Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-12-29
FASHIONS FOR MEN.


of. dark checks, single breasted with !
cape and big pockets with flaps. These
are storm coats, and caps OF tho same |,
material are worn with them. They I
are very useful in the country. says |
Vogue, and they may be worn in tho
city on very stormy day.
Many overcoats for evening wear are
now fur-lined. Musquash is the popu-
lar fur for these garments Fur-lined |
overcoats do not mean fur-trimmed and |
they are not the snowy affairs one is |
wont to associate with tho caricature |
of the d-time opera impressario. |
These coats are made extremely loose |
and slip OF and off rapidly.
j Some of these have beaver collars
and cuffs, The price of any one of
these goes up into three figures, us fur
that is good and handsome is not
cheap tsl
A few men cling to the one jeweied
cradle taste; two and not three buttons
are proper for the evening shirt and
there is no variation of this rule.
In London jeweled sleeve links are
being tried. There are in New York
shops many sets of shirt and link but
tons for evening Of white enamel. the
links being lozenge shape and encrusted
with diamonds. These are not correct
White round or lozenge-shaped enamel
edlinks with plain gold setting the set
ting, of course. invisible should be
worn. The links If possible should
match the shirt buttons. When the
shirt buttons are pearls, then fiat
lozenge gold links may be worn.
The evening waistcoats are plain
white in preference to fancy linen or
drill materials. There are buttons to
choose, but theswhite buttons are more
distinguished than the gilt. Both arc
worn.
The ties can be either white lawn or
white pique. These latter with square
ends are very smart and easy to tie.
Pajamas have become more or less a
national question, and their adoption
by the Red Cross Society hospital work
has revived interest in these very conf
Portable garments. Pajamas de luxe
are among the handsome novelties at
the best haberdashers'. No mans
rousseau can be complete without at
least one set of these beautiful induce
ments to repose. Among the pajamas
recently imported are those of soft
white China silk. White only forms
the background to a pattern of broad
stripes of blue and chrome pink. Some
Of these garments remind one of the old
harlequin suits, The price is SIG a
suit
The Madras paiamas are less expen-
sive, and pretty striped effects can be
obtained for IS. y
The bath robe with its attendant
slippers is nota luxury, but II neces-
sity. The kimona is more in the ma
ture of a dressing gown to be worn
L. s..
robe. however, is among the small
stock of intimate garments which
man must have.
Blue and white flannel is pretty, and
when quilted and bound in silk it can
be had for SIG, and it. makes a useful
and pretty Christmas present for q
man. The slippers for the bath are
bestof crash, but if flannel they should
match the robe.t
White silk muff1ers are indispensable
in cold climates for not only protect
ing the throat, but for preserving the
collar and tie in the evening. White
mufflers can be purchased-yery hand
some ones--for So The colored silk
mufilers sometimes worn in severe
weather during the day should be of
dark silks. There is an absolute reac-
tion among the men who dress well
against any bright colors.
These mufiiers come in all prices from
50 up. White silk mufflers may also
be obtained at that price, the first
figure not being prohibitive.
The best opera hats are made of
ribbed silk and are low in crown. The
opera hat can never cost less than IS.
Braces or suspenders which are abso-
lutely durable come from England.
They have no patent attachments about
them, but are of white elastic and
leather. These are S1.50 and 50, but
they last almost a lifetime.
Much gun metal is being sold in the
fancy shops, and SOME of this, il it
becomes not too common, makes very
chic cigarette boxes, cases and to-
hacco boxes. Tho latter are round
and look something like bonbonniere.
The initials or monogram should been
engraved on them.
Coach horns in gold, golf instruments
and plain long gold bars are among the
fashionable pin ties.
Cigarette boxes are square shaped,
silver with crystal tops.
A very smart glove for the street is
1 o light chrome brown, almost the
Shade of nfolasses candy. Self-stitch
ing and one mother=of- pearl button.
gloves. So far this reason the white
and pearl gloves already described in q
former number OF Vogue arc almost
universally Worn,
This years Horse Show in New York
demonstrated that the man with horse,
proclivities in dress was in the back
ground. On the first day few mer
appeared in outre costume, but aftei
that date the dressing was very con
sentative; dark ties and ascots led il
neckwear. Mixtures and gray tweed
and the neat small black and gra,
check were seen at every turn.
The raglan was the coat which seem
to be the favorite for driving All tn,
latest ones are made of gray checl,
with velvet collars. A top hat can b.
worn with a raglan, as it is q species 0
frock overcoat.
The frock coats this winter are les
pronounced in the skirt effect thai
those of two years ago, but they ar
moro trim in the waist; they butto
very high. Suits in mixtures and
number Of Tattersall vestings wer
worn, but there is disposition to q
back to the single breasted waistcoa
of the same material as the coat.
The morning coat or semi -cutawa
seems also to have grown in favor
Many of the driving suits were mad
in this way. With the darker mornin
coat a top hat can be worn, but wit
the lighter shades and pronounced pal
terms the black derby was almost uni
versal. nG
A few men wore the gray felt wit