Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-03

Until last fall there Double Breasted Sack.
had not been tor many years any decided
change in the styles of gentlemen's gar
ments Then the sudden elongation of
skirts created havoc with the wardrobes of
correct dressers and made business brisk for
the merchant tailors For the coming
season fashion has changed the styles that
prevailed last season but slightly, except in
the matter of coat skirts The straiehten-
ing of the collar crease of the vest has been
completed and shows no signs of its former
curves. Trousers are about as they were.
A summary of the special features as
adopted by the leading tailors is as follows:
How to Be in Style.
Shoulders are moderately wide and have
the seams cut low. Edges are generally
stitched. though cord is still quite popular
for day or evening dress. Binding is sell
dom used and is always put on narrow.
Double-breasted frock coats are from one to
four inches longer than at the commence
to greater length in cutaway frocks and
sack coats, and are trifle longer than here
tofore. Overcoats are generally shapelv ex-
cept the coverts, which are cut half-box.
They roll lower and are from one to four
inches longer than they were last spring.
Except for evening dress the curved crease
for vests is no longer correct Trousers in
cline toward the ''peg-top" style, and are
still cut loose at the knee and rather small
at the bottom.
By all odds, the most fashionable gar
ment for mems wear that will be seen this
season is the long, double-breasted frock,
familiarly known as the 'long tailed" coat,
on account of its extreme length. Only
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looks rather outlandish when worn away
from fashionable surroundings. Its extreme
length is A inches, but length OF from
80 to AZ inches is preferable. 1t may be
worn without an overcoat, and for after
noon public entertainments is the correct
thing.
Extreme Length Not Imperative.
The extreme increase sanctioned BY fash
in in the length of double-breasted frocks
is by no means imperative, but no coat of
this description, that is as short as those of
the corresponding season last year will be
considered as correct. Except in browns
and grays and fancy weaves of worsteds,
cheviots and undressed worsteds, the ex-
treme length will be but little worn, but no
matter what may be the color or kind of
material used, all double-breasted frocks
will be an inch or more longer than they
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The lapeis are always we'll peaked and are
from q to 24 inches wide at the top. The
fronts are intended to close with three but
tons only. except for the shorter styles when
they are sometimes made to close with four.
In any case the roll when the coat is unbut-
toned should be free and extend evenly to
the bottom, if desired.
For day dress the vest is usually made of
q modest fancy vesting, though number of
good dressers prefer to have it of the same
material as the coat. The trousers are OF a
moderately light shade of a not pronounced
stripe or plaided material. When the coat
is of any material of fancy weave or
brown, gray or mixed in color, the trousers
material. The vest is generally single
breasted, though if made Of fancy vesting,
it is quite correct to have it double-breasted.
If the latter, it is 26 inches long, closes
with three or four buttons, and has either