designs are in better
grace.
The sailor knot in neckwear still
holds its own, notwithstanding the
many innovations that have tried so
hard to knock it out.
The straw hats now being made ready
Tor summer wear are almost extraya-
gantly giddy in both color and shape.
Fancy bands are the rule.
The pink and rose tints in spring
neckwear are catching on. They are so
loud, some of 'em, that one needs to
Jab ones thumbs into ones ears as they
pass.
A fresh fad from London is an all
leather suspender, with rubber band
at the ends to supply elasticity These
Suspenders are elaborately mounted
and are expensive.
An effort is being made in London to
Introduce silk shirts whose bosomS will
retain starch and glOssineSs, but it is
slow work. John Bull is chary of
startling innovations.
Diagonal stripes in percale shirt
fronts promise to become popular.
Loud effects are not so hateful to exact
ing dressers as they used to be, owing
to some strange caprice of taste.
Three studs in dress shirt front are
wearing two and in some instances one.
Things are different in London, how
ever, the leaders of fashion there pre-
ferring three-eyelet bOsomS.
No less than six new notifications of
scarf retainer are now in the field
scrambling for place. Outfitters say
that the scarf retainer, although one of
the minuteSt, is also one of the most
troublesome and aggressive items in
the gamut OF male wearableS. Next to
it in cussedness comes the garter.
Judging from present indications the
silk sash will be worn by the majority
OF New Workers next summer. The
sash will be worn at tennis and on full
dress occasions and in a variety of col
Ors and blendings. All the manufac-
turerS are making them, and half the
retail outfitterS have not yet placed their
orders. Club colOrS will be the mode
among fashionables.
A diStinctively English conceit, which
is now knocking for admission at the
door posts OF Gotham, is flannel shirt
with linen bosom. 1t is intended for
full-dreSS wear. Grave doubts exist as
to its future on this side of the pond,
however. Even in London, where the
whims of nobility set the fashions for
the gaping thrOng, this combination
shirt is not by any means secure in its
position.
The styles in mems handkerchiefs are
undergoing noticeable change. Silk
is supplanting linen and cambria in
great measure, and plain white patterns
are giving way to tints and combina-
tlonS of color, except for outing pur-
poses, where silk is not considered in
good form. The prevailing rage for
checks and stripes is felt in the domain
OF mouchoirS quite as much as in scarfs
and trousers.
To counteract the influence of the
flannel shirt craze, which threatens to
carry the country by storm next July
and August, some of the wlde-awake
shirt manufacturers are producing a
featherWeight summer shirt in light
cambric and linen. These shirts will
weigh but a few ounces. The ladies
have caught the flannel shirt idea from
their SweetheartS and big brothers, and
will wear jaunty flannel blouses during
the hot weather. The blouses are made
principally in loud checks and stripes,
and are designed to be worn on all in
formal occasions where freedom and
comfort are studied.
Regarding the mooted abolition of the
Swallow-tail suit, fashionable New
York tailor said: "Such talk is all
sbosh. The claw-hammer coat is the
only correct style for gentlemen. 1t is
the grand result of ages of experiment
in mems attire, and to abolish it would
be step backward and not stride in
the direction of a higher civilization, as
it is thoughtlessly claimed. Simplicity
and harmony are the crowning virtues
of the present fashions IN evening
dress. Garsh colors are essentially
vulgar. Imagine practical New
Yorker in knee breeches, velvet coat
and satin waistcoat. Fudge!"