The herald., 1897-09-19
THING 2
IN MEMS DRESS.
Interview with a Man Who
Knows All the Latest
FadS.
FORFALLA AND WINTER
New Styles for Afternoon and
Evening Wear for Sport
and for Pleasure.

Knowing how to find out things is
better than knowing things. besides
being a heap less trouble; because one
than he can know.
When wish to find out about mems
clothes, go to the office of the Haber-
dasher. 1 seek a sun-browned, in
cisive, energetic man in an aesthetic
office. which suggests pink teas uptown
more than it does the publishing busi-
ness downtown. The sun-browned
man is Mr.. M. c. M. Connolly, the edi-
tor
There's one thing" said Mr.. Con-
nelly, pushing back the copy" upon
which he was himself at work, and
rapping out his sentences with quick,
energetic speech. "A man can now be
clothed from head to foot in American
goods. The passage of the Dingley
bill, which limits the amount of cloth
ing a returning tourist can bring in
from abroad to 500 and levies a tax of
go per cent upon all over that sum,
has still further restricted importations
of foreign goods and has resulted In
bringing a lot Of men who used to go
abroad for their clothes. into our own
shops, where they find that, so far as
make and trim and general get up are
concerned, there is no better clothing in
the world than is made In our shops.
And while West of England cheviots.
Donegals, coverts, Irish friezes, Isle OF
Harris tweeds, and other fabrics have
gained a reputation upon which they
sell, it Is fact that, so far as concerns
80 per cent. of the clothing worn in
this country, a man needn't bother his
head about insisting on having import
ed goods. Our woolen manufacturers
are using the same grades of WOOL the
same machinery, and to some extent
employing the same hands that the
English have employed. and our stuffs
sell on their merits in the open market.
As for linings-silks and satins-the
very best tailors on Fifth avenue use
American goods by preference. You
could go up there and pay $3.50 for a
suit, and it would probably be lined
with American goods.
LIBERAL" MODES A SNARE FOR
THE UNWARY.
"As for modes," went on Mr.. Con-
nelly, "the keynote Of the coming sea
every opportunity to exercise his indi-
vidual taste; the age Of black and
white is gone"
Making it harder for the average
man to keep in the swim?"
Certainly. In the old days a man
went into a shop, said gimme black
tie,' clutched 1t, and went. Nowadays,
why, heavens and earth! a haberdasher
| will fish out fancy ties and dump 'ena
at him until he's tired, and then slap
down 300 patterns of fancy shirts to
choose FROM instead Of the steady-go-
ing old white shirt. The safest thing
for the average man Is to trust him
self entirely to an intelligent trades
man. Vivid tones and Scotch fabrics
will rule in the seasons goods. The
regularity of the Scotch school is Its
use of the most vivid colors. The art
of dyeing yarn in Scotland is an old
one. The dyes are made principally OF
ingredients found there and employed
for hundreds of years. The old bright
greens, reds, Colds, and heather mix
| tures. SO popular in the clan tartar
patterns, are used by the weaver as 6
basis for making not only our cravat
tinrs but our suitings and waistcoat.
| ings as we'll.
I'm neglige dress, which covers suits
for outing and business purposes, a
man can spend small fortune. If he
Ia so inclined, with the wheel, golf, the
saddle, and country walks-in all OF
which costume plays an important
part.
For wheeling the average man will
wear a single breasted sack coat. with
knickers Of the same material. The
new knickers have cuffs or extensions
of the same material. instead Of boz
cloth. as they were last year. The
overcoats nor undercoats will be cu'