The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-18
FOR MEN.
MARCELLA,

are human" and understand the force of
the remark, for, as some one else writes,
ITO wear good clothes, to be correct in
ones appearance, in ones bearings and in
ones department are laudable ambitions
and not the whims of silly fool who has
nothing else to think about. 1t is only the
great unwashed, the untidy in body and
soul who scorn to respect themselves
enough to put on decent raiment."
AS every one has a greater or less inter-
est nowadays in Napoleon some facts
taken from a correspondent to Harper's
Bazaar concerning him show that he held
very similar views about apparel as the
two authorities quoted above, and by
glancing at the inventory attached to the
catalogue of his personal effects for the
campaign of 1906 we find that he carried
with him eighteen culottes and eighteen
vests of white cashmere, three culottes of
white velvet, five pairs of trousers for
travelling, two purple, two dark blue, one
sky blue, two coats belonging to the cos
tune of a chasseur two habits de grena-
| der, two gray redingotes and six robes de
chambre.
His gray redingote was never put on
from Indifference to dress, but for comfort.
The man who considers the subject of
his apparel beneath his consideration and
| leaves all to his tailor usually looks like
perfect guy, no matter what outlay he
| makes.
A swell Fifth-avenue tailor cuts and fits
the golf suits worn at present in brown
holland and brown linen. This style is
perfection.
In England blue serge is tremendously
popular and the white is used for tennis
and even yachting suits.
Steel-gray with narrow stripe is the
prevailing color in trousers.
There is rumor that another attempt
will be made this winter to revive colored
cloths for frock coats, which "are to be
maze with three buttons, silk facing to
match and edges singly stitched" In Eng
land these are being at present worn at gar
den and afternoon parties. The cloths used
are green mixture and browns, russell and
chocolate. With our present trousers the
effect must be simply hideous.
Black morning coats made in New York
have not such sharp tails as the English
ones and they are usually too much
rounded in front. For a while Albert Ed
ward, during this last winter, MADE point
of wearing his trousers without the usual
crease and the fad was widely taken up,
but the crease has returned and is more
decided than ever before.
Fancy linen waistcoats are much worn
and the white ones are in high favor, but
should never have black buttons, they
making the garment "bad FORM" White
duck trousers should have worn with them
blue or black serge coat.
Shooting breeches are full, not baggy,
fitting quite snugly at the knee, with but
tons well to the front. A broad band of
devon is sewn to the bottom, and this is
also made to fit round the leg below the
knee quite as closely, and over this the
upper part falls in fullness; thus the free
dom of the legs is not interfered with. The
shooting-coats have, if possible, more
pockets than ever. Men who cannot leave
the city during the remainder of the sea-
son should wear lounge suit, brown, blue
or gray in pattern, until dinner-time. A
colored shirt, tan shoes and a straw hat
90 with such suit.
Yachtsmen wear either tan or white can
vas boots.
The most correct overcoat for wear at
present is the covert, fawn, tan or gray, cut
reasonably long.
When the Baldwin curtain rises on Mon
day evening we will have the pleasure of
seeing John Drew, whom critics declare to
be the best-dressed actor on the American
stage. @. Q.