The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-27

past with tails OF outlandish lengths
tiourishing around, was hardly thing of
beauty, nor was It Joy forever. "A cut
away coat is delicate affair TO alter. Ii
is one OF those garments which depends
entirely upon the wearer for its beauty
and as II has TO take its shapes and con-
formations from the front of the wearer
II is hardly TO Re expected that an
elongated appendage could lend either
grace or beauty to its shape.
Now I'm the consideration of the sack
coat the "jumper" of the business man,
SO to speak, no change OF any conse-
quence is noted. 1t is an affair to be
easily slipped on to give comfort and
easy during the trying business hours
OF the day and consequently has not the
shape impaired TO it of the full or semi
full dress suit. AS usual IL is made with
three buttons, showing considerable of
the, shirt front and fitting the figure
rather snug. This coat has been sub
jected to two fads; the first Of doing
away with the outside breast pocket,
which, by the bye, is not meeting with
the approval expected, and the second is
TO give 1t a pointed lapel which is de-
cidedly becoming upon tall or stout men.
The double breasted sack still maintains
its old popularity, being most conven-
lent kind of a coat in summer, when men
are not inclined to wear waistcoat.
The Tuxedo coat Is now made without
the rolling collar, but with a pointed
lapel like the dress suit, covered with
satin to the edge. This garment fills a
long-felt want inasmuch ss it allows a
fashionable man to appear dressy and at
the same time comfortable at stag or
club affair.
Top coats are practically the same as
those of last years patterns. The Inver-
toning close up to the throat with a wide
collar, will again be the best storm
garment in tweeds and friezes, while the
smarter black Vicuna lined with satin
will remain as usual the best night coat
for evening dress.
In collars there is the usual assort-
ment and latitude, the high standing
collar with bent corners and the stand.
ing collar with closely fitting corners are
the acknowledged proper ones to be. worn
with evening dress, while the standup
turnover collar which has become so use-
full has finaliy.come to stay and will here
after be regarded as a fixture in the
ranks of standing and white wing collars.
Regarding shirts. the best models from
London have entirely abandoned those
little pIaits so much worn by overdressed
chappies, and the soft bosom shirts
shown this spring are most attractive and
pleasing to the eye, being combinations
of pink, gold, blue and brown.
As to ties a variety of pattevns are
offered for selection, and from the general
trend 1t looks as though bowknot tie of
many colors, to keep in accordance with
the highly colored shirts, will be the
proper caper
or course with the frock coat modest
hued tie of Ascot design should be worn.
In concluding the two extremes OF the
fashionably dressed man will be consid-
cred his hat and boots.
Taking the former first the bell crown
high hat is thing of the past, and In its
stead is substituted one OF almost perfect
ly straight crown with very modest brim.
In derbys and soft felt hats of soft brown
colors and black the style has changed but
conservative tenor OF the general fashion.
Straw hats this summer will repudiate
the exaggerated brims Of a year ago and
will come back to reasonable and much
smaller brims.
Now as to the lattir, the fashion shoe of
today Is not the abominable line pointed
affair so much in vogue last year, but is a
boot with a good sensible round toe
slia,htly pointed. Ian colored shoes and
Oxford ties will be more popular than
ever, though the low buttoned shoe will
not be permissab BILE.
For evening wear in warm weather
smart embroidered silk socks and patent
leather pumps or plain buttoned patent
leather shoe with cloth tops are the