The herald., 1896-03-01
HINTS 0P MEMS FASHION

HINTS 0P MEMS FASHION F.
The evening waistcoat 10 cut very low
and very round. smoked pearl buttons
ARE frequently used, and they are all
made double breasted. At the opera
there have not been as many seen in
New York as at the dances. This waist
coat is really the only novelty intro
duced this winter for evening dress
The very stiff butterfly bow has been
succeeded by one which is very much
more simple in construction and easier
to tie. The fact is that today at any OF
the shops on Broadway or Fifth ave.
nue. yor have but to give the number
of your collar and you can get cravat
which you can tie deftly and have it in
just the right proportions. The ends
are wide and square, but when tied the
evening cravat does not look 80 volu-
minous as it did last winter.
A sign of the spring is the brown
derby, which will be more universally
worn this season than ever. The gray,
black and brown Hombourg, or "Fe-
dora" hat, as 1t is sometimes called,
which we have associated 30 long with
pictures of the prince OF Wales, is
going out and the stiff hat coming in.
The London authorities insist that the
russet shoe will also depart, and that
very smart men will wear black leather
again. This will be good news to the
bootblacks, who, although they did
carry with them q bottle of brown var
nish, are much more adept with the
brush and polish than with the veneer.
Already in the early spring men have
been wearing thick, black leather
boots, with rounded toes-the pointed
affairs also having fallen into disfavor
and patent leather of the same shape
for afternoon and Sunday. The russell
shoe will, however, think, maintain
its popularity as long as country
sports are in vogue-and that means
beyond our allotted time of life. The
russet shoe is the footgear for the
country, and it is only lately that it
has been introduced 80 widely in the
city.
II shirtmakers have their way men
will certainly be arrsyed in all the
colors and combinations of the rain
bow. The new material which is seen
in the windows Of the Broadway and
Fifth avenue dealers is a species OF
sateen, very highly polished, and COM
ing in varied patterns in blues, browns,
pinks and lilscs. One shop in Twenty
third street has showcase devoted to
shirts Of the very brightest yellow and
the most intense green. The latter
have q relief from their vividness by
being speckled with black polka dots.
Although one sees more of the all
around straight standing collar at
present, most of these shirts are made
with the very high turn down affairs
which came into fashion last summer.
. White collars will even be placed on
flannel and silk shirts. have always
fancied that the fashion arose from a
necessity-msny fashions do-as when
q great swell at Newport discovered to
his horror that his laundry had not ar
rived and that he was little short OF
shirts, and utilized a detached collar
and neglige. However. the idea has
taken, and the later spring and early
summer will see these shirts in some
numbers and in great popularity.
Colored shirts will be worn at all times
except with evening dress. The ties
which will 60 with these will be even
more vivid than those of last summer.
Many men are having linen ascots and
club ties made of the same material as
their shirts and matching them in
color. It is considered in these days
of fads very "smart" to order your ties
from the bolt of goods, and instruct
your particular haberdasher how you
want them made up. This fad has pro-
duced quite q number of dealers who
make q speciality of that kind Of thing,
and examine samples, or send for them
and they will come to you and take
your order.-New York Herald.