Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-10-04

will in any way sin against the eter-
nal fitness Of things in proportion, out
line or expression, nor single fabric
that will offend even the most refined
taste in weave or pattern or strike a
false note in coloring."
The materials for suitings will be
more attractive than those Of last sea-
son. and soft fabrics will be popular.
1t will be largely d stripe season, and
the stripes will range from the narrow
herringbone to the clear cut lines
which were worn in fiannels during
the summer months. But there will
be many handsome checks and over
plaids also, and these will be worn by
men who are too tall for the striped
goods Fancy waistcOats, which were
worn so much last fall and winter
that it was feared they would become
common, will be worn again, and
many handsome patterns have been
added to the large collections.
There will be no radical changes.
The days for great jumps in mems
styles said a Fifth avenue tailor, are
over We go slowly, and changes are
brought about before the WeaTer knows
it. The. trousers grew narrower by
degrees, and now by degrees they are
growing wider, and next seasons crop
will be just bit broader than last
years, and the frock coat will be just
a bit longer The left over frOck last
year could be cut off and made fash
ionabIe, but the left over garment this
year must be cast aside, because you
cant add a piece to it's length"
Among the new features is the fol-
lowing:
In coats of all kinds there will be
an increase of shoulder width and
greater shoulder squarencss. In all
single breasted coats the notch widths
will be less and the roll shorter than
they were last season. In sacks the
waist cIoseness and the general mill
tary effect will be emphasized. In
both cutaway frock3 and sacks the
fronts will be more sloped away below
the closing, except for the long bust
ness cutaway, whose skirts will be
sloped away but triae. In double
breasted frocks the skirts VIII be more
'bellcd, and the collar will be consid-
erabIy narrower than it has been for
many years"
Evening dress will be the same as
last season, but the peaked lapel with
silk finish will be more generally
worn, because the shawl roll, even for
young men, will be less popular
rhe waistcoats will be either single
or double breasted, if Of the same ma
terial as the coat, but only double
breasted if made of fancy material.
Trousers will have the side seams COW
cred with either Plain or fancy praid.
The men who insisted on wearing high
hats with dinner, sack or Tuxedo coats
will probably continue the fight, but
makers Of fashions still insist that a
Tuxedo is a sack and that a white tie,
white Waiscoat and high hat should
not be worn with it, These coats will
be made with the peaked lapel or with
the silk shawl finish. The latter viii
be the fayorite style.
For day dress the double breasted
frocll ana the single breaster cutaways
but stout men viii probably be glad to
adopt the recently introduced single
breasted frocl coat, which was extern
siyely worn many years ago and save
way before the double breasted gar
ment
Al men look alike in a BALLROOM Or
ut the opera, said 4 fashionable tailor,
"and NO one could s2c >uere that the
American man is wcu dressed TO get
the right idea Oh that score YOU must
see the men in their business dress.
Among the business suits for the com
ing season the three button cutaway
VIII rank first, and close behind this in
point of popularity will be the straight
front four butonsack. Then, as third
in line, Will come the four button cut
away sack The double breasted
straight sack viii Ge worn much by the
men who are Indifferent to moderate
cold and who dispense with oyercOats
for ordinary street wear. but the single
breasted coat of the same pattern will
continue to be worn, as it was in the
spring and summer.
The Sartorial Art Journal has this to
say on the subject of the sack suits:
The double breasted sack will man
ifest itself throughout the incoming
season in many different styles as re
CARDS the fronts but always in the
same style as regards the back. The
shoulders will be the same as for the
single breasted styles, but the waist
closeness will be trife, only a tride
less, and the length will be one inch
greater-that is, thirty inches for a
man whose height is feet inches, or
four inches less than one-half his
height. The two most popular front
expressions will be the three button
closing with two buttonholes on the
roll The first will be the favorite
Both styles will have very narrow
collar and we'll peaked lapels.
The trousers for any sack suit will
be made from the same material as
that used for the coat. They will be
moderate peg-tops, with average leg
width from 1872 to 10 inches at the
knee and 1913 inches at the bottom.
The fashionable bottom width will
have 912 inches more than the size of
the wearer's shoe.
The shoulders in overcoatS will be
made broad and square, and padding
will be used literally. The Chester
field the popular overcoat, with a seam
tho bo 10 oOz,,o