The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-10-20
WINTER FASHIONS FOR MEN
Rough WooIens, Checked Trousers
and pnfP Gafiers Among Them.


Rough WooIens, Checked Trousers
and Bun Caters Among Them.
The rougher the goods the more adj
mirable the suit Is advice tailors are CIV
ing 10 their customers as they ron out
the widths OF new Biiss and Bedford
tweeds, pilot serEeB and whitney mix-
lures. The surface Of every one Of thess
is as rough as wool can be compounded.
apd grays OF every graduation. toned
with half invisible broken piaids IN MIN
eIed dark blue and red and green, are
The fashionable fabrics for The fall and
winter morning and business costumes.
The linen OF the men who are wearing
these Eray suits Is col0red g0lidiy, that
Il. In one uniform shnde or dun lilac.
Ia dove gfny,in cadet blue and pleas
ant one Of bun. The bosom and Guns
are cOlored. but the high turnover cot-
lar is white.
The tie to-day Is almost anything that
Individual taste leans toward Change
able silks that turn IN the light from
ruby to red, TO greeniBh blue and reflect
tones OF rich purple, command q large
following, and 1t Il noticeable that goou
Reckties bring bigger prices every year.
Five dollars, for instance, Is paid Tor a
gtrctch Of heavy soft sRtin-faced ar
mure In q rich naval blue bearing small
brighter blue demasked figures, and
more than ever Is II the fashion Tor
man to buy his Becktle in the form OF
straight piece Of silk and fold and knot
Il himself for use, Invariably employing
rather snowy pin for the centre OF the
knot. Rich white silk. with dull sur
face finish and perhaps few demasked
white figures thereon Is esteemed for
afternoon use by the gilded youth at this
moment, while he utterly abhors a white
satin tie. and most especially one that
shows any color on Its white surface.
With the black froek coat Of 1888 and
1900 clear gray and white checked. not
gray striped, trousers are the orthodox
selection. The checks are one-fourth Of
nm Inch square, larger and moro daring
than any seen for many a day, and vel
because Of the use OF gray, instead OF
black, with the white squares, there ls
nothing extremely conspicuous In the
new plaid. Exactly the same check over
spreads the new box-shaped deeply
yoked Marlborough rain coat that has
been introduced from England. This ls
a pllable and not so heavy waterproof
Es the regulation macintosh, and with
lLH AkdSluH GAEGNgN anu blk sluOAEA RNaAA
buttons It II to all lntents and purposes
a becoming and comfortable winter
overcoat., servlceable In nearly all
weathers.
The soft winter hat has a somewhat
taller crown and smaller. more closely
rolled brim than ever before. and It is
made of gray felt as dull In color as
smoke, or a w8rm chocolate brown.
What has more than anything else
served to freEhen and enhance Its APP
pearance is Its rather festive crown
scarf. About the crown not band OF
Eros grain ribbon Is wound, but softly
folded width OF twIlled silk that Is
black, with satin dot in II, or brown
with a red thread shining out Mt inter-
walls, else pigeon gray fold with dull
figure here and there demasked on its
surface.
Men who ride and drive a great deal
affect Alplncs with cheerful plaid crown
scnrfS. and the new bOx-shaped bum
cOlored driving coat that has strap
seemed yoke that. back and front eT-
tends nearly to the waist line. Buzz
colored CATERS with buttons Of the same
color. ornament the feet. With we'll
polished, black-laced shoes tho bun
gaiter Is omnipresent. both with morn
ing as well us afternoon dress. where
in the latter instance the buff spots are
sometimes exchanged for those Of a
gray that matches the gray In the
checked trousers.--NeW York Sun.