The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-05

and one that promises to become popu ar
is fancy whip cord for the coat and
trousers, to be worn with a fancy mixed
silk and worsted vest.
The sack suiS, though more conserva-
tive than the one We have just describe d,
will be more generally worn. The coat
is short-c and more bobby in app ear
ance than it was last season, and has
bread, high and well-rounded shoulders,
which strongly contrast with the high
and square shoulder corners of the Eng
ish-made garment. Our transatlantic
cousins now make the style of shoulder
which they Tidhauled for years as the
American shoulder" a style that has
not been fashionable in this country for
a generation; but they seem never to
have discovered this fact that 1t long
ago ceased to be a characteristic OF
American tailoring. Thu sack Is shapely
In the back, seeming to tarer from the
Shoulders to the waist, and 1t is mod
erately short, and the fronts, whistler
they ctosa with three or four buttons,
are not much cut away below the lowest
one. The artistic tailor endeavors so
to make this coat as to give to the wear
er as tall, hroad-shou'dSGled and athletic
an appearance as possible. There is no
outside bnsast poc9<et, as a rule; but
there is a growing tendency to replace
This pocket in garments of this kind.
The vest and the trousers for this suit
are the same as for the businrss cutaway
frock suit already described.
The conventional three-button cutaway
frock will, of course, be frequently seen,
as it is. strictly speaking. a morning
dress coat. This coat is of medium
waist length and has skirts which aver
age one inch less in length than the b. ok
length to the waist. The shoulders, like
those of it's half-brother, the business
clrawtay. and these of the sack, are
broad. high and well rounded. The ia
vorite materials for this coat are soft
vicunas, rough Shetlands, lambs wools
gray thdbets and unfinished worsteds
The vest will generally be doubled
breasted and of the same material as
the coat; but fancy vestings will find
much favor for it. The single breasted
vest is. of course, correct. made from
either material, and will be the more
fancied by men of conservative taste,
es ecially by those who are no longer
liable to be charged with yonthfuln S.
The trousers will be made from every
fashionabae variety of moderately light
colored worsteds. or wool fabric, in
striped plaads and checks.
FOR AFTERNOON.
The double-breasted frock Is the only
unimpeachably correct coat for after
noon dress, but the three-button cut
away frock Is tolerated for that purpose
The latter is. strictly speaking, a half
dress coat for afternoon wear.
line uOuDle-prVaSted 1fOcK is now male
with skirts to fall to the knees, with
only very moderate amount of drap-
cry. The shoulders. as for al 9th er
coats. are broad, though less so than
for business coats, ard are high and
round. The silk generally extends 10
the buttonholes only but it is sometimes
carried to the edges. As a rule the
edges are blind-stitched, but narrow.
fiat braiding Is increasing in popularity.
The favo-ite material for this coat lis a
rough black or gray tweed In terra
PIN basket or diagonal twill: but che
Wots rough Shetfands, vicunas and I'M
dressed worsteds are also we'll liked.
For street wear the collar is sometimes
of velvet but as a rule 1t is of the same
material as the body of the coat.
The vest may ha o0uble or single
breasted, as previously described. hut
the latter will a'wavs have notched
collar. 1t may be made in either style