Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-10

IehStn coat,
the sides will be shaped to outline the fig
ure not too closely. and the back will
hang straight from the shoulders, with
less fullness at the hips than we have late
ly been accustomed to see. The coat will
button higher up than for summer wear,
and the fronts will be cut rather sharply
away from beneath the lowest button to
the middle of the thigh, whence they will
curve gradually to the bottom of the side
seams. The old familiar outside breast
pocket will often be dispensed with. The
double-breasted sack will be about one
inch longer than its single-breasted brother
and promises to be very popular gar
ment, as it's heavier collar and lapels
give it a warm appearance. appropriate to
cold-weather wear. Three buttons will u.s.
ually be used 10 close the trent though
four are allowable if the wearer's stature
demands them. Cheviot sutings will be
the most fashionable materials, and many
new colorings and patterns are shown,
such as brown green and red blendingS in
what may be called heather mixtures, and
plaids of small and large designs will prob
ably be much favored, especially by those
who like something verging on the audi,
ble.' Doube-breasted sacks, as limited
above. will usually be made of dark. solid
colors.
Afternoon Dress.
While sack suit may be worn for bust
Eess or travelling purposes even up to din
ner time, correct afternoon dress. as we'll
as formal occa SionS, such as weddings or
funerals in the morning. require frock
coat a cutaway of black or some dark
color. No man who pretends to dress well
will be without at least one frock coat.
The newest form of this garment shows
that the extravagant lengths and exagger-
ated bell skirts arc relegated to oblivion
without hope of third term, and very
usual measurements will be Is IL inches
from collar to waist and 81 IL inches from
waist to skirt bottom Soft finished fab
RIGS will be most fashionable. and very
plain. closely stitched edges will be used
for these materials, but some diagonal
worsteds will also be used, and braided
edges will in that case be adopted. In
other respects these coats will be as here
tofore. While black unfinished worsteds
and vtcunas will be the choice materials of
the ma iority many frock coats will also
be mag from the new mixtures in dark,
almost Gold colors. which are attractive
features in the new wooens shown.
The New Getaway Coat.
The three-button cutaway coat of SIM
liar materials. though not considered as
formal a garment the frock coat, may
be worn on most occasions where the lat
ter is appropriate. 1t might be well to ex-
cept formal wedding, where the frock
coat is certainly better form. The cutaway
also bears testimony to the wisdom which
seems to have presided at the birth of the
new styles. Gone is the dovetail, the Willie
bow or whatever dreadful name 10 annro-
pirate for that abomination which two
years ago burst full fledged from the feeble
brain OF the fabricator of some fashion
plate and threatened for while to envelop
even men OF good taste, who in their
hearts knew better, IN the sinuous coils of
its UNIV ieldy tails. The balance of reason,
for a space disturbed, has been once more
restored, ana we Will rejoice In cuta-
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