Evening star., 1898-04-02

always remain long way behind his Sis
ters in this respect, but the young man
who follows London or even New York in
selecting his spring outfit will be permitted
a range of colors that would put to shame
Joseph's celebrated attire.
To begin at the beginning which Is I'M
derwear. the kind that the fastidious young
man will wear this spring is dark in color,
seal brown or blue, with a fine horizontal
line of white or green or dull red. Its ma
terial will be governed by his means, and
may be anything from fine cotton to silk.
Hosiery and Shirts.
The individual who designs hosiery has
let his fancy run free, and there Is be-
wildering array of checks, stripes and dots
in every possible combination. Some men
insist on clinging to plain and modest black
and their taste can never be called In ques-
ton. Still there is no reason why a man
should not indulge his artistic taste in the
selection of hose if he will do it in moder-
alton. A good rule to follow is never to
wear hosiery that will compel the gaze, If
by chance it becomes exposed to view.
With a woman it may be different, but
mans lower extremities are seldom SO
pleasing to the eye that he can afford to
call attention to them.
In shirts the greatest range of color is
allowed. Last season London set the bold
example Of wide contrasting stripes run
ming across the bosom, and the fashion
able shirtmakers are showing cloths OF
similar design this spring. But the prison
stripe has taken in this country only with
the sporting fraternity, faddists and men
who order their shirts by the dozen. The
modest man still prefers q lengthwise
stripe OF blue, red or heliotrope in which
plenty OF variety of patterns can be found.
In selecting a spring suit man should
be governed somewhat by consideration of
the extent of his wardrobe. II 1t Is limited
and he Is under the necessity of wearing
the same suit several days in the week, he
would do we'll to avoid certain patterns
which, though attractive in themselves
become prominent by too frequent wearing
II Is lnconvenfent for man II his friends
and fellow-citizens can always identity him
by his clothes
The Coming Spring Suit.
The prevailing shades for business su,ts
are brown and gray. which are to be had
in close checks loose checks and plain
mixtures.
They come in both rough and smooth fin
ish. but in the lighter cloths intended for
summer wear smooth goods seem to be
reasserting their supremacy. The sack
suit should be made up with three buttons,
and only the two lower side pockets The
little Change pocket has followed the upper
treast pocket into oblivion. Coats are cut
to medium length, not quite as abbreviated
as last year.
novelty that some of the extremists
have adopted for sack and cutaway suits
is a rough Scotch cloth, known as heather,
which feels as coarse as bran bag It is
seen in loose checks of striking dimensions,
for 1t Is a London invention. They will
probably last no more than month or
two.
Another new thing which was fore
shadowed last fall consists of indistinct
stripes, perhaps q quarter or half-inch wide
In this combination there should be no
contrast and the nearer the two shades ap-
proximate the better.
The blacks with very thin red or white
lines, that were worn last fall are dis
tinctly out of date, but the stripe effect
can be had in plain black by means of a
fine rib. 1t produces a neat effect when
made up in French worsteds. But the rib
should not be too pronounced.
The cutaway, as q semi-dress garment
has had it's day. 1t is now designed for
morning wear. and is made up in the same
materials as sacks. The only appropriate
coat for street dress wear is the frock,
which Is still made in soft vicunas and
unfinished worsteds. The trousers to 20
with it should be OF light color, with a
wide and unobtrusive stripe.
New Ties and scarfs.
The very newest tie is q silk ascot with
flowing ends. It Ii unlined and to be eff
fectively tied must be of dne material.
It IL tied like an ascot, except that in
stead Of crossing the ends at the finish
one end IL folded over and the other IA
brought over and spread across II no that
only that one end shows. Then It il per
mitted TO fall straight down ana is held
In place by pine small pearl ID the ap-
IL the only correct form for q frock coat.
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