Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-17

the morning you cannot do better than to wear
q gray plaid sack suit with light blue shirt in
solid tint and a necktie Of white silk in sailor
knot. For afternoon the most appropriate cos
tune is a black frock coat Of rough English
goods. faced with black silk and fitting well
into the figure. Tho trousers should be pale
gray, with a small stripe, and the waistcoat may
be either white black. to match the coat.
The coat may be gray, If preferred.
"The cutaway coat has gone out Of fashion.
though many well-dressed men still wear IL. Il
is properly q morning garment and should be
black with light gray pantaloons. White wnss.-
coats are appropriate for all occasions. Care
full men commonly have them made by their
tailors. with wider lapels and cut lower than
those which are sold ready-made. The handles
do not profess to follow the fashions. but to
lead them; so they have their articles of cos
tune made according to their own ideas to q
great extent, which they get as newly as pos
sible from abroad. either bringing them over
themselves or procuring them from friends.
Neckties for this winter should be Of very
heavy silk or satin, the knot being very small
and the apron below it spread out as widely
as possible. The scarfpin should be stuck
through the lower part OF the knot, in the mid
die. Nothing is so tasteful for that purpose as
a single pearl Of pear shape. One costing about
S225 will not be too large or snowy. Some Of
the prettiest scarfpins in New Yorkhre worn by
men who have been ushers ut a great many
sions nowadays for the groom to present scarf
pins Of value to his friends in attendance at the
ceremony, having them made on new designs
for the purpose. The number manufactured
being limited, they are more priced on that ac-
count. One fellow I know has twenty-eight
$1,000
COLLARS AND CUFFS.
"The cuffs worn with colored shirts are of
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collar should always be white 1t is the best
form to have the shirt and cuffs all in one
piece, and the collar likewise when the shirt is
white. The newest collars are bept over very
slightly ut points, which extend forward nearly
to the end Of the chin, but without fiaring in
the Brudder Bones style. Cuff buttons should
be fiat oval links Of plain gold bearing a crest
or monogram. Dress coats are made with vel
vet collars as far as the notch Of the lapel, be-
coats for evening are double breasted with four
buttons and cut low. Tuxedo coats without
tails are not proper for dinner or q dance, but
are correct enough for an evening at the club
or at the theater when ladies are not present.
There is a novel modification in dress ties. which
should be pinched small III the knot and have
butterfly flare. Some experiences is required in
tying knot of this kind. There should be
three studs, preferably pearls.
"A man who sets up for a swell ought to have
an elaborate toilet set Of silver or gold. One
fellow know got his by buying gold button
hook and telling his friends that he desired the
other things to match it. Two or three other
acquaintance Of mine have recently employed
Japanese Wallets They are said to make partic-
ularly excellent body servants, one virtue Of
theirs being that they only get drunk twice a
year. When they do go on a spree. however,
they take it very severely and usually have to
be brought home in cabs. At the same time,
they take remarkably good care of clothes, not
only pressing but even mending them. and they
do not demand such high wages as English
men.
1T may be as well to tell you in advance that
the fashionable young men next summer will
be dressed entirely in white. even to their
shoes and hat bands, except that their blue and
pink shirts will be matched by stockings of
corresponding tints." Rene BACHE.