The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-09
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an artist. The cloth Is beautiful seal
brown and has fine finsSh- 1t Is made
very loose In fact Il is 50 loose that e
would 1T TWO men of my SIZE. TIE Shout
siers are btiilt cut TWO inches wider than
would be required "A an ordinary coat
This : 10 produce the immense back. or
what night be termed The Is Hung Chang
effect
What Is the correct things in sack
suitss The most favorable material in the
eyed Of tho best dressers Is shepherds
plaid. and the king of the dresseEs point
ed 10 a plaid suit that was stretched out
on table with the pants In wire stretch
ers. in order 10 keep them in form The
coat and vest should be double breasted,
ard the cap worn with this suit should
also be OF the same material as the suit
Il makes a swell suit. tell you.''
Fancy WOODEN waistcoatS are in good
form. the fancier the better The Prince
Of Wales set this fashion this year by APP
pearing in 8 gorgeous wooden waisJcoat
that was covered with flowers. The lat
est in frock coats are those made or Vi
eErsla cloth. with velvet collar For full
evening dress a velvet collar is good form.
/ am very mucn in favor OF velvet coll
lar, and think that it gives a tone 10 such
garments that nothing else can inpart.
White duck waisteoasts are particularly
mp 10 date for evening parties or swell
balls.
Light. large checks or stripes are the
correct thing in trousers. They must De
worn with cutaway coats. Trousers should
be cut an inch or an inch and a half small
er at the shoe than at the knee. Ii is true
that this style is not becoming for men
who have big feet" and his majesty gazed
in an distracted manner at his No. 3 patent
feathers, and then an alarmed look came
on his face as he caught sight OF the No.
skates that revealed the generous pro-
portions of the reporters feet. AS for
shoe those with round toes are considered
in good form. / have just received a
round-toed. heavy-soied tan shoe. which
is the correct thing in New York, where
they dress better than In any other city
in the United States. The correct thing in
hats are those Of silk, but it looks awful
bad 10 wear silk hat with sack coat.
A sack coat is intended to be worn during
business hours, and a silk hat should not
be worn by man during the time that
he is attending TO business.
Who do | think is the best dresser in
the United States? Well. that is a ques-
ton that / have been asked before, and
for personal reasons l do not care 10 an
swer the question. The New York papers
award the palm to Willis Tiffany. Regi-
maid Rives, c. d. Gibson. Richard Hard
dng Davis. O. y. p. Belmont and w. G.
Whitney Which one of these gentlemen
shows the most taste in the matter of his
attire | am not prepared 10 say. ] was at
the horse show in New York this year
ana saw all of these gentlemen, andH must
say that they show great deal Of correct
taste and that they are well groomed and
In good FORM and then the great dresser
looked fondly at rainbow-hued necktie
that was hanging on the washstand that
would have made one OF Col James Ham,
ilton Lewis Italian sunset ties fairly blush
with shame. for its lack OF brilliant color
ing.
"A man who desires TO dress we'll cam
il he IS a little observing. secure many
valuable pointers from the leading actors
n society dramas. They are nearly al
ways up 10 date and many of them show
decided talent IN the matter of dress. Take
John Drew; he is a fine dresser and could
be copied to advantage by those who have
not the time or the originality TO think out
designs for coats or waistcoats.
The proper thing in shirts are red and
white and black and white checks In
neckwear. the correct thing are those Of
very brilliant hue They run to piaids, and
can be tied in any shape desired. / usu-
ally wear this pearl pin. ! bought It in
Paris year ago. / suppose that l went
into fifty shops before ] got just the
shape of PIN that l desired, and the
jeweler charged me s1.5o0 for IT, but L
would not take double that sum. for IL is
just what / want. In the matter of rings
/ wear a half dozen. have diamond. tur-
aoise and other rings, and consider them
TO be in good form. One of these rings
is a five-karat diamond" Then the re-
porter was shown the interior of one of
the kings big trunks. II win hold thirty
shirts, loo collars, fifty neckties, twenty
five suits OF clothes and a thousand other
accessories of his toilet