The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-02-21
WHAT TO WEAR.
Here Are Pointers for the Followers
of E. Berry Wall.

Oh us berry HIIs
A letter from abroad says:-'The dress
coat is the same cut as last season, except
that it is perhaps shorter in waist. English
tailors seem to be making an effort to bring
us back to the I~ncroyable period again, with
short waists both for morning and evening
coats. Collars and the front part that is
folded back are cut round and are frequently
all silk, and some men who aspire to being
very elegant have exchanged grain silk for
moire. The collar is high and fits very close
to the neck. Fancy cloths, such as cork
screw are very fashionable.
sDress waistcoats are now being made
of the same kind of cloth as the coats.
They are single or double and open in an
oval shape, but white waistcoats for even
ing wear are still considered the essence
of good taste. The buttons are OF PLAIN
gold or some other metal, and some eccen-
trio foreign swells, with more money than
common sense, have them fashioned out OF
precious stones. Colored waistcoats are not
the correct thing, but they may be made Of
black silk with a pattern.
Trousers for evening wear are neither
wide nor tight, but between the two, and
are made of the same material as the coat.
Pumps or low shoes are generally worn at
night. with black silk socks, discreetly en-
broidered. Pocket handkerchiefs are I'M
usually small.
ssThe evening dress shirt is worn with
two studs, and sometimes has a small
friLl. The collar is very high and straight,
and the points are turned down by the
wearer. The cuffs are a triae larger than
formerly; they nave rounded corners and
fold over to be fastened.
"For twelve O'Clock weddings, known as
morning weddings, the double-breasted
frock coat is correct, the tall hat is essen
tial and pearl-gray undressed kid gloves,
xrrhiab oro 1,ooOUniza6 &C fh1 San11-f0rmai
glove. There is an ample b~outonniere of
| violets OF white carnations, and the neck
wear is the ~four-in-hand tight knotting and
| with flowing ends; in design a matter Of
selection, but safely in white silk back
ground. The trousers should be of dark
| stripes, and the collar a s~tralght-up formal
| type, the ends meeting in front.
f'For afternoons the dress is usually varied
with the semi-formal, single-breasted, long
skirted fashionable cutaway frock. The tall
hat and pearl-gray undressed kid gloves
which are worn at all daytime functions are
the correct form. The neckwear is more
| efficiently tied in the De Joinville knot-as it
breaks the line of monotone of the single
breasted effect with the cross folds OF the
soaring. This is, of course, one of the finer
| distinctions; but the swells do it, and there
is a reason for it, as for all the authentic
foibles of fashion. The same straight-up
collar is worn, and the trousers are the same
as with the double-breasted frock.
can evening wedding requires evening
dress. The fashionable shape of straight-up
collar, a plain bosom shirt. If a white waist
coat is worn, it should be the double-breasted
four-button, but the black cloth walstcoat OF
the evening suit is correct. The white lawn
cravat only is good form. No jewelry is
shown, and the white boutonniere is most
appropriate on such occasions Thu best
gloves with evening dress are the pearl-white
undressed kid, with narrow self-cording on
the back.
The evening overcoat is the Inverness cape,
which is worn without sleeves, and does not
crumple either the shirt or coat 1t is lined
with fur, and has a small fur collar and cuffs.
The furs most used for this purpose are
astrakhan, seal and zibeline. The ~pretentious-
looking fur coats with huge cuffs and collar
nave entirely disappeared. - Commercial
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