The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-04
THE MONTAGUE CURL.
MEN HAVE RELAXED THE SEVERI-
TY OF CONVENTIONAL HAIR
DRESSING.


tune That Is Correct for the Rest
of the Day-NOtes as to Handzer-
chiefs, Muhiers, Etc.
New York, Feb 2--The stage nowadays,
sumptuously and carefully as it is up
folstered, proves no mirror of good fash
ions for men. Whatever actors in other
lands may do in our country and in plays
of modern life. they make little effort to
obey conventions as regards the appro-
priateness of the coats fitting the hour
as well as the man. one or two male
stars and notably, of course John Drew,
are models of sartorial taste, whose lead
ership any man in the audience might
slavishly follow. As a rule. however, it
is well to avoid an initiative set by the av
erage Thespian. and TO inquire of some
sound and seasoned authority before
adopting any novelty the average leading
gentleman sports upon the boards.
There is just one actor out of dozen,
for example, who can resist the joy of
flashing an 1S-carat' treasure from a Giro
let of gold on his left fourth finger; whose
gloves are not conspicuous in the last row
for their newness and color. and whose
smoking jacket would not fill Chinese
mandarin's soul with rapture. Gentlemen
and well-dressed ones at that, leave dia
monds, save very tiny ones perhaps, in
their sleeve links, to women they smoke
and lounge in rather ad-colored and sim
pie garments and their gloves by secret
individual devices, lose before wearing be-
gins, all the odor, gloss and stiffness of
excessive newness.
How to Wear the Hair.
The younger fry in society, to whom
dress is vital matter and whose habit
from warlock to patent leather toes, is
strictly of the hour, are at this writing
devoting considerable attention to the
dressing of their hair Sticklers for tidy
arrangement, stin run the part exactly
down the center of the Uranium and in
sist on a slightly Byronic funess of locks
behind. That scraped and shaven short
ness of growth behind the ears smacks
too much of prize fighter fashions to be
copied by gentlemen who now give Sedu-
lous attention to the improvement of tifeir
back hair. A thick, smooth, rear cushion
ing and a soft length of well brushed locks
tapering toward the nape and in the rear
of the ears is what the Figaros, who
know the best novelties in their business,
advocate and cultivate among their pa
irons.
There is a pretty taste also among menu
not unbecoming or undignitied Montague
curl to feather out, if it will on the brow
TCo great a sacrifc of grace is made
nowadays by masculine Kind to gain more
utility in dress, and, it is neither uninter-
esting nor unmanly to observe the lean
ing of the youngsters toward some soft
ening of the severe and too often ugly out
lines of their cropped polls.
The Correct Church Costume
What is it?" asks the man alive to his
duties at once social and religious If
you are showing the ashes of youth in
your hair and your wife of equal dignity
of years is by your side. cling to the
frock coat and top hat. Younger men also
prefer,,to display their long skirted hab-
it's during Sunday, using very sober neck
ties, grey gloves and patent leather walk
ing shoes. Sunday is the mans calling day
from the time the church services are
over until the curfew rings, and the frock
coat will see any masculine worshipper
appropriately through the day. He goes
on from church to luncheon at a friends
house from lunch to a round of calls and
is privileged to stop to tea in the costume
he wore to church, if both the meal and
the invita- ton are quite informal. Any
other Sunday night diversion dinner a
concert or private musicale, requires
the orthodox evening dress.
A question OF collars with the frock coat
troubles the minds of some scrlpulous
men, particularly where they have edu-
Gated themselves to a liking for the high
roll over white neckband. OF a truth
though, this is not the collar for the frock
coat costume a straight standing round
cornered high linen band is one of the
approved accomplishments to this eXacting
coat; while latterly the men who are al
ways Jealous for q change in the styies
have vigorously instituted a revival of a
collar immensely high and terribly acute
as to points. Years ago and then again
this species of snowy yoke was the fash
lon and men named 1t the piccadilly and
suffered much for its sake, but whatever
is the neck finish roll over is not quite
digniied with a long tailed coat.
Large cream white liberty satin muflers
or tremendous fellows of gray silk in
armure weaves. crossed az right angles
with broad bands of black and dahlla pur-
pie, are greatly patrOnized by men who
have genuine taste in dress. Though by
day the colored linen handkerchief is well
regarded, the man in evening dress alb
jures it as carefully as he would a gay
bandanna for the chaste and seemly white
muchoir. A handkerchief of sheer pure
linen but not of a feminine cobweb quality
Is the manly handkerchief and no pompous
tioriated monogram should betray it's own
ers lack of taste. Two or three simple
small block letters across one corner and
done in white, rather high relief. is the in
dication of taste in choice.
Beau Brummel