Telegram-herald., 1889-08-02
THE COMING COAT.
Was n VIII L.sA Llk., .Ea >. wh.s
eia.Efs4 Drss~. sasskias .24 Ss4-
sz-i G-<1ze1s fsE All s@.sss.-


olFTEz1sx $50
The s-r1xscs.~ % ~ dress sAek ccAE. which
h4s os~a kzsw1 uadsr So macy uanles--
s1s "Cs~ss Cc4s fhs -*IA-liess Dress
Coat, IA "A1ms Dress Coat, 81. lis
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taa lssd>F " fssaions "a Aea I0sx.
ncss apps4rsd IA tAs ~Iu2s1o. &c as
rtclcuLe1 % a. hands. zlc alter EgAsiug
t1s matter fsr ltEis u1ils hs abandoned
tAs ids4 u compelling slnsFs - izaltats
kim-
Il vzs act 90 very long Afterwards that
the Soasfel rua q men ia fzshioesDis lifs
adopted u tox the club, STAG parties. tLs
dinasr a. hS1as. card parties, SD prlvzls
billiard 2oaLs IL Sas made Qp " s0f.,
r1e. round ris diazonsl el0th. - match
tie dress sulL aad had a rolling st-Asl
cosizr with silk f2cinz 10 the edge - ths
lapel. Orders were givea BY men Ovei
sixty years OF aga for this coat 20 De mads
90 be worn . dress coat Ia thsir own
dinning- rOous. Il WAS not theFefcrs
eoyish fad" =. was found 70 be very
convsnisnt. Sittiag az bis own table.
gentlemen looked exactly as II he had Cd
. stylish cla1-hAm mer, the vest. shirt
frout. collar. nscktis and other requisites
OF full evening dress being al correctly
mAintAiaed- u was not designed As
substitute for sae claw hammer. aad was
not displayed on formal occasions. lt wa
worn more "a an elegant neglige coat.
But there was great talk mace
about is nevertheless DiligenJ inquiry
soon proved IL 70 % anything but q
new Idea, as " was familiar IN Calcutta
aud al the Oriental capitals among Eng
iish officials, who claimed it had been Ia
Use FOR fully quarter OF a century. Ooce
adopted. one would suppose thar thls com
Portable and astractivs garment would be
likely 20 stay. BUs Fashion unfortunately.
or fortunately. as ths case may be.
IL never thoroughly itself unless
It appear as = tyrant Hence. the TUX,
edo" Is no exception TO the general rule,
and must submit TO this inevitable law
OF change in fashions. The man OF sense
who keeps within the prevailing fashion
sufficiently 10 avoid being conspicuous by
ignoring IL. will therefore adopt the new
swell coat for next season that will super
cece the Tuxedo" Il will be black
double-hressted sack in Saxony wool,
with stitched edges, plain or double. and
have hard, folT-holed Buffalo horn sunk
buttons, and lsppels faced with silk 10
the edges For stag parties and club pur'
poses tho hard butgons will be most fav.
ored. but when the coat Is worn with the
dress suit, dress buttons viii obtain.
Fine Slxony cloth being now greatly In
demand FOR dress suits, this new form Of
home dress coat viii for that reason make
its appearances quite appropriately In that
material. Undoubtedly there will arise
the same opposition at first, in connection
with il, "a Was eviaced In the case Of the
Tuxedo" Tho sdvantange. though.
which the new coat will have is the feature
OF permitting its wearer to change in a
twluklin1. As occasion may require. its
entire character. Being made with a soft
roll. it will b., when relied back, rs dressy
- the hedsome silk facing and its con-
trast with tue shirt front aud embrOid-
cred vest. can very we'll ma ke IL. When il
l. buttoned up it Will be snlS5 and COM
Portable 10 smoke in. and for other pur-
poses demanding a warm. protecting gar
ment as elegant and dressy IS it Is useful,
X viii be eQlslly acceptable. IL the sum
meg It eau 90 very readily adjusted for an
evening stroll, and thus do away with ths
necessity Of change upon going out. and
IN winter it will be an additional safe
guard against the blasts OF old Boreas,
with It's double thickness OF cloth but
toned down so costly over the chest
The fact that quilted silk and satin
chest-protectors are so much worn under
the dress shirt because OF the exposure tC
which the low cut vest, and the dress coat
with its open front, subject men who are
continually in society, shows that the need
OF a garment Ike this new coat has been
long felt, and that il should become con-
sequen.ly very quickly popular.
How admirably adapted It is FOR the
theatre can be very easily understood wheT
one recalls the picture OF the careless habit
that so many have OF adjourning TO a caf'
or wioe room between acts without tn,
precaution OF au overcoat over the even
tng dress. ". VI. STEVENS.