Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-09
SPRING STYLES FOR MEN.
Modesty and Good Taste Will Prevail
in Material, Color and Design.

Advance styles in clothing for men
for spring and summer wear are now
being shown by the leading tailors,
and the young man of fashion are dis
cusSng the subject of dress with al
most as much fervor as their sisters.
With each year the question of styles
for men is becoming more important.
While the women go to Europe for
fashion in dress, the best tailors abroad
adopt American styles.
For this spring and summer the gen
eral styles lean toward modesty and
there is nothing in material, colors or
des Sn OF garments to suggest extremes.
This in contrast to feminine fashions.
Fashionable garments will be made
from some pleasantly effective but un-
obtrusive material. They will be
gracefully proportioned, richly and
quietly trimmed and plainly finished.
No overcoat, undercoat or waistcoat
will be fashionable which can be term
ed either long or short. Even trous-
ers, whose record for extremes has
been great, will be cut in a manner
that is bound to please every one,
whether wearer has L we'll proportions
ed figure or not.
All coats will be trine shorter than
last season. The sack overcoat will
be less ample, and will have more
shapeliness, Il feature which Is marked
80 '&iA VIC SsiCN COulS / ne shoulders
VIII be moderately padded, giving them
Il smooth and slightly rounded appear
ance from the side of the neck 10 the
| top of the sleeve. The evening coat
VIII have longer and lighter roll, and
VIII be a triile shorter in, the skirt
The double breasted frock continues
10 be the correct dress for day wear.
1t can be worn with either single or
double breasted waistcoat made from
the same material or from fancy vest
ihSs. The three buttoned cutaway sack
VIII have the front we'll cut away from
point high enough TO permit an inch
or two OF the waistcoat to be seen.
sacks of all kinds will be popular for
business wear. Besides the three-but
| toned cutaway sack Il four-buttoned
| coat is offered. This will be cut low
| enough to cover the waistcOat entire
~. Both the three and four buttoned
coats are designed for midsummer
wear, In skeleton form, with pockets
on the outside. Upper outside breast
pockets are permitted on both coats
but the popular taste seems to be to
discard the outside top pocket ana sub
stltute one on the inside OF the coat
Inc double-breasIe sack suit. with
coat and waiStcoat OF dark chcviOt and
trousers of fancy light material. con-
made shapely, but not tight-ftting, and
VIII be ample enough to hang free.
These suits will also be worn I'm strip
ped iiannelS as the season advances
White fannel trousers, after a few sea-
sons of Punishment, will have a contest
with white duck trousers for the heated
term.
The sui;ings for the season are for
tie most part clear and distinct in pat
tern without being loud. The cloths
are of Il more delicate texture than last
season. Grays of all kinds. especially
those shading to brown. blue and olive,
VIII be very popular and will, perhaps,
predominant. Mixtures of quiet pat
terms and infantry blue will also be
quite popular. The cloths for trousers
and waistcoats are shown in great va
riety and give the wearer great latitude
III his selections.
Trousers besides the flannel and duck
can be made of cloth of the suitings
or in checks or stripes. The side seam
Will have the machine-stitched effect,
and on trousers for evening wear silk
stripes will be used down the side con-
tinung the military effect so popular
in the fall. Waistcoat patterns are
more numerous, and greater scope is
given. Bright colors are shown in large
numbers. and every conceivable combi-
nation Of stripes and dots will be worn