The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-05-09
Still Es IN NEWS NECKWEAR.
Few Novelties 70 Mark the Fashions TOR the
Present aenson,

There was never n season that brought forth
fcwer novelties In neckwcar." said the sales
man, land the man who Is looking for some
style that is entirely now will have TO 90 some
where else than New York to find II. Maybe he
can get II in London, but 7 doubt that. for up to
this time there has not come to this country tho
least indication Of anything novel there. This
seasons fashions nre only little changed copies
of what preceded them. and In all that have
como under my notice there hos been nothing
distinctly novel.
81 should say that tho most striking feature
Of the styles this year is the determined effort
TO make popular tho ties OF silk stamped with
Indian designs, which made thoir appearance
first about nvc years ago. Ever since that time
they have been regarded In London as the
smartcst sort OF scarf n man can wear. The
same vogue amt to this sort of goods In Boston,
but here in New York the stuffs could never be
made more than moderately fashionable. This
year n larger stock OF these ties have been put
on the market than ever before. The check,
after an cnormoU popularity, seems to have
about had It's day. III silks md linens 1t has
had tho field for four years now. But this
summer there is likely to be less seen OF 1t.
Variations Of the Indian patterns are found
in worry striking contrasts OF rather crude blue
and rcd designs. usually in squares; but the
small circles and notified patterns still remain
the best in these goods. Last summer a great
number OF tho vivid striped ties worn nv tho
English athletic clubs. MS we'll as the regiments.
were brought to this country. and although
theirs were not enough Of them to make, the
fashion very %popmlar, 1t undoubtedly had It's
effect. This is plain enough to I've seen in the
scarfs this summer. and these English stripes.
IN colors, less, vivid and IN combinations
firm that imported these striped ties last sum-
mcr hns brought over this year three or four
times MS MANY. and In n number OF tho ties these
AT ri nos n re In he gpNn in n form more adnntph tn
an ENGLISH athletic club. These original ties
were very popular for country wear, although
they wore worn ms well in New YORK.. Not only
in the Asrots are these limitations OF the English
tie. TO he found. but in other string ties ms well.
In the linen wash ties the stripe or the check
is not an important question:. rs the colors are
rarely marked enough to make the pattern dis
%tinc'ive. I should say, though. that. the mnn
who wanted TO wear what is most in accord
with tho summer fashion would he all right II
he bought the red, yellow. and blue Indian silk
bright:"olored s%tripcs in four-in.hanas.. In the
usual blue and white summer scRrfs there are
this .yenr some tasteful variations, effected
chiefly by an unusual preponderanco OF white
In the pattern, But the old ,polka.do,
effects or tho blue ground with the small
white figure is to-day smarter and In more do.
mand THIN these new patterns in the same class.
save in material. year after year, and the man
who clings TO them Is not likely to be far away
from the hest taste and the hest style. The gay
striped silks are occasionally worn as Ascots.
so gay as to make an effect too striking for good
form save on n race track or q. coach.
with the blue and white. these English
strincd four.in-hands md the narrow string ties
OF Indian silk n man may he fairly sure that he
is well dressed 80 far ms his ncckwear goes, and
that is not an unimportant part OF dress"