Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-10
FASHIONS FOB MEN.
Cloth!er and Furnisher. J

UNDREssEp kids Of delicate pearl shade
with self-stitching, was the rule, and inch
wide cravats, tied to not manifest the wear.
er'S handiwork, were unanimous.
BoUroNNIEREs of white flowers elaborately
made, some of them five inches at their
greatest diameter, was one of the special
features of the Christmas dress parade.
THE advance whispers of spring are being
waited about the purlieus of high-grade
tai!ordom, and tell story of con ntinued
quietude in cloth fabrics for every phase OF
mems wear.
THE opera hat is foreign renaissance
and q most praiseworthy one-that the
American fashionables are slow in taking
up. In London and Paris this feasible head
gear of evening wear is very prevalent.
THERE seems by the way, to be q wide
range of taste in the shapes of the tall silk
hat. Some very fashionable men are wear
ing the pronounced bell-crowned English
silk hat, decidedly distinguished style.
NEW styles in gloves come ont as the
season goes on. The latest is q shade of
cream gold, with spear head back and red
stitching and one single large mother OF
pearl button. 1t is stunning walking glove.
THERE is a promise that some new ideas in
underwear will be put on the market, not in
fabric or make, but in the line of the OPEN
front undershirt and the under-knee-
brceches, the success of which will un-
doubtedly be marked from the. eginning.
IT is said that there is motto BILE rush on
neckwear Immediately after Christmas
which was unaccountable until it was dis
covered that the buyers were of the thou
sands of men whose DeSt girl had given
them q starf-pin, and as a result they were
out looking for the best scarf to go with 1t.
IKE latest full-dress shirt of swaggerdom
is Il perfectly plain, fine linen, open-front,
wide bosom affair. There are regular button
holes for the studs, which are three in num-
Der and of the Shank type of mounting, Ior
an edict has recently gone forth against the
spirals as being in the nature of q subter-
tuge.
THE four-button, double-breasted white
waistcoats were dominant, made in mar
seilIes or other washable material, the cut
out showing an unusual expanse of shirt
front. There were n few of the double
breasted cloth waistcoats, but the white
waistcoat seemed to have been prearrang-
edlv settled upon.
Wool trouserings in spring weights will
have the lead. 1t woull seem that the
rough-faced fabrics. in well-defined stripings
had proven an Immediately successful yen-
ture in the fall when they were first intro
duced, and upon this premise large lines of
goods are to be shown. For suitings the
Scotch goods will have the call.
THE favorite high-class topcoat of the sea-
with velvet collar ample, but not too notice
ably so. The lapel is made to roll quite low
down, to admit the disclosure OF a good
sized scarfing. The single breasted style
holds precedence. 15is roomsome in Ii and
falls gracefully from the shoulder to the
calf.
The list of shirts for mems wear has been
largely augmented during the past few
years. 1t used to be the rule that the we'll
to-do man bought each year a certain num-
Der OF white shirts. Now there are "shirts
for day wear,' shirts for night wear"
"shirts for evening wear" shirts for outing
wear" and "shirts for neglIge wear.n And
these, you mind, all in Il great variety of
styles.
THE boutonnfere fad, which has reached its
zenith, has developed another tangent In
decoration, undoubtedly suggested by the
snowy effect of the bunch OF flowers in the
button-hole. Recently a well-known society
and club man OF this town made q public
appearance wearing a miniature upon the
lapel of his dress coat. 1t was one Of those
rare specimensabout two inches in diameter,
some granddame OF his family
more than lU0 years ago.
The trouserings that are expected in the
Smooth" goods-as the cassimeres ana wor-
steds are now designatcd-will be enliv ened
beyond those of last season, in
contradistinction to the general outlook of
Quietude. The stripes in herring bone will
be wider, and the blues that will prevail will
be bluer than heretofore, but not to an ex-
tent, in the boldest flights of the designer to
come under the category of loudness.
IT would be a beneficent idea for the adyo-
Gates of the long-tail frock coat if they
could think of some good name by which it
might be distinguished from the Prince AL
bert. 1t is really a decidedly different gar
ment, its character being changed by the
pliable material used in its con-
the variety of colors in which it is
made, the usual finishing in silk to the edge ,
of the lapel and the short-waisted, long-tail
effects.
THE distinction between the shirts for day
wear and evening wear is one that belongs
to the progressive spirit of the fashionable
times. There was wont to be no difference
betwixt the shirt worn in the day time and
the shirt worn in the evening save that the |
bosom OF the latter must be immaculate. |
But it is readily apparent that the shirt for
formal occasions where it is shown prom |
nently should be in finer grade, with a |
better and wider bosom, than that OF the |
" orkaday hours.
THERE were q variety of deviations upon |
the lapel and collar of the dress coats One |
bowling swell had a velvet notch collar with |
regulation lapel covered to the edge with |
dull ribbed silk. Harry LIE Grand Cannon |
wore II step-lapel and collar OF dull-finish |
,ilk, the effect being quite chic in its dimen-
sions, lesser than the usual cut Indeed, the
smaller lapel OF the dress coat is to be the |
rule. Then there we're step-lapels of cloth,
with velvet collars, and the shawl collar Of |
] ull silk was dominantly worn.