Los Angeles herald., 1892-02-21
POINTERS FOR MEN.
Notes Of Spring Fashions for
the Sex.
Fellows Who Want to Be Well
Dressed Should Read.
The Correct Thing in Garments and
Furnishings.
The Proper Cuts for Coats sand Vests.
Ties and shirts-Walkings Sticks
and Hats, Shoes and
Jewelry.


The Journal of Fashion and Tailoring
contains the following mems spring
fashion notes:
IN GARMENTS.
Coats of all kinds will be cut longer
and trousers smaller.
In over garments the fy-front over
coat, reaching to or below the knees,
will be leader,
While the bob-tail Covert twill not
be in it" with the fine trade to any
great extent.
In fabrics there is quite tendency to
again introduce fine lightweight wor-
steds,
And gray twills will be quite freely
used for overcoats.
The long-tail frock, however. will be
mostly made of half rough goods, COM
monty known as half vicunas.
Gray will be predominatfng feature
of the seasons colorings,
While tans will still be freely cut in
some sections.
The finish OF garments will be severely
plain, the single narrow stitched edge
on coats being the favorite.
The breast. pocket will, with some ex-
ceptions, be finished with welt, the
flap having "run to seed" in the ready
made trade.
Vests will be cut V-shaped the
opening in this respect cannot be too
pronounced.
Imitation cuffs will, as rule, be the
finish for sleeves, though the real, two
or three buttoned variety will be a
choice with many.
IN FURNISHINGS.
The four-in-hand and the ascot will be
the leaders in scarfs, the former being
81 inches in width.
Puffs, however, will not be neglected,
and European novelties in this class are
particularly attractive for the approach
ing season.
These are characterized by moderation
in size, but many novel effects in the
putting are shown.
The neglige appearance is particularly
choice and is employed in all the made
up varieties.
The band bow will receive goodly
share of favor and will be of ample pro-
portions.
The material for all classes will be of
twill silk, though the wholesalers have
sold freely of satins.
The twills have figurings in white,
while the satins, as rule, run to solid
color, or with neat embroidered figures.
The colorings most in favor are grays,
buffs and verbenas, while the most gor-
geous of all is the crushed strawberry.
Shirt fronts will be plain both for
dress and day wear, while the edge of
bosom, collar and cuffs will be single
stitched, very narrow.
The percale shirt finished in the same
way, with white collar and cuffs stitched
on, will be in great favor.
While the neglige shirt will not be
worn by those who aim at correctness
in attire.
The truth is that this erstwhile pop
ular garment has become exceedingly
common in soite of the fact that an ef-
fort is being made by a well-known
firm to infuse it with new life by intro
ducing vest effects.
These, it is safe to predict will be
more or less worn, the name of the
makers alone insuring the novelty a
certain degree of favor.
Pearl buttons sewn on to shirt fronts
is the latest fad, and even the realm of
full dress is threatened by it.
Round corner-link button cuffs are
receiving more call than the square va
riety, though the latter are equally cor
rect.
The chocolate or russell shoes will
come back to us with the advent of
spring, though undressed calf will be
the seasons choice for foot wear at the
seashore and mountains.
Walking g-sticks show little or no metal,
the natural wood formations being the
favorities.
These are particularly elegant, the
crutch-handle and shepherd crook
shapes being leaders.
In silk hats as noted in our January
number, the bell shape prevails in a
more pronounced degree than last sea-
son. The brim will be wide with free
and graceful roll, and the crown will be
lower, in fact very much lower in some
instances.
The derby hat will have rather ta-
pering crown made in three heights,
with moderate brim inclining to fat
set. The colorings will be brown, tan
and gray, those of a rough cheviot finish
being particularly choice. The band
and binding will be wider than last sea-
son.
The sailor shape will prevail in straw
hats, with low crown and fiat brim of
very ample proportions. The band will
be of deep overshot silk, finished with a
fiat bow. The mackinaw straw will
have its usual run, but the ''fancies"
will not be selected for the fine trade.