The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-16
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For the dog days and lounging at home
loose silk coats are beyond all dispute
the coolest and the most presentaoie
nexiixce jackets possible Ribbed Japa-
nese silk. that will wash like tea cup.
makes a coat that In wondrousiy COM
Portable when the thermcmeter Is es-
tablfshing a record every minute. THESE
coats are made up on this side OF the
water or come from the hands Of Japa.
nese taiiors, taught the art OF them BY
Engiishmen out in the East, who give
a deal OF attention to dressing with ref
erence to the climate. The silks they
are cut from are usually in light sum-
merry tint, and the shape OF the garment
IS that Of the iong-tried and never-found-
wanting blazer.
Last season a manufactures betnouGnt
himself seriously Of the incongruous APP
pearance of his sex on the fashionable
a stiff green and white striped goods that
more nearly resembled bed ticking than
anything else In quality. and no man
could justihahly bring himself TO tho
point Of wearing II. At one or two
places this season have been seen what
are called French bathing clothes. They
show points worth adoption
The elastic dark blue breeches are met
at the knee by rough wool long hose that.
up over the knee and curl back to cover
the elastic circles necessary Tor keeping
them In place. Some distance below the
hips fall a tunic Of rough dark blue nan-
mel, short sleeved. with a sma,lish cellar
rolling away from a vest OF stripes and
held at its point By q white sailors neck
tie. This tunic may or may not be worn
with broad flannel belt. and Ii surely
deserves to be introduced at every sea
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with the women
Many of the straw hats have their
crown belts OF black gros-grained silk
drawn at the side through perfectly fiat
black enamel slides. and e considerable
showing has been made OF the blue
banded cream straws and caps that are
shaped exactly like the German fiat cap.
The crowns OF these last are done cat
of cream flannel. the broad vanished
visor comes well over the eyes. but such
q covering Is rather intolerably hot for
our summer suns.
Two and a hak inches is the lawful
height for collars. though men with long
necks are entitled to linen bands ~ inches
high. Against short-necked men this COL
lar ruling goes hardly. especially when
evening dress is worn. for then the collar
must stand up quite straight. measure q
trifie deeper in front than at the rear, and
out and apart ever so little. Double coll
lars. with round points, have, for all save
evening hours. pushed the single band out
of usage. Men even dress tor afternoon
weddings in double collars, wearing them
usually at weddings with waterfall ties Of
soft silk In two stripes. and those dark
blue and white most often.
Everybody IL buying and wearing a
quaint kttle stock evening tie that Is one
Of the most unreasonable small novelties
ever brought out. 1t Is made Of white
lawn OF the sheerest dimity. long enough
10 pass twice around the neck and half
inch wider at the middle than at any other
point There IL q button hole in the center
OF this widest portion. and that IL made
fast to the front collar stud. The ends
are thrown back. crossed at the rear.
brought forward and drawn In front into
the typical evening bow. OF course. this
folding and refolding OF even the finest
lawn gives the neck bulky appearance,
but the argument Is that by such an In
trfcate device the tie Is withheld from ever
slipping up OF. even In moments OF I'm
tense excitement. from vanishing under
the wearer's ear. since necktie side pins
have proven but an abomination of desoia-
ton to men who have tested their possi-
BILE good effects.-Beau Brummel In ST.
Louis Globe Democrat.