The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-12
TREND Of MEMS DRESS.
Thu STYLISH sDOG-EIGHTEk -
WAIsTCOAT.
FashiOnahlc Men a. by WOmen-
sharply Creased Trousers had
style - Buckles On High Hats.

Weil-gowned women IL is no less popular
| with the carefully habited men. who have
| elected to wear complete calling suits OF
slate or ash gray woods. The calling dress
| OF course. consists of long frock coat
drawn in we'll at the waist line and adopt
Cd with trousers and waistcuat of heav-
Ter tone of gray. Knickerhocker club
men. who are admittedly the best dressed
of their sex in this country. have Utterly
foresworn the conspicuously creased
trousers. Their Wallets and tailors are
learning the London method OF smoothly
pressing their neither garments without
displaying stiff line down the front OF
either leg
To call or attend church or drive or walk
In sober suit Of gray. with rather an
expansive tuft of darkly purple vioiets
IN the buttoEhole and to wear a top hat
with a 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 insignificant detail
but 1t is detail you are judged by Ii
Is not broad, Only as long as the inch
vide gros-grain ribbon that eneircles the
base of the tall silk crown, and it is
covered with a bright black enamel.
Through ii, on the left side a modest fiat
BOW Is drawn, and this is accepted as an
indication OF attention to dress rather
than an ornament. Or, better still il is a
means of Identification of ones headgear
Il sober, solid. solemn gray is de rigueur
In the afternoon, the gray wool mixture
adopted IN the morning hours is admirab-
~ relieved and set or by the dog Fighter
Waistcoats that the fashionable men have
noidiy ADOPTED. some OF them even wear
tnls vivid garment with the afternoon long
coat. and they can be safely said To have
superseded the knitted wool vests thar
are manufactured by skilifui sweethearts
and wives. The true dog lighter is coli
ored as variously as Joseph's coat and is
maze OF a soft, smooth surfaced very
me Scotch serge, woven in amazingly
lDcongruous choice. The more striking
the combination of colors the more adj
miration and attention the waistcoat
arouses. and to add to the rather kaleido-
scoptc splendor OF them they button double
breasted, with two rows Of cleaning gold
disks.
show = Taste for Jewels.
All along the line of the cotilion-ieading
tandem driving brotherhood growing
taste for discreet characterization and even
Jeweied ornaments themselves is conspic-
uously apparent. The very acme of dis
tinguished taste with evening toilet is TO
wear three choice and perfect pearls as
shirt buttons A few years ago mascu-
line superiority to the wiles of gems was
supposed to be demonstrated by the small
nat white ena.neled screws that were
modestiy useful in the immaculate linen
fronts; now all such men as Elisha Dyer
the young Nanderhilts. etc, display pearl
studs worth many thousands Of dollars
The rule is ironclad to the effect that all
the pearls must match exactly in size and
color, and some pink, yellow white and
even green pearl sets inspire the women
with openly expressed envy. Correctly
dressed men mourn sublimely with three
ash pearls in their evening shirts and
emphasize their bereavement by still larg-
er pearls in their cuff-links. The pearl
studs are not accentuated by the aid of
any diamonds and the gems are held in
what is commonly known as gypsy set
fings. slzable pearshaped pink pearl
is the last word in good taste for an after
noon necktic pin. when such q pin is
worn at ALL
In addition to his pearl stud the club
mans jewel casket now boasts a very
extensive assortment of rings. Fashion
able women go ringiess until ready for
their evening toilets. Fashionable 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 nerhaps nv
Il single small hoop on the fourth digit
Heretofore the beringed man gave his
attention chiefly TO cats eyes star SAP
phires and such like comparatively quiet
stones: now anything cut cabochon is
regarded as good taste. 1t Is easy to
count ruoies. turquoise. emeralds opaiS
and sapphires all at once on the left hand
of your next neighhor at dinner Dfa-
munds alone are barred; they are still
left to the tender mercies of the hotel
clerk aud the bookmaker. Rather more
exclusively smart than jeweisd rings is A
gold hoop with a tine green Egyptian
scar.b sacred carved beetle set swing
ing between prongs. These are difficult
To procure in perfect size and color, es-
peciaily as no mans scarih is seriously
regarded unless IL comes from a rings
tomb and has history. Young Henry
Barber for example. wears a treasure.
troyc taken from the hand wrap plngs
round the body OF Rameses H.. and FL
bridge Gerry, Jr. possesses a beautiful
green beetle. said to have once been the
property of Cleopatra.
New Watches and Perfumes.
In their newly encouraged taste for or
nament the knickerDocker cfubnen have
quite independently Of the London mode.
set their own fashion of wearing their
watches siung round the neck by day.
Either very strong and very fine duh
gold chain is used for this or asa IL
hand braided. perfectly round black silk
cord strung with handsome untl,tits
guards at intervals. Both methods are
decorative while in the evening the watch
is taken from the chain and gold stem
three inches long. topped by "a single
round magnifying glass. is hooked ON 10
the chains end and allowed to hang free
II serves al the purposes o. the Gig
teenth century qnizzing glass. and the
men use il with all the langusd grace and
inpuaence at IN. opera and in hail rooms
that Women displayed awhile back with
their lorgnettes.
Perhaps the last concession IN n love
81 elegance Ia the now wholesome adop-
ton 81 perfume among tho dancing and
calling men. There are perfumes and
perfumes. however. ard the man whe
bends to ask for dance brings a sieiicl-
Guys almost evasixe odor with his i'm
macuiats person that is strange and en-
chanting To ghe 6retlucatef nose II
comes from Cocksuar street London "a
the secret Of q famous perfumer wao
calls 1t sweet mace and asks q handsome
price for the tiny bottles of clear rese-
csDioFed extract that bears 10 relation to
any uf the familiar odors. and Ii oera
csaliF manufactured for men. 4 dr,g, or
tVu a1piia1 Ia handkerchief @sifacaa
fer an aoGr or more. and then gnnizes-s
wholly, fer Perfume tnat fingers tfat~
lslg stSs4% sweetness Behind tx. Is de-
su8sNsi and re- ierfeA ef tA4e faafffs5s.4 4.gss
man wso bes grown Of late TAI luxurious
and fsstidloWS in hi~ dress az the fsssh-
iossabie m9yaan.-As.au ETumsssel in chi
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