Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-12-21
MEMS STYLES FOR WINTER



All the turn-down collars have roundet
! ends.
The evening glove is divided into tvs
] classes, the dancing and the opera
The gloves for dancing are made of
/ lighter kid. The shade is white or ,
very light pearl gray. The stitching il
IN white or pearl gray, and they ar,
buttoned with one large mother d
pearl button. Gloves with brass OF
metal clasps are not fashionable
! Opera gloves are little heavier anC
are OF light pearl gray. Prices are
from So up at the most fashionable
places.
/ Hose for evening wear is black, o.
/ silk or Isle thread. Silk hose is ex.
( pensive, but a good investment
| There is no change in the shape Of
the opera hat, which is indispensable
for theaters, evening affairs of al
kinds and with evening dress A good
opera hat will last several years if you
do not shut it up when not in actual
use, but keep it open in a band box
This prevents the creasing of the silk
The overcoat of the hour is the Rag
Ian. 1t has been adopted for evening
wear as well as for the street. The
Raglan was originally intended for the
country, and it is the only overcoat a
man can wear while riding 1t is a
long, loose garment practically without
shape. Those for evening wear are
made of black waterproof cloth and are
modulated little at the waist, to give
| them smarter appearance. 1t is ex-
tremely easy to take on and off.
For the afternoon it is a bit ungainly
in look, but it is the one novelty of the
season.
The boot of the year is made of black
leather. Patent leather boots, how
ever, are in vogue for afternoon dress
with frock coat and top hat. All new
boots have rounded toes and are but
toned.
Silk Ties
The tie, or cravat, or scarf for the
morning and the afternoon is most at
tractiye, and several shapes and styles
are in fashion. Combinations of black
and white are just now very much the
vogue. All the fashionable haberdash-
ers import squares of silk, and they
guarantee that no two are alike in col
or or pattern. These squares cost So
and Sc. From them a man can have
made an Ascot, club tie or an Ascot
and fOur-inhand.
The narrow four-in-hands and even
the fiat scarfs, economically folded
are coming back in favor. These lat
ter are also narrow and show bit of
the shirt bosom on the sides. Dark
greens and reds, and even purple, are
exhibited at the best shops. The fav-
orite designs are, as already stated, in
black and white, next in favor being
purple and black.
For the younger class of men, for the
afternoon, with frock coat, the Ascot
will be much worn. The cravats have
long, wide ends, and in arranging them
they should be pulled bit on the left
side and fastened with a gold bar safety
pin. With the four-in-hands thin pin
is worn below the knot. The club
ties go with the business, lounge or
sack suits of the morning, and some of
these are bit more fantastic in COM
bination of colors and patterns. They
are nearly all made in the square end
or bat wing, shape or else in the very
pointed end. They are tied in a small
knot in the middle They are always
worn with the rundown all around col
lar. The four-in-hand is likewise seen
with this same style of collar, giving 10
many of the men somewhat of the look
of an Elton boy.
Many of these are of plain black,
quite narrow. A few have attempted
club tie in the market with pointed
ends and bound in black silk. with
vivid center pattern. have only seen
this last in a few shop windows.
Ascots can be purchased from s. to
SO, if not bought from the square, but
singly. With the Ascot the tall,
straight collar is worn. There are q
few men who have taken up the wing
collars, but the tall straight and the
all-around are favorites. Cuffs are mar
row and square.
The street gloves are of heavy tan,
III browns and reds, and buttoned, not
clasped. There is an effort to keep
the gray suede glove fashion. 1t has
been all the vogue in Paris this last
spring, and many men contend that it
is the only glove to be worn in the
afternoon with frOck coat. Gloves
vary in price according to the make
and the place where you buy them.
Walking Sticks.
| The walking sticks are of dark
wood. There are some heavy knotted,
with silver tip on the handle and a
narrow silver band for the initials.
| The handles are either at right angle
with the stick or else they are a little
more rounded than the old shepherd s
crook A very novel stick is made of
black wood, with a silver ferrule and
narrow bands of silver around the
handle. Umbrella sticks are made in
| the same fashion.
| The stick pins have varied but little
| There are some very handsome ones in
rubies and diamonds, cat's-eyes and
diamonds and opals and diamonds
i which have been given TO fortunate
ushers and best men at weddings by
generous bridegrooms. Little designs
/ in pearls and gold are never out OF
| fashion.