The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-06
What Is
Correct
for Men

Covert coats, made of Venetian cloth,
finished with broad back and cut very
loose, are popular in New York. A broad
band is placed down the center of the
back, and the cuffs are finished with the
same style of stitching. They have a
breast pocket only and no lining. A
method has been discovered of rendering
| them waterproof by the use of an acid.
! White waistcoats are always correct with
evening dress, but should not be worn
with Tuxedo coat. The latter is not
good form on any except informal occa-
sions after candle-light Even when ac-
companied by ladies q white waistcoat
may not only be worn at the theater but
at the opera as well.
| Black satin ties should be worn with
Tuxedo coats, and OF informal occasions
with evening dress. Black silk ties are
only worn when in mourning.
Black silk hose must always be worn
with evening dress and with pumps.
Many like Balbriggan hose, and at pres
ent they are to be had in an extremely fine
quality. Black silk or isle thread with
coIored figures are worn with afternoon
dress; gray and brown, solid colors, or
silk checked with white figures, which
some people rather like.
Handkerchiefs remain plain and have
narrow borders or hens and initials in
white silk are in demand. Colored or
colored bordered handkerchiefs are very
common.
Some do not seem to realize that shoes
with pointed toes ceased to be fashionable
about four seasons ago, those with
rounded toes having taken their place. A
Iok =. A.
way of arranging the hair and received
this reply:
Either in a straight part in the middle, or
side part on the left, about two inches from
the middle. Long hair is affected only by
very young persons and college youths who
imagine that at this season they will be taken
| for members of football team.
When two men are driving and pass a
lady who bows to the whip, he should
salute with his whip and his companion
should raise his hat. No gentlewoman
should bow second time to a man whom
she recognizes on the street who merely
! touches but does not raise his hat.
Requests for information concerning
frockcoats are numerous, so 1 quote full
description:
THE FRooK-The froek coat, which is the
proper garment to wear at afternoon weddings
teas, luncheons and at garden parties in town
in the season in London and in Paris, but
which has been somewhat superseded by the
lounge suit in midsummer, with morning coat
has developed into very shapely if rectangu-
lar affair. The very full long skirts of the past
two years have been discarded. There is no
attempt to copy the fashions of our grand
fathers. The most popular froek coat is made
of black, dull surface cloth, with a Slight twill
1t is double-breasted, three buttons. The
! lapels are pointed, and in width are about two
| inches wide at the bottom and about two and
quarter at the top. 1t is usually finished
with silk facings to the ends of holes. There
| are, of course. no outside pockets. In length
it is about forty-two inches, coming to just
little below the knee. 1t is cut square in the
skirts, and the shoulders are broad. English
tailors are even making frock coats shorter
than this description given. I have seen it
stated by an observing correspondent that
many do not reach to the knee but we have
not arrived at that fashion in America as yet
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