The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-14
ESSENTIALS IN STYLE
FOR WELL DRESSED MEN.
CoIored Shirt Is Now the Proper Wear For
Daytime Some Hints On Ties.
Collars and Gloves.

adapt to their own wear that which u be- :
coming is not to be despised. II we care
at all for beautiful surrounding, certainly
we must wish those who are Beautifully
surrounded to harmonic as much as pos
sible.
The Proper Necktie.
with the neglige or turned-over collar
string ties are worn. They have pointed
ends this winter and are not tied 30
squarely as to look ready made. Four-in-
hands ascots and even tecks hold their
own The knot OF the four-in-hand Is not
drawn quite as snug as of yore. The only
new idea in neckties Is scarf to be worn
with frock coat. These scarfs are broad.
full, and needless to say. beautiful in col
ors and designs. They are simply iooped
once about the collar and then held In
place by a scarf pin. This looping, or ty-
ing once IL properly done. will bring the
left-hand end on top. and when It 10
pinned down. simply to hold II In place.
the left-hand end VIII naturally Do the
more prominent.
At night black ties are worn with tuxedo
coats and white ties with full evening
dress In like manner black waistcoats
are worn with dinner coats, while for full
evening dress white waistcoats are seen
almost entirely.
II seems preposterous at this late date
to take up the proper sphere Of useful
ness of the tuxedo or dinner coat. Yet,
one never goes anywhere without seeing
1t in places where 1t should not be, until
II Is almost question whether some man
who claims to be an authority on mascu-
line apparel should not deliver seriea OF
lectures entitled: 1.-THE Dinner Coat; Its
Use and Abuse
The Informal Tuxedo.
To go over ground which should be well
known, suffice 1t to say that the dinner
coat is permissible at any ordinary FAM
ilv dinner or for the club or for informal
stag affairs or where men are going alone
to the theater. But for a formal dinner ct
home or abroad or for social affairs Of
any sort, where women are to be OF the
party, it is out of place.
For all times and seasons patent leather
shoes may be worn. OF course, low shoes
or low quarters are smarter with evening
clothes but on our many stormy nights
they necessitate goloshes, which are
nuisance For dancing pumps are neces-
sary for comfort and our cousins across
the water don them as matter OF course
with their evening dress. Even for
stormy days russell shoes are not popular.
and black buttoned shoes with soles of
moderate thickness answer every purpose
of the day.
Deerskin VS.. Dogskfn.
Deerskin gloves in brown and gray are
more popular than dogskin with men.
white tan dogskin for walking are af-
fected by certain women. There ara
mocha gloves which wear very well and
are not as expensive as deerskin. ale
though they have the same general APP
pearance. Very heavy white dogskin
gloves are worn at night when one Is
going out, while for dancing there are
white kids, which are cooler.
The overcoat known as the raglan has
leaped into popularity with q suddenness
which in the world of mans fashions IL
not considered safe. Yet in two or three
lengths and in all varieties of cloth OF
overcoat suitability this coat is being Or
dered by men who do not have as many
outdoor garments as their wives do, SO,
doubtless, it is safe for two winters Of
wear.
Fancy waistcoats. except in brown cam
vas, are not making much Roadway. All
waistcoats are cut higher than last year.
Trousers are looser at the hip and tighter
at the ankle; frock coats are a little long
err and must fit to perfection: derbies are
lower in the crown and silk hats broader
in the brim. This is about all the change
there is in staples.
The Picturesque Enickers.
Knickerbockers now form class by
themselves. and IL their usefulness IL to
be entirely done away with they will soon
disappear. This would be a pity, for
they are nearer the picturesque than any
sort of dress worn by men. For golf
long trousers have entirely superseded
knickerbockers, and very odd is the first
glimpse of the links with men In long,
formal trousers and most informal waist
coats.
One Of the fads on the golf links Is to
wear instead of stock a handkerchief
knotted about the neck. Not an ordinary
handkerchief. but a fine, SOFT square yard
of linen doubled until 1t is no wider than
a collar. The effect must be seen to be
appreciated.