The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-13

Whether the vest is double breasted or not.
The roll OF the coat. whether It is Of the
peaked lapel or OF the shawl collar style.
has considerably Increased IL length The
trousers also differ somewhat. They are
wider at the hips and narrower al the bot
toms. giving a taperng effect.
According to the sartorial Art Journal,
the leading authority on mems dress. the
peaked lapel dress suit is absolutely neces-
sary for the correctly Creased man. The
coat should bo from 81 to IS inches tor a
man Of average height. The shoulders
should b. Of natural Width and tn0aerately
square Ia effect. and should be padded II
necessary to give them that effect The
lite seams should be well curved over the
shoulder blades The sA.rts ale "Frenoa
gre.sst" AID are frpia 20 20. incaex vide
:. he bottom. RAlis he side body Il nas-
fuw TIE .tgts aye h.lna sg!ich.d AID ias
sleeve laish may se slth,f TIE customary
taf-.- l4,ial re-t o. sc Il velvet - :
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1alset 'gsta %. 70 q. scaes.
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lyw sa4 extremely l5sE TAs c.;lar lie -
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s.-A .s-tl a. 10 blitlllo.es.
Az stley - ole-ta4s- VI lAe leLg = u
TIE o.. .e-m. I'D ne c9favfz as- as4Iy
auAl, LIE sdges n-ay De Cii4a st!.-4 :,
cergtg u cUig bound.
laA sAAs. foll uo4l, -hile not ar fashion b.
able "a pegl4lskil!e Nlia sQlne c14L.es
IRON 4aAt year Inc foil - Fefy long. "a
nru below the breast, IA o. meaipI!
Nidth all IS % co4rs. slid covered l. iAs
e1se.
me vest may be either single Of cgub.e
breasted. ! he op-9Ils ralst b. oi }ne
brold - SHAPE, should nave al aFsF@s.
l,ugtn VI Twenty-Five 4u4 4Ail !AeAeh, ah-
the collar iR o. moderate wiath. Doanis-
hlctstoa ,.sts have as = rule lac sG.tonE Oh
tie lon side sewn over simulated butiDn-
holes ~hiln gives tiiolE The appearance Of
having been buttoIed
Occaslonally the double breasted vest
closes with two iusVeal OF three olttoas
and IL usually made from White mater ial
or IRON fancy blach ak. the opening be
ing yory broad and Of courEe very long
For white vests ths laieat buttons have q
silver scroll border with either a plsln
cnameled center Of white or VI some dell
cate shade OF green or biue, Tho same cen
ter may have a Guet de lie OF soue other
neat design IN contrasting color. These hut
tons are also occasionally used on black
SILK and fancy yestings, and. AZ they arr
beautifully effective, 1t Is predicted that
they Viii become popular.
The trousers this winter have average
widths of eighteen inches al The LnCe anJ
from sixteen to sixteen aud a half inchc,
at the bottom. and they are cut moderately
fun about the hips. They should DC shor
enough to permit the bottoms without be-
ing much followed, TO fall over the nst-I
with only slight break, and the sia'
seams are generally finished with one o.
more rows OF soutache braid, but some,
times they are corded or cord bound Il
match the edges OF the coat, made with ,h,
same trimming.
II Ia said that the Tuxedo coat. or iailles
dress coat. is to be more popular than ever
To have both full dress suit and "A Tuxed,
suit all that In necessary TX to have Tux
edo coat as well as the fun dress coat
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trousers, and whether or not the vest differ
Is n matter OF taste or Of finances.
The Tuxedo coat averages twenty nin
and a half inches In length. The back ha
three seams: the shoulder seams are Gu
moderately high: the side seams are con
slderably curved and there Ia an under
arm" cut. The gorge is cut moderated
low and extremely long: the lapes. whio
are we'll peaked. are one and three fourth
inches wide; the collar. which meets tn
lapel nush. Is one and half inches wide
and the roll which extends nearly TO tn
bottom Of the vest. Is silk faced to the edg
and around the neck The edges arc bin
stitched; the side pockets may bs self
bound, as shown In the plate from the Ssr
torlal Art Journal. or finished with flaps q
20 In or out. and the sleeve nnish is two
button vest
II a separate vest IL had for wear will
the Tuxedo It may be single-breasted. cloe
ing with four buttons. II should average
twenty-five and half inches In length su'
the edges should be- flushed to match thos,
OF the coat. with the addition OF row o.