The San Francisco call., 1895-12-22
FOR MEN.

the Palace was success and brings to
mind the delightful ball given by Mr..
Oliver III. Belmont at Belcour. Mr.. Bel
mont appeared in pink hunting coat and
canary-colored waistcoat, and to quote one
of the highest authorities, ''It was an e.
tertainment such as bachelor OF means,
position and taste alone could give. Mr..
Belmont appeared in proper hunting cos
tune" 1t must be remembered that the
ball was given in stable-but such a
stable. The favors were unique and ap-
propriate, being tiny saddles, whips, horse
blankets, spurs, ETC. This affair occurred
during last September, think, and caused
much comment East. One of our young
bachelors here certainly could give such a
ball very successfully in his beautiful
stable.
How pink coats do brighten up bril-
liant assembly, and in England at the hunt
balls all the mem bers of the hunt dress in
pink or scarlet, wearing the cutaway coat
with toe buttons Oft he club.
The best man at weddings is expected
to attend to several things besides feeling
the clergyman and sexton. When the
bride and groom drive off after the recep-
| ton, or breakfast, the best man should see
that everything is ready for their depar-
| ture, and this means attending to tickets
| that advertisements of the marriage are
| put in the proper papers and acts as an
| usher at the wedding breakfast and his
place, when the ushers and bridesmaids
| are seated, is usually next the maid of
| honor.
Vogue makes the following statement
which will astonish most people: lone
noticeable feature OF the Marlborough
| Vanderbilt wedding was the indifference
by dress and manner of the ushers and
best man to the dignity of the occasion.
The ushers were not dressed alike; the
| best man wore a morning suit, and did
| not wear gloves; all of which may be
novel, but does not exactly accord with
! reasonable ideas of the best effect. Un-
| iformity OF attire OF those participating
officially in ceremonial occasion has
| from time immemorial been the approved
practice"
MIN" says that "all English coats this
season will dispense with velvet collars, :"
and wish as sincerely as MIN" does
that the evening coats distieured with vel
vet collars may utterly vanish, but then
they were only a fad for few weeks last
winter, and are passe now. "Nlm" adds
that he has park suit (Which he ordered
while in London) of gray. with long frock
coat which fits rather snugly and has quite
long, perfectly straight tails. With this
very appropriate suit this authority wears
gray spats and rounded patent-leather
boots, buttoned, and top hat and is at
present quite partial to yellow, undressed
kid gloves and also to tan shoes.
Club ties are exceedingly popular, and
should be one and a quarter inches
wide, and the bow must be most carefully
tied The best makers always first ascer-
tain the size of collar worn, so as to avoid
an awkward bow, and speaking of collars
reminds me that the high-banded, turn
down collar must be ironed fat, and the
unders:de of the crease dampened with a
piece of wet felt.
A New York society man asserts that
sixty pairs OF boots and shoes ''aIe mild
number" and they must be of the very
best. In this agree. Ready-made ones SO
iniure the feet and, if persisted in, are
sure to cause permanent lameness.
Sir Arthur Sullivan is disgusted at the
non-success in Berlin of "lvanhoe," for.
although perfectly mounted, every critic
was aware that both text and music was
dull and uninteresting. Sir Arthur's pre-
"Mikado, :" been we'll received in Germany.
An English journal remarks: "There
can be no doubt that Alexandra Dumas
was the greatest dramatist in France.
Not many years ago he said to me: L re-
spect young girls so highly that 1 should
not like them to be conducted to the
theater, but l respect my art too much to
bring it to a point where there would be
no danger for such spectators Dumas
was very severe in the education of his
daughters, and, until the day of her mar
riage, the elder daughter, Colette, had
never seen the interior of any theater,
except the Comedie Franchise, and that
only few times" C.. G.