The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-04-09
FASHIONS FOR MEN.
SOME NOVELTIES THAT CLOTHIERS
OFFER THIS SPRING.
Brownish Plaids Rank First In Favor.
Golf and Bicycle Suits Are Particularly
Stockings of Brilliant Color.
Caps Full In the Crown.


Caps Full In the Crown.
The clothier Of today is as much the
arbiter of fashion as the swell tailor.
All first rate ready made clothing stocks
are strictly up to the stop notch" OF
fashions, both in point of style of gar
ments and patterns of fabrics employed.
In suits, plaids of the brownish order,
both large and small designs, have re-
ceived the most favorable notice. Blacks
and blues are still in moderate demand,
but are no longer the feature of the suit
! stock OF course, serges in blue and
black, especially blue, are not only in
good demand now, but promise to be in
very great demand as the season ad-
vances. There are also some heavy sales
made Of worsted cheviots and diagonal
worsteds of both black and dark blue
grounds, with thin stripes Of white run
ming perpendicularly through the fabric.
These goods are mostly made up in the
short skirted frock coat with flaps. There
is to be an equal demand for the three
and four button sack coats. made with
and without flap pockets and no outside
and two inside breast pockets.
The three button cutaway sack coat is
cut SO as to show the vest points, while
the four button cutaway sack coat covers
these points entirely. Either coat is
shapely, outlining the figure, but falling
gracefully over the hips The length Of
a SO inch size coat is 29h inches. The
edges of the coats are one-quarter inch
double stitched, or single stitched the
same width, making what Is known as
the "swelled edge"
Vests are generally cut single breast
ed, with notched collar, though here
and there in some very bright pattern
suitings the vests are made single
breasted, no collar. And in some in
stances, especially in unfinished plain
colored worsteds and serges, the vest is
made double breasted, to button with
four buttons, and with very gracefully
curved lapels.
This vest seems very popular also
with the double breasted or Prince AL
bert frock coat, which for the incoming
season is cut from 81 to 38 inches in
length for the 86 inch size coat
The short skirted flap pocket frock
coat is resisting all effort to force it into
the ready made clothing trade. The rea-
son for this probably is that this style
Of coat is not becoming to very many
American men, and it is not at all az
comfortable as q sack coat for business
wear.
Trousers are shown from moderately
light colored striped to checked worsted
cloths and striped and hairline cassi.
meres and plain and fancy cheviots
They are cut ON the peg top" style,
are fairly loose about the hips, but taper
to an average bottom width of 1917 to
17K inches. The fronts are very slight
ly followed over the bottom, which pre-.
vents them from showing decided
break over the instep. The side seams
are either cord welted or plain, accord.
ing to the favor of the maker.
The covert cloth top coat is by all
odds the favorite spring overcoat with
the best buyers. 1t is cut quite loose,
hangs over the shoulders, with Just the
slightest suspicion of a waist shape, and
has almost an excessive bottom fullness.
Its length to the SO inch size varies
from 81 to SO inches. The seams are in
variably strapped, but are just as
proper and less costly when made in the
French welted' manner.
The covert cloths shown this spring
are in the usual varieties Of tan-brown.
ish and olive shades. Here and there
one sees pepper and salt" mixture,
but the demand for it is slight.
This overcoat is made from black and
Oxford vicunas and unfinished worsted
and has the silk lining to the edge, and
the front is so tailored as to roll to the
first button or to the bottom. The length
Of this coat in SO inch size is 38 inch.
es, just long enough to cover Prince
Albert coat.
The Chesterfield fly front sack over.
coat, Of course, enjoys its usual measure
Of popularity, as there is always Ger
tain number Of the trade who will dress
quietly no matter what the extreme
fashion may be.
This spring there is quite demand
for white pique full dress vests, both in
single and double breasted shapes.
Sweaters in all colors Of tho rainbow
are being shown and are receiving Of
much favor as ever. Retailers report,
hovscver, that sweaters are being worn
mostly by hard riders, while most men
who ride moderately prefer to wear 0
bicycle shirt Of either flannel, silk O,
cotton. with a detachable linen cola,
and tie.
Golf and bicycle suits never were
prettier than now. The range Of pat,
terms in these garments is almost be.
wilderinR In extent and beauty, while
the prices seem infinitesimally small.
Golf stockings, which, however, are
used mostly for cycling hosiery, are oui
in pretty nearly tho same range Of bril-.
liant colorings as last season, with some
variations here and there, both as TO dc.
signing and color combinations.
Tho favorite cap seems To be the plair
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