Omaha daily bee., 1899-01-29
in this coat is on the inside. opened by a

in this coat Is on the inside. opened by a
perpendicular slit in the lining.
The waistcoat and tie worn with the
Tuxedo must always be black, the former
of the regulation evening cut, and the latter
q narrow strip Of black satin, no other tie
being permissible. The old controversy as
to whether a tall hat should be worn with a
Tuxedo has finally been settled in the at
Grmative. for while the Tuxedo Is certainly
q sack coat, still it Is not the kind of sack
coat with which the wearing Of a tall hat is
prohibited. There has also been some dis
agreement as to the occasions on which one
may properly wear a Tuxedo, and 1t may
be we'll to answer that question now: A
Tuxedo coat may properly be worn at the
theater, at q dinner party where there are
no women present, In the evening at home,
and at ones club.
The fashion Of putting a cord or braid
down tho outside seam Of the reg Of evening
trousers is gradually dying out, though the
stripe Is still worn by some military men
and a few actors. There has been no very
recent change in either the length or cut
OF the trousers. Those worn with evening
dress should never have pockets at the
sides. Most men have none at all. except
a tiny watch pocket; but II one insists on
having them. the openings should be CUT
diagonally Just below the waistband.
Evening WaistcOats.
The latest evening waistcoats have only
three buttons, instead OF four, and they are
preferably double-breasted. though a few
single breasted ones are seen. But II a white
vest is worn 1t should always be double
breasted and fastened by plain pearl but
tons. The finest evening vests are now
lined throughout, back and front, with
white satin, and have four pockets. two in
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smaller ones high up near the armholes.
These pockets are mere Sits and have no
flaps. Last year there was an attempt to
introduce flaps on these pockets, but the
innovation did not meet with approval and
was finally abandoned.
The ~favorite materials for evening dress
are whipcord and vicuna cloth, the latter
being a very soft material with a rough.
woolly surface. Broadcloth for evening
wear is quite out of date, except for old
men and clergymen. An effort has been
made to introduce the custom, which is
steadily gaining ground in London, of wear
ing evening clothes made Of dark gray
whipcord, but SO far the attempt has not
met with success In this country. Inverness
overcoats Of this gray material are, how
ever. made to be worn with black evening
clothes, though the black Inverness Is pre-
ferred by most men.
The various accessories which 60 to make
up the evening attire of a well dressed man
are OF great importance. The shoes should
always be Of patent leather and laced. Sharp
pointed toes are no longer worn.
Gloves should be white with barely per-
ceptible white stitching on the back. the
broad stitching seen on evening gloves a
year or two ago being entirely out Of fash
ION. Pearl gray gloves are barely permissi-
BILE, but are not looked upon with favor
by careful dressers. The handkerchief car
ried should be Of the finest linen, with q
very narrow hemstitched border.
Collars and Ties.
The high, straight collar, overlapping in