The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-11

ENGLISH BOX COAT AND UP TO DATE ULSTER
duroy vest is probably only a passing
fad, but it is having a great run in
Gotham.
There seems to be a greater variety in
overcoats than ever. The general tend
ency is to make them shorter than last
winter. You may even wear bobtailed
English walking coat and be perfectly
correct. This is another 'horsy" fad.
They are made of heavy covert cloth in
light shades. have strap seams, patch
pockets and deep cuffs of the same ma
terial as the rest of the coat. OF course
they are double breasted.
Stylish Ovcrcoats.
The skirts of a long overcoat should
not reach below the middle of the calf
of the leg. They are cut straighter and
show less of the bell shape at the bot
tom. The full backs are no longer the
proper thing, and the stylish ones now
have a middle seam with long vent or
flap at the bottom. Velvet collars are
good form, but velvet cuffs are not.
Double breasted English box coats
with big buttons are worn by the Fifth
avenue promenaders. They are made
presumably for drivers, but almost any
thing that is "horsy' seems to go.
A brand new thing for evening wear
is the opera cloak. 1t is a real Spanish
cloak of heavy broadcloth with velvet
collar. 1t reaches to the knees and gives
the wearer real brigandish, comic
opera air.
They tell us that the London swells
are wearing them great deal in place
Of the Inverness coat, but Piccadilly and
upper Broadway do not always agree,
and it is doubtful if the opera cloaks
will be much of go. A few daring
young men may try them, but our Win
tiers are rather too severe for c1oaks, and
a man in a dress suit needs a good,
heavy ulster when he goes from a warm
auditorium or ballroom into the street
where the mercury hovers around zero.
Minor Details.
About the minor details of dress, such
as neckwear, gloves, etc, there is much
to be said. l asked a prominent Broad
way haberdasher to tell me something
about neckties the other day, and he
grew fairly eloquent on the subject.
lyon can wear almost any neckscarf
if you wear the right one at the right
time" he said. snow, for instance, no
correctly dressed man wears a colored
necktie in the evening. With full dress
white lawn tie, very plain and not
more than 1 Is inches wide, is the proper
thing. He should tie it himself too.
With a cutaway a black satin, either
string or knot, is the right thing for aft
er dark
SIN the afternoon or morning you can
wear almost any gorgeous combination.
Look at these tecls, for instance. There
/ is a green and red with chrysanthe-
mum effect. That is what we call a
Persian design, and those are very pop
ular. They are tied with long, square
knot and with flowing apron ends.
Stickpins? Oh, no; don't wear stick
pin. They were necessary when the big
puff ties were the rage, but those are
back numbers now. "
Reindeer suedes are the newest things
in gloves. They come in brown and gray
and are rather expensive, running as
high as Sc per pair For the theater or
afternoon receptions light gray suede
with black stitching on the backs is the
| proper thing. For afternoon weddings a
pearl suede is correct. The back stitch
ing should not be at all prominent.
For street wear there are several new
shades. The Piccadilly tan is bright
terra Gotta, the oak tan is very light,
and the Cuban tan is shade between
these two. Street gloves should have
only one button, while dress gloves
should have two. These are details that
you or might overlook perhaps, but the
haberdasher will set you right.
A novelty in gloves are those with
silk palms and silk fingers, with backs
Of kid. These are for dancing.
SEWELL FORD.