Evening star., 1896-12-12
CLOTHES FOR MEN,
Some OF the Features That Make the
Styles This Winter

Styles This Winter
From Traficdom.
1t may not be gainsaid that golf-as the
ultra-fashionable game-has been an i'm
portant factor in gaining for the Scotch
goods the reoedence that otherwise might
| not have been attained. Subjugated gay
ETY., as 2 result. will most aptly designate
the colorful tendency that imbues and ac-
centuates the fabrics for gentlemen in the
autumn and winter OF 1896 Certain is it,
however-and surely welcome withal-that
there is an overwhelming radiance about
| the commingled color jottings of the
Scots that even the black background
and somber dominant colors in innovation
shades of brown, gray and green cannot
completely quell The Scotch goods are
In series of stripe effects I'm plaids-form-
ed by 1-S-inch stripes crossing at 2Ia inches
interspace. The backgrounds while SOM
DER In tone, are punctured at Intervals
more or less apart, by miniature jottings
In variation of bright colorngs that in
fuse the requisite enliyenment.
l Will vouchsafe that the individualistic
four-button doubie-breasted waistcoat will
play very important part in the ensemble
1t will be worn fnvariahly-and in the ultra
patternings-with the double breasted frock
coat 1t will be worn also with the black
cutaway, sack and English walking coats
distinct flavor of the fine arts peryades
the neckwear. Among the variations in
bright color figuriEgs many are akin to
those employed in the suitings and waist
coatingS.
The sack suitings will be made with
peaked lapels in consonance with the dou-
bie-breasted waistcoats that will cross Just
below the upper shirt button that 1t will
be worn with. The length of the coat Will
De three-quarterS over the hip. There will
be slit pockets in the sack suitings as no
decoration Is necessary. They will be made
to fit easily.
Tha 1;et,
Will be long in the waist and short in frock
within the three-button cutaway effect
with laps over the pockets and in length
coming just down ever the hip. The lapels
VIII be peaked. as the doublebrea IS ed
waistcoat is part OF the suiting If an in
dividualistic waStcoat is worn with either
the sack Of English walking suit, the de-
sign must be chosen in comporting color
mixed Suitings
The douhle-breasted frock coat will be
about one-third longer in the lower than
upper portion, which will bring it down to
Just above the knee. 1t will be in contra
dictIon to the sack and English walking
coats-made to fit snug to frock that n Ill
impart that distir que flare that prevailed
with the gentry in this country in 1926
when high collars were. worn on the coats
necessitating stocks, and the very much
beii-croWned hat that was doffed with an
almost ground-touching sweep of defer
ence. The double-breasted f-ock coat is
NAL wear. The trousers are going to be
conservative in shape, which is neither
loose nor tight, but, you know" just right
The dress coat with wide silk-coyered
peaked lapels, the double-breasted four
button White waistccat, showing wide ex-
posurG of shirt front and three shirt studs
or buttons-for this is a set complete-will
continue to prevail. The fashionable collar
VIII be pa inches at maximum height
The cuffs will be linked.
The coiored shirt should not have a place
in the calendar of belongings for gentle
men in the autumn and winter of 1896 be-
cause with the neckwear and suitings there
will be an ample sufficiency of co!oring
and the colored shirt will constitute an
OVERRIDING that would endanger its future
This would be a natter of regret for worn
at the right time and in the right way it
is an acceptable attribute of attire
The hats are in a conservative trend for
the first time in several seasons. and
therefore becoming. Happily the abnormal
toothpick-pointed shoes are on the waue
of the obliteration of the D-F collar, by
which is meant that paradoxical neck
circlet that is stand-up-turnover or a
turnover Stand-up collar-whichever the
disordered intellect of the designer wishes
to convey. However, it leaves an income
ly vacuum On the band; it is uncomforta-
BILE, far-fetched; there is no reason or sense
in it-therefore the D-F collar.
The new colors in gloves are: Oxford
tan, cinnamon tan, orange tan and lemon
tan. The white pearl veioute continues TO
the pearl gray veloute with semi-formal
attire. There is a heavy white glace glove
for the opera-correct and Serviceable on
wintry nights.