The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-15
GRAY GOES.
Trend of Mems Dress
This Spring.
GAY WAlSTCOATS.
Buckles Are the Proper
Caper for High Hats.

e-ell-goWned women. It is no less popd-
lar with the carefully hablted men. who
have elected 10 wear complete calling
calling dress, of course, consists Of a
song frock coat drawn in wen at the
2, aist line and adopted with trousers
and waistcoat Of a heavier tone Of gray.
Kniekerbosker clubmen, writes the
Beau Brumnel Of the Chicago Record,
who are admittedly the best dressed Of
their sex IN this country. have utterly
SoresVorn the conspicuously creased
trousers. Thei- Wallets and tailors are
9-arning the London method Of smooth
y pressing their neither garments with
out displaying a stiff line down the
front Of either leg.
To cali or attend church OF drive or
walk in a sober suit Of gray with rather
an expansive tufr OF darkly purple VIC
lets in the buttonhole. and to wear
TOP hat with buckled band is to prove
that you know in what direction the
trend OF male fashions is moving. The
buckle on the hatband is an almost in
y
are judged by. It is not broad, only as
long as the incb-glds gros- grain ribbon
that enctro1zss the base Of the tall silk
crown, and IL Is covered with q bright
black enamel Through il, on the left
side, a modest fat bow is drawn, and
this IS accepted as an indication Of at
teRtIon % dress rather than an orua-
'Tpent. or. better still. it is a means Of
Identification Of ones headgear among
the top hats Of the common herd
Il sober, solid. solemn gray is da
r!gueur in the afternoon, the aray wool
mixture adopted in the morning hours
- admirably relieved and set Oft by the
dog fighter wsistcoats that the fash
ioHsble men have boldly adopted Soma
OF them even wear this vivid garment
with the afternoon long coat, and they
can be safely said to have superseded
the knitted wool vests that are manu-
featured by skillful sweethearts ana
wives, The true dog fighter Is colored
as vsriously as Joseph's coat and is
made Of a soft, smooth-surfaced, very
hns scotch serge, woven in amazingly
big and glATing checks or stripes Of
most ncongruous choice. The more
striking the com bination of colors the
more admiration and attention the
WaIstcoat arouses, and to add to the
rather Kaleidoscope splendor of them
they button doubIe-breasted. with two
All along the line Of the cotillon-
leading, taudem-driving brotherhood a
growing taste for discreet ornamental
tion and even Jeweled ornaments them
selves is cOnspiCuOusly apparent. The
very acme of distinguished taste with
evening toilet is to wear three choice
and perfect pearls as shirt buttons. A
few years ago masculine superiority to
he Wiles Of gems was supposed to be
demonstrated by the small fat white
enameled screws that ware modestly
useful in the immaculate hnon fronts;
now all such men as Elisha Dyer. the
young VandsrDllts. ETC. display pearl
studs worth many thousands 81 dol
ara The rule is ironclad to the effect
that all the pearls must match exactly
in size and color, and some pink, yell
low, white and even green pearl sets
inspire the women with openly ex-
pressed envy. Correctly dressed men
mourn subTlmely with three ash pearls
in their cuff-links. The pearl studs are
not accumulated by the aid..Of any dia-
mOndS and the gems are held in what
is commonly known as gypsy settings.
A stable pear-shaped pink pearl is
the last word in good taste for an af-
ternoon neCktie pin, when such a pin
IL worn at all.
In addition to his pearl stud the
Clubman's jewel casket now boasts a
=.
Fashionable women go rngless until
ready for their evening toilets. Fash
jOnahle men wear rings all day. and
plenty Of them. The third and fourth
fingers of the left hand In many cases
are stiff with ieweled loops up to the
first Joints The hand used for the
cordial grasp Is for that very reason
never decorated, save. perhaps by a
single small hoop on the fourth digit
Heretofore the beringed nan gave his
attention chiefly to cats eyes, star sap
phires and such like comparatively
quiet stones; now anything cut en- ca
hochon is regarded as good taste. It Is
easy to count rubiee, turquoise. emer-
aids, opals and sapphires all al once
on the left hand Of your next neighboT
at dinner. Diamonds alone are barred:
they are still left TO the tender mercieS
Of the hotel clerk and the bookmsker
Rather more exclusively smart than
iewelpd rings is q gold hoop with d
fine green Egyptian scarib or sacred
carved beetie set swinging between
prongs. These are difficult TO procure
in perfect size and color, especially as
no mans scaIib Is seriously regarded
unless It comes from a kings tomf
and has history. Young Henry Bar
hey. for example, wears tNasure
trove taken from the hand wrapping'
round the body Of Rameses II, anc
F.lbridge Gerry, Jr.. possesses beautl
ful green beetle said TO have once beer
the property OF Cleopatra.
In their newly encouraged taste 70
ot.na nlealt the Knickerbocker Clubrnel
have, quite independently of the Lon
don mode, set their own fashion o
wearing their ~ ri ches slUns round tn
neck by day. either a very stroni
end very fine dull gold chain is useC
for this, or else a. hand braided per
fectly round black silk cord strunI
with handsome antique guards a in
tervals Both methods are decorative
while in the evening the watch is takei
from the chain and q. gold stem, thTe'
inches long, topped by n single rount
magmfyinR glass, IL hooked on to tn
chains end and allowed to hang free
1t serves all the purposes OF the 1Stl
century ouizzing glass, ard the mei
use IT with all the languid grace am
impudence at the opera and i'm bal
rooms that women displayed avhil
back with their lorgnettes.
Perhaps the last concession to a Low
OF elegance IS the now wholesale adop
ton Of perfume among the dancing an,
calling men There are perfumes am,
perfumes, however, and the man VIII
bends 10 ask for a dance brings deli
cious, almost evasive Odor with his i'm
macUlate person that is strange and en-
chanting to the uneducated nose.
comes from Cockspur street London
is the secret Of famous pelfuner VIII,
calls II sweet mace and asks hand
some price for the tiny bottles Of clca
rose -colOred extract that bears no rela
tiun TO any familiar odOrs. and Is cs
peCially manufactured for men drol
or two applied to "A handkerchief suf
fees for an hour or more. and thct
l4f,1I E,,- 81 lt.,.