The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-06-03
FASHIONS FOR MEN
What Is Considered Style
at This Time.
THE COLORS FOR NECKWEAR.
A Demand for Something New in
Braces-Meeting That Demand.
Bath Mats.

1t is not often that TWO so distinctly dill
ferent articles of dress as the Chesterfield
and covert oyercoats can be fashionable at
the same time, but so it is, says the Tribune
of New York. The covert overcoat aver
ages 80 inches iE length and is, therefore,
from 8 to inches shorter than the Ches-
terfeld. 1t is increasing in popularity as
the warm weather approaches, and is worn
by many of the young men who are lead
ers of fashion," 1t is just long enough to
cover cutaway frock. The back is cut
whole, and the width of shoulders is me-
dunn, the back being cut trif1e wider,
giving the wearer the appearance of hav-
ing square shoulders. Collar and lapels
are cut rather square. The covert may
have fly. or it may be half box; both
are in style.
The materials used for this garment are
covert and Venetian cloths. The cOiorings
are light and medium dTab, brown, gray.
soft buff and many shades of sage and
olive
HaDerdashers are displaying new COM
binations of coloringS and patterns in
English fOulard silks, which material
makes, without exception, the most salts
factory spring neckwear The best quail
Wis hard-twisted twill, and is essentially
the proper material for 'self-tying" scarfs.
1t never wears out; it does not crease
from tying, and therefore retains it's fresh
and new appearance until it is sOiled.
Reversible four-in-hands made from
foulard silk are AXE inches, and hold their
own against any other shapes introduced
this season. Graduated fourth hands.
pointed ends, are quite popular. Flowing
ends under several names, are much worn,
ana reversible Oxford ties 1RX38 inches
are daily increasing in favor. For negli-
gee shirts Windsors 6x39 inches are now
wanted.
The neckdress may be tied in a butter
fly bow or in a small knot, the ends cover
ing part of the shirt front Indigo and
navy blue in this material are the prin-
cipal shades. The spots, lines or figures
are printed, and are white, crimson, apple
green. buff, French gray and SKY"
Other blues, such as Napoleon. butcher,
royal, rOblns-egg. corntiower. cadet and
sky, are seen, and are printed with we'll
contrasting cOlOrs. Buff ground with navv
is also new and effective White ground
printed with navy. royal, SLY. red or black
are worn, and the specially new combina-
ton is white with hunters green. Neat,
well-spaced figures of new designs are in
demand. The thoroughly English novelty
consists Of old India effects. The color
ings are usually three, such as dull blue,
with madden red, all-over designs and
bright yellow, small or quite large figures,
we'll spaced.
Meu dIo dlinOSL as particular III ODlal9-
ing novelties in braces as in neckgear,
hence new webs, buckles, slides, etc, are
introduced eacn season. The handmade
Cantab brace is exceptionally gOod. This
web is fine vulcanZed cotton and il is
slightly elastic. The ends are made to
match the web, but are not elastic. All
the stitching is done with silk and by
hand, including the carefully worked
buttonhOies. The typical "croSsback" is
popular. The two suspenders cross at the
back. where they ars firmly stitched. The
ends are usually made of kid and match in
color the web. Corded ends, running
through rollers, are much used in cheap
and medium qualities. The Clarence
brace has ends made from the intestines 1
the goat, which look like a piece of viOlOn-
cello strings. 1t is covered with white kid
and the buttonhOles are made of jean or
soft buckskiD. This brace has generally a
silk, non-elastic web, with a short piece of
bOttle-rubber web at the back.
New leather braces are shown. The
leather is pig or calf skin or imitation
morocco. and Is as soft as kid. They are,
of course, not elastic. hence a short strip
of bottle rubber joins them at the back
Those WHO wear leather braces claim them
to be most comfortable and pleasant
Buckskin and Bedford cord 10 white, buff,
drab and brown, introduced last season,
are becoming better known. They have
eyelets, the material being too firm for the
teebH VI lDo UuCkIe W p6uctThIo' D6So
are also finished with elastic webbing at
the back.
Silk crochet ends are very much used on
all styles of braces; they are soft and very
durable and look we'll in colors. New pat
terms in silk webs are white, having figures
In black, navy, red, sky blue, heliotrope
and gold, and the same coloTs reversed.
The same combinations are in checks,
single hair and cluster stripes. The tubu-
lar silk brace is novelty.
Tbs web is double and woven, having
no seam. 1t is made in all the principal
shades. There are innumerabIe improve
mentS In the fittings or mounting. The
prong buckle is always reliable. and hence
the best and most expensive webs are
largely used with this fitting. The cast
OFF, is very practical. Instead Of having
TO unbutton four suspsnder en1s the man
simply unhOoks eacn side, leaving the
ends on the trouser buttons.
To add to the comforts OF the bathroom
bath mat must be introduced there. One
is a coffee brown cotton terry. fringed on
edge and the words bath m at" also in
crimson letters, in the center. There are
four sizes. which are as follows: 21x30,
21x36. 27x36, 32x52. Another is a mat of
an imitation tiger skin, which is very
handsome. A third style is plain buff
terry, having a finish of scalloped red
flannel edge. The mat is placed in front
Of the bath tub so that on stepping out one
steps on the mat instead of carpet or
whatever the floor may be covered with.
Criminal Offenders.