The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-10-16
ORANGES IN MEMS DRESS.
Indications in England OF Coming
Revolution.

Revolution.
There are certain indications. says the
London Standard, of en- approaching revo-
luton in the dress of En2lishmen. This
season has seen many changes which.
though trihlng in themselves, port TO
others vet TO come The alteration IN the
fashion Of riding dress has already been re-
ferred TO as tending largely to the plctur-
esque. and the renting of the once bind
ing law of black coat and silk hat for alter
noon wear in town in favor OF brown Doots,
tweed suits and straw hats as more suitable
for August and September also points III
the same direction. As to river dress us
developments during the last few months
have been all on the side OF color aud pic
tOrlal effect.
The really remarkable development OF the
tweed manufacture in Great Britain has
been q factor in adding color To mems
dress. Some twenty years ago such suits
were worn solely by sportsmen, AID then
only when they were engaged In sport.
Now no wardrobe is complete without It's
complement OF tweeds, serges. and tian-
nels. Tweed. as known some fifteen years
ago, was dull and tOneless mixture of gray
and brown. Now it embraces every posi-
BILE warmth of tint. so much 80 as 10 make
choice matter of time and difficulty In
many cases. The prevalence OF the red tie
of late wears has it's own significance as
showing the growing appreclatlon OF bright
ness of tint. Everything points TO new law
of liberality in matter of dress.
There was once no appeal against the
orthodoxy of black coats in the House OF
Commons but the unwrtten rule exists no
longer. Memoers of the Stock Exchange
are more conservative and resent any hetero-
doxy in an unmistakable manner CONNER
cial men have their own laws and abide by
them with some fxity. Society Is, however,
relaxing. and has been in the mood for some
time. One eject of the changes that are
taking place is 10 render the Cilded youth OF
England somewhat uncertain as 70 how
they shall array themselves on special occs-
sions Their experience and individual dis
Grafton are not always sufficient to guide
them. and there is considerable demand for
a leader of undisputed social supremacy.
How 10 dress At tho large and fashionable
race meetings has been problem exercising
the minds of not few of late. The rule
used to be that on Cup day silk hats and
black coats were indispensable. while on
the other days of the various settings coun-
try costume met all requirements. This no
longer holds, for it has been lnirlnged seve
raj times recently by the very men who most
STRICTLY abode b. 1t some years ago. The
Prince of Wales rule Is simple enough.
When the Princess accompanies him 10 any
race meeting ne wears Strictly OEtHOuOA
afternoon park dress but when no ladies
are of mis- party lie adopts the comfortable
not hat and country suit As the pubic
does not know when the Princess Is to be
present they cannot be guided in the same
way and the result is a divergence or gar
menture that troubles the sensitive on such
matters.
The invitation of an up-river vicar TO
boating men to attend the services Mt his
church in their fannels Is another ind!ca-
ton of the prevailing spirit of liberallty In
dress The old restrictions seem to be
gradually in course of removal, and there is
some danger that contrary extreme may
in time be INDUCED in. For instance. the
presence of a man in Norfolk jacket in the
stalls of fashionable west-end theatre the
other evening gave rise to some fears on the
part of ladies present that the poor man
had had no dinner" Had he overheard the
conversation he would have experienced no
difficulty in comprehendlng the implied re-
buke.
In Paris there has been q movement to re-
vive frills and embroideries on evening
shirts, and more than one gommeux has
adopted the jabot OF lace. a little pleated
frill that is familiar enough in the portraits
of the seventeenth century Velvet facings
to evening coats have also been seen In
Paris, and it would not be improbable that
the wearers would ostraciZe any stranger
who should appear even at club IN post
pIandial hours IN Norfolk jacket.