The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-11-25
MEMS CLOTHES THIS YEAR.
fHi>Gs mar WgRr >OfUfI ,Ey ~
THI UORSE SNOW SbDrD
nj. season there 0. =" ti'sd standard ~
s,,i~, and Wen Are Nav brs'sins Wo'e ~
topfot nit, wuh Their Individual Taste

Tho diNervlty ofstNlea In mems rluth"s. Nhi'n
Ia, been 80 noticeable ~ tho N"t-" SHOW ilo
pa-' wcrk T. In 'irurg contract WITH iha
single .taudlti ~ fashion which prev il"d -
few year, agu When tn" name 'dud" Nfr
coined n Described - ,',ss ~ mon "hn "tt"
recognized ~ n glance wherever they ven
tur |..,,rli ycrr, the dandy n ~" season We
df"sscl like ",cty other man - ht' ,Ia-- ""
Wa pictured truly IA 'uc new uarrr, ana 10"
wa. oart,lt'ri ~ then. rl'.,yl"s Tor mems
clothr, tiru were moro extreme than They ar"
nuw Moreover. u man with a dDsirr I" dr"~s
IN the fashion wRs not expected Ia wear u"
,tylr ~ clot.c- which most became him. II"
must follow the single standard sct ~ hy men
whoeo names became known because 81 their
clothes. ITO might not 90 to tho e1trcme -
those fashion. bat hc must approaimat" them
tor instance the fashion IL having trousers cut
SO tight that the wclrcr su' into them win
difficulty was extremely try,ns for mon WHO
were thin enough to be cou-pich"us IN
these garments OF had the misfortune to ba
ktoCk-knecd or bow-leggcl, and yet rather
than be behind the fashion they wore these
closely ftting trousers. There WIS the Same
uniformity In hats. The style for one season
resembled n pancake with a slight suggestion
OF brim. and every mar who wanted 10 be well
dressed woro such II hat. The skirts Of cutavay
GUNS oluueHiN lNl'eNVb III III" NH''
| reached far below the knees. and when worn
by fat men they suggested tho tail Of kite.
There has been in recent years a gradual
breaking away from set fashions in meu's
clothes. and Il would Ice difficult 20 describe
the lyrical dandy Of the dav. Because the
Horse Show comes at n time whom n new season
Is just opening. it, %sartOIial styles arc locked
upon as decisive. There were more ~vaiio'ics
Of mems clothes worn n the show this year hv
men who are recognized rs Leaders in dre.s
than ever before. sid a visitor might safely
draw the conclusion that the wcll-ire,sed man
In New York now was the man who was guided
only in q general way by the Prevailing fashions
a. announced 10y tho tailor and who corrected
them TO suit III, own ind vid lal taste and style.
Almost every conceivable block Of q derby hat
was represented 10y the men who appeared N
the short sack culaway SoatH. winch are mgteiv
ranged from the ANAL err wned hat, which vas
nut forward early IN the fall 10y the matters ~
tho proper article Of head wear TO the Old tash-
iored high block worn by several men offaShi"r.
who nov wear the same style of hat year amer
YEAR. The two brother who were consIicuoas
first a few years .ngo because they wore always
a peculiar model Of derby hat and later h'-
came known for other thing, would ATTRACT
now no special attention by. their derbrcs. In
wearer. may now be used year in and year out.
The sack coats which npI cared IN unlislrI'v
large numbers vary in n general way from
the sack Coat- ~ a year ago. They are a lilt.e
shorter and there is just a suggestion ofasrrlre
! or mare RON mo WHIST 10 lIt bNllniN ~ ""
coat Tho man who exaRGerates in His clothes
wears n sack coat that suggests a French
soldier. army TT ,appiG The The ,roG a,sn ar" al
most haggy They are cut to hang STRAIGHT
TO the foot, narrowing down 70 ates-top en"Cl,
in Ills style LOOKS about twenty rornds over
weight It gives him an athletic aIIearnrce.
and that Just now is Yer very r dSSi nb6 aarGss
NJ the Horse Show in The afternoon. without
frock, coats we're the executions THIS yer
average man ,%disiikss a frock coat Thots
who did wear them. ~ course, wer" numerous,
Their coats did not reach ths tnscs IN ,.nr,,i
costs wore nearly ali doub'c;breas,cd and
made either Of the same material "a the ooHt
or of subdned pattern In fancy. STYLES A few
men Appeared wearing ligh-cut onbl"-breaSt"
White wsi &C v i % xs,. : h, s% most fo,,I LIN
dressed In frocks wore with them soft, colur"1
shirts Of bright designs This may hS,s been
sion was n horse show. or 1t may mean thnt
the colored shirt may appropriately ,he worn
with a frock on the most 19rn q 2cGsSi en- cor.
y.n,Ional ions-tai!ed coat with white or BLACK
single or double-breasted waistcoats 10 no
short dinner coats with derby hats ProIerlv
coat and black derby hat Many Of the wearers
white waistcoats with gold buttons Soma
men in evening clothes wore v hat Il now,kno"n
as the campaign hat. of felt With broad brim
M Ins 1lillST Vi - NV hbe VI s,''
was wide. The loose Raglan coat. which has
been worn for the past year. outn numbered
all other styles. The, really h1rsey men turned
out in driving coats. loose and baggy. and con-
structed according TO the owners. own ret
ideas. II lie a mark Of horsey distinction TO
have q driving coat unlike any one elses. sEd
some Of these coats were enough 10 make tho
wearers weary of life. | fthey had TO walk around
or nose as drivers. In addition TO the Raglapa
there we're the so-called Chesterfield coats
and a straight hanging loose coat which REACHED
frock cost One Of the things which a cele-
brated English writer commented on tatir,
ically after a visit To New York years ago .waa
the alleged fact that most Of the men whom
he met wore sometimes two or three diamond
rinQs This was many years ago. The less
jewelry a man wears now the moro certain
no may be that he Is not offending the dictator
OF good form. A single gold zeal rms seems
e sbo be sns 9n1G }ns s srs sIWs We I am eIssesratioS
OF the week. and they appeared the Iast week
in every con ceivable share, from gold bits ia
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