The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-26
MALE FASHION PLATES.
What Well Dressed WsshiaQton Men
Are Wearisq.
SOME MODELS FROM REAL LIFE,
Latest DEGREES Of the rashionabls
Tailors and some city swells
who 1.-Two Up to Then,
washington Post.

Beau Brummel's valet Il sasd TO have
remarked with . cheerful smile when he
descended from the famous exouisite's
chamber with . vast array q: cravats
over his arm after the agonscs Of q toilet,
THESE arc our failures
When the tailor OF Washington gentle
men stands In the window Of his estab-
lishmcnk and surveys the street at pro-
pitious hour for observing. he must often
be obliged to make the same remark. for.
according TO his standard, many ere the
failures among the supposedly well-drcss-
ed men OF the capital And an armful Of
neckwcar is comparatively insignificant,
as compared with live man exhibiting
himsek to the public gaze. So that fan
lcy the fashionable tailor would scarcely
smile with that geniality which Beau
Brummels valet worc
| II Washington has many failures in Its
attempts for perfection in this line. It has
also numerous successes, and one could
run over list OF men who are gratih-
cation TO the sense OF the appropriateness
in all that they assume Of attire. Wash
| tngton is not distinctly a rock coated
| town. London Ia. The frock or eutaway
| suit Is rather funeral In business. and
| especially is that true when II descends
into shabby gentillty and when specimens
OF the vintage OF Ave or ten years back
are put In evidence. us Is the case over
there In London.
| The sack coat seems TO give 10 ltsiness,
and even professional life, cheerful
| background. And even for q man OF leis-
| ure who Is about before 3 o'clock II has
advantages. giving him a fresher. jaun-
tier. more exuberant personality. Ger.
tainly for erArts Of any kind not demand
ing special garb. the sack coat Is pre-
eminently the best olttire. For instance.
| the race track Is place to exploit the
jaunty sack suit. Young gentlemen who
are not yet arrived at the front, 30 TO
| speak, and who must needs toll at the
| desk for slender income, these swear by
the sack coat, and to them It is the all in
all and they must depend upon the hab-
erdasher's fancies for accessories to allow
themselves little elegancies.
LAWS OF THE SACK SUIT,
Give ear then to the law OF the sach
coat suit. II you are opulcnt and can
have a dozen or more varieties, or II you
are pulling the devil by the tail and can
have but one. have a correct standard TO
guide you In choice, The very best tailor
in the city says that there is a decided
| change In the cut OF garments this year.
The double breasted sack suit is very pop
ular, the material being either rough
chevlot or plaided cashmere. The paids
| are very large. but not loud, as the colors
| are not remarkable. Browns and graye.
with greenish and reddish mixtures, are
good. the line forming the plaid is fire.
quontly elusive. THE OF course, for bust
ness suits. The sporting suit may be as
| loud as you please, with similar access
sores.
1t is In the building OF the garments
| that particular care Is NECESSARY In gem
| eral, sacks are loose, aud but slightly
trace the contour 0: the figure For the
man OF average height they are thirty
| one inches in length. The shoulders are
broad and square in effect, shoulder
seams are high. The edges are double
stitched one half inch wide. and the
! sleeves should be finished with two but
| ton vent, The collar is longer and con-
| cave to the neck The proper number OF
| buttons Is four, and there should be no
outside breast pocket The waistcoat may
be either double or single breasted. the
double breasted being most popular. The
| waistcoat Is higher, TO emphasize the gem
eral squareness OF effect. Five buttons is
| the proper number for the single breasted
| garment. The trousers are moderately
|
straight lines TO narrow bottoms. the ten
dency being toward peg tope. In fact, to
be exact. a man of feet inches height
would wear trousers 16 1-2 inches in
| in width around the bottom.
So much for the double breasted, square,
and sack suit OF one material throughout,
! II is elegant. II well made and yet not
| too impressive for the busy man about
| town.
FASHIONABLE FRocK COATS.
| All men OF leisure who loaf In club
or make afternoon calls, professional men
who desire to be especially dignifIed, at
taches OF legations when on official busi-
ness, members of congress or high gov
eminent officials largely affect the frock
| coat. a well formed man who knowss
| how to wear his clothes properly Is dig
nified and elegant In this style OF dress.
The frock is handsomer In style and ma
terial than ever this season, the double
breasted garment being broad shouldoren,
full breasted. moderately long, and hav-
ing a good roll rather large and long.
Dark gray Is the most popular color, no
browns at all this year. The Oxford cray
In a rough soft material Is good. also an
undress worsted material. which is a
medium between the hard twisted and the
very soft goods vcuna is the standard
material, diagonal being relegated TO the
stsid. elderly gentlemen.
The trousers worn with this garment
are striped worsted. the stripes being
broader than usual. The waistcoat may
be OF the same material as the coat, hut
fancy vesting is exceeding popular In
England and New York. and is used here
as much as the tallors can bring 1t to
pass The double breasted wais.coat is
in plaids and figures. and Is as loud as
you may fancy IL.
The coat is about thirty eight inches
long for men q average height or more
accurately, II reaches to within nm incA
OF the knee. The shoulders are broad
but not SO much so as those OF The sack
coat. The shoulder seams are high, the
skirts are moderately full at bottom and
are French pressed. The dressy rutaway
has a less peaked back than last year. and
Is three-buttcn garment 1t has soft
roll, silk faced to the button hole. The
sleeve has a two and a half inch vent fin
ished with one button. The waIstsoat for
this garment is single breasted. OF same
al yin Hva