The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-10
DETAILS OF MEMS DRESS.
small THINGS mat HAZE GREAT
EFFBCT ON OWES APPEARANCE.
The Important Matter of the Tniiless Cont
for Evening wenr-Etiduette OF Evening
Dress In All Phnses--Shoes, Hats, Gloves
mud ONnrcOnts In Up.tn.Late htylcs.

correspondent Of THE SuN writes TO ask
| what particulars in the matter " dress can bc
| recommended to him Ak most signih ant 81 the
man who dcvoCs time and reasonable amount
| OF thought 10 such matters. General taste and
! appropriateness in dress are his, and he Is seek
| ng Information only aa To the little Tefncments
| which will distinguish him az n we'll dressed man
| from those who IRE merely well clothed. II is in
Theses small matters that thought and taste ns
well as knowledge Of the world. are most plainly
| Indicated whether or not they are important
enough TO occupy a mans attention is not a mt
| ter to be decided here. TuE SuN's correspondent
wants information, and az IL IL Of kind that
could under no circumstances do him harm and
indeed. could never niurc anybody for that mat.
ter II Ia proper to put him in possession of all that
IL known on this subject
Investigation has brought OH, the following
facts in reference to questions asked especially
by the correspondent. Ito wants to know first
of all. when and where the short evening coat,
known az a Tuxedo and under various other
! names should appropriately bc worn. The abuse
Of that Justly popular and convenient garment
threatens IN become 80 Widespread that " is pleas.
urc 10 define the limits Of its usefulness Now
II In sadly ovcrwOrkcd even by persons who pre-
tend 10 b" informed about such matters. The
short dinner jacket is an extremely informal
dresses every evening nj dinner to wear In the
bosom Of his family II Is not looked upon MS
appropriate even at informal dinners to which
two or three PERSONS are invited II ia generally
said that the presence of women u,kcs tho sbor,
jackrt inappropriate, although that cannot apply
Ia the women ~ ones family. At the opera a
dinner cont IL inadmiss hl" under Ill crcum
stances unless possibly IT h" at n Sunday night
concert when two mon 20 together II is no moro
nppropri,,r for th, ,hc,tr, whom women ,rc IN
he Of the marty Tw,,,cn diuinc, ,Innc ,rd ,-o,,,
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~ w "''""' Il" F'"'" "
wear snort coat u th"F went with women there
would bc no excuse for their doing ~. or course
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~ any dancing junction, unless II b" at a summer
hotel. where nnnncls might not BE- regarded MS
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Sometimes men have been known to show
themselves In public wearing a dinner cont with
a vhitc ,,is,co,, and , b,c,, ,.cLu. Such
n combination IL incongruous enough 10 discOur
agc any person Interested in good dressing. The
"'h'h VIC ~ a' 'F" y" "''''f u' bh"uih u worn
with dinner coat but tn" wa'sicoat should b.
TT, ,h 49,. ~ "''' ~" 49,, NJ
IN uu AWAY y NJ kept separate from dinner
coat Nowadays the habcrdashcrs nre making
for v,.nr with tho dinner cos, dulI blacL silL rccu
49,. ,,.,., .t, -, 49,, 80 "'", ,''N '''N
u'S ",e"th'"d WIN small designs IN the same
bu, il is still the b-n,d small black satin nccl,u.
49,, -, - 80, ''' wv 40
full evening dress the white tie. which is still
broad and somewhat n,rrnvc, in IN. ,,iIdI.
,h., -, ,,o or,,s !. ,h,, IL ,.,.i..,,,
'hsh NJ VIZ 'hdN ~ inc only one admissible,
Nowadays the double breasted white waist.
Goa, is 90 customary with evening dress ,s 10 IN.
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an Almost lhhtsP'hNhhi" raU "t ~ rms form
of white waistcoat with its two rows 81 buttons
has n, ss.d h.ynnd any suspir,ons ~ heinz ,
" 30 "
new sNI' ana after having been worn nj all tines
and in all places IL takes its place as a u,rmn.
men, a,ylr No, only are IN, whit. w,i.,r.,ts
usually double brcn sicJ, so are Tho brrNn ,rJ
rnnrrI rxtr, v,is,rn,ts mad. a, n,,iip. 20 80 49,
With a dinner coat the man vhn knHws wh,,
IL appropriate wears a derby hnt Will even
ing dress the opcr, hal II ribbed silk is nrccs.
silk hats With evening dress ARE moi necrss,fiy
ont % style but they arc not quite SO much in The
STYLE a. they might be
The average New Yorker who goes Ia tho oo.r.
OF the theatre Ia evening dress could wear loud
,hcS Soics and he IN ,bn s,yi. WIZ ihvng,ni.y
tie more particular he would wear what nrr com
monty called low quarters in patent ea,h her, COW
rting them with golushes as any man vii have
90 9 who is not equal 10 the rigora 81 winter with
only s,; socks to. protect his ankles For din.
mo,isly adopted the same low quarters nl,h"weh
the low pump Is more strictly the mode 'riis
wear puniIS there lust as regularly MS thrv wear
evening dress when they gn To- y dance a dinner
The pumps that are now sold with the narrow
sncs and Tow heels give a man The frcnt, oi wnlk
ing about In his sticking feet and dress suit irnus
rrs made by the most skIlful and careful ,,iln,
cannot br made 10 look well when they lhp nhnut
an ankle unprutcCird nv A shn. The tnrrican
low quarter prriur in t foreign stylr in bcnuty
az well A. in convenience
Watches are catrirI IN the n,rkrt without ,
chain ~ worn On black fnbbut the latter fashion
has very little to recommend IL The man whn
wears gold studs or white studs in his Main dTrss
shirt can feel that he is ust as much in The siyI.
a. thcmnu who wears paris Tor one is as npnro.
pirate as tie other The wei. n,ung dress shirt
with It's smooth linen huSnm IN in better form, and
taste than the nutrI embroidered or tuck Ell shrt
bOsoms which are from time to timr disnlnyrd
~ the shop windows hut ire nry or nv any p1sgihe
chance seen an a wrll dressed man
With the dinner coat AMI ia ACCOMMODATING
derby hat man may wear any sort Of glove
that he may Use during the day |, is only with
tull dress Tim. hr IL expected to wear white gloves
These are mad" Tor the street IN thick white kid
and can b. suppianIcd IN tho house hy whit.
gloves ~ the customary weight
The correspondent also requested information
about shoes The man who Is most particular
about his dress will be likely 10 wear under or.
binary circumstances, with bu,,oncd shoes,
sllcs 81 moderate thickness lilo will avoid any
~ thr fantastic caps which some bootmnkers
delight 10 recommend and provide himself with