The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-29
Fashions in Mems Dress.

Theer are unmistakable evidences of
return to less color and to more white
and black in our dress The fancy fan
nels have just about killed color. With
shirts screaming to heaven, ties pro-
claiming every tone in the rainbow and
half hose and hat bands vying with
each other in brilliancy, it only needed
the colored suit to make men of taste
run to cover. Now white negliges, if
you please, black belts, quiet ties,
black shoes, black hat bands blue
serges, neat black and white and brown
suitings-there it is-the pinnacle of
fashion, the acme of good form.
l hardly think that this revolution
will lead into winter clothing except to
which will be popular will be in bril-
liant colors, but shirts will be more sub
dued, and blacks, grays and browns
will be the color suitingS par excellence
And about winter cravats just a word
or two. There are some new wrinkles,
some new forms and twists, and you
ought to know them. First, then, the
large cravat, the "CulrosS," will not be
tied in the once-over form as universal
ly as it was last year. The new kink
is this: Take "Culross," put it about
tying an ascot. Let the upper apron
hang straight down. Pin it with rather
a large pin, about one-third of the dis
lance between the collar button and the
place where the waistcoat opening COM
menceS. It's very simple-any one can
do it. Then the "Culross' will also be
tied in the oldfashioned Ascot way,
and four-in-ha folded in, and big and
broad, will be tied very loosely, with a
large pin in the aprons. The Derbies
will be worn with high-banders, will
the '-Ogees'' or butterflies and the bat
wings These ties will have pointed
and square ends
In shirts there are likely to be very
few changes, certainly none of import
ance in either the white or colored. The
dress shirt will be made of pure white,
nj hnSOn1 showing three holes
Embroidery or pleats will not be COR
rect. The cuffs will be very slightly
rounded and square The return to
square points is not at all assured
mention it because several very smart
custom shirtmakers have brought it
out. In colored shirts the percales will
show neat combinations in colors and
small units and stripes The striped
madras shirtings will be in every treat
ment, in either blue OK blood, black or
hello in combination with white The
stripes will run up and down the bo-
som, but some patterns will be made
with the cross-stripe treatment 1 be-
lieve cross-strpies will figure quite ex-
tensive1y in custo1n-nade shirts For
golf, Panama and hanneis, IN neat
striped and chekered patterns, will be
popular. The peculiar three-colored
combinations and the loud effects Will
not receive that attention which they
enjoyed last year.
In gloves our staple colorings will be
maintained. The heavy red tan cape,
saddler-stitched, will be proper for
walking; the smoke pearl, with self
backs. for full dress, and the slate and
tan chevrettes for afternoon. r.
gloves will close with the bone or pearl
button. Today the metal clasp is the
earTnark of the cheap glove For walk
ing and outing the gloves should be at
least size larger than is usually worn
For dress golves should fit faultlessly.
In shoes we will stick to the fiat sole,
with outswung last, the vamp to have
a plain tip with row of hole ornament
on the inner side and another row where
the uppers are attached to the vamp.
For day wear black calf with laced
uppers; for formal wear, patent leath-
ers with buttoned calf uppers There
is no place in the entire bill of correct
dress for laced patent feathers.
The high or silk hats, as well as the
crush hats, will show a Slightly belled
crown and rather narrow well-curled
brim The derby will be small and very
much like last springs model. The soft
hats will continue to be popular. They
will have wide brims and high crowns
and will be worn with plain ribbon band
The trend in all things is toward the
moderate and unobstrusive There will be
no radical introductions and no color
fads. The season is sure to be marked
by a very conservative tone, one that
denotes the disgust Of man with license
in the matter of cOlorS and boldness in
dress 1t is the same old fight against
extremes and extrayaganceS that the
sensible American may always be relied
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